Internships Details

About the Organization

Elimu Community Light, or ECOLI, is a Tanzanian-run NGO in the Arusha region of Tanzania. The mission of ECOLI is to enable, empower and enhance the capacity of marginalized groups by linking them with development opportunities and the social components necessary to alleviate the pernicious effects of poverty. ECOLI runs three preprimary centers, holds a teachers training course, and stays active within the community. Preprimary education is very important to ECOLI as they see students as the future of Tanzania. The Tanzanian education system is very different in comparison to America and interns will have the opportunity to work to understand the challenges many students and schools face.

Visit their website at http://www.ecoli-tz.org

Job Description

Internship duties vary based on intern’s skills and interests and ECOLI’s needs.

The ECOLI intern is included in all aspects of the NGO's sustainability. An intern will be able to teach in the classroom, attend community events, and work on fundraising and marketing. Currently, ECOLI is lacking expertise in fundraising and marketing techniques, and so an intern may be asked to focus a portion of their time in this area to develop marketing and fundraising techniques.

The following are additional responsibilities and duties of an ECOLI intern:

• Learn how ECOLI is managing the organization and building its capacity to effectively serve the community.
• Study the organization's background, how it implements its programs, and its plans, strategies and budgets
• Learn about ECOLI's programs and how it is trying to improve education for vulnerable groups in Tanzania
• Help in operations of the ECOLICU (the early childhood care and development (ECDD) program, the teacher training program, and the Integrated Community based ECCD program (ICB)
• Undertake English club with students at Meru primary school.
• Assist ECOLI with program documentation, brochure design, strategic planning, donor research and writing proposals
• Communicate with likeminded colleagues and institutions for ECOLI's benefit
• Development (linking and advertising organization programs as well as establishing fundraising campaign)
• Visiting other organizations to study how ECOLI cooperate to fulfill its mission
• Write and submit a report or observation paper on the internship to his/her supervisor at the end of the internship

# of Positions per term

1-2

Start Dates

Any term

Duration of Internship

12 weeks to six months

Qualifications

Academic Background

Students who wish to work with ECOLI should have course work in social work, education, international studies, non-profit management/ grant writing, business or similar fields.

Skills/Experience

Experience working with children, youth and/or women from disadvantaged backgrounds. Knowledge of early childhood development and education. Program management, grant writing, advocacy experience and experience with group facilitation are also desired.

Language Ability

English is sufficient for this internship but some experience in Swahili is helpful.

Other Requirements

Internship Costs

Total costs vary depending on how long you plan to be abroad, where you will be living, your personal spending habits, and current exchange rates. The following estimates will give you a ballpark figure for this internship. Get help with the math from our handy Cost Calculator.
ALL ESTIMATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

IE₃ Program Fee

For spring term 2012, the program fee for the first term of any internship is $2950 - $3150. The expected program fee beginning summer term 2012 is $3450 for the first term. You do not pay tuition in addition to the program fee. Visit your University's IE₃ page for details, costs for additional terms, and campus administrative fees.

Estimated One-Time Expenses

Expense Type	Price
Host Site Fees	And additional fee of $1900 ($3500 for two terms) applies to this site and includes accommodation in Arusha, local airport transfers and on-site orientation, and ongoing support in Tanzania.
International Travel	$1,800
Visa Fees	$220
Recommended Immunizations	$440

*See Additional Cost Information below.

Estimated Monthly Expenses

Expense Type	Price/month
Housing	Included in host site fee
Food	$200
Local Transportation	$75
Recreation	$100
Personal Expenses	$50

Compensation

None

Additional Information

This internship is provided in collaboration with Visions in Action. VIA helps facilitate placement and provides IE3 interns with housing, local support and orientation in Tanzania.

More information about ECOLI can be found at www.ecolicu-tz.org and www.angonet-tz.org/members/ecoli.

Any professional development literature or materials the intern could bring would be appreciated by ECOLI and assist the intern in their capacity building work.