Volunteers In Action
Employment and Migration Assistance
13 December 2012
My one year TKN assignment was to help new immigrants and the Jamat in general with preparing their curriculum vitae (CV). By profession I am an Information Technology (IT) Recruiter and I usually go through 100 to 150 CVs on any given day. Poorly presented CVs always make me sad and so when in August 2010, I received my TKN assignment it was like a dream come true.
Matchmaker pairs volunteer skills with institutional needs
11 December 2012
Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Azim Mitha is a matchmaker of sorts: he matches offerings of time and knowledge made by volunteers with the opportunities and needs of Jamati and Imamat institutions. In doing so, he helps qualified and capable professionals in the Jamat to offer meaningful voluntary service in their own field, while strengthening institutional capacity.
TKN volunteer aims to plant a forest while nurturing “mother plants” for Tanzania
14 October 2011
Lifelong educator Roshan Hemani has been hard at work on the site of the new campus of the Aga Khan University in Arusha. But instead of moulding young minds she is re-forming the landscape – Hemani and a team of gardeners are on a mission to plant 150 000 trees in the area. And the plant nursery she has established may become a vital source in sustaining Tanzania’s ecology for years to come.
University of Central Asia benefits from the services of a worldly accountant
31 August 2011
Nasir Jetha’s career in accounting and finance has taken him around the world, from Tanzania to England, Canada and Bermuda. Most recently, it took him to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where he helped oversee the Finance Department of the University of Central Asia as a TKN volunteer.
TKN service a source of valuable experience and career growth
5 May 2011
When Salim Mohamed started his Time and Knowledge Nazrana assignment with AKDN project and construction management company PCM, the civil engineer brought decades of experience to the East African construction projects he was tasked with overseeing. He in turn gained valuable experience working in an African setting, and an understanding of what it’s like to work for an AKDN institution.
