{"id":20486,"date":"2022-09-28T08:48:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T06:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amaidi.org\/?p=20486"},"modified":"2023-02-28T15:32:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T14:32:03","slug":"interview-with-niels-what-was-your-motivation-to-work-pro-bono","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amaidi.org\/en\/2022\/09\/interview-with-niels-what-was-your-motivation-to-work-pro-bono\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Niels: What was your motivation to work pro bono?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div style=\"width: 1104px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-20486-1\" width=\"1104\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/amaidi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/03-Motivation.mp4?_=1\"><\/source><a href=\"https:\/\/amaidi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/03-Motivation.mp4\">https:\/\/amaidi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/03-Motivation.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>your motivat<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>It&rsquo;s a good question. As I said, I was working as a consultant. &nbsp;While working as a consultant in big corporations you don&rsquo;t always see the impact or you don&rsquo;t always have a positive social impact that you can really feel, that you can really notice, that is really giving back a little bit to society.<\/p>\n<p>And in order to do that, I was really looking for ways to contribute. And in that way I came across a consulting project and a strategic consulting project and fit very well with my personal profile. So that&rsquo;s why I was more than happy to go.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about Niels&rsquo; motivation to engage <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Pro bono&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Pro Bono is an instrument to get professionals and leaders involved in voluntary engagement. They use their skills in the service of a good cause &ndash; that is, pro bono &ndash; without being paid for it. For most NGOs do not have the resources to buy professional services. In generell Pro bono publico (English: for the public good; usually shortened to pro bono) is a Latin phrase for professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment. Unlike traditional volunteerism, it is service that uses the specific skills of professionals to provide services to those who are unable to afford them.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/amaidi.org\/en\/glossar\/pro-bono\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">pro bono<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[224,227,91,115],"tags":[670,98],"class_list":["post-20486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-malawi-en","category-news","category-volunteer-reports","tag-interview-en","tag-pro-bono-en","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Interview with Niels: What was your motivation to work pro bono? 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