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ProWorld's development projects are community guided and volunteer driven. As the needs of our host communities change, our projects change with them. We are currently seeking interns to fill the following positions:
Migrant Rights and Services Intern - Oaxaca, Mexico
Audiology/Language Therapy Intern - Oaxaca, Mexico
Landscape Architecture Intern - Cape Coast, Ghana
Tourism Intern - Cape Coast, Ghana
Project and Research Intern - Cusco, Peru
Additional Cusco, Peru Internships: Graphic Designer, Professor or Teachers Assistant, or Psychologist (see below)
Community Development and Ecotourism Intern - Chiang Mai, Thailand
English Teaching Intern - Chiang Mai, Thailand
Outreach Intern - Chiang Mai, Thailand
To apply for a featured internship:
- Complete the application with as much information as possible.
- Under "Internship Project Preference" write the title of the internship you are interested in doing on the line provided for "or a development project of this type."
- Send the completed application along with a copy of your resume/CV to apply@myproworld.org.
- For more information on these or other project options, contact a program advisor at info@myproworld.org.
| Wanted: | Migrant Rights and Services Intern |
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| Organization: | Confidential | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Oaxaca, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration: | Minimum 1 month |
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| Duties: | ProMexico's partner organization is one of the only organizations in Oaxaca City that works with migrants from Central America passing through Oaxaca on their way "North" in search of a better life. Central Americans must migrate through Mexico to reach the US. They fall victim to many abuses on that journey, before even reaching the US/Mexican border. They are especially vulnerable when they are in transit through the southern part of Mexico in the states of Chiapas, Tabasco, Oaaca, and Veracruz. They are frequently stopped and depoted by Mexcan immigration agents or other Mexican authorities. Extortion and abuse by authorities is common. They are also preyed upon by thieves, gangs, and networks of organized criminals. 6 out of 10 migrants reported some type of abuse occurring in Chiapas or Oaxaca, Mexico. The abuse includes assault, extortion, rape, mutilation and kidnappings. This organization provides shelter and meals, as well as a safe place for the migrant's journey. They also include a mandatory orientation that covers the risks of being a migrant, their basic human rights, and their obligations. They also help local Oaxacan families try to find information on loved ones who have disappeared during their journey to the North. In addition, the organization is available to give workshops and lectures on migration and related topics. Intern duties could include, but are not limited to:
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| Education: | Interns must be proactive and FLEXIBLE, as the center never knows when or how many migrants will show up at any given time |
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| Language Requirements: | Advanced Spanish |
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| Wanted: | Audiology/Language Therapy Intern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organization: | Centro Oaxaqeno de Rehabilitacion de Audicion y Lenguaje (CORAL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Oaxaca, Mexico |
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| Duration: | Minimum 1 month | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duties: | CORAL is an organization which works mainly with deaf children and their audio rehabilitation. Duties may include: conducting early detection exams in rural, indigenous communities, seeing up to 60 children per community; assist with audio rehabilitation in the Oaxaca City office; educate parents of the children through informative workshops focused on general facts about deafness, nutrition, and improving functionality of their deaf children in society; conduct research on the impact of family incomes, nutrition, local stigmas, general living conditions, etc.; draft papers and articles on research for local publication; contibute to the development of the organization's website and grant writing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education: | Background in psychology, language therapy, special education, audiology, or a similar background perferred |
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| Language Requirements: | Minimum of intermmediate level of Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wanted: | Landscape Architecture Intern |
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| Organization: | Batik Community |
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| Location: | Cape Coast, Ghana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration: | Minimum 1 month |
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| Duties: | This group of women have recently began batik-making workshops for tourists. A Landscape Architecture Intern would assist in the development of a 2-acre botanical garden with walkways that feature local plants which the women use to make the natural dyes for their workshops. |
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| Education: | Background in lanscape architecture, urban planning or horticulture preferred |
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| Language Requirements: | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wanted: | Tourism Intern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organization: | Mesomagor Community |
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| Location: | Cape Coast, Ghana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration: | Minimum 1 month |
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| Duties: | The community of Masomonger, which sits on the edge of Kakum National Park and is home to a unique bamboo orchestra, is looking for interns to assist their community-based income-generating projects. Groups of tourists visit this small rural village to see the orchestra perform and to take guided walks into Kakum National Park. Tourists also have the option to spend the night in a tree house within the rain forest. Interns will assist in the area of marketing; further develop demonstrations and tours which feature traditional forms of subsistence and living such as the weaving of kente cloth and visits to local farms. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education: | Background in tourism and/or marketing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language Requirements: | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wanted: | Project and Research Intern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organization: | Innovations for Poverty Action |
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| Location: | Cusco |
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| Duration: | Minimum 2 months, preferably longer |
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| Duties: | Participating in an on-going project: Most of IPA's projects are medium to large scale field experiments, usually randomized. Interns would work closely with a Project Associate and the Principal Investigators of a project, and help with on-going project tasks such as designing and piloting surveys coordinating data collection efforts on the ground, helping with project implementation, etc. Conduct exploratory qualitative work: While doing field work, researchers often observe puzzling facts or behaviors, and wish to document those observations in more depth. The role of interns would be to conduct open-ended interviews with households and communities to document such observations and help develop new research ideas and designs. Help with IPA dissemination strategy: One of IPA's missions is to disseminate its results actively to practitioners and policy makers. Academic papers are not enough to communicate results in an effective way. Interns would help write policy pieces and innovative reading material targeted at practitioners. |
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| Education: | Background in field-based research helpful, but not required; strong computer skills required - experience with excel, programming or database/statistical software helpful. This position requires a significant time commitment, language ability and skill level. Resumes/CVs required at time of application in order to be considered for this position. |
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| Wanted: | Intern Graphic Design | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organization: | Casa Acogida Manta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Cusco, Peru |
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| Duration: | 3 months or longer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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· Work directly with the co-director of Mantay to develop new marketing materials and brainstorm on other aspects of graphic design to improve the sales of Mantay’s products to generate more revenue for adolescent mothers. · Market Mantay and Trinidad Enriquez products (an association of social projects) via the improvement of signage at their store in the Cusco Plaza and via other mediums (magazines, web pages, etc) · Web page designs – update the webpage; develop a space for online sales, etc. · Design new products in leather to complement Mantay’s line of leather bags, small purses, key chains, etc. |
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| Education: | Experience in graphic design and work with social projects. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language Requirements: | Advanced Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wanted: | Intern Psychologist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organization: | Yanapanakusun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Cusco, Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration: | 3 months or longer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Work directly with both house maids and employees of Yanapanakusun to develop capacity building workshops on specific themes of interest to young girls and problems that they may face including rape, living away from home, abuse, etc. Develop training materials that can be used with future employees. |
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| Education: | Experience working with teenage girls and as a psychologist. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language Requirements: | Advanced Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wanted: | Intern Professor or Teacher's Assistant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organization: | Yanapanakusun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Cusco, Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration: | 3 months or longer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Work directly with teachers at the Yanapanakusun Education Center (school for working children) to develop capacity building workshops to improve the level of education. Develop training materials that can be used with future employees, design additional lesson plans to assist the children. Offer support the teacher in her lesson planning and management of the classroom. |
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| Education: | Teaching experience working with children who have experienced sexual and verbal abuse. |
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| Language Requirements: | Advanced Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wanted: | Community Development and Ecotourism Intern |
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| Organization: | Thai Elephant Home and Kut Chang Ecotourism Group |
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| Location: | Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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| Duration: | Minimum 1 month |
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| Duties: | Develop improved outreach and marketing for these groups to enable them to improve their outreach and services. Work with the groups to enable them to more efficiently protect the local culture and environment. |
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| Education: | Experience with community development and sustainable business or marketing practices helpful |
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| Language Requirements: | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wanted: | English Teaching Intern |
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| Organization: | Confidential - interns will be working with Burmese refugees and other migrant groups in Thailand |
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| Location: | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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| Duration: | Minimum 1 month |
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| Duties: | Teach ESL and computer literacy classes; develop curriculum for classes |
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| Education: | Teaching experience preferred |
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| Language Requirements: | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wanted: | Outreach Intern |
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| Organization: | Foundation for Older Persons Development (FOPDEV) |
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| Location: | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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| Duration: | Minimum 1 month |
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| Duties: | Assist with home visits, research and project report development, assist with fundraising efforts |
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| Education: | Interest in working with the elderly |
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| Language Requirements: | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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