Aga Khan Educational Service – Wellesley in Africa – Kampala, Uganda November 10, 2008
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Aga Khan Education Services (AKES ) provides education to some 55,000 students in 12 countries throughout Eastern Africa and South and Central Asia and has done so for more than a century. As a part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), AKES with Aga Khan Health Services provides social services equally for people of all faiths in urban and rural regions of the developing world. The AKDN also comprises institutions devoted to culture and architecture, rural support programs, and tourism and financial services (for more information, see www.akdn.org). In some parts of the world, Aga Khan schools provide the only access to formal schooling for girls and young women.
Aga Khan Education Services has operated schools in Uganda since 1957. After a period of nationalization by the Ugandan Government in the 1970s, the schools re-opened in the mid 1990s. They have welcomed interns from Wellesley since 2004. The schools offer students the Uganda National Curriculum, the International General Certificate in Secondary Education (IGCSE) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma.
Internship Description:
Interns live in the capital, Kampala, and work as apprentice teachers in any one of four schools: either of the two Aga Khan Nursery Schools, the Primary School, and the Secondary School. In addition, interns will spend part of each week working with faculty and staff on specific faculty/staff development and enrichment projects. Interns live in independent apartments near the school grounds, which are located in downtown Kampala on Colonnel Muammar Gaddaffi road (formerly Makerere Road, very near to the world-renowned Makerere University. Kampala is a leafy, bustling capital city that straddles seven hills. Taxis are abundant, but many commuters rely on boda-boda’s – the 1-passenger motorbikes that weave in and out of traffic. Most residents of the city speak English as well as Luganda and/or Kiswahili. Interns in the past have had a chance for travel outside the city to visit the shores of nearby Lake Victoria, or sample one of the national game parks.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Current Sophomores and Juniors Africana Studies and Computer Science majors are encouraged to apply. Strong Academic background Demonstrated interest in Education and/or working with children Demonstrated interest in Africa |
Personality: Open-minded Mature Independent Flexible (able to survive the occasional cool shower or power outage which may affect the TV or the internet) |
