International-Internship-Opportunities-2010

Where Students can Intern Locally: A Partial List of International Organizations Located in the State of Rhode Island and Nearby MA/CT Created by: Crystal Dussault, M.A June 2010 With support from URI’s College of Continuing Education Khadarlis for Sierra Leone Non-profit Organization 99 Academy Avenue Providence, RI 02908 www.khadarlis.org Organization phone number: (401) 454-6916 Executive Director cell phone number: (401) 481-6529 Description: This organization works to provide villages in Sierra Leone (located in West Africa) with clean water supply systems, solar electricity, health education, and housing In addition, this organization works to create programs that will assist villages with farming so they may become self reliant Internship: Students are welcome to contact the Khadarlis for Sierra Leone when seeking volunteer opportunities for class credit Opportunities available to students will be based on the organization’s current needs Examples of some activities student volunteers may be able to assist with include: fundraising, communications, and marketing Longitude Non-profit Organization 21 Crescent Street Providence, RI www.golongitude.org Executive Director: Shawn Rubin Executive Director’s phone number: (401) 688-4787 Executive Director’s E-mail: Shawn@golongitude.org Description: The organization provides resources and support to educational and human rights initiatives in underdeveloped countries For instance, this organization is currently aiding in the development of a community school in Ghana and aiding in the development of a human rights organization in India Internships: Students are welcome to contact Longitude when seeking volunteer opportunities for class credit Opportunities available to students will be based on the organization’s current needs Examples of some activities student volunteers may be able to assist with include: fundraising, grant-writing, and local presentations Adopt-A-Doctor Non-profit Organization 101 Dyer Street Providence, RI 02903 www.adoptadoctor.org Organization phone number: (401) 421-0606 Organization E-mail: info@adoptadoctor.org Description: This organization works to increase the salaries and resources provided to medical doctors working in underdeveloped countries so they may be able to stay for a longer period of time and continue working where they are needed Internship: Students are welcome to contact Adopt-ADoctor when seeking volunteer opportunities for class credit Opportunities available to students will be based on the organization’s current needs Examples of some activities student volunteers may be able to assist with include: event planning, media communications, and research The Haitian Project, Inc Non-profit Organization P.O Box 6891 Providence, RI 02940 www haitianproject.org Organization phone number: (401) 351-3624 Description: This organization is run by a Catholic Mission The Haitian Project supports and operates a boarding school for disadvantaged children in Haiti The Haitian Project provides children with free education in a safe environment in hopes of inspiring learning and leadership Internship: Students are welcome to contact the Haitian Project when seeking volunteer opportunities for class credit Opportunities available to students will be based on the organization’s current needs Examples of some activities student volunteers may be able to assist with include: fundraising and administrative duties Plan U.S.A Non-profit Organization 155 Plan Way Warwick, RI 02886 www.planusa.org Organization phone number: 1-800-556-7918 Internship Coordinator: Samuel Koroma Internship Coordinator cell phone number: (401) 738-5600 Description: This organization works to improve the lives of children and adults living in underdeveloped countries by providing education, protection, water sanitation, incomegeneration and cross-cultural communication Internships: Students are welcome to contact Plan USA when seeking volunteer opportunities for class credit Opportunities available to students will be based on the organization’s current needs Examples of some activities student volunteers may be able to assist with include: fundraising, grant-writing, and marketing Aids Relief International Non-profit Organization P.O Box 2346 Providence, RI 02906 www.aidsreliefinternational.org Organization’s E-mail: info@aidsreliefinternational.org Contact person: Lauren Krumeich Contact person’s E-mail: lauren_krumeich@brown.edu Contact person’s cell phone number: (914) 715-8198 Description: This organization works to support children and adults around the world who are living with HIV and AIDS In addition, Aids Relief International works to provide patients with medication and treatment Aids Relief International also works to incorporate nutritional counseling in order to teach patients how to maintain a healthy diet Internships: Students are welcome to contact AIDS Relief International when seeking volunteer opportunities for class credit Opportunities available to students will be based on the organization’s current needs Examples of some activities student volunteers may be able to assist with include: grant-writing, fundraising, publicity, marketing, website development, and data analysis AIDS Relief International is particularly interested in student volunteers who speak Spanish and who have knowledge in the areas of biology/website development Edesia Global Nutrition Solutions Non-profit Organization 88 Royal Little Drive Providence, RI 02904 www.edesiallc.org Contact person: Maria Kasparian, Project Manager Contact phone number: (401) 272-4319 Contact E-mail: mkasparian@edesiallc.org Description: Edesia produces ready-to-use foods to treat children from underdeveloped countries who are undernourished or suffering from malnutrition In addition, this organization participates in current nutrition research studies in order to develop new products and better distribution Edesia also supports local companies within underdeveloped nations that also produce ready-to-use foods Internships: Students are welcome to contact Edesia when seeking volunteer opportunities for class credit Opportunities available to students will be based on the organization’s current needs and assessed through an interview process Examples of some activities student volunteers may assist with include: research projects focusing on nutrition, marketing via social networking sites such as Facebook /Twitter, giving tours of the facility to visitors, organizing events/information tables on campus, and fundraising Edesia is particularly interested in student volunteers who speak Spanish and who have knowledge in the areas of nutrition/public health The Jewish Federation of Rhode Island Non-profit Organization 130 Sessions Street Providence, RI 02906 www.jfri.org Organization phone number: (401) 421-4111 Description: This organization supports and raises funds for Jewish communities located in Rhode Island and throughout the world In addition, this organization works to strengthen Jewish communities by reducing poverty and hunger and assisting Jewish immigrants in re-settling Internships: Students are welcome to contact the Jewish Federation of RI when seeking volunteer opportunities for class credit Opportunities available to students will be based on the organization’s current needs Examples of some activities student volunteers may be able to assist with include: fundraising, advocacy for new immigrants, and communications International Institute of Rhode Island Non-profit Organization 645 Elmwood Avenue Providence, RI 02907 www.iiri.org Organization phone number: (401) 461- 5940 Organization E-mail: information@iiri.org Description: This organization works to provide educational, legal and social services to immigrants and refugees in Rhode Island The goal of the International Institute is to assist all immigrants and refugees in becoming self-reliant while still respecting and understanding cultural differences Internships: Students are welcome to contact the International Institute when seeking volunteer opportunities for class credit Opportunities available to students will be based on the organization’s current needs Examples of some activities student volunteers may be able to assist with include: citizenship/immigration and refugee resettlement The International Institute is particularly interested in student volunteers who are bi-lingual 1000 Jobs Haiti Non-profit Organization 316 West Main Road Little Compton, RI 02837 www.1000jobshaiti.org Organization’s E-mail: info@1000jobshaiti.org Founder: Leroy Close Founder’s E-mail: buckclose@gmail.com Description: This organization works to create job opportunities that provide fair wages in Haiti 1000 Jobs Haiti also provides business assistance to Haitian entrepreneurs in order to promote self-reliance Internships: Students are welcome to contact 1000 Jobs Haiti when seeking volunteer opportunities for class credit Opportunities available to students will be based on the organization’s current needs Examples of some activities student volunteers may be able to assist with include: fundraising, grant writing, and website maintenance The Foundation for West Africa Non-profit Organization 27 Walnut Street Barrington, RI 02806 www.tfwa.org President: Christopher Hamblett President phone number: (401) 578-0269 President E-mail: topher@tfwa.org Description: This organization works primarily in Sierra Leone and Liberia to develop programs that assist with accountable governance, human rights, literacy, health care and economic development Currently, The Foundation for West Africa is assisting with the development of independent community radio stations Internships: Students are welcome to contact the Foundation for West Africa when seeking volunteer opportunities for class credit Opportunities available to students will be based on the organization’s current needs Examples of some activities student volunteers may be able to assist with include: marketing, fundraising, and grant writing Kenya AIDS Intervention/Prevention Project Group (KAIPPG) Non-profit Organization Echo Drive Barrington, RI 02806 www.kaippg.org Founder: Janet Feldman Founder’s E-mail: kaippg@earthlink.net Founder’s phone number: (401) 245-5520 Description: This organization works towards preventing the transmission of HIV/AIDS, poverty, and malnutrition in Mumias, Kenya In addition, KAIPPG works to reduce stigma associated with HIV/AIDS through education KAIPPG also works to provide training, support and counseling to individuals in Kenya in order to promote self-reliance Internships: Students are welcome to contact KAIPPG when seeking volunteer opportunities for class credit Opportunities available to students will be based on the organization’s current needs Examples of some activities student volunteers may be able to assist with include: website development, fundraising, grant writing, and marketing Higher Ground International Non-profit Organization 1228 Westminster Street Providence, RI www.highergroundintl.org Contact person: Henrietta White-Holder Contact person’s cell phone number: (401) 339-2948 Contact person’s E-mail: toto329@hotmail.com Organization phone number: (401) 724-1503 Description: This organization works to support and provide opportunities to teenagers and young adults who are former child combatants in the region of West Africa Higher Ground International also works to support females, orphans and disabled individuals In addition, Higher Ground International works to provide skills training, education and employment opportunities to individuals in West Africa Internships: Students are welcome to contact Higher Ground International when seeking volunteer opportunities for class credit Opportunities available to students will be based on the organization’s current needs Examples of some activities student volunteers may be able to assist with include: web-site support, fundraising, grant writing, and marketing Friends of Shelter Associates Non-profit Organization Barrington, RI www.friendsofsa.org Founder: Sunil Bhatia Founder’s E-mail: sunil.bhatia02@gmail.com Founder’s Phone number: (401) 289-0253 Description: This organization works to raise awareness surrounding the issue of global poverty In addition, FSA works to construct sanitation systems in underdeveloped nations to support safe and private toileting and to prevent the spread of disease Internships: Students are welcome to contact FSA when seeking volunteer opportunities for class credit Opportunities available to students will be based on the organization’s current needs Examples of some activities student volunteers may be able to assist with include: website maintenance, fundraising, administrative duties, grant writing, and marketing The Right to Learn Non-profit Organization P.O Box 165 Block Island, RI 02807 www.therighttolearn.org Executive Director: Alex Fuller-Young Executive Director E-mail: alex@therighttolearn.org Executive Director Phone number: (610) 933-7024 Description: This organization works to provide children in Nagarote and Nicaragua with high quality education In addition, this organization works to provide children with transportation to and from school, school supplies, uniforms, shoes, breakfast and lunch The Right to Learn also works to train teachers and provide necessary compensation Internships: Students are welcome to contact The Right to Learn when seeking volunteer opportunities for class credit Opportunities available to students will be based on the organization’s current needs Examples of some activities student volunteers may be able to assist with include: website maintenance, fundraising, administrative duties, grant writing, and marketing Haiti Charity Hope Foundation Non-profit Organization P.O Box 40 Central Falls, RI 02863 www.hchf.org President: Jack Hurley President E-mail: jackri44@yahoo.com President phone number: (401) 231-3238 Founder: Marie Gabriel Founder’s phone number: (401) 663-3376 Description: This organization works to collect and transport food, medical supplies and other resources to individuals living in Haiti In addition, the Haiti Charity Hope Foundation works to build and support schools and orphanages in Haiti The Haiti Charity Hope Foundation anticipates a project in the near-future in which wells will be created to provide a village in Haiti with clean water Internships: Students are welcome to contact The Haiti Charity Hope Foundation when seeking volunteer opportunities for class credit Opportunities available to students will be based on the organization’s current needs Examples of some activities student volunteers may be able to assist with include: fundraising, presentation preparation, grant writing, publicity, and newsletter updates Possible Internship: Partners with Haiti Non-profit Organization 25 Old County Road Barrington, RI 02806 www.partnerswithhaiti.org Organization’s phone number: (843) 757-7940 Description: This organization works to build and develop churches in Haiti In addition, Partners with Haiti works to raise funds in order to provide continued support for ministries and churches in Haiti Possible Internship: The MWEA Fund Non-profit Organization P.O Box 478 Charlestown, RI 02813 www.mweafund.org Organization’s E-mail: mweafund@cox.net Description: This organization works to build and establish schools in order to provide better educational opportunities for children living in the village of MWEA (located in East Africa) Possible Internship: Flying Kites Global Non-profit Organization 604 Thames Street Newport, RI 02840 www.flyingkitesglobal.org Organization’s phone number: (401) 619-5919 Organization’s E-mail address: info@flyingkitesglobal.org Description: This organization works to improve the conditions of care and education provided to children living in orphanages in Kenya and other countries Possible Internship: Rainwater for Humanity Non-profit Organization Providence, RI 02912 www.rainwaterforhumanity.org Organization’s E-mail: info@rainwaterforhumanity.org Description: This organization is led by Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design students Rainwater for Humanity works to provide affordable rainwater harvesting tanks to the people of Kuttanad, India so they may have clean water for drinking and cooking purposes Possible Internship: Namaste International Healthcare Foundation Non-profit Organization 186 Park Avenue Woonsocket, RI 02895 www.internationalhealthcare.org Organization’s phone number: (508) 536-7186 Organization’s E-mail: info@internationalhealthcare.org Description: This organization works to provide medical assistance to third world countries In addition, Namaste International Healthcare Foundation raises money to provide critically ill children with quality medical attention Possible Internship: Primate Conservation Inc Non-profit Organization 1411 Shannock Road Charlestown, RI 02813 www.primate.org Organization’s E-mail: nrowe@primate.org Description: This organization works to preserve and maintain the natural habitats of endangered primates throughout the world Possible Internship: Global Health through Education, Training and Service Non-profit Organization North Main Street Suite 404 Attleboro, MA 02703 www.ghets.org Description: This organization works to improve the health of individuals living in under-developed countries by providing service and education In addition, GHETS works to financially support healthcare workers in poor communities throughout the world