Virtual Opportunities
We bring Peru to you!
About the AASD and Virtual Programs
The AASD is a well-established NGO in Peru with over ten years of on-the-ground experience working in sustainable development and with experiential learning programs. In Summer 2020, we hosted our first virtual Summer Development Practicum with the intention to bring Peru to the participants and provide them with a unique virtual learning experience. We are open to providing these experiences in hopes that these programs will motivate participants to eventually come to Peru with the AASD.
Certificate in Design Thinking
We offer a four-week certificate program that combines Design Thinking with Social Change. Design Thinking is a human-centered methodology used to identify, understand, and solve complex problems. With AASD staff as their guide, participants will first become familiar with AASD’s unique work and approach to development with local campesino (indigenous farmer) communities. Then participants will dive deep into the problems, needs, and context of campesino communities. Through tools such as Theory of Change, Logic Models, and Journey Maps, participants will explore viable, effective solutions to the identified problems and present their ideas at the end of the program.
This program is fast-paced and group-based, giving participants an opportunity to hone skills related to navigating time management, small-group dynamics and virtual group work– skills that are highly sought-after now more than ever. Participants will be expected to sharpen their critical thinking skills and practice the art of reflection and inquiry, leading to both personal and professional development.
Interested?
Details for our new virtual program in Design Thinking will be posted soon. If you are interested, please reach out to Anna, anna@alianzaandina.org, to express interest including dates and times.
I really am amazed by the number of tools and amount of knowledge I have learned in such a short period of time. Before this program I had never even heard of any of them, and now I feel pretty confident about being able to create any of them for other situations. Learning these tools is not only useful for knowing how to develop them for future situations, but also for knowing how to think more critically about something and better understand how to evaluate it.
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