CWS Global Engagement Internships

Operation Asha – Wellesley in Cambodia

cwslibrary — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:09:31 +0000

Operation ASHA is a registered nonprofit based in Delhi, India, Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Chicago, IL. Its mission is to eradicate tuberculosis by bringing high quality treatment to the doorsteps of slum dwellers in India and Cambodia. Cambodia is one of 22 high-burden TB countries in the world and the disease is estimated to kill 13,000 Cambodians annually. This death rate is due to Cambodia’s unusually high HIV/TB co-infection. Further, an estimated 40% of TB patients are not being identified or brought in for treatment. Cambodia’s rural villages provided a new test for Operation ASHA’s model. Because of the low population density, community DOTS centers were not the most effective method of bringing TB treatment to Cambodia. In response, OpASHA started training mobile counselors, who could quickly travel from village to village on motorcycles.

Since January 2011, Operation ASHA has hired 11 mobile counselors to provide DOTS treatment and sputum collection. Currently we cover a population of .5 million in the Western Operational District of Phnom Penh. By 2012, we expect to reach 40 centers and approx. 1,000 patients.

Internship Description for 2012

All interns will begin their time with Operation ASHA by visiting treatment centers and viewing all aspects of the functioning of the organization. Based upon her strengths, interests, and qualification the intern will work with her supervisor on one or more of the following areas:

Organizational Development /Communications
• Improve Operation ASHA’s public visibility through various media outlets
• Maintain, update, and improve website
• Learn about organizational strategy for developmental health services
• Develop working knowledge of non-profit finance, including accounting and costing
• Complete office administrative tasks, including drafting and editing documents and grant proposals

Health Services Research
• Analyze health services data and develop current assessment and future trends
• Quantify quality control measures and develop useful reports of patient data (ie. Cost per patient, or the relationship between distance to nearest treatment center and the total number of patients)
• Research potential areas of expansion of health services, including having a diagnostic lab and treating MDR-TB

Medicine/Global Developmental Care
• Work alongside counselors and physicians in slum health centers
• Observe clinical treatment of patients with TB and other ailments
• Conduct detailed quality control checks and develop in-depth understanding of TB DOTS program

Other
• Research of funding and donors
• Assist the development office of Operation ASHA

Desired Qualifications
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Interest in public health and social justice
• Ability to work in challenging conditions
• Flexible
• Resourceful
• Mature
• Independent

Córdoba Acoge

cwslibrary — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:00:26 +0000

Córdoba Acoge is a pro-immigrant activist organization that offers many services to those arriving in the city of Córdoba in the south of Spain. These services range from language teaching to helping provide food, clothing and shelter. One of the areas of greatest focus is offering legal advice and services to immigrants (who must comply with a rather rigorous and confusing series of immigration laws).

Córdoba Acoge (which literally means, Córdoba “welcomes”) has worked with various universities (primarily from Spain) in offering internships that help students train in social services.

Internship Description for 2012
The position would include a significant degree of rotating of duties, from serving as receptionist for clients to assisting in the legal department in facilitating documents.

Please note: this internship is not connected to the Córdoba Program (PRESHCO) through Wellesley’s Spanish Department.

Desired Qualifications
Interest in immigration and social services, strong interpersonal skills, detail orientation. Advanced Spanish skills are fundamental.

Language Requirement: advanced spoken and written Spanish.

ACPACYS (Asociación Cordobesa de Parálisis Cerebral y Otras Afecciones Similares)

cwslibrary — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:35:40 +0000

Asociación cordobesa de parálisis cerebral y otras afecciones similares (ACPACYS) is an NGO in Córdoba, Spain, that offers many services to those affected by cerebral palsy. The larger portion of its clients are children. There is a residential unit of about 35 beds, but most clients are served mainly during the day. For children with cerebral palsy, movement can be easier in a swimming pool or while riding ponies. There are also various therapies that assist improve the lives of those affected. Please note: this internship is not connected to Wellesley College’s study abroad program in Córdoba, Spain (PRESHCO).

Internship Description for 2012
As an intern at ACPACYS, you would be expected to participate in various activities that could range from swimming with children to helping organize a special event for the organization. In the past, students have also assisted in a limited fashion with some physical therapy. Spanish skills are important.

Desired Qualifications
Experience, interest, and comfort in working with people with significant physical disabilities. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Intermediate or advanced-level Spanish important.

Language requirement: strong spoken and written Spanish.

Office of Councilmember Patricia Kernighan, Oakland City Council

cwslibrary — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:32:06 +0000

Oakland is a mid-size California city located on San Francisco Bay. With a population of about 400,000, Oakland is one of the most demographically diverse cities in the nation. Its elected legislative body is the City Council, which sets policy that guides the administrative departments of the City and adopts budgets to fund services provided to its residents, businesses and institutions.

The Council is comprised of seven members each of whom represents a separate geographic district, and one at-large member. Councilmember Patricia Kernighan represents District 2, which is the most demographically diverse of all the districts. Among its various neighborhoods is Chinatown, a large Vietnamese community and other Asian communities.

Councilmembers are supported by a small staff. Their main offices are located in City Hall in downtown Oakland.

Internship Description for 2012

A summer internship is available to a qualified undergraduate student to work approximately 37.5 hours per week under the supervision of the District 2 Chief of Staff. The internship will expose the intern to a wide variety of issues that characterize a Council office’s workload generally and District 2 in particular. Servicing constituents requesting information or assistance in navigating the bureaucracy is a substantial part of the work load of a Council office. Researching subject matter for possible legislation that the Councilmember may introduce is another major activity. Attending community meetings to address community issues involves significant time. The workload of an intern will vary depending on immediate demands on the Councilmember and her agenda.

The selected candidate will be both supervised and mentored by District 2 Chief of Staff Jennie Gerard ’66. Ms. Gerard has been working with Wellesley students interning in the Bay Area for the past 10 years.

Desired Qualifications

Candidates with an interest in elected office and in urban issues are particularly encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate will be flexible and willing to shift gears as necessary, and also be well organized and practical. Strong analytical, writing and computer skills are necessary. Ease in interacting with a wide range of constituents is essential.

No language requirement other than English.

Tokyo English Life Line (TELL)

doripel — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:13:05 +0000

Tokyo English Life Line (TELL) is an accredited non-profit organization that has been providing confidential support and western-style counseling to the international and Japanese community for almost 40 years. TELL provides three core services: the Life Line, TELL Counseling, and TELL Children and Families. The TELL Counseling Office Intern provides support primarily to TELL Counseling, TELL Children and Families, and various outreach programs associated with these programs.

TELL Counseling Center is the only professional counseling center in Japan staffed by licensed internationally trained professionals and accredited by the Samaritan Institute. TELL Counseling offers multi-lingual, confidential, face-to-face counseling, employee assistance programs, psychiatric evaluation and medication, professional workshops, and flexible fees depending on ability to pay.

TELL Children and Families provides a team-based approach by internationally trained licensed specialists and offers confidential assessments, counseling, and psychological testing that is multi-cultural and multi-lingual. Fees are flexible. TELL Children and Families Outreach programs include; Child Protection Services, Exceptional Parenting lecture series, School Life Line Awareness Program, Teen Suicide Awareness Program, and professional workshops for youth, parents, and educators.

TELL is located on Minami Aoyama, an 8 min. walk from Omotesando subway station.

Internship Description for 2012
Range of opportunities depending on intern’s abilities. The schedule is flexible.

Counseling Office

Assist with intake of clients seeking therapy
Receptionist for counseling office
Observe clinical staff meetings and case conferences
Learn about Grant writing
Develop Community Resources
Support outreach activities in child protections, exceptional parenting, and others

Life Line and Business Office

Gain experience and learn about the operations of a non-profit organization in the Japanese market through providing assistance with
Business office administration and fund raising activities
Life Line special projects, such as suicide awareness programs
Life Line training activities such as interviews and training material
The maintenance and development of TELL website
Community outreach programs such as school awareness visits

Desired Qualifications
Fluent English, both spoken and written. Spoken Japanese a plus.
Coursework in psychology, social work or related field. Experience working in a related field, either volunteer or paid, a plus.

No language requirement.

Organização das Mulheres de Cabo Verde (OMCV) – Anchor Point Internships (Praia, Cape Verde)

cwslibrary — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:52:11 +0000

The Organização das Mulheres de Cabo Verde (OMCV) was founded in 1981 and is the principal women’s organization in the country. It has offices in 19 of 22 districts of Cape Verde. The OMCV aims to promote the rights of women and their fuller participation in the democratic process of Cape Verde, to gain economic sustainability, and to educate themselves in health matters.

OMCV’s impact is felt at several levels as it provides many services in addition to information about and training in women’s rights, including: literary programs and activities which reinforce literacy; offers skills training (e.g. sewing, typing, basic computer skills, commercial baking); promotes family planning (targeted particularly at 15 to 19-year-olds); undertakes health education, including education about HIV/AIDS; gives loans to women for income-generating activities; runs work day care centers for 4 to 6 years olds; and provides information about environmental issues. OMCV has planned exchange visits to Brazil and Portugal to study methods of transforming and training women about their rights.

From 2000 to 2011, OMCV has provided more than 8,881 loans totaling 614,280 CVE , achieving a loan repayment rate of 99 percent. During the 12 months ending in October of 2001, OMCV collected $23,332 in interest and fees, against operating expenses of $22,555 — demonstrating steady progress toward operational sustainability. Its microcredit activities have also provided a credible platform to address its community development goals, such as literacy training, health promotion, and AIDS prevention counseling. The National Microcredit Steering Committee endorsed OMCV’s approach and the NGO has been actively engaged in legislative discussions about the role of civil society organizations in micro-credit
services.

Internship Description for 2012
Cape Verde is an archipelago composed of ten islands. It is only slightly larger than Rhode Island, and located 385 mi (500 km) west of Senegal. The intern will work with the staff in the Praia office. Praia is a city of approximately 100,000 inhabitants.
The OMCV runs several HIV/AIDS programs, including prevention and education, psychological support for families, work with community leaders. One intern will work in the HIV/AIDS prevention and education area.
The second intern will work on the microfinance area of OMCV. In 1999, with support from the African Development Foundation, OMCV created a new microfinance department, and with ACDI/VOCA assistance OMCV began to unlearn bad lending practices and adopt new procedures that will lead to sustainability. Previously, OMCV had disbursed loans to urban and rural women microentrepreneurs at very low rates of interest and with an unsustainable level of loan recovery.

Accommodations will be arranged by CWS for all Wellesley Internships in Africa. $1000 will be deducted from the stipend to subsidize housing costs.

Desired Qualifications

All majors encouraged to apply. Interests should ideally include one or more of the following: women’s health, education, development, microfinance, sustainability, social issues, peace and justice, human rights.

An ideal candidate should be flexible, motivated, open minded, detail oriented, organized and patient. She should be a self starter and should welcome new challenges, such as living and working simply.

Knowledge of Portuguese, Spanish or French required with a preference for Portuguese or Spanish.

Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR)

doripel — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:31:07 +0000

Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR) is a non-governmental, non-profit and non-partisan organization working to improve the human rights situation of the people in North Korea as well as those North Koreans who have fled their country for various reasons. It was founded among human rights activists, intellectuals, and North Korean defectors in 1996. NKHR has been dedicated to improving the dismal human rights situation in North Korea and helping the North Korean refugees in their plight by way of carrying out an international campaign in collaboration with individual human rights advocates, as well as NGOs worldwide. NKHR also assists North Korean defectors in South Korea with their resettlement into a new society. By protecting the human rights of North Koreans, NKHR hopes to uphold the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to contribute to the peaceful reunification and integration of North and South Koreas.

Internship Description for 2012
An internship with the NKHR will allow a student to participate in organizing international and domestic events related to the issue of human rights and North Korean refugees. Potential projects include working with NKHR staff and volunteers in assisting with the resettlement of North Korean defectors in South Korea, involvement in volunteer education and training, conducting research on refugees from the North Korea and updating archives, including NKHR quarterly journal and Web site. Other duties may include assisting the staff to organize international campaigns on related issues of human rights and refugees.

Desired Qualifications
Strong written and oral communication skills. All majors welcome, but background in Political Science, Economics, Sociology, or East Asian Studies is helpful. Interest in Human Rights issues. Knowledge of North-South Korea conflict. Knowledge of Korean (written and spoken).

The ideal intern is energetic, a self-starter, an independent worker, and willing to adapt.

Language requirement: knowledge of written and spoken Korean.

Hong Kong Civic Exchange

cwslibrary — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:10:02 +0000

Civic Exchange Civic Exchange is an independent, not-for-profit, public policy think-tank in Hong Kong established with the mission to: promote civic education, public awareness, and participation in governance by strengthening civic participation in public life; undertake research and development in economics, social and political policies and practices to help shape the breadth and depth of public policy debate; and integrating skills and experience across various disciplines, including academia, business, politics, finance, technology, and the not-for-profit sector.
Current projects include: political reform studies covering Hong Kong, China and Asia; governance, environmental and sustainable development research; energy, climate and corporate social responsibility; social development and gender issues; land policy, Hong Kong’s budget and green taxation.

Internship Description for 2012
The intern will undertake summer-long research project in an area of importance to the organization. She will be expected to write and present a research paper, with potential for publication. The intern will also have the opportunity to join conferences and participate in seminars.

Desired Qualifications
Students from all fields of study are encouraged to apply. Strong interest in public policy research is important. The ideal candidate is intellectually mature, works independently, and takes initiative. Chinese language skills are not required. Strong literacy/writing skills in English are required.

No language requirement.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)

tashabeg — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:15:21 +0000

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) was established on 1 April 1993 by merging the Office of the Exchange Fund with the Office of the Commissioner of Banking. Its main functions and responsibilities are governed by the Exchange Fund Ordinance and the Banking Ordinance.
Reporting to the Financial Secretary, the HKMA is responsible for maintaining monetary and banking stability. Its main policy objectives are: keeping the Hong Kong dollar stable, managing the Exchange Fund – Hong Kong’s official reserves – in a sound and effective w ay, promoting the safety of Hong Kong’s banking system, and developing Hong Kong’s financial infrastructure to enable money to flow smoothly, freely and without obstruction.

Internship Description for 2012
The intern will work in the Market Research Division of the Research Department.

The job has two main components. The first component is to assist in refining a database for monitoring monetary and financial stability in Asia Pacific. This involves finding the raw data, computing the indicators, and organizing them for the use of the regional Monetary and Financial Stability Committee of the EMEAP, an organization composed of eleven central banks in Asia Pacific. The second component involves providing research assistance to the economists in research projects on financial markets and financial stability.
The dates for this internship runs from June 15 to Aug 17, 2012.

Desired Qualifications
Economics is required. The ideal candidate should be self-motivated, and enjoy traveling and exploring Asia.
Language requirement: No Language Requirement

Vieques Conservation Historical Trust: Vieques, Puerto Rico

cwslibrary — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:00:25 +0000

The intern will work for the Vieques Conservation & Historical Trust (VCHT) to help promote and carry out its mission to develop a community actively involved in the protection of the environment. The Island of Vieques is home to one of the most abundant bioluminescent bays in the world as well as a local community actively involved in the preservation and management of its natural and cultural resources. The VCHT operates several educational and research programs that benefit the Vieques community, including programs to educate children and young people about the importance of natural resources.

Internship Description 2012

The intern’s projects may include but are not limited to the following:
• fieldwork with the Bio Bay Research Project
• snorkeling under the guidance of VCHT staff to collect marine specimens
• maintaining tanks for marine exhibits
• assisting with research projects
• leading children in group educational activities
• assisting with computer and photography projects
• maintaining and updating exhibition space

The ideal candidate will meet the following requirements:
• An interest in biology, marine life, and the environment
• Working knowledge of Spanish with a strong emphasis on oral skills
• A passion for and ability to connect with the community, and work with especially the children as a part of the educational outreach
• Ability to swim
• Physically able individual as lifting and paddling kayaks will be a routine occurrence

Note: the intern will live in CWS-designated housing and $1,000 will be deducted from her payment to cover the cost.