Volunteering in international R4D: during COVID & beyond

The RAID Network, the Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA), ACIAR and the Australian Volunteers Program are developing exciting opportunities for Australian and Vietnamese early-mid career researchers to collaborate. Volunteering, either remotely or in-country, builds critical skills for a career in international agricultural research for development.

We held a webinar on ‘Volunteering in international R4D: during COVID & beyond’ on Friday 31 July  which included a great panel discussing their experiences and new opportunities.

Our panel of experts included Nguyen Nga (Associate Professor, VNUA), Eleanor Dean (ACIAR General Manager, Outreach and Capacity), Hanh Hoang (Vietnam Recruitment Officer, Australian Volunteers Program), Jay Anderson (Plant Pathologist and returned volunteer), Robbie Mitchell (Science Communications).

For those people who couldn’t make the Zoom presentation, the video was uploaded to the RAID Network Facebook page and to date has had 695 views.

View the recording below and if you are interested in registering for our volunteering opportunity, please fill in this survey to register your interest in an opportunity to collaborate with VNUA and the RAID network, through the Australian Volunteers Program. Minimum Requirements to register: Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia, U/G Degree in the Agricultural or Social Sciences, or equivalent qualification.

For further information please contact us at raid.partnerships@crawfordfund.org

This webinar was gratefully supported by the Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA), ACIAR and the Australian Volunteers Program.