The first Community of Practice that appealed to me was the
Children’s Defense Fund. This organization was first brought to my attention
earlier in this program. They provided assistance to children living poverty in
the U.S. and this was one of the organization that seemed to be of the most
interest to me as well as one in which I can see myself either working with or
for.
The next community of practice that was of interest to me
was the Bread for the World. It also
targets children living in poverty specifically children who are experience hunger
as a result of their poverty. Advocating for these children is one of their
main objectives.
The final organization I explored was UNICEF. UNICEF was created with this purpose in mind to
work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and
discrimination place in a child’s path. They believe that they can, together,
advance the cause of humanity.
In considering job opportunities in the above organization I
thought it might be a great opportunity to explore positions with the entities.
However I feel that I would benefit far more by having a hands on approach
working directly with the people who are affected by poverty. I don’t want to work behind the scene. To serve in this type of work atmosphere I would
need sufficient communication skills which may be a challenge when encountering
people who are different than me. It will quite essential that I am able to
obtain resources that will assist me in support the families culturally and so
forth.
References:
Bread for the world (2012). Retrieved September 27, 2012 from http://www.bread.org/.
Children’s defense fund (2012) Retrieved September 27, 2012 from http://www.childrensdefense.org/.
UNICEF: United States Fund. (2012). Retrieved September 27, 2012 from http://www.unicef.org.
I agree that I too am much more of a hands on person when it comes to employment and I prefer to be in the front line where I can experience the ins and outs of how things work as well as to get a first look at the positive outcomes of the work in which I am involved in. I think that UNICEF is a wonderful organization, actually I had not thought about UNICEF as a community of practice, but now I realize that indeed it would be a great resource to look into, especially for challenges that involve poverty, violence and disease. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!
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