Physical Therapy
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Human Rights
Human Rights
The field of human rights covers a wide range of issues: civil rights, women's rights, immigrant rights, indigenous people's rights, economic inequality, health care, and more. Frankly, it is difficult to create a list, so please contact us if you have questions about these or other fields that interest you. Inquire
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Argentina
Internships in Argentina provide a great opportunity to get involved with organizations promoting legal aid, refugee support, democratic processes, women’s empowerment, citizen participation, and human rights. Read more
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Cambodia
Women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, economic independence and microfinance… These are some of the areas available to you as an intern or volunteer in Cambodia. Read more
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Costa Rica
Help low income and vulnerable women overcome obstacles by giving them tools by teaching women income generating skills, basic finance, assisting in educational workshops, providing emotional support. Read more
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Guatemala
Microfinance programs you might help manage micro-credits and oversee development of business plans. In women’s empowerment, get involved with financial literacy, entrepreneurship, family planning, self-esteem, and rights of indigenous communities. Read more
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India
In Jaipur or Dharamsala work with programs promoting financial independence, women's rights/empowerment, teach basic life skills and more. Read more
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Mexico
In the amazing Yucatan region, we offer women’s empowerment, economic development for indigenous communities and support for at-risk youth. Read more
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Nepal
Based in Kathmandu, we work with a number of rights programs: reproductive rights, victims of trafficking, marginalized women, Dalits and widows rights. Read more
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New Zealand
This is a flourishing field in New Zealand, and an exciting place to intern. You might be working with a law practice focused on human rights/civil rights, or perhaps with a center for human rights that reports to the U.N. Read more
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Philippines
There are some amazing human rights programs in the Philippines: a women’s shelter, a shelter for abused girls, at-risk youth, nutrition (yes, that’s a human right!) Read more
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South Africa
In and around stunning Cape Town, projects in refugees support, capacity building for women, financial literacy, at-risk youth, public health, legal aid and more. Read more
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Spain
Valencia is an under appreciated gem in Spain, and we have great opportunities in immigrant, refugee, migrant and Roma support services, public health, education, women’s rights, and legal aid. Read more
We Love Kenya!
Kenya
Kenya is truly the jewel of Africa, and Nakuru is a town that you may never want to leave!
Here are experiences of some of our participants:
Photojournals
Alexandra's Journal
Kaitlyn's Journal
Kirsten's Journal
Director's Journal
And here is a blog post from Katie, who volunteered at a school for the deaf
The Ngala School for the Deaf is divided into two halves, primary and secondary. I was teaching in the secondary side. The school is right across the street from where I lived so I simply walked there every morning. Walking through the guarded gate was refreshing. My students are so beautiful and each has a unique personality, some sweet as can be and some ultimate troublemakers. It’s a boarding school so I would come early, stay late and visit on weekends to hang out. The dorms are simple. Metal bunk beds with thin mattresses line one-story dorms, one for boys and one for girls, separated by a grown out field that the boys “mow” with machetes. Chickens run freely with their babies, cows visit the primary school side and it always smelled like the delicious lunches of beans, rice and cabbage that were made in the outdoor kitchen. Being in Ngala was peaceful, teaching was not nerve wracking at all and my fellow teachers were mostly welcoming.
My favorite part of being in Ngala was pulling out my 5 students who have hearing aids and giving them speech therapy. Sandra, Grancy, Joyce, Emmanuel and Hellen are used to signing so much at school, they don’t use their voices often but every day we did short intensive speech intervention targeting the sounds used most in their day to day lives. The tools I showed them are applicable across the board and they will be able to practice on their own using them. My fellow teachers were also able to ask questions about special needs education in the US and I was excited to inform them about the knowledge I’ve obtained in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Down syndrome and the effects on speech. When I first arrived, I didn’t understand how attached I would become but on my last day, it hit me and there I stood crying like a baby in front of 21 students who didn’t want me to leave either. I have an extremely difficult time saying good-bye to those who I may never see again.
See Katie's entire blog here
For more on Kenya, click here.
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Journalism Internships
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