In today's episode we talk with Emma Kelly, a program manager from The Water Project. She shares about managing projects in the humanitarian sector where projects can span across continents...where part of your resource force is the community you are working in... and when you don't always have access to the internet. Hear about how program managers align projects with strategic initiatives and empower people to do their best work for a very important cause.Episode Highlights:1. Emma's Passion for Water2. Community management in Humanitarian Projects3. Project Implementation in the Humanitarian Sector4. From Research to Projects in Action5. Community as Stakeholders and resources6. 3 Main program locations: Uganda, Kenya, Sierra Leone.7. Mission to provide full saturation/coverage of the area. A framework of coverage8. Program Management: Managing Projects: Aligning projects with strategic initiatives.9. Program Management: People Management: Empowering people to do their best work.10. Cultural nuances of Intercultural teams11. Diversity of Understanding = Diversity of Ideas12. Coming into a new community13. Strengths of Intercultural teams.14. Managing teams in different countries15. Project Types in the Water Sector16. Ground Nut Soup17. The goal of full saturation18. Shared vision with teams19. Transparency with public and donors20. How can you support the Water Project21. The Water Promise22. Commitment to Monitoring and Reporting and Evaluating Projects23. Emma’s superpower of empowering people to do their best work.24. Relationships, Trust, Reliability: The Water Project's pillars25. How do you manage projects without the internet26. Working to understand risks and issues to reduce future downtime.27. Sticking to the plan when there are obstacles.wyctw.com