What Makes A Good Development Worker

While there is no one mold of a good development worker and the technical qualifications for each placement differ, there are certain characteristics that we tend to look for in each of our volunteers:

• Humility
• Cross-culture communication skills
• Empathy and caring for others
• Enthusiasm and passion
• Creativity
• Willingness to learn
• Adaptability and ability to deal with ambiguity
• Good understanding of rural development, sustainable livelihoods and current development issues
• Leadership skills and experience in a leadership role
• High academic standings/success in the workplace
• Ruggedness and ability to live in harsh conditions
• Technical or hands-on engineering experience