EFR Involve consultancy project information booklet

Involve Consultancy Project: Effect of nature on childhood development BSc 3 & MSc Deadline: 29.03.21

Education

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What is Involve?

The committee Partner Project Trip Application Q&A

Agenda

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What is Involve?

In a nutshell • Consultancy project that seeks to have a social impact • Collaboration with an NGO, this year we team up with the Bernard van Leer Foundation

Previous projects 2019 How can women’s economic empowerment be enhanced through access to finance in developing countries?

Partner: CARE

• Desk research and if possible a field trip 2020 • Guidance from a PhD student • Receive 4 ECTS (applicable to 3rd year BSc)

Identifying high-potential projects that are beneficial for the local communities and environment in Malawi, focusing on the Majete National Park.

Partner: African Parks

Involve

Meet the committee Trip Managers

Chairman Jesse

Rosalie & Max

Research Managers

Treasurer

Dave & Naomi

Kevin

Partner

More about Bernard van Leer Foundation

Aim?

Projects

Who is Bernard van Leer?

Partner

Active regions

Partner

URBAN95 0-5 year olds

Active in over 10 countries Cityplanning

Project

Involve 2021

Research Question “To what extent does nature affect early childhood development and caregiver wellbeing, and how can we measure its impact? ”

Scope •

Cityplanning (behavioral/urban economics)

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Nature intervention

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Childhood development

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Policy evaluation

Deliverables

Skills

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Research Report

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Interviewing

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Stakeholder Mapping

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Presenting

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Presentations

Project

Practical Information

Expected workload

Presentation moments

• Desk research:

8 - 10 hours per week

• Mid May Intermezzo + Presentations with BvLF

• Field trip:

During workhours

• Mid June Case study design presentation with BvLF

Meetings • On some Tuesdays from 09:00 until 13:00 group meetings.

• These meetings could be with the entire group of participants or only with your own subgroup.

• Sometimes BvLF will be joining these meetings.

• All meetings will be held online.

Trip

General

Key facts

Possible destinations

• Test findings from the desk research with ‘case studies’

• Tel-Aviv & Jerusalem

• The field research abroad is not compulsory

• Albania

• Stay or go decision in May

• The Netherlands

• If we go abroad, the price is EUR 400 - 500

Trip

Tel Aviv - Jerusalem

Outline • Approx. 1-2 weeks • Research during business hours • Daytrips, sight-seeing, pub-crawls, sunbathing or whatever you feel like

Possible cases • Air quality • Playgrounds • Schools

Project

Timeline

23 March

Information session (today)

14 April -

29 March 23:59

6 April 9 April

Application Deadline

Interviews

12 April

Participant announcement

13 April

Project Kick-off with BvLF

Desk Research (8-10 hours/week)

26 June

EarlyAugust

MidSeptember

Field trip

Final presentation with BvLF

Recruitment

What we offer

• Consultancy experience • Make a social impact • Training from a consultancy firm: Boer & Croon • Earning 4 ECTS (BSc 3 only) • Fieldtrip to abroad (if the pandemic allows us to) • Great new group of friends

Recruitment

What we are looking for

• Motivated 3rd year BSc and MSc student • Eager to learn • Team player • Prior knowledge is not required • Any academic background

Recruitment

CV & Motivation tips

CV

Interviews

• Want to know what you’ve done

• Interview takes 20-30 min • Try to use the STAR method

Motivation • Concise and to the point • Maximum of 1 page

• Takes place from 6 - 9 April

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Get involved!

Application deadline:

29 March 23:59 through efr.nl/involve CV + Motivation

Any questions, email us:

involve@efr.nl

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