Message-ID: <9610221823.AA17318@lan.vita.org> Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 14:23:45 EDT From: Dania Granados <mailto:granados@VITA.ORG> Subject: Information To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
Please Post: Volunteers & Project Directors Sought -------------------------------------------------- Africa & Brazil: Info & Apps Now Available On-LineRE: Summer '97 Positions Available / Application Now Open
1] Project D i r e c t o r s / Group Leaders (details below), and
2] V o l u n t e e r s / Participants (applications available ON-LINE) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Operation Crossroads: Celebrating Our 40th Anniversary _______________________________________________________________
P r o j e c t H u m a n i t y
[I N T'L S T U D I E S] [W O R K-T R A V E L] [I N T E R N S H I P S]
*************************************************************** Ecology & Environment..Traditional Medicine..Oral History..Folklore...Primary Care..Archaeology..Community Dev..Reforestation..Media..Distance Learning..Art.. Ethnomusicology..Public Health..Construction Wildlife..Humanities..Computer Literacy..Agriculture/Farming Teaching/Tutoring..Business Dev..African/Brazilian Language Study Youth Programs..Recreation..Traditional Religion..Anthropology ***************************************************************
Networking for Education:
For a special UPDATE on the Computer Literacy/Distance Learning Prog in Ghana, plz send E-Mail with "Ghana-Distance Learning UPDATE" in the Subject field to:
"Ghana: Distance Learning UPDATE" <mailto:crw@loop.com>
Porject Directed by Dr. Osei Darkwa Faculty-Univ. of Ill-Chicago
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B r a z i l i a n R a i n F o r e s t P r o j e c t s
B A H I A
One of the sites under consideration is the Mata Atlantica (Coastal Forest) area in the Southern Cone of the State of Bahia. This is a place where local poor communities are struggling to gain access to land via articulated political effort. There are over a dozen officialy recognized Land Reform Settlemnts in this region, and the former landless peasants are willing now to bring up efforts to save the remnants of this unique patch of rich-biodiversity-holding forest, as well as to secure their access to land by changing the situation of Land Tenure in that area.
We have been recently contacted by leaders of these communities seeking help with the various projects they deem vital. These projects will include programs on Reforestation, Youth Development, Education and Training, as well as Ecological Projects.
[Edmundo Freitas Lopes-Doctoral Researcher/Project Developer]
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C O U N T R I E S: Botswana, The Gambia, Ghana, Eritrea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Brazil (in South America). Additional countries to be announced =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
A N N O U N C E M E N T
C E L E B R A T I N G C U L T U R E A N D H I S T O R Y ______________________________________________________________
GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS : A f r i c a & B r a z i l
* This year's theme: "Africa & Brazil, marching into the 21st Century"
* New projects are planned for Brazil
Summer 1997
Living/Working/Traveling Internships/Field Work/Group Projects Independent Study
The Forgotten Human Side
Receiving On-Line Brochure & Application
H o w t o g e t V o l u n t e e r I n f o b y E - M a i l :
1] include your full street address, in case our equipment malfunctions
2] E-Mail your request to <<B O T H>> addresses:
"Brochure::Application" <mailto:crw@loop.com> "Summer Prog::Africa-Brazil" <mailto:oca@igc.apc.org>
Include <<V O L U N T E E R>> in the Subject field
...or contact our office directly by letter or phone
A L L A R E W E L C O M E
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-Since 1957, 10,000 Crossroads participants (students, professionals, persons with skills, persons of goodwill..and others) representing over 500 universities, colleges, organizations, etc., have come to work together for a better world
-Students usually arrange with their schools to receive credit for their summer experience (typically 7 to 15 units)
-Cited by President Kennedy for providing the example that "inspired" the creation of the Peace Corps, and on which the Peace Corps was modeled
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Due now & during the coming weeks->cut off has not yet been announced
Late applications **WILL** be accepted but only as space and time permit
=> It's important to submit the application ASAP & to reserve a place
Crossroads assists Volunteers in raising funds for their travel/living expenses
PROGRAM DATES: End of June/early July through mid-August (approx dates)
ORIENTATION: There will be a several-day Orientation in New York prior to leaving. The program starts from & ends in New York
-This is an INTENSE living, work and learning experience at the grassroots level in Africa & Brazil where some of the modern conveniences taken for granted in Western countries, will not be present
-Crossroads Volunteers go to Africa & Brazil NOT to impose their own Western values, but to seek comprehension of counterpart values; they are challenged to adjust to local ways of doing many things
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= H o w T o A p p l y F o r a Project Director/Leader Position
Project D I R E C T O R S / Group L E A D E R S go thru a separate application process with earlier deadlines (min. age, 26 - with relevant expertise, experience directing group projects, living and/or travel experience in Africa or similar setting), experience with multi-racial/multi-ethnic groups.
To receive the application and job description, snail mail us, or send an E-Mail request to <BOTH>:
"Proj Dir::Info" <mailto:oca@igc.apc.org>, "Proj Dir::Packet" <mailto:crw@loop.com>
1) with a brief description of your interests & background
[plz send us your snailmail address, phone & E-Mail]
2) include <<L E A D E R>> in the Subject field
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O P E R A T I O N C R O S S R O A D S A F R I C A , I n c . 475 Riverside Dr., N.Y., N.Y. 10115-0050, Suite 831 212-870-2106 OFFICE / 212-870-2055 FAX / mailto:oca@igc.apc.org ...a non-profit org: IRS 501(c)(3)
Dr. James H. Robinson, Founder
LaVerne Brown - Executive Offices
Cecil R. Washington, Jr. - Consultant
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"...You will experience Africa from the inside out.. ...This is NOT an African tour."
- Cynthia Archie, Alumna -
State Department/Foreign Service Former Peace Corps Country Director