1. Former DAI Employee Heather Rome has USAID Experience
After working a successful career with Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI), Heather Rome has had many experiences with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This organization is focused on the ending of extreme poverty around the world, through education and the building of new infrastructure that coincides with American values.
2. Heather Rome Uses her DAI Experience While Volunteering for Mi Casa
Erstwhile Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI) executive, Heather Rome, puts her skills to use with the Mi Casa organization. This non-profit charity serves the Washington D.C. area, providing safe and affordable housing to low income families. This …show more content…
Working with DAI Taught Heather Rome About Wildlife Conservation
During her tenure with Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI), Heather Rome was introduced to the issues plaguing the wildlife conservation movement. With an understanding of how a lack of biodiversity can impact the planet, she has taken it upon herself to learn more about this important topic. Ms. Rome keeps educated about the latest wildlife conservation news and breakthroughs, and volunteers her efforts when possible.
Human activities, in every country, are causing a downfall in the life expectancies and well being of the world's wildlife population. Extreme population growth and conflicts are straining the planet's natural resources, and placing undue pressure on the natural ecosystems that surround us all. These two events impact the wildlife community in sometimes fatal ways. Striking a chord with her own career path, Rome discovered that the poverty on Earth is tied in some aspects to the decline of the wildlife in certain countries. It is now understood that areas with the most impoverished are also regions where conservation is key, or needed the most. When humans who have to poach for survival are not offered alternatives, they inevitably must deplete the resources and wildlife of the …show more content…
Speaking to and working alongside foreign peoples is not as straightforward as it would be if you were communicating from within the same cultural background. Each nation, and therefore each culture, has different methods of interactions, various types of reactions to events, and differing views on what is polite or expected. It can be difficult to communicate effectively with another culture, though it is incredibly simple to disrespect others. Even the smallest slip up, the most seemingly innocuous error, can cause a breakdown in communication that halts
After working a successful career with Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI), Heather Rome has had many experiences with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This organization is focused on the ending of extreme poverty around the world, through education and the building of new infrastructure that coincides with American values.
2. Heather Rome Uses her DAI Experience While Volunteering for Mi Casa
Erstwhile Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI) executive, Heather Rome, puts her skills to use with the Mi Casa organization. This non-profit charity serves the Washington D.C. area, providing safe and affordable housing to low income families. This …show more content…
Working with DAI Taught Heather Rome About Wildlife Conservation
During her tenure with Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI), Heather Rome was introduced to the issues plaguing the wildlife conservation movement. With an understanding of how a lack of biodiversity can impact the planet, she has taken it upon herself to learn more about this important topic. Ms. Rome keeps educated about the latest wildlife conservation news and breakthroughs, and volunteers her efforts when possible.
Human activities, in every country, are causing a downfall in the life expectancies and well being of the world's wildlife population. Extreme population growth and conflicts are straining the planet's natural resources, and placing undue pressure on the natural ecosystems that surround us all. These two events impact the wildlife community in sometimes fatal ways. Striking a chord with her own career path, Rome discovered that the poverty on Earth is tied in some aspects to the decline of the wildlife in certain countries. It is now understood that areas with the most impoverished are also regions where conservation is key, or needed the most. When humans who have to poach for survival are not offered alternatives, they inevitably must deplete the resources and wildlife of the …show more content…
Speaking to and working alongside foreign peoples is not as straightforward as it would be if you were communicating from within the same cultural background. Each nation, and therefore each culture, has different methods of interactions, various types of reactions to events, and differing views on what is polite or expected. It can be difficult to communicate effectively with another culture, though it is incredibly simple to disrespect others. Even the smallest slip up, the most seemingly innocuous error, can cause a breakdown in communication that halts