Internships
Amnesty International’s CONFLICT MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE GROUP (CMAG) is seeking to appoint an external member (Volunteer Position)
Amnesty International’s CONFLICT MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE GROUP (CMAG) is seeking to appoint an external member
Amnesty International’s (AI) mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of human rights. Founded in 1961, now with over 3.2 million members, supporters and donors in over 150 countries and offices in over 80 countries.
The CMAG is an internal Amnesty International volunteer body, appointed by the global Board of Amnesty International, the International Executive Committee (IEC). The CMAG supplements conflict management resources within Amnesty International by providing space for impartial listening, information resource sharing and options to Amnesty International leaders facing conflict. The CMAG also advises and supports the international movement on conflict management and resolution by promoting the adoption and application of policies, standards and good practices. The working language of the CMAG is English.
Closing date for expressions of interest is 20 February 2012.
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Amnesty International's CONFLICT MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE GROUP (CMAG) is seeking to appoint an external member (Volunteer Position)
Amnesty International’s CONFLICT MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE GROUP (CMAG) is seeking to appoint an external member
Amnesty International’s (AI) mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of human rights. Founded in 1961, now with over 3.2 million members, supporters and donors in over 150 countries and offices in over 80 countries.
The CMAG is an internal Amnesty International volunteer body, appointed by the global Board of Amnesty International, the International Executive Committee (IEC). The CMAG supplements conflict management resources within Amnesty International by providing space for impartial listening, information resource sharing and options to Amnesty International leaders facing conflict. The CMAG also advises and supports the international movement on conflict management and resolution by promoting the adoption and application of policies, standards and good practices. The working language of the CMAG is English.
Closing date for expressions of interest is 20 February 2012.
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ISPU
ISPU is an independent, nonpartisan think tank and research organization committed to conducting objective, empirical research and offering expert policy analysis on some of the most pressing issues facing the United States, especially those related to Muslims here and aboard. They are currently seeking an Outreach and Research Intern to help support ISPU's policy and research efforts and expand its visibility among policymakers.
ISPU scholars, such as Hassan Abbas, Fawaz Gerges, and others provide regular content and analysis to ISPU. They partner regularly with other leading think tanks such as the US Institute of Peace and the Center for American Progress. Today, ISPU is recognized for its publications and is regularly cited in major media outlets.
This is an unpaid, part time or full time internship. They will support requirements for academic credit. There is a stipend available if the intern is required to travel for ISPU meetings or events.
Specific responsibilities include:
Assist with event planning and logistics for policy related events in Washington, DC.
Qualifications
To Apply:
Please send your resume, cover letter, and a short (3 page) writing sample to sbizri@ispu.org. No phone calls, please.
Alta Gracia Union-Made Living-Wage Apparel Seeks Community Organizer/Community Education Lead
Fall Semester
Flexible hours and remote work negotiable
Credit and limited compensation opportunities available.
Be a part of a historic breakthrough in workers’ rights in the apparel industry! Alta Gracia apparel (www.altagraciaapparel.com) brings union-made living-wage tees and hoodies from the Dominican Republic to over 400 university bookstores nation-wide! http://usas.org/our-campaigns/sweat-free-campus/alta-gracia/ Alta Gracia needs self-driven students who are jazzed about workers' rights, well-connected to the campus community, and interested in building their ability to do press work and community organizing. Work involves media outreach with campus and local media sources, developing educational materials, collaborating with community groups, event planning, supporting local businesses, and all-in-all being an awesome organizer. Gain invaluable experience working with leading progressive communications firm Fenton Communications (www.fenton.com). The fruit of over a decade of organizing of unionists in the Dominican Republic and on college campuses with United Students Against Sweatshops (www.usas.org), Alta Gracia is the first collegiate apparel company to publicly embrace a factory union and open its doors to monitoring by labor rights watchdog Workers Rights Consortium (www.workersrights.org) to guarantee safe and healthy working conditions. Alta Gracia is making history by paying a “living wage”. Based on a WRC conducted cost of living study and set at about three and a half times the Dominican minimum wage, the impact this has had on development in Villa Altagracia is tremendous. Nutrition has improved, new businesses have opened across from the factory, and Alta Gracia workers are going back to school on the weekend to continue where poverty had forced them to abandon studies. All this because of t-shirts! Check out this New York Times article http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/18/business/global/18shirt.html or this video made by USAS for more background http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0miMILKtcoI.
They need your energy and creative input! Help them shape the movement!
This internship is highly relevant to students interested in community organizing, communications, social media, marketing, human rights, women's studies, and history of the anti-sweatshop movement. This internship works best for “self-starters” as there is room for interns to direct the focus of their internship if there is a field interns would like to center work on.
Credit can usually be arranged with planning. Though unpaid, they do not want money to be a barrier – limited opportunities exist for students to be paid in relation to this internship so please discuss with them.
They have a very flexible schedule. Remote work can be arranged. Ready to build your resume and help transform the global apparel industry? E-mail a statement of interest and two references to Rachel Taber, Alta Gracia Organizer, at taberrachel@gmail.com, or call 202.297.0971 for more information.
In an e-mail with “internship” in the subject line, please tell them in a casual statement the top 3 reasons you are drawn to Alta Gracia, the top 3 assets you feel you could offer the project as creative inputs, and 3 brainstorm-stage ideas you have for expanding the Alta Gracia network in your community.
US Department of State Student INternship, Fellowship and Paid Programs for Grad and Undergrad Students (US Citizens Only)
Are you a undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate student who wants the chance to impact the world? The U.S. Department of State offers a number life-changing internships, fellowships and programs in Washington, D.C. and abroad.
GRADUATE/POST-GRADUATE
Are you a graduate and post-graduate student who wants the chance to impact the world? The U.S. Department of State offers a number life-changing internships, fellowships and programs in Washington, D.C. and abroad.
Plus, many programs even offer a salary and benefits. Find out which program is right for you
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Opportunities for the Next Generation of Latino Leaders in the US
For a full listing and description of programs, please visit: http://www.chci.org/education_center/page/for-students
Congressional Internship Program - Every summer, 30 promising Latino undergraduates from across the country are selected for an eight-week program in the nation's capital. While in DC, interns work in the offices of U.S. representatives. Interns benefit from the leadership development curriculum's emphasis on work experience, community service, and learning. For more information, please visit our Congressional Internship page.
Public Policy Fellowship Program - Every year, this nine-month Fellowship Program (late August to late May) offers 20 talented Latinos from across the country the opportunity to gain hands-on experience at the national level in the public policy area of their choice. Fellows have the opportunity to work in such areas as economic development, urban planning, education policy, housing, and government. For more information, please visit our Public Policy Fellowship page.
Graduate & Young Professional Fellowship Program - During this nine-month program, Latino college graduates and young professionals are provided unparalleled exposure to national leaders, work experience and leadership development in the public policy areas of health, housing, international affairs, law, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). For more information, please visit the Graduate & Young Professional Fellowship Program page.
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Amnesty International
Looking for a few strong, professional (and fun) human rights interns! If you think you fit the description, then apply now for an internship at Amnesty International USA.
Offer several internships per semester, both in main offices in New York and DC, as well as regional offices in Chicago, Atlanta, and San Francisco.
About the internship:
Internships are granted for periods of 12 - 16 weeks on average and all of our internships are unpaid. However, interns will reeive a small stipend for incidental or other expenses, when applicable. The internship program offers flexible hours to accommodate class and work schedules.
Washington DC Internship, International Development Development Transformations
Internship - International Development
Development Transformations (DT) seeks an intern to assist with program assistant duties related to its international governance, civil society, and stabilization programming. The position is based at our Washington, DC office in Dupont Circle.
Responsibilities include: preparing and writing expense forms, drafting project proposals and concept papers, drafting reports, drafting program budgets, and other administrative tasks.
Company Background
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Internship Description - Peace Corps - Office of Overseas Programming and Training Support (OPATS) & American University - International Training and Education Program (ITEP)
The Peace Corps is currently in the process of developing standardized training materials to better prepare Volunteers for their service. The agency is interested in collaborating with ITEP because there are a number of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) in the program, and the program includes coursework in training design and evaluation. This is an excellent opportunity for ITEP students to work with Peace Corps training specialists to design and develop training materials that will be used worldwide. ITEP alumni and faculty are connected to this project.
The specialists in Peace Corps’ Office of Overseas Programming and Training Support (OPATS) are developing Volunteer training packages. Training packages will draw on best practices from the field and current evidence-based findings in order to standardize and improve the quality of training. Peace Corps overseas posts will still be responsible for “contextualizing” these training packages to their host country.
OPATS is looking for graduate interns who can commit between 8 and 16 hours per week for 3 to 6 months to work on various training packages. Internships could begin as early as January 2012. OPATS seeks to develop internship projects that will result in a mutually beneficial relationship.
Specific tasks involved in training package development might include:
Some of this work can be done off site and outside regular work hours, but interns are requested to work part of one day each week in the office with the Peace Corps team. Collaborative pairings can also be formed to complete the work. This can also be used as a capstone project, with faculty consultation and approval, and similarly, qualify for the individual or group training assignment for EDU642 (Training Design). This will be a great opportunity for personal learning and professional networking.
To apply for this internship opportunity, please send a cover letter and resume to: Tom Lent, tom.lent@gmail.com. In the cover letter, please be sure to include your time availability.
Being a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) is an advantage since the modules are based on the PCV experience. Returned Peace Corps Volunteers are encouraged to apply, but non-RPCVs are also welcome to apply.
Recruiting for Volunteer positions and Internships
WiWZ is currently recruiting for several internship and volunteer positions for the Spring 2012.
Women in War Zones is a grassroots humanitarian organization working in the protection of women's health and human rights in areas of conflict around the world. Our Wamu Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo provides literacy, therapy and economic opportunity to women who have survived gender based violence as a result of the conflict there.
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Search for Common Ground, Unpaid, Communications internship for Spring 2012, Washington, DC
Search for Common Ground’s Communications Department is seeking an intern for Winter/Spring 2012 The Communications Intern will assist in the design and implementation of many projects, including preliminary research for the Common Ground Awards, and contributing to and maintaining Search for Common Ground’s social media.
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Salam Institute for Peace and Justice Spring, Summer and Fall Internships
ABOUT US:
Salam Institute for Peace and Justice is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering research, dialogue, tolerance and understanding between peoples of deeply divided societies, particularly between Muslim and non-Muslim communities. Through its research, educational trainings and practice on issues related to conflict resolution, nonviolence, human rights and development, Salam Institute for Peace and Justice plays a key role in helping communities to bridge sensitive cultural, historical and religious divides and to find innovative ways to form and build on consensus. The Institute has extensive experience conducting educational trainings, hosting international conferences, publishing dynamic manuals, guides and reports and directing innovative projects focused on interfaith and intercultural dialogue, peacebuilding, conflict resolution, sustainable development, conflict resolution and community development in predominantly Muslim countries.
Project Example:
One of the recent initiatives that Salam Institute is involved in is the USAID supported Peace through Development and Expanded Regional Stability (PEDERS) project which aims to improve youth engagement, widen access to credible information sources, and improve local and community governance in the Sahel region of Africa over the next five years. Salam Institute works with PEDERS and local organizations in Chad, Niger and Burkina Faso to support the modernization of Quranic schools and the training of religious leaders. Additionally, Salam Institute will develop a series of trainings to introduce civic education through certification institutions in Chad, initiate a pilot project to convene a rapid response clergy council in Chad, and introduce interfaith and intrafaith programs in Niger and Burkina Faso. Added to this, as a regional project design, the Salam Institute is initiating and managing an Islamic Peacebuilding Network that will be utilized by local organizations in the Sahel region.
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Call for Applications: Muslim Public Service Network Interns
Social Media Intern
Location: Washington, DC– with the flexibility of telecommuting
Job Family: Communications
Full/Part Time: Part-time ( Volunteer position, Unpaid)
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