International Youth Day is celebrated annually on August 12th. Designated by the United Nations in 1999, its purpose is to bring youth issues to the attention of the international community and celebrate the potential of youth as partners in today’s global society.
This year’s theme, “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health,” focuses on the participation of young people to achieve global success of this effort. According to the United Nations’ website, “It has been acknowledged that there is a need for inclusive support mechanisms that ensure youth continue to amplify efforts collectively and individually to restore the planet and protect life while integrating biodiversity in the transformation of food systems.
Life Solutions is committed to young, aspiring professionals and believes that a supportive internship program is essential for them to explore their talents and gain opportunities for employment. Like tap water that needs to be filtered, interns at Life Solutions learn how to cultivate and implement their innovative ideas.
Employees help them hone their concepts and skills by teaching and guiding them while they retain their uniqueness. It is similar to how reverse osmosis effectively removes pollutants while retaining the beneficial minerals in the water. Just as Life Solutions turns tap water into clean water, it encourages young professionals to convert ideas into results.
Internship program
Life Solutions’ internship program has been ongoing for a number of reasons.
Youth empowerment and Social Responsibility
Firstly, it is about helping young professionals find passion and careers. The company believes their internship program not only helps students build a resume, but also creates opportunities for their future. Internships enhance skills and fuel desires to learn, enabling students to realize their interest and potential.
Cultural Diversity
Additionally, internships promote cultural diversity. Life Solutions is part of Waterloo Works, a collaborative project of the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. This partnership brings diverse human resources and experiences to everyone involved. While the interns learn how to do business in China, Life Solutions’ employees learn from new ideas.
Unique Perspectives
Lastly, Life Solutions’ internship program promotes diversity and supports the company’s core values. Interns with different cultural backgrounds add value to the company’s work through their unique perspectives and generational differences give rise to new, original concepts.
Internship Experiences
Life Solutions is a great example of how a medium sized company can find its niche in the massive China market, and how local and foreign team members can collaborate and build a strong culture. I interned there for two months through July and August 2018.
This offered me the opportunity to hone my skills as a content creator, but moreover I learned so much about the field of sustainability in practice. While locally staffed, our clients are huge international corporations, big brands and sustainability partners. This opened up opportunities to meet and network with professional people across Shanghai.
——Tristan Lin
All in all, Life Solutions’ internship programs benefits both the young, aspiring professionals as well as the company and its employees. It’s a win-win program.
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