Leave for Change Participant Profiles

Since 2007, the University of Guelph has partnered with Uniterra to support up to seven staff and faculty to volunteer in developing countries on an annual basis. U of G employees have volunteered in Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guatemala, Malawi, Nepal, Peru, Tanzania, and Vietnam.

Check out the profiles of U of G participants who have already improved life through Leave for Change. You can search by alphabetical order, by country or by year.

Our People

Leave for Change Assignment: 
Information Technology Advisor
Leave for Change Partner Organization: 
WAR-WoMen Against Rape
Country: 
Botswana
Year: 
2014
Leanne Piper
Leave for Change Assignment: 
Website Designer
Leave for Change Partner Organization: 
Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) Manyara
Country: 
Tanzania
Year: 
2016
Leave for Change Assignment: 
Business Training Curriculum Advisor
Leave for Change Partner Organization: 
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institute (SMEDI)
Country: 
Malawi
Year: 
2015
Looknauth Ramsahoi
Leave for Change Assignment: 
Production Quality Advisor
Leave for Change Partner Organization: 
Lalitpur District Milk Producer's Cooperative Union
Country: 
Nepal
Year: 
2012
Leave for Change Assignment: 
Advisor on Student centered Learning
Leave for Change Partner Organization: 
Ha Tay Community College
Country: 
Vietnam
Year: 
2010
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Graphic Designer
Leave for Change Partner Organization: 
Hoa Sua School
Country: 
Vietnam
Year: 
2008
Sandy Smith
Leave for Change Assignment: 
Milk Testing and Quality Control
Leave for Change Partner Organization: 
Malawi Milk Producer Association
Country: 
Malawi
Year: 
2015
Fernanda Svaikauskas
Leave for Change Assignment: 
Food Safety Advisor
Leave for Change Partner Organization: 
Nativos Chocolates Amazonicos
Country: 
Peru
Year: 
2017
Nicole Tessier
Leave for Change Assignment: 
Journalist Writing Advisor
Leave for Change Partner Organization: 
L'association Solidarité et Entraide Mutelle au Sahel (SEMUS)
Country: 
Burkina Faso
Year: 
2012
Clive Thomson
Leave for Change Assignment: 
Student Counseling Advisor
Leave for Change Partner Organization: 
Binh Thuan Community College (BTCC)
Country: 
Vietnam
Year: 
2012