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Subject:      ANNOUNCEMENT> Africa & Brazil: Volun/Intern Positions
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With summer approaching rapidly, and with quite a large number of
students, professionals and others looking for challenging
volunteer and internship opportunities, we hope this information
will prove to be both timely and helpful.
 
Most sponsoring organizations have January and February deadlines;
the time to inquire and apply is now.
 
Persons with engineering background, and engineering students, are
particularly welcome.
 
 
     1. AfriCare
 
     2. Coordinating Committee for Int'l Volunteer Service
 
     3. Operation Crossroads: Global Volunteers - ONLINE
        applications now available for Proj DIRs & Interns
        [Africa/Brazil] *highlights below*
 
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1. AFRICARE- 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.
 
 
2. COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE-
Coordinates workcamps and other activities of voluntary service
organizations. College student oriented. Contact:
 
     Coordinating Committee for International Volunteer Service,
     Maison de l'UNESCO
     1 rue Miollis
     75015 Paris, France
 
     (33) 1-45-68-27-31/32.
 
 
3. OPERATION CROSSROADS: Global Volunteers- (particularly for
North Americans). Crossroads offers Volunteers/Interns a chance to
do summer work and participate in multi-disciplinary grassroots
projects that Africans and Brazilians in rural communities deem
valuable.  There are 20 - 25 projects planned; the need is for 200
- 250 volunteers/interns and 20 - 25 Project Directors.
 
The organization helps Volunteers/Interns raise the funds needed
for travel and living expenses.
 
Crossroads recently announced that ONLINE applications are
available for Project Directors/Leaders (26 yrs and over with
expertise) and for Volunteers/Interns (college age and up; ALL are
welcome).
 
Students generally arrange with their campuses to receive academic
credit (typically 7 to 15 units) for their summer internship
experience.
 
CONTACT:
 
     Operation Crossroads,
     Attn: Overseas Department,
     475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1366,
     New York, NY 10115
 
     212-870-2106
 
Or, E-Mail to <BOTH>:
 
  "Internships" <[log in to unmask]>,
  "Work-Travel-Study" <[log in to unmask]>
 
To receive the electronic brochure and application, write to <BOTH>
above E-Mail addresses, and in the Subject Field, put either of the
following:
 
"SEND LEADER/ProjDIR Packet"
          or
"SEND VOLUNTEER/INTERN Packet"
 
[Please include your street address, in case our equipment malfunctions]
 
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROJECTS / RESEARCH / WORK CAMPS / FIELD STUDY
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Ecology & Environment. Traditional Medicine. Oral History.
Folklore Primary Care. Archaeology. Comm Dev. 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. Anthropology. Dance.
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Including educational campaigns addressing Female
Circumcision/Genital Mutilation [FGM] carried out with sensitivity
to local cultural practices
 
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)
 
Operation Crossroads is a non-profit 501(3)(C) organization.
 
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Inter-University Network (IUN)
University Services-Careers & Internships
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