by Karen Kun, President & Founder of Waterlution I always knew this day would come, always pushing it away in my mind, yet not until the amazing news of your position within the Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Programme, NEWAVE Water Governance PhD, was confirmed did it truly sink in that our talented, skilled and inspirational…
By Sydney Morgan, Youth Advisory Member 2020-2021 A new eco-friendly habit I picked up during the ‘quarantine’ period of 2020 is thrift shopping. It’s a great way to save the planet (in a nutshell), find unique items that stand out from the crowd, and maybe even save a little bit of money (with the exception…
by Sydney Stevenson, Youth Advisory Board Member 2019-2020 The anti-racism movement unfolding around the world and online is unprecedented. Never before has social media been used so actively to address and educate people on white privilege, colonial legacies, and the ongoing systematic racism which has continued legacies of violence and genocide in American, Canadian and…
By Rosheen Tetzlaff, Youth Advisory Board Member (2018-2019) Ever since I was a kid, I have been interested in science. As I was finishing up high school I knew I wanted to go to university, but I wasn’t sure which program. At the open house for the University of Alberta, I learned about the Environmental…
by Olivia Allen – Project Lead for Youth Programs It’s been over three years since I started coordinating Waterlution’s Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and accompanying school projects. One of the most exhilarating things about working with youth ages 19-29, is seeing them grow into outstanding young professionals during their youth advisor volunteer term and beyond!…
By Rosheen Tetzlaff, Summer Youth Programs Assistant at Waterlution Rosheen volunteered with the Waterlution Youth Advisory Board in 2018/19 and is currently working on their youth programming for the summer. She is a recent Environmental & Conservation Science graduate from the University of Alberta and a lover of the outdoors. This year I graduated from…
By Karen Kun, Waterlution President Wow, there has been so much change. It is hard at times to know how we are all going to come out the other side. There is so much to read, absorb, discuss, and depending on one’s circumstance, it seems like there are multiple ways that people are experiencing the…
By Dona Geagea On June 14, 2019, as we closed the final day of the first ever Water Innovation Lab Lebanon (WIL Lebanon 2019) and watched the amazing young leaders pitch their team projects, we were met with exuberance as we reflected on all that we had accomplished. With solid partners behind us offering support,…
No matter where you live in the world, I am guessing you are consumed by global and local news on the spread of COVID-19 and doing your best to figure out how to act, what to prepare for and what this means for your region, country, community, work, family and friends. Over the course of…
By Karen Kun, President As 2019 comes to a close and a new decade is upon us, a natural process of reflection emerges and I look forward to sharing some thoughts from the year past, some program highlights, learnings and Waterlution’s focus on leadership in the current state of the world. We live in a…
