By Silvina Antunes, 2nd year MDP student
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| Part of the business case process |
Since classes finished at the end of the
semester, I have been at my field placement full-time and I am able to get much
more done and really engage with the work! My primary task since I began
working full-time is to build a business case document for a visiting artists
housing program that is going to be located in a new UWCRC owned and operated
building that is currently under construction. This involved doing research on
similar programs, completing financial projections, and analyzing and outlining
the expected benefits that a program like this could provide.
Aside from this, I had the opportunity to
sit in on meetings with Indigenous communities interested in conducting
community development projects in partnership with UWCRC. These meetings were
very insightful because I had the opportunity to learn more about certain
issues that are important to communities as well as learn about opportunities
that exist and the methods of conducting community development in when
organizations and communities partner together.
All
in all, I am so grateful to have completed my placement at UWCRC. I learned so
much about project management, project planning, research and report writing
however, I think the most important lesson I will take with me is the importance
of partnerships. It sounds obvious, but it was very inspiring to see first-hand
what projects and programs arise when organizations partner together to create
solutions to issues that are important to both of them!
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| Claire Reid (L) MDP Director and Silvina (R) at the site of the Arts District building |
