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  • Community Center - Villa Constitucion, Santa Fe Province | Argentina

    Engranajes is non-profit organization that works daily to improve human rights paying specific attention to children's rights. The mission of the organization is to better the lives of the working class and to support and defend the diginty of the children and the under served populations. Interns at this site will gain hands-on experience with children and work to develop activities and recreation.

  • Australian College of Sports and Fitness - Sydney, New South Wales | Australia

    Get your foot in the door of the competitive sports and fitness industry. Gain experience in the business world of sports management or in the hands-on world of personal training, physical therapy, massage therapy and sports science while living and thriving in Australia.

  • Outdoor Education Group - Eilden, Victoria | Australia

    Combine your passion for working with kids and the outdoors together by creating experiential education curricula and leading groups of students on educational adventures throughout the Australian wilderness.

  • Professional Pathways Australia:  Individualized Placements - Victoria and New South Wales | Australia

    Explore your career down under through individualized placements primarily in the Sydney and Melbourne areas of Australia in almost any field! Other cities may be available depending on your career interest.

  • Pathways to Development - Phnom Penh | Cambodia

    Do you want to gain a better understanding of non-profit administration in a cross-cultural context? Do you want to gain practical, hands-on experience in promoting child welfare? Do you want to make a big contribution to a small grass-roots organization? If so, this unique internship is for you – the independent, mature and self-motivated individual. This internship, based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, provides an incredible opportunity for an intern with an interest in non-profit administration and/or community development to learn about implementing child welfare programs in an international context. English language internship. Stipend provided.

  • Sovann Komar Children’s Village - Phnom Penh | Cambodia

    Interns will provide support to Sovann Komar, a philosophically unique organization committed to improving the lives of children, families, and communities in Cambodia.

  • The Trailblazer Foundation - Siem Riep and surrounding areas | Cambodia

    Be a part of a sustainable development organization working in in and around Siem Riep, Cambodia. Intern as an Agricultural Assistant or Data Analyst for The Trailblazer Foundation, which works to provide clean water, support food security and provide technical training to rural villages around the town of Siem Riep. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about grassroots, non-profit program management. Interns will have an opportunity to support extraordinary community based projects while experiencing Cambodia's rich culture and complex history. Located about 15 miles from infamous Angkor Wat, interns will be well placed to explore the ruins of one of the greatest human creations in history. In the role as intern you will assist The Trailblazer Foundation in its mission to build local capacity to alleviate the poverty and hardship that remains from the devastation of the Khmer Rouge Regime.

  • Individualized Placements in Chile - Multiple Locations | Chile

    Internships with a wide variety of businesses and organizations are possible through our partnership with ContactChile. Placements are made all over Chile.

  • The Esther Honey Foundation, Inc. - EHF Animal Clinic Rarotonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific | Cook Islands

    Gain valuable experience working for a busy veterinary clinic in the Cook Islands!

  • Child Family Health International (CFHI) Ecuador: Sonrie Dental Program - Quito | Ecuador

    IE3 and CFHI have partnered to offer a program providing a rich and diverse experience for pre-dentistry and dentistry students, allowing them to improve their cultural competency, broaden their public health knowledge, and allow them to view local oral health practitioners provide close to world-class care in a developing country. Ecuadorian dental professionals give context to the real challenges of providing the best possible dental care to the different socioeconomic classes of Ecuador.

  • Easy Languages Summer Language Immersion Camp - Bournemouth, England and Brussels, Belgium (headquarters in Brussels/ language camp in England) | England

    Serve as head counselor for an English as a second language camp based in England and Belgium. Work with kids from France, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands.

  • Fulbright Commission - London | England

    Excellent internship experience for students interested in international higher education, exchange programs, and international scholarship. Interns assist students who are hoping to come to the US in finding educational programs and funding. They are also involved in promoting US educational opportunities and maintaining a reference library of US higher education.

  • Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) - Addis Ababa | Ethiopia

    New site! ECDD promotes the inclusion of disability issues and people with disabilities in mainstream government and NGO projects and programs. Interns help improve building accessibility, deliver disability awareness training, conduct research, and manage a disability resource center.

  • Wogen Children and Mothers Support Association - Gondar | Ethiopia

    New site! Share in this non-profit organization's efforts to promote the health, education and productivity of mothers, orphans and vulnerable children. Interns assist with social work, micro-enterprise development, environmental assessment and conservation, urban gardening, and children's development.

  • Individualized Internships in the Cologne Area of Germany - Cologne and surrounding areas | Germany

    Internships in the Cologne area of Germany (Koeln, Duesseldorf, Bonn) in a variety of fields suitable for students with previous experience studying in Germany.

  • Individualized Internships throughout Germany - Multiple Locations | Germany

    A wide variety of opportunities for students who speak German with at least 2nd year proficiency and have some international experience.

  • Environmental Development Youth Movement (EDYM) - Volta Region | Ghana

    EDYM is a rural non-profit organization that aims to promote youth involvement in the restoration and preservation of the environment.

  • EntreMundos - Quetzaltenango (Xela) | Guatemala

    Two positions open in the second largest city in Guatemala: Journalism/Media and I.T. Coordinator. It is the aim of EntreMundos to link socially and culturally active organizations in Guatemala together with local and international resources.

  • Long Way Home (LWH) - Chimiya, San Juan Comalapa | Guatemala

    Conduct development work in rural Guatemala. Projects in Environmental Education and Trash Management, Alternative Construction and Appropriate Technology, Marketing and Grantwriting. Beginning-level Spanish helpful to facilitate daily living.

  • Center for Social Medicine - Loni, Maharashtra, India | India

    The Center for Social Medicine is housed in a university adjacent to a hospital that provides innovative rural health services to a wide range of beneficiaries. Interns will study the health challenges faced in rural India from a systemic and clinical view and are able to tailor their program according to their background and interests. Interns may shadow doctors or nurses in the hospital, tour mobile and e-clinics, engage in trainings for women's empowerment initiatives, visit HIV/AIDS prevention programs and study health in tribal communities. Using sound training and development principles, this internship meets the learning goals for students interested in public health, pre-med, nursing, dentistry. community health education as well as rural development.

  • Chaitanya - Rajgurunagar | India

    Work with women's empowerment projects in rural India.

  • Child Family Health International (CFHI) India: Healthcare Rotations - Mumbai, Dehra Dun, Delhi, Pune | India

    Choose from 5 distinct 10-week rotations in clinics and hospitals, or combine 2 of the 5 for 5 weeks each. Observe healthcare conditions in Delhi, Jaipur, the Himalayas, Pune or Mumbai. English language program, although learning some of the local language is helpful. Available year round.

  • Grassroots Community Development in India - Pen and surrounding areas, Maharashtra | India

    Learn and work to support local development initiatives in villages in Maharashtra state.

  • MAMTA - New Delhi | India

    Opportunity to work with an NGO on health initiatives in India. Headquarters is in Delhi. Internship is primarily research, with some field work opportunities.

  • Rajasthan Mahila Kalyan Mandal (RMKM) - Ajmer | India

    Work to help marginalized groups (women, children, elderly, disabled) in Rajasthan.

  • VANASTREE - the Malnad Forest Garden and Seedkeepers’ Collective - Karkolli Village, near Sirsi | India

    Work with an environmental organization in a small town and on a rural farm to help with projects focused on education, sustainability, seeds, and maintaining the biodiversity in the Western Ghats.

  • Individualized Placements in Ireland - Dublin | Ireland

    Professional experience in a broad range of fields is available through an individualized placement in Dublin, Ireland. Fields include, but are not limited to: government, media, film and television, business, finance, PR, social services, environmental and science fields, and community development. Dublin is a vibrant and friendly city, and provides a great environment for career exploration and the exploration of Ireland and Europe.

  • The Centro Linguistico Italiano Dante Alighieri (CLIDA):  Individualized internships in Florence - Florence | Italy

    Explore your career options with a tailored internship based in and around Florence Italy. Past internships have included those in the fashion and wine industries as well as museum and architecture options. Please note that CLIDA fees have changed for all internships effective Spring Term 2010. See "Additional information" tab for changes to CLIDA fees

  • Run for the Cure Foundation - Tokyo | Japan

    Gain experience in nonprofit fundraising and event planning at one of the few organizations in Japan focusing on breast cancer. In a multicultural environment you will learn about outreach and project management while improving your Japanese skills.

  • Tokyo English Life Line (TELL) - Tokyo | Japan

    Gain valuable experience in a multicultural environment in the field of counseling, fundraising or event planning for a non-profit mental health organization. Conversational Japanese useful for work and daily living but not required. Three distinct internship options available. Supervision provided by a licensed psychologist.

  • Amman Institute for Urban Development - Amman | Jordan

    An architecture and urban planning internship with the Amman Institute for Urban Development in Amman, Jordan. Projects include mapping and developing a comprehensive overhaul of the transportation system in Amman, and developing techniques to make Amman more livable.

  • Entity Green Training - Amman | Jordan

    Work with disadvantaged communities in Jordan through Entity Green Training! Interns will help develop and administer vocational training programs, affordable housing programs, and sustainable living initiatives. Entity Green (EG) combines expertise in the fields of international development, environmental stewardship, project implementation and business.

  • Ruwwad: The Arab Foundation for Sustainable Development - Jabal Natheef, Amman | Jordan

    Over the past four years, Ruwwad has been providing essential services to Jabal Natheef in several key areas: health, safety, decent living, education, employment, and legal aid. Ruwwad is a community empowerment organization that helps disadvantaged communities overcome marginalization through youth activism, civic engagement, and education. Join Ruwwad in its unique community empowerment model and help the communities of Amman.

  • Tenaganita - Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia

    Interns will support Tenaganita, a Malaysian NGO that protects and promotes the rights of women, migrants and refugees. The activities conducted by Tenaganita are legal aid services, awareness building to various stakeholders, and advocacy. English language internship. Stipend provided.

  • Women’s Aid Organization (WAO) - Selangor | Malaysia

    Help battered women and their children to build new lives free from violence. English language internship.

  • C.A.S.A. Centro para los Adolescentes - San Miguel de Allende | Mexico

    CASA is a nonprofit public health organization that has been serving the poor, particularly adolescents and rural women, through health, social service and environmental outreach programs since 1981. Programs include: Rural Outreach Health Education, Advocacy and Civic Participation Training, Sex Education, Theater Troupe, and a Youth Radio Program.

  • Casa de Los Angeles Daycare and Refuge - San Miguel de Allende | Mexico

    Casa de los Angeles is a not-for profit foundation serving families that would otherwise not be able to afford daycare for their babies and young children (6 months to 5 years of age). The interns will be directly involved in the education and care of the children, under the supervision of a qualified pre-school teacher.

  • Asral NGO Mongolia - Gachuurt, near Ulaanbatar | Mongolia

    Work hands-on in subsistence gardening in Mongolia. This is an ideal site for those interested in sustainable agriculture/horticulture, food production and food security in the developing world. Housing and board provided free of charge in Ulaanbatar. Asral NGO Mongolia is a project of Jampa Ling , a non-governmental organization in Ireland working with local partners in Mongolia and India to reduce suffering, promote and develop life supporting, self-sustaining projects, provide training, health care and education, and achieve improvements in the lives of people living in poverty.

  • Spoon Foundation Infant Health Research - Almaty, Kazakhstan | Multiple

    Be an integral part of a long-term international resesarch project to study the effects of vitamin supplements and an updated diet on infants living in orphanages in Kazakhstan.

  • AsoFenix: renewable energy and community development - Several villages in the central state of Boaco | Nicaragua

    Internship offered at Asociación Fénix (AsoFenix) in conjunction with Green Empowerment. AsoFenix is a NGO based in the capitol city of Managua with years of experience in the area of renewable energy. They are seeking interns in the fields of engineering, renewable energy, agroforestry, public health and related majors. Intermediate Spanish competency preferred, however, a multi-week, intensive language training can be arranged for students with less Spanish. Minimum 6 months; unpaid internship.

  • The Fulbright Educational Advising Center in Romania - Bucharest | Romania

    Expand your own world view in Romania while advising Romanian students on how to expand theirs by studying in the USA!

  • Association of Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organizations - Edinburgh | Scotland

    Work with the professional development organization for the leaders of charities and non-profits in Scotland's capital. Interns with the ACOSVO will aid in researching, planning, and managing events for the chief officers of voluntary organizations across Scotland and the United Kingdom. This is an exceptional opportunity for students in business, communications, public relations, or any student with an interest in professional development, to gain a better understanding of how charities work together with the government. Students are invited to attend organization events, which will encourage collaboration and future networking opportunities.

  • Scottish Parliament - Edinburgh | Scotland

    Work on the staff of a Member of the Scottish Parliament - assisting with parliamentary research, constituency relations, press contact, speech writing, and other jobs in the capital of Scotland.

  • Scottish Seabird Centre - North Berwick | Scotland

    The Scottish Seabird Center is a charity dedicated to inspiring people to appreciate and care for wildlife and the environment. All proceeds are reinvested in the work of the charity and the Center relies on the help of all its volunteers, members and sponsors to survive. The award-winning Center is a Visit Scotland five star attraction and is committed to providing a high quality service, while benefiting our local environment, wildlife and community. The Seabird Center is set in a stunning location overlooking the islands of the Firth of Forth and the white sandy beaches of North Berwick. Opportunities exist in teaching/educational programs, the Discovery Center, and Center events and exhibits.

  • Group for Population Studies and Education (GEEP) - Dakar | Senegal

    Interns at GEEP work to support youth reproductive health programming in secondary schools in Senegal. Interns may also be involved in computer instruction, translating or radio broadcast. Completion of second year French is required and knowledge of Wolof is helpful.

  • Cape Town Human Rights Internships - Cape Town | South Africa

    This internship site replaces the Cape Town Refugee Centre and includes the Refugee Centre as an option. Cape Town is home to a variety of non-profits and government organizations committed serving the causes of social justice and human rights. The Cape Town Human Rights Internship is an individualized placement where you are placed in an internship that best suits your professional interests and experience.

  • Child Family Health International (CFHI) South Africa: Pre-Med Rotations - Durban and Cape Town | South Africa

    Rotate through a variety of clinics, hospitals and other health care facilities in Durban and Cape Town. Observe the impact of HIV and other health challenges on the health care system and South African society in general.

  • Cabrini Ministries - St. Philip's Mission | Swaziland

    Assist the management of the Ministry and care and support of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS

  • Elimu Community Light (ECOLI) - Arusha | Tanzania

    ECOLI aims to build the capacity of communities, especially in Early Childhood Care and Development. Interns may have the opportunity to work in pre-primary education, teacher training, or non-profit management.

  • PROMETRA Uganda - Kampala | Uganda

    PROMETRA Uganda promotes traditional medical knowledge and practices for improved health. Interns are involved in research, advocacy and training.

  • The Chaslivtsi Orphanage - Chaslivtsi | Ukraine

    Teach English at all levels to students living at the Chaslivsti Orphanage located in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. Interns will work with special education students. They must have strong English grammar skills and some Ukrainian or Russian is helpful, but not required.

  • Holt International Vietnam - Hanoi, northern Vietnam | Vietnam

    The intern working with Holt-Vietnam will have a unique opportunity to work with well-established Holt office based in Hanoi, Vietnam. Holt-Vietnam is known for their effective case-management and high quality services for children and families. They collaborate closely with government partners and are well-respected in Vietnam. Help further develop their public relations materials and increase visibility and awareness of the Holt-Vietnam program while improving your understanding of non-profit administration and child welfare services at a this well respected international organization. English language internship. Stipend provided.