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

    Gain experience teaching children who are faced with extreme poverty and the reality of working to support their families at a Community Center called Asociación y Biblioteca Popular "Engranajes". Conduct workshops, teach, provide support and counseling in public health or micro-business development. Completion of 3rd year university Spanish required. Available March - December.

  • School for the Peasant and Aboriginal Community - Aguaray, Salta Province | Argentina

    Temporarily Suspended This school provides education to perhaps the most forgotten and marginalized group in Argentina: the natives of the north tip of the country, close to Bolivia. This position is ideal for students of Rural Development, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Development Studies, Indigenous People Studies, Latin American Studies, Education, horticulture/permaculture. Third year Spanish required. March - October is the best time of year.

  • Theatre for Social Inclusion - Villa Maria, Cordoba Province | Argentina

    Fulfill your dream of working in theater, designing sets, or directing a performance while forming deep relationships with and providing life changing opportunities to children passionate about the arts. Completion of third year university level Spanish required. March - December is the best time of year.

  • 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.

  • 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. 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.

  • Fundacion Educacion Popular en Salud (EPES) - Santiago | Chile

    EPES is a public health organization which trains local residents in Santiago, mostly women, about illness and health. This is a great opportunity for interns interested in public health, social work, women's studies and human rights. Strong Spanish skills required.

  • SEDEJ- NGO Development & Support - Santiago | Chile

    SEDEJ (Servicios para el Desarrollo de los Jóvenes) is a non-profit organization providing support services to high risk youth and low-income clients across the greater Santiago metropolitan area and environs. Great option for non-profit management and public administration/policy students. Interns can assist with fundraising projects, grant writing, or building a useful database and documentation center for further collection and dissemination of practical information, materials, and guidelines. Strong Spanish language skills a necessity.

  • SEDEJ-Children At Risk - Santiago | Chile

    SEDEJ (Servicios para el Desarrollo de los Jóvenes) is a non-profit organization providing support services to high risk youth and low-income clients across the greater Santiago metropolitan area and environs. The main projects include: youth counseling and service centers; micro-finance and small business development support; and women agricultural worker safety and education. Strong Spanish language skills a necessity. Great option for social work and psychology students.

  • 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.

  • Adoption Advocates International (AAI) - Addis Ababa | Ethiopia

    Adoption Advocates International helps arrange adoptions of orphan children to loving American parents. Intern activities include teaching English, customs and culture, facilitating arts and crafts activities, games, and health practices.

  • 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.

  • 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 little or no prior international experience.

  • 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

    New! 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. 3rd year Spanish required.

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

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

  • 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 of 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.

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

    Assist with projects on a rural farm and agricultural collective focused on education, sustainability, seeds, and maintaining the biodiversity in the Western Ghats and/or Goa.

  • Individualized Placements in Ireland - Dublin | Ireland

    Gain professional experience in a broad range of fields 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.

  • 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

    Plan, coordinate and execute fundraisers for cancer research.

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

    Plan events and develop publications for an English language telephone counseling service. Requires fluency in either English or Japanese and proficiency (conversational) in the other.

  • 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 is primarily focused on community-based solutions and livelihood generation.

  • 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.

  • 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. Strong Spanish communication skills required.

  • 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. Completion of 1st year university Spanish minimum.

  • MESE-Street Children Project - Morelia, Michoacan | Mexico

    Temporarily Suspended MESE is private Mexican non-profit social service organization currently working with nearly 300 destitute children and adolescents in Morelia. MESE provides various support and counseling services to help these children re-integrate into their families, communities and schools. Interns work with social workers in outreach and educational programs including social work and basic nutrition and hygiene education. Strong Spanish skills required.

  • 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.

  • Women’s Leadership Centre (WLC) - Windhoek | Namibia

    New site! The Women’s Leadership Centre is a feminist organization whose core activity is supporting women’s writing with the aim of developing feminist activism. Interns will be involved in leading workshops, organizing events, conducting research and fundraising.

  • 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 not-for-profits in Scotland's capital. Interns with the ACOSVO will aid in researching, planning and managing events for the chief officers of voluntary organizations. This is an outstanding opportunity for students of business, communications, PR, or any student with an interest in professional development and how charities interface with government.

  • 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

    Promote sustainable wildlife tourism and environmental education to visitors at a world class facility on the magnificent seacoast of the Firth of Forth, less than an hour from Scotland's capital city of Edinburgh. Interns work with the centre's mission to inform both children and adults of the importance of protecting Scotland's unique marine wildlife population, and conserving her environmental heritage.

  • 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 Refugee Centre (CTRC) - Cape Town | South Africa

    The Cape Town Refugee Centre seeks to improve the quality of life of the growing number of refugees and asylum seekers in the Western Cape of South Africa. The internship language is English, but knowledge of French or African languages may be helpful.

  • 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 - Mhlatuze | Swaziland

    Assist the Mission in management, care and support of children affected by HIV/AIDS, or agricultural programming.

  • Elimu Community Light (ECOLI) - Arusha | Tanzania

    New site! 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.

  • Holt International Children’s Services and Holt Sahathai Foundation (HSF) - Bangkok and Nakhon Si Thammarat | Thailand

    Help find adoptive homes for children with special needs throughout Thailand.

  • 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.