[FORWARDED]
re: Internships/Work Opptys: Africa & Brazil - Summer Non-Profit Programs
To: List Owner
Please post this annoucement to the List, and share/forward to faculty,
staff, students & alumni.
We greatly appreciate the outpouring of enthusiasm for this summer's
program, particularly on the occasion of Crossroads' 40th Anniversary.
Our gratitude goes to all who have given us a hand.
- Crossroads-
C E L E B R A T I N G H I S T O R Y A N D C U L T U R E
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Social Sciences * Rainforest * Ecology * Medicine * Health * Construction
Nutrition * Education * Econ & Comm Dev * Women's Issues * Wildlife
Anthropology * History * Folklore * Primary Care
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Summer Internship Opptys in Non-Profit Programs
Proj DIRs - Volunteers - Interns
OnLine Application (follow instructions below)
E-Mail: <[log in to unmask]>
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A N N O U N C E M E N T
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FOR:
Students, Professionals, Technicians, non-Students
Canadians, Americans, etc. (no restrictions)
POSITIONS:
Interns * Volunteers * Project Directors * Group Leaders
CONTACT:
Operation Crossroads Africa
475 Riverside Dr., Suite 1366
NY, NY 10027
(212) 870-2106
E-Mail: <[log in to unmask]>
(read below for OnLine App/Info)
LOCATIONS:
18 countries in Africa, plus Brazil - rural & urban settings
DURATION:
6 - 7 Week Program: June 16 thru August 12
Starts with a several-day Training Orientation in NYC
SPONSORS:
Various UN Programs, NGO's, Ministries,
International Organizations, Professional Schools,
Local Hospitals, Clinics & Grassroots Organizations
- Projects: multi-disciplinary, covering a range of academic areas
- Students generally arrange to receive academic credit
- Typically 7 - 15 units
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I n s t r u c t i o n s for Receiving Info, Brochure, App, Update, etc.
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E-Mail to <<B O T H>>
1. "Prog Info/Application" <[log in to unmask]>,
2. "Brochure/Update" <[log in to unmask]>
[be sure to put ONE of the following positions in the SUBJECT FIELD]
-> "Send Intern/Volunteer Packet" <open to ALL, college-age & up>
OR
-> "Send ProjDIR/Leader Packet" <25 yrs & up-w/ leadership ability>
NOTE: To receive the Proj Director/Leader application, pls also send a
*brief* paragraph on your interests & background
Include a street address in case of equip./delivery problems
Crossroads helps Volunteers/Interns with raising the funds
for their summer journey * [EARLY] application - a MUST
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MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROJECTS / RESEARCH / WORK CAMPS / FIELD STUDY
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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 Development
African/Brazilian Language Study * Youth Programs * Recreation
Midwifery * Campaigns Addressing Female Circumcision * Dance
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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
Malawi, Ethiopia, Namibia, Guinea Bissau, Namibia
and Brazil (in South America)
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Brazilian Settlement Communities / Rainforest Issues
<< B A H I A >>
This project with multiple objectives is in the Mata Atlantica (Coastal
Forest) area in the Southern Cone of the State of Bahia. We have been
contacted by leaders of these communities to help with various
projects dealing with Reforestation, Human Rights, Youth Development,
Education & Training, as well as Ecological issues (helping the effort to
save this rich bio-diverse forest).
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Crossroads-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"
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