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Working in Developing Countries
Michael Kevane, has put together a
nice webpage of working in Africa and beyond. The address
is:
http://lsb.scu.edu/~mkevane/afristud.htm
UN websites (e.g. UNDP, Unicef, etc.) have many (non-paid)
internships. While I worked at the UNDP, we didn't explicitly
'hire' interns, but always seemed to have college students
around doing what I called 'glorified secretarialships'
(i.e. xeroxing, typing, fetching printouts, etc.). Other
than that, you might also consider looking at the Development
Gateway.
The University of Minnesota has a program called Minnesota
Studies in International Development (MSID). MSID includes
a classroom component and an internship component. It
is open to UM or non-UM students. MSID operates in the
following countries:
Ecuador
http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/AMERICAS/msid_ecuador.html>http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/AMERICAS/msid_ecuador.html
Ghana
http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/AFRICA/msid_ghana.html>http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/AFRICA/msid_ghana.html
India
http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/ASIA/msid_india.html>http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/ASIA/msid_india.html
Kenya
http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/AFRICA/msid_kenya.html>http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/AFRICA/msid_kenya.html
Senegal
http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/AFRICA/msid_senegal.html>http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/AFRICA/msid_senegal.html
There is a faq at:
http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/faqs/msidFAQ.html>http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/faqs/msidFAQ.html
Devjobs.net and Oneworld.net both run sections for
employment that include internships.
Some of the best programs I know are through the School
for International Training (SIT) based in Vermont.
The Institute for Food and Development Policy, aka Food
First, is a nonprofit peoples think tank and education-for-action
center based in Berkeley, CA. It is an important bridge
between scholars and social movements, especially of
small-scale farmers and foresters, working for survival
and global justice. Food First has helped to facilitate
North-South linkages and alternative forums at events
such as WTO Cancun. It just published the terrific new
book by geographer Wendy Wolford and Angus Wright, To
Inherit the Earth, about Brazil's MST (landless workers
movement).
Food First publishes shorter books, popular Backgrounders,
and longer policy analyses, as well as a handy book
on Alteratives to the Peace Corps. It organizes educational
tours and public hearings, brings speakers from social
movements in the global South to North America, and
has links to farmers' organizations and human rights
groups in the US, too.
Food First needs capable people, especially grad students
and especially those trained by CAPE members, to help
with all of these activities. Food First can rarely
pay interns, but many people find part-time jobs in
the SF Bay Area just to be able to volunteer with Food
First. http://www.foodfirst.org/
Paul Robbins
Associate Professor
Department of Geography
1100 Derby Hall
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210
ph: 614-292-6001
fx: 614-292-6213
robbins.30@osu.edu
http://whopper.sbs.ohio-state.edu/faculty/robbins/page.htm
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