International Development Internship with Grassroots Organizations

• Type: Volunteer / Intern
• Location: Worldwide
• Organisation: Foundation for Sustainable Development
  The Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) provides hands-on, service-learning internships for those looking to gain international development experience and make a genuine impact on a local community. Through a strong collaboration with the local community and NGOs, interns acquire skills in international development, project design and implementation, grant-writing, and foreign language, while simultaneously contributing to projects that are vital to the growth of the community. What makes FSD unique is that it strives to empower participants with a sustainable approach to their project work that recognizes the long-term impact and viability of their efforts.
• Closing Date: 31-Aug-2006
• Description:
  Please see the website for details on: The Long-Term Internship; The Custom Internship Program; The Summer Internship Program; The Pro Corps Program (for professionals); The Short-Term Volunteer Program. FSD's mission is to maximize participants' learning experiences along with the impact they achieve with the host organizations. Prices depend on programs and countries. This is accomplished through our highly adaptable programs which involve: Total Immersion; Support; Organization Selection; Individual Project Implementation; Grant Writing Experience; Career Development and Language Training; Peer Development; Scholarships.
• Applicant Requirements:
  Interns are passionate about sharing their practical knowledge, heart-felt enthusiasm, and economic resources with communities abroad that suffer unnecessary hardship. They wish to gain hands-on, grassroots development experience because they believe change is most powerfully cultivated on a community level. The aim is to experientially learn how their work can empower the community toward applying sustainable development solutions, rather than increasing reliance on foreign aid. Participants choose FSD because the program structure enables them to design and implement their own sustainable projects in collaboration with their host organization. They are able to test their ideas and theories in the most direct way possible, giving them the experience and knowledge they seek. The flexibility of the host organizations allows for participants at all stages and levels of experience in international development to participate, thus opening the programs to a diverse group of capable applicants.
• Application instructions:
  Please visit our website to download an application: www.fsdinternational.org.
• Contact Person: Alex Michel info@fsdinternational.org
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