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Description
Village Corps aims to connect people, organizations, and businesses and provide a space for participants to create solutions to some of the world's greatest challenges.
Despite the many good existing programs that work to provide much needed aid and service to the world's poor, there are systemic forces at work that often undermine progress made in any one specific area.
We believe the problem stems from the fact that many groups deliver specific and valuable solutions to various needs - such as mosquito nets to prevent malaria, micro-loans for micro-enterprises and water pumps for micro-irrigation - yet these solutions are rarely coordinated in a comprehensive way to help a village develop sustainably.
Village Corps addresses this dilemma. We first empower the village to prioritize its needs, (for instance, the need for livestock, irrigation, clean water, sanitation, etc.) We then help them by building capacity and providing access to partners that can deliver specific solutions. Partners then work with villages to implement solutions in a coordinated, systemic manner.
Village Corps is a partner of Aedi Group, which operates under a "co-profit" model, wherein business activities help to support non-profit goals.
Position Overview:
Seeking 2 interns to assist with the work of Village Corps, our non-profit organization focused on sustainable development and poverty alleviation, in support of our first project with the village of Zweledinga in South Africa.
Responsibilities:
Activities will include:
- Research and input of country profiles;
- Identify specific implementation partners for the first phase of Zweledinga;
- Create content for web-site;
- Help to build Fellowship program;
- Research and develop a list of relevant experts in various fields of sustainable development;
- General assistance and support as needed.
Qualifications:
We are seeking motivated, organized, and strategically-oriented applicants with a passion for creating a sustainable future. The position requires a hard-working, reliable, and professional self-starter who is also personable and works well in teams. Academic and/or work experience in the fields of sustainability, international development, social justice, environment, economics, business, and finance preferred.
Compensation: Position is unpaid, but provides a valuable stepping-stone for future employment in the field. Interns have the opportunity to learn about strategic approaches for sustainability, and build their networkin the field.
Duration: The positions will last for 3 months, beginning as soon as possible, 2010. (exact date flexible)