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From: "Conservation-RainForestry-WildLife Network" <RainForestS@Juno.Com>

RE:    Summer Volunteer & Internship Opptys - Africa & Brazil



With summer approaching rapidly, and with quite a large number of students, 
professionals and others looking for challenging volunteer and internship 
opportunities, we hope this information will prove to be both timely and 
helpful.

Most sponsoring organizations have January and February deadlines; the time 
to inquire and apply is now.

1. AfriCare
2. Coordinating Committee for Int'l Volunteer Service
3. Operation Crossroads: Global Volunteers - ONLINE applications now
      available for Proj DIRs & Interns [Africa/Brazil]
      *highlights below*

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1. AFRICARE- Recruits for a variety of positions in non-profit work. BA/BS, 
3 years experience, language proficiency, job specific. Contact: Director of 
Management Services, AFRICARE, 440 R Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 
462-3641. 


2. COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE-
Coordinates workcamps and other activities of voluntary service 
organizations. College student oriented. Contact: Coordinating Committee for 
International Volunteer Service, Maison de l'UNESCO 1 rue Miollis 75015 
Paris, France (33) 1-45-68-27-31/32. 


3. OPERATION CROSSROADS: Global Volunteers- (particularly for North 
Americans). Crossroads offers Volunteers/Interns a chance to do summer work 
and participate in multi-disciplinary projects that Africans and Brazilians 
in rural communities deem valuable.  There are 20 - 25 projects planned; the 
need is for 200 - 250 volunteers/interns and 20 - 25 Project Directors.

The organization helps Volunteers/Interns raise the funds needed for travel 
and living expenses.

Crossroads recently announced that ONLINE applications are available for 
Project Directors/Leaders (26 yrs and over with expertise) and for 
Volunteers/Interns (college age and up; ALL are welcome).  

Students generally arrange with their campuses to receive academic credit 
(typically 7 to 15 units) for their summer internship experience.

C o n t a c t :  Operation Crossroads, Attn: Overseas Department,
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1366, New York, NY 10115 212-870-2106

E-Mail your request to <BOTH>: 

    "Internships/Field Study"<International_Studies@juno.com>,
    "Summer Work-Study"<oca@igc.apc.org>

To automatically receive the electronic brochure and application, write to 
<BOTH> above E-Mail addresses, and in the Subject Field, put either of the 
following:


"SEND LEADER/ProjDIR Packet"

"SEND VOLUNTEER/INTERN Packet"

*Plz include your street address, in case our equipment malfunctions*
       
       PROJECTS / RESEARCH / WORK CAMPS / FIELD STUDY
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Ecology & Environment..Traditional Medicine..Oral History..Folklore
Primary Care..Archaeology..Comm Dev..Reforestation..Media..<<ROOTS>>
Distance Learning..Art..Ethnomusicology..Public Health..Construction
Wildlife..HUMAN RIGHTS..Computer Literacy..Agric/Farming..Nursing
Teaching/Tutoring..Business Dev..African/Brazilian Language Study
Youth Programs..Recreation..Traditional Religion..Anthropology..Dance
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Including educational campaigns addressing Female Circumcision/Genital
Mutilation [FGM] carried out with sensitivity to local cultural practices

C O U N T R I E S: Botswana, The Gambia, Ghana, Eritrea, Ivory Coast,
Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe and
Brazil (in South America)

Operation Crossroads is a non-profit 501(3)(C) organization.

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