Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9702111012.A18440-0100000@lan.vita.org> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 10:57:24 -0500 From: Dania Granados <mailto:granados@LAN.VITA.ORG> Subject: ANNOUNCE> Africa/Brazil: Proj DIRs/Interns/Volunteers To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
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(IUN) Inter-University Network * University Services-Internships & Careers __________________________________________________________________________
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS * INTERNS * VOLUNTEERS * CAREERS
RE: Non-Profit Organizations Summer PROJECT DIRECTORS/INTERNS/VOLUNTEERS Approaching Deadlines
Humanitarian Multi-disciplinary Projects
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Please post/forward/share this information on career opportunities and meaningful "different" summer experiences/internships. Likely to be of interest to the List.
Deadlines are pending.
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CAREER OPPTYS
1. AfriCare
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SUMMER INTERNSHIPS/VOLUNTEER PROJECTS
2. Operation Crossroads: Global Volunteers/Interns/Project DIRECTORS -> ONLINE applications now available for Proj DIRs & Interns [Africa/Brazil]
No Language requirement for participation
Aimed at involving North Americans (and others) in sustainable development efforts in Africa and Brazil, while helping local communities to help themselves
Academic Credit
*highlights below*
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1. A F R I C A R E
Recruits for a variety of positions in non-profit work. BA/BS, 3 years experience, language proficiency, job specific. Contact:
Director of Management Services, AFRICARE, 440 R Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 462-3641 (please phone/no E-Mail available)
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2. O P E R A T I O N C R O S S R O A D S [AFRICA][BRAZIL]
-Global Volunteers/Interns/Project Directors
-Receive application by E-Mail (write to addresses given below)
Crossroads offers an opportunity to do summer work and participate in multi-disciplinary grassroots projects that Africans and Brazilians in rural & urban communities deem valuable. 20 - 25 projects are being organized; plans are for 150 - 200 volunteers/interns and 15 - 20 Project Directors.
Crossroads recently announced that ONLINE applications (due over next few weeks) are available for Project Directors/Leaders (26 yrs and over with experience) & for Volunteers/Interns (college age & up; ALL are welcome)
C R E D I T : Students generally arrange with their campuses to receive academic credit (typically 7 to 15 units) for their summer internship experience. The Program starts with a several-day Training Orientation in NYC in early July; Volunteers return to the US in mid-August.
CONTACT:
Operation Crossroads, Attn: Overseas Department 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1366, New York, NY 10027
212-870-2106
Or, to receive the brochure, application and other info by E-Mail, send your request to <<BOTH>>
1- "Applications & Info Update" <mailto:International_Programs@Juno.Com>, 2- "Brochure & New Programs" <mailto:oca@igc.apc.org>
..and in the Subject Field, put either of the following:
-> "SEND VOLUNTEER\INTERN's Packet" (college age & up/open to all) o r -> "SEND LEADER\ProjDIRECTOR's Packet" (26 yrs & up w/exp-read below)
Please include your street address in case our equipment malfunctions
P r o j e c t D i r e c t o r / L e a d e r applicants must include a brief paragraph on their background & interests to receive application
Crossroads helps Volunteers/Interns raise funds for the summer; EARLY application is a MUST
==================================================================== MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROJECTS / RESEARCH / WORK CAMPS / FIELD STUDY ___________________________________________________________________
Ecology & Environment. Traditional Medicine. Oral History. Folklore. Primary Care. Archaeology. Anthropology. Reforestation. Media. <<ROOTS>> Distance Learning. Art. Ethnomusicology. Public Health. Construction Wildlife. HUMAN RIGHTS. Computer Literacy. Agric/Farming. Nursing. Teaching/Tutoring. Business Dev. African/Brazilian Language Study. Youth Programs. Recreation. Traditional Religion. Dance. RURAL SOCIOLOGY. Rainforestry
******************************************************************* Also, programs addressing Women's Issues & Female Circumcision / Genital Mutilation [FGM] carried out with sensitivity for local customs/practices
C O U N T R I E S: Botswana, The Gambia, Ghana, Eritrea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Guinea Bissau, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Benin and Brazil (in South America) _______________________________
Operation Crossroads is a non-profit 501(3)(C) organization Credited by JF Kennedy for inspiring creation of the Peace Corps Celebrating 40 yrs of service and 10,000 Volunteers
"Good ideas without action don't accomplish much"
Info Technology/Distance Learning Conference being organized for Accra, Ghana (W. Africa) for December 10 - 14 1997 * mark calendars! _____________________________
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