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Sustainable Solutions for Land Based Community Problems
Tools & Modern Approaches

The Workshop is primarily steered by the FIG Young Surveyors Network (YSN) to equip young surveying professionals and interested volunteers with soft skills necessary to volunteer their knowledge for the creation of a better society.
The training will cut across 2 days, giving young surveyors the opportunity to learn first hand on "Community Problems, Land Tenure and Tools for Land Management '' on Day 1 and "Building Capacity and Implementing Modern Land Management Approaches" on Day 2.
The FIG Volunteer Community Surveyor Program was founded in 2017 and is a powerful driver for both social impact and professional development. It leverages on the skills, experience, talents, and education of young surveyors, and matches this competence with the needs of its partners.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Recognize the VCSP goals, core values and how to improve them
• Develop open technologies and humanitarian skill sets necessary for the projects you volunteer on
• Network professionals to leverage assistance for the project you volunteer on
• Design ways to achieve the deliverables of partners involved in the volunteering project
• Evaluate how tenure security challenges affect community development.
• Organize your volunteering experience through the use of reflective tools and methods.

WORKSHOP FORMAT
Day 1:	Community Problems, Land Tenure and Tools for Land Management (4 hours, online via Zoom)
Day 2:	Building Capacity and Implementing Modern Land Management Approaches (3.5 hours, online via Zoom)

TARGET AUDIENCE

The intended audience for this workshop includes any interested volunteers in the land administration sector or from other disciplines within and outside the Geomatics discipline, especially Young Surveyors - no matter where you are in the world.

Participants have been selected on early registration, ensuring diversity and willingness to volunteer.

For More Information

Israel Taiwo	\| Wisdom Workshops Lead
Volunteer Community Surveyor Program
Email: fig.youngsurveyors@gmail.com