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Africa/Brazil Summer Internships
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Public-Access Computer Systems For)
Fri Jan 17 21:47:45 1997
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 17:30:28 -0600 (CST)
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To: (PlzPOST: AFRICA/BRAZIL Jobs/Interning/Volunteering)
From: University Services-Internships & Careers <USIC@hotmail.com>
Subject: AFRICA/BRAZIL Summer ProjDIRs/Interns (deadline-nonprofits)
ANNOUNCEMENT
The following concerns summer internships, jobs and volunteer
opportunities that may be of interest to students, faculty and staff.
Multi-Disciplinary Projects: Info Technology / Economic Development
Anthropology / History & Culture / Medicine / Public Health
Education / Rural Sociology / Conservation & Environment
Rainforestry / Computer Literacy / Distance Learning
1. AfriCare
2. Operation Crossroads: Global Volunteers/Interns/Project
Directors - ONLINE applications now available for
Proj DIRs & Interns [Africa/Brazil]
Academic Credit
*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. OPERATION CROSSROADS: Global Volunteers/Interns/Project Directors -
Crossroads offers an opportunity to do summer work and participate in
multi-disciplinary grassroots projects that Africans and Brazilians
in rural & urban communities deem valuable. 20 - 25 projects are
planned; the need is for 200 - 250 volunteers/interns and 20 - 25
Project Directors.
Crossroads recently announced that ONLINE applications are available for
Project Directors/Leaders (26 yrs and over with experience) & for
Volunteers/Interns (17 yrs/college age & 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 10027
212-870-2106
Or, to receive the brochure, application and other info by E-Mail,
send your request to <BOTH>:
1- "Applications/Info Update" <Technology_Transfer@Juno.Com>,
2- "Brochure/New Programs" <oca@igc.apc.org>
..and in the Subject Field, put either of the following:
"SEND LEADER/ProjDIRECTOR's Packet"
or
"SEND VOLUNTEER/INTERN's Packet"
Please include your street address in case our equipment malfunctions
Crossroads helps Volunteers/Interns raise funds needed for the
summer; EARLY application is a MUST
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 Dev.
African/Brazilian Language Study. Youth Programs. Recreation.
Traditional Religion. Dance. RURAL SOCIOLOGY
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Also, public health programs addressing Female Circumcision/Genital
Mutilation [FGM] carried out with sensitivity for local customs/practices
C O U N T R I E S: Botswana, The Gambia, Ghana, Eritrea, Ivory Coast,
Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Namibia,
Guinea Bissau, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Benin
and Brazil (in South America)
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Operation Crossroads is a non-profit 501(3)(C) organization.
"Good ideas without action don't accomplish much"
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The AERA LIST is for announcements to the educ. research community
(jobs, conferences, publications, relocation of AERA members, etc.)
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Hegener Telcom Article / Future of the Internet in Africa
To receive [by attached file only] Michiel Hegener's article on
African Telecommunications Development: the Internet and E-mail (which
offers an interesting telcom update), please send your E-Mail
request with "SEND Hegener Article" in the Subject Field, to:
"Hegener Article"<Information_Technology@Juno.Com>
_______________________
Thank you.
University Services-Internships & Careers
E-Mail <USIC@hotmail.com>
