Write and Edit Academic Research Proposal for Water Quality, Hygiene and Sanitation

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Morobe Development Foundation Inc (MDF) is looking for online volunteers who are experienced in proposal writing to assist the foundations co-leader in researching and carrying out book reviews to help in the drafting of an academic research proposal which will be submitted to various donors and agencies. The research proposal study will be specifically on water quality in the rural schools and community in Huon District of Morobe province and how the hygiene and sanitation practices of these communities affect them in terms of the prevalence of water-borne diseases in relation to the water quality for a healthy living in the community.

• Writing and editing

• Water quality control

  Access to clean drinking water and sanitation is an issue for over half of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) population, many of whom live in remote, rural locations that are hard to reach with essential services. In rural PNG, only 20% of the population has access to an improved water supply which includes public standpipes, boreholes, protected wells or springs. For the rest of the population, water is directly taken from the source and with the high child maternity death, this project seeks to identify gaps in the water quality, hygiene, and sanitation as well as a proper water supply system for the community concern. The quality test will be carried out on the rural communities water supply source with engineering scoping depending on the source and the availability of the water specifically for all the communities concerned. Morobe Development Foundation Inc for the past years have been involved in community development projects and this research will serve as a progressive benchmark to gain local and international support in community and women empowerment and progressively improved standard of living. Please send in your resume and outline in detail your interest.

• Volunteers: 4 needed

• 1-5 hours per week / 5 weeks

  We seek highly qualified candidates with a Masters Degree Environmental Engineering more specifically on water quality control, water supply, sanitation, and hygiene. Candidates must publish a research paper related to this project and is willing to work with people of different background and ethnicity. Candidates must have experience in the use of Mendeley, ORC ID, Scopus and other related research application. He/she must be good in English with a good working habit

• Papua New Guinea

• English