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O P P O R T U N I T I E S . I N . A F R I C A
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TRAVEL, STUDY, VOLUNTEERING, JOBS,
ACADEMIA, INTERNING, RESEARCH,
CONFERENCES, FESTIVALS, EVENTS

JOIN LIST

To receive E-mail announcements
of future opportunities, join the
African Diaspora Network.

E-mail your request to:

AfricaWorld@comports.com

Be sure to reply to the CONFIRM REQUEST when
it arrives moments later.

NOTE:  CALL for ACTION in a disturbing
Human Rights case; details at bottom.

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For large lists/directories of organizations offering
travel/study, internship and volunteering
opportunities in Africa, please visit:

http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLU-Volunteers
http://www.remarq.com/read/2350/qAZIUbfglaiE
http://www.remarq.com/read/19544/qAi75Z6QnK5MC

Also, check the Directory on Int'l Voluntary Service
Organizations
http://www.avso.org/dirinVS.html  [ EXCELLENT LIST/LINKS !! ]
http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~rd7a/morelinks.html

http://www.idealist.org/
http://www.workingabroad.com/


S C I

Applying thru Service Civil International (SCI) to
Workcamp Projects in Africa & elsewhere; please visit:

http://www.sci-ivs.org/
http://www.sci-ivs.org/sum2kcamp.htm
http://www.sci-ivs.org/workcamp/ghana_volu.htm [Ghana]
http://www.sci-ivs.org/workcamp/tanzania_uvikiuta.htm [Tanzania]
http://www.sci-ivs.org/workcamp/senegal.htm [Senegal-French]
http://www.sci-ivs.org/workcamp/zimbabwe_zwa.htm [Zimbabwe]
http://www.sci-ivs.org/workcamp/uganda_uvda.htm [Uganda]
http://www.sci-ivs.org/workcamp/togo.htm [Togo-French]
http://www.sci-ivs.org/workcamp/morocco_acim_csm.htm [Morocco-
French]
http://www.sci-ivs.org/workcamp/swaziland_swca.htm [Swaziland]

Details on projects are listed at above sites.

Find more countries at:

http://www.sci-ivs.org/sum2kcamp.htm
and,
http://www.sci-ivs.org/

There are MANY intermediary organizations similar to SCI (such
as
Friends/Quakers, Volunteers for Peace, etc.) through
which one may apply to a workcamp project in Africa, thus
benefiting
in some cases from any special discount arrangements that the
intermediary organization has worked out with the host
organization
in Africa (such as for room and board).  Alternatively, often
you
may bypass intermediary organizations and apply DIRECTLY to host
organizations in Africa by writing to them (by regular mail in
addition to E-mail) and requesting the application, schedule of
projects and all details.


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Rural Support Organization (RUSO) - please visit...
http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLU-Volunteers
http://www.africaonline.com.gh/RUSO

A new voluntary organization is operating in Ghana.
RUSO seeks partnerships with organizations worldwide,
and invites interested persons to come lend a
helping hand.  Students, professionals, academics,
non-students and others, all are welcome.

RUSO's focus: health, primary medicine, AIDS, education,
women, infant, children, nutrition, community development,
micro business development, youth work, volunteering.

RUSO aims to increase female participation at all levels of
the education cycle and of society.

Contact: Ben Zola (Organising Secretary):  alakple@hotmail.com
Senam Humado, WebMaster/Communications:
senam@africaonline.com.gh

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BRAZIL

Travel~Study and/or Volunteer~Internship Programs to Brazil

http://www.brazilstudy.com

Pinokio
http://www.pinokio.nl/

Rio Voluntario
http://www.pinokio.nl/

CUBA

Organizations Sponsoring Projects & Helping Cuban People
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~pssa/bayorgs.html
To search this index, use the "FIND" feature of your browser,
and search on key words, such as "cuba"

Pastors for Peace (Highly RECOMMENDED)
http://www.ifconews.org/p4p.html
http://www.ifconews.org/cuba.html
http://www.ifconews.org/projects.html


For MORE GENERAL LINKS to VOLUNTEER PROJECTS, visit:
http://www.bigfoot.com/~VolunteerProjects

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RE:  Travel/Study with Prof. Rogers'
AASP Programs to Africa, Brazil and Cuba

Please visit:

http://justice1.freeyellow.com/JOURNEY.html

[download the application, find the schedule
of programs, countries, dates, cost; browse
the PHOTO GALLERY]

A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED program !!

Please write to Prof. Rogers directly
if you have any questions, or -- better --
also phone him:

    HRogers@ccc.edu
    Ph: 773-667-1285

Websites:  find the application, cost, list of
other opportunities.

http://www.earthcorp.com/JOURNEYS
http://justice1.freeyellow.com/OPPORTUNITIES.html


Requesting AASP's new 2-Yr CATALOG:

To receive the new 2-year descriptive Catalog
by mail, please request one directly from
Prof. Rogers; send him your full mailing
address.

Other Opportunities:

Some of the information, below, may be of interest.

Visit the web sites mentioned, and contact
those organizations and programs that
interest you.

Start the dialogue.

As you will see, there are many
opportunities and many possibilities.

Browse the AFRICAN PHOTO GALLERY:
http://justice1.freeyellow.com/page2.html

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Voluntary Workcamp Projects (VOLU)
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VOLU is another highly recommended program (it is
task-oriented, bringing together multi-national
volunteers who join with local African communities).
Find the info on VOLU below and at the Opportunities site,
or receive it by autoresponder:

Send your request to:  VOLU@bigfoot.com

Or, visit:
http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLU-Volunteers

Volunteer projects include:  reforestation, rainforest
conservation, youth work, farming, building schools and
clinics, HIV/AIDS awareness campaigning in local communities,
teaching/tutoring, computer training, women and infant
health, ecology/environment, grassroots community
development, etc.  VOLU provides an extraordinary
opportunity to experience an Africa that tourists would
never know or see.

Best Wishes,


International Programs



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GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Study Abroad, Internships & Volunteering


For information on participating in relief work in the Ethiopian
famine, and to learn aobut a vast array of internship and job
possibilities
in Africa in a cross-section of disciplines, please go to this
site:

http://justice1.freeyellow.com/OPPORTUNITIES.html

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Volunteers, Scholars & Interns to: Africa, Cuba, Brazil (earn
credit)



Below, we will offer a cross-section of links to sites relevant
to the African Diaspora: from academic opportunities
to conferences; from volunteer and internship programs to
salaried job opportunities; from community development and
youth work to medicine, health and environmental work.

For additional information, please go to:

http://x26.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=557125743
http://www.earthcorp.com/journeys
http://www.ghaclad.org/

Academic Credit

Students are encouraged to arrange with their faculty advisors
or
departments to receive academic credit (7 to 12 units,
recommended)
for their participation in the projects or Conference mentioned
below.

Participants typically submit a paper on a topic of interest
after returning.

OPEN TO ALL

All are invited -- professionals, students, persons with skills,
academics, non-students and others.

Due to the quantity of information given below, some sorting out
according to areas of interest, will be needed.


..By E-Mail

To subscribe to AfricaWorld and to receive announcements
by E-mail on travel/study/volunteer/work opportunities,
and on conferences, events, festivals, etc. -- including
the Africana Bulletin when it is published -- please
send a blank message to:

AfricaWorld@comports.com

with "Subscribe AfricaWorld" on the Subject line.

Be sure to reply to the CONFIRM REQUEST when it arrives
moments later.

WELCOME !!


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A F R I C A N A ~ B U L L E T I N
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African Diaspora Network
Years 2000 & 2001




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C O N T E N T S


1] Links to volunteer, internship & work opportunities in Africa

2] Announcements of Conferences & Events in Africa *

3] New VIDEO on study opportunities in Africa

4] Schools, Colleges & Universities in Africa; Educational
Resources / Associations; African Study Programs;
College and University Home Pages

5] GHANA: 3rd Int'l Conference on Distance Education, HEALTH
-- planning underway

6] MADAGASCAR: 3rd Int'l Conference on Women, Children, HEALTH;
Women Scholars to be convened in October 2001 (not October 2000)

7] 29 ROOTS Educational/Travel Programs: to Africa, Cuba, Brazil

8] 20 Volunteer Self-help, Grassroots Projects in Ghana; scores
of
volunteer projects around Africa

9] General Resources & Links


* Note:
Helping to organize a conference, or attending/participating,
offers a great internship possibility, and opportunity to
arrange with your university to receive academic credit

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1]

LIST OF PROGRAMS & ORGANIZATIONS OFFERING
VOLUNTEER, INTERNSHIP &
WORK OPPORTUNITIES

For a compendious list of programs and organizations offering
volunteer, internship, travel & work opportunities in Africa
and the Diaspora, go to the following sites:

http://www.earthcorp.com/journeys (see African Photo Gallery)
http://x24.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=581708075 (go to end of this
site)
http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLU-Volunteers



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MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CONFERENCES & EVENTS
(PLEASE SHARE/FORWARD THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS)


For an updated list of upcoming conferences, please visit:

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Current_Events/menu_Curr
ent_E.html

Conference attendance/participation (at all levels) is WELCOME.


EARN ACADEMIC CREDIT

Students are encouraged to arrange with their faculty advisors
or departments to earn academic credit for their attendance or
participation. A typical arrangement is for students to submit a
paper on a topic of interest; they draw upon what they
learned from their attendance or participation.


Call for Papers: "Contemporary Development Issues in Ethiopia",
08/2001
Call for Papers: Electronic Journal of Africana Bibliography
International Conference on Health Research for Development,
10/00
Call for Papers: Contemporary Development issues in Ethiopia,
08/00
Call for Papers: International Congress on Medical Informatics,
09/00
Call for Papers: Islam in Africa, 09/00
Call for Papers: Journal of Language and Popular Culture in
Africa, Spring 00
Call for Papers: Language For Specific Needs, Tanzania 09/00
Call for Papers: Mid-America Alliance for African Studies, 09/00
Call for Papers: NAFSA - Africa and International Education,
05/2001
Call for Papers: Repercussions of the Atlantic Slave Trade,
07/00
Call for Papers: "Social Sciences in Health" Conference, 08/00
International Association for the History of Religions, 08/00
International Health Conference on Sickle Cell Disease, 08/00
Making IT work for Africa Conference, 09/00
Regional Conference "Building Alliances for Equity in Health",
09/00
UW-M: Summer Cooperative African Language Institute, 08/00
Women in Africa and Africa Diaspora (WAAD) Conference, 10/00
Call for Articles: African Philosophy & the Analytic Tradition,
05/01
Call for Papers: "Africa and Europe: Myths, Masks and
Masquerades", 04/2001
Call for Papers: African Cultures, Visual Arts & the Museum,
06/2002
Workshop on Molecular Biology and Immunology of Malaria
Vaccines, 01/2001
Women in Africa and Africa Diaspora (WAAD) Conference, October
2001


For details on any of the above, go to:

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Current_Events/menu_Curr
ent_E.html


PLEASE EARMARK THIS SITE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

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"Study in Africa: New Opportunities for American Students"

A new video by: The National Consortium for Study in Africa

Many U.S. undergraduate students and their parents wonder if
they should
consider study abroad in Africa. A growing number of U.S.
universities are
linked with African faculty and universities and are offering
study
seminars in Africa, including some for semester and full
academic year
periods.

This 27 minute video (VHS format) offers an overview of several
U.S.
study programs at campuses in Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia,
Zimbabwe, and South Africa. There are interviews with African
university
faculty, administrators, and students; and the video offers
scenes from
a variety of African university campuses and the cities and
countries
where they are located.

Videos are $20.00 each which includes shipping and handling
within the U.S.
All orders to be shipped outside the U.S. Add $5.00 for shipping
and
handling.

For all info, go to: http://www.isp.msu.edu/ncsa/video_an.htm

Or, contact:

NCSA: c/o African Studies Center
Michigan State University
100 Center for International Programs
East Lansing, MI 48824-1035

Phone: (517) 353-1700
Fax: (517) 432-1209
E-mail: NCSA@msu.edu

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Schools, Colleges & Universities in Africa
Educational Resources / Associations
African Study Programs; International Education

College and University Home Pages
A listing of over 3000 links to the home pages
of colleges and universities around the world.


For links to the above topics/subjects pertaining to Africa,
please go to:

http://www.africaonline.com/AfricaOnline/covereducation.html
http://www.africaonline.com/
http://www.iupui.edu/~aaws/teaching.htm


For an assortment of great Education links to Africa,
go to:

http://www.cc.utah.edu/~pks1019/education.html#universities
http://www.iupui.edu/~aaws/teaching.htm


For Education links especially in regards to Southern Africa,
go to:

http://www.africa.com/links/?section=education


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G H A N A


The 2nd International Conference on Distance Education,
Computer Literacy, Info Technology & HEALTH in Africa,
was convenend in Accra, GHANA, July 26-29 2000,
and was a SMASHING SUCCESS !!

Planning is now underway for the 3rd Int'l Conference
on Distance Learning and Info Technology.

CALL for abstracts, papers, moderators, volunteers.

E-mail: callforpapers@ghaclad.org

Help plan the agenda for the upcoming Conference.


http://www.ghaclad.org/
http://www.ghaclad.org/conferences/ghaclad2000/index.htm
http://www.ghaclad.org/ghaclad2000/overview/cfp/index.htm

For more info, contact:

Dr. Osei Darkwa
President-GhaCLAD NonProfit Educational Org
University of Illinois-Chicago
ghaclad@ghaclad.org
darkwa@uic.edu
Phone: 312-996-8508


JOIN GhaCLAD Conference LIST

Join the List for Conference organizers & volunteers.
Send a blank message to:

Ghaclad-discussion-subscribe@egroups.com

and be sure to reply to the CONFIRM Request when it arrives
moments later.

* Help with planning and promoting the Conference
* Discuss issues relating to education, info technology,
and health in Africa
* Help map out future direction for African education
* Receive & share info on discounted travel & opportunities in
Africa


Earn Academic Credit: 7 to 12 units

Students are encouraged to arrange with their faculty
advisor or department to earn academic credit (recommended,
7 to 12 units) under the rubric of Independent Study.

Many will submit a paper on a topic of interest after returning.

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M A D A G A S C A R

Women, Children, Health & Gender Issues in the Diaspora


AFRICAN CONFERENCE: Call for papers, presenters, moderators,
volunteers


http://www.iupui.edu/~aaws/waad/Madagascar.htm
http://www.iupui.edu/~aaws/

CALL FOR ACTION! MADAGASCAR 2001!

Third International Conference on Women
in Africa & the African Diaspora (WAAD III)


Theme:

Facing the New Millennium: Gender in Africa
and the African Diaspora

Retrospection and Prospects

Location:

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Date:

Re-scheduled for October 2001

Contact:

Dr. Obioma Nnaemeka ("Obi")
President - Assoc. of African Women Scholars (AAWS)
Convenor - Third WAAD Conference
Women�s Studies Program
Cavanaugh Hall Room 001C
Indiana University
425 University Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA

Phone:

(317) 278-2038
(317) 274-7611 or
(317) 274-0062 (messages)

Fax:

(317) 274-2347

E-mail:

nnaemeka@iupui.edu


Website:

http://www.iupui.edu/~aaws/waad/Madagascar.htm
http://www.iupui.edu/~aaws/

(click on "Action Alert" or "WAAD Conference").


Interested in helping with the Conference?
PLEASE JOIN THE AFWOSCHO LIST

The discussion group is open to ALL.
The AFWOSCHO list focuses on debates and
exchange of ideas about gender issues
in Africa and encourages the dissemination
of and response to other related and
relevant information (research queries,
conferences and workshops, grants,
fellowships, courses, programs,
scholarships, collaborative work).

To join, send the message (place in the text/body area):

SUBSCRIBE AFWOSCHO [your name]

Send to: listserv@listserv.iupui.edu


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ABOUT AAWS

Association of African Women Scholars (AAWS) is a
worldwide organization dedicated to promoting and
encouraging scholarship on African women in African
Studies, forging intellectual links and networks
with scholars, activists, students, and policy
makers inside and outside Africa, and participating
actively in continental and global debates on issues
specifically relevant or related to African women.


Contact: Obioma Nnaemeka
nnaemeka@iupui.edu
French & Women�s Studies
Indiana University

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O P E N . T O . A L L


AASP
Non-Profit Educational Organization


Diasporan "ROOTS" Programs to:

A F R I C A ~ B R A Z I L ~ C U B A

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Senegal, Ivory Coast, Mali, South Africa, Egypt
Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, The Gambia
Madagascar, Cameroon, Mozambique, Namibia
Brazil, Cuba

Departing from New York City
in July, August, December & February

One-, two- and three-week programs

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Earn Academic Credit

Sponsored by:

AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM, Inc.
Prof. Harold Rogers, President

PO Box 497327
Chicago, Ill 60649-7327

PH: 773-667-1285
FX: 773-684-6967
(PHONE for the new 2-yr Catalog)

For more info, the application, or to browse the Photo Gallery,
go to:

http://www.freeyellow.com/members3/justice1/journey.html
http://www.freeyellow.com/members3/justice1/page2.html
http://www.earthcorp.com/journeyS

Or, E-Mail your full mailing address plus PHONE number to
Prof. Harold Rogers, at both:

HRogers@ccc.edu, ABC@starmail.com

Celebrating its 20th year, AASP offers one of the most
affordable and
in-depth ways to experience Africa - an Africa that tourists
would never
see or know.

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RECOMMENDED PROGRAM


20 Volunteer Projects in Ghana

For details on the 20 Volunteer Projects being organized
in Ghana by the Voluntary Workcamps Association (VOLU; rhymes
with "tofu"), please go to:

http://x24.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=581708075

Applications are now being accepted.

VOLU, founded in 1956, is one of the oldest and most
respected (and most successful) service organizations in Africa.
Volunteer Projects include building schools and clinics,
farming, rainforest conservation, reforestation, computer
training, health education, youth work, etc. These projects are
self-help, grassroots and, most important, sustainable
by the local communities.

Volunteers are welcome to join with Ghanaians and local
villagers
in 1, 2 and 3 week work projects.

Go to the above Website for detailed project descriptions
and general information on how to participate.

Participants make their own airfare arrangements to Ghana.
[Ghana Airways, departing from NYC and other U.S. & int'l
cities,
often will offer VOLU volunteers a discount on airfare.]

The VOLU program is unique. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, and
provides one of the most affordable and in-depth ways
to experience Africa -- an Africa that tourists would likely
never know or see.

All are invited. Student participants are encouraged
to arrange with their faculty advisor, or department,
to receive academic credit for their experience;
generally from 7 to 12 units is recommended.

Please write to VOLU (by regular airmail) to obtain the new
schedule of workcamps and projects:

The General Secretary
Voluntary Workcamps Association [VOLU]
PO Box 1540
Accra, GHANA

Or, to obtain info & application faster, phone the VOLU
office in Ghana, at:

Ph: 233-21-663486
FX: 233-21-665960 (include a cover letter addressed to the
General Secretary-VOLU)

It is recommended that you both WRITE and PHONE (or FAX).


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GENERAL RESOURCES

Please find a long list of organizations & programs
offering volunteer & internship opportunities at:

http://www.earthcorp.com/journeys
http://www.comports.com/AfricaVolunteers

GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS -- Africa-related; unusual opportunities
http://www.afsc.org/qic/volXVI.htm

INTERNSHIPS - Africa, USA & elsewhere
http://www.freeyellow.com/members3/justice1/journey.html
http://www.afsc.org/qic/volXVI.htm
http://www.afsc.org/qic/volVII.htm

Wildnet-Africa: Wildlife & Ecology Jobs Offered
Managers, researchers, research assistants,
rangers, guides, rehabilitators, etc

http://www.wildnetafrica.com/jobspot/wildlife jobs offered.html

Worldwide Classroom
Sites with lists of int'l programs and opportunities
of all kinds:

http://www.worldwide.edu
http://www.studyabroad.com
http://www.internships.com

Volunteer (Missionary) work
Over 1000 global missions; volunteer opportunities with
religious organizations:

http://www.globalmission.org/go.htm
http://www.afsc.org/qic/volVII.htm

Michigan State University site (MUST VISIT):
http://www.isp.msu.edu/ncsa/volteer.htm (MANY listings)
http://www.isp.msu.edu/ncsa/

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA / UPENN site (MUST VISIT):

Compendious listings of programs &
organizations that impact the Diaspora:

Begin at: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html

For SEARCH Queries: Go to
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/Search/AS-search.html

Africa: Relief Work & Conflict
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/About_African/ww_ngo.htm
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SCHOLARSHIPS

For links to Fellowship & Scholarship Resources &
Opportunities, go to:

http://www.comports.com/BlackScholars
http://www.rams.com/srn/


For links to a cross-section of African Studies, African American
Studies, and Afrocentric Websites, go to:

http://www.lycos.com/srch/?lpv=searchhp&query=african+studies
http://www.lycos.com/srch/?loc=searchbox&query=black+sites
http://www.lycos.com/srch/?
loc=searchbox&query=african+american+studies



...........


Cecil R. Washington, Jr.
UC Berkeley/Oberlin College

Founder & Editor, African Diaspora Network
AfricaWorld@comports.com
Voice/Msg/FAX: (323) 402-1223 x4583


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Additional Resources

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For additional links to opportunities, please visit:

http://www.freeyellow.com/members3/justice1/opportunities.html


o Medical Internships and Volunteer Work
http://www.campusaccess.com/campus_web/intern/i3int_med.htm
Volunteer or intern abroad with these medical organizations.

o U.N. Internships
http://www.campusaccess.com/campus_web/intern/i3int_uni.htm
Listing of organizations within the United Nations,
the IMF and the World Bank offering volunteer and internship
placements.

o Environmental Internships & Volunteer Work
http://www.campusaccess.com/campus_web/intern/i3int_env.htm
Environmental listing of internship and volunteer positions
with national and international bodies.

o Technology Internships
http://www.campusaccess.com/campus_web/intern/i3int_tec.htm
Listing of technological and computer oriented internships,
including international positions.

o Child Related Internships
http://www.campusaccess.com/campus_web/intern/i3int_chi.htm
Volunteer organizations related to children. International
listings.

o Business and Trade Internships
http://www.campusaccess.com/campus_web/intern/i3int_bus.htm
Listing of trade and business organizations offering internships
(short and long term work placements).

o Several international programs & projects.  Volunteers
often are expected to cover their own costs.
http://www.transabroad.com/resources/work/volunteer/index.shtml

o VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) enables men and women to work
alongside
people in poorer countries in order to share skills, build
capabilities
and promote international understanding and action, in the
pursuit of a
more equitable world.  VSO sends aid to developing countries -
not in
the form of money, food, clothing or equipment, but in the form
of expert
volunteers.
http://www.vso.org.uk/volunt/jobs/map.htm
http://www.vso.org.uk/whatis/index.htm

o VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) jobs in Africa
http://www.vso.org.uk/volunt/jobs/africjobs.htm

o International Career Employment Center (Weekly Job Listings)
http://www.internationaljobs.org/hotjobs.html

o Hunger Corps opportunities in Africa
Volunteer Opportunities with Canadian Food for the Hungry
Contact Genevieve Wheeler: hungercorps@cfh.ca
http://www.cfh.ca/voloppaf.html

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RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK (RAN): Environmental Activism

Rainforest Action Network
221 Pine St., Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel: (415) 398-4404
rainforest@ran.org
Fax: (415) 398-2732
http://www.ran.org/ran/index.html

Wild, naturally-evolving forests are an essential
component of the biosphere's life support system.
Aside from providing innumerable services to
humanity, forests fulfill the vital functions
of preserving wildlife habitat, stabilizing
the Earth's climate, protecting watersheds,
and maintaining soil productivity. They are
home to most of the world's vast array of life forms.

Everyone must aggressively do their part.
If we do not, history will be justifiably
unkind to us. We must demand what is needed
to support all life on Earth.

Rainforest Action Network's mission is to protect
the Earth's rainforests and support the rights
of their inhabitants through education,
grassroots organizing, and non-violent
direct action.

Randy Hayes, President of RAN
Rainforest@ran.org

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Africa Campaign:  osani@ran.org
Volunteer & Intern Program Info:  helpran@ran.org
RAN Jobs: ranadmin@ran.org
http://www.ran.org/ran/about_ran/jobs/index.html
Other Information:  rainforest@ran.org
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For jobs/internships/volunteer opportunities re:
ecology, conservation and the environment, go to:

http://www.earthsystems.org/list/ecology/0020.html
http://www.ecojobs.com/conservationjobs.htm
http://www.american.edu/BANTA/jobs.html
http://conbio.rice.edu/scb/jobs/Detail.CFM
http://dir.hotbot.lycos.com/Business/Jobs/Environment/
http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/hpg/envis/doc98html/ecoecojobs99822.html
http://environment.harvard.edu/lists/archives/envjobs-l/
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/8974/

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WORKCAMPS (Volunteer Projects) in AFRICA and WORLDWIDE

     OPEN TO ALL

Introduction:  The projects generally last 2 - 3
weeks and consist of about 10 - 20 volunteers
drawn from a number of countries. Projects are
often in remote areas, in regions where local
people may have minimal opportunity for meeting
others from different countries. The volunteer
groups bring new ideas and experiences into
communities, providing a stimulus for ongoing
work. The individual volunteers benefit from
the interaction both within the group and with
the local communities. The experience gives
them the opportunity to travel to another
country, use their time productively and
make a positive contribution to the local
community. They also have the chance to
widen their horizons through meeting
and learning from each other and local people.

Send your request for more info to: VOLU@BigFoot.com
and you will receive info by AutoResponder.


Please visit:

http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLU-Volunteers
http://x24.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=581708075  (Ghana VOLU
Projects; listed)
http://www.quaker.org/capetown/workcamp.htm (Friends Peace
Center Workcamps; ALL ages)
http://www.quaker.org/capetown/workcat.htm
http://www.quaker.org/capetown/index2.htm
http://www.vfp.org/  (Volunteers for Peace Int'l Workcamps)

VFP Int'l Workcamp Directory listing over 1500 programs:
http://www.vfp.org/00d/intro.htm

Experiential-Multi Country Programs

http://www.studyabroad.com/simplehtml/experiential/multi_country_
exp.html
http://www.studyabroad.com/simplehtml/experiential/various_exp.ht
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VOLUNTEERS FOR PEACE

Please visit:  http://www.vfp.org/


We place volunteers on a first-come; first-served basis offering
now over
1500 programs in over 70 countries with 95% of workcamp
registrationstaking
place between late March and June for the following five months
(June-Oct).
The placement season really never ends because new camps,
although few
compared with the summer months, are being added all the time.

Contact: Amy at VFP

Volunteers For Peace (VFP)
1034 Tiffany RD
Belmont VT 05730-0202
Tel:802/259-2759
Fax:802/259-2922
Email:vfp@vfp.org
http://www.vfp.org/
http://www.vfp.org/00d/intro.htm


Volunteer Opportunities Outside Europe

For opportunities outside the European Union, please take
a closer look at our directory of voluntary service
organisations :
http://www.avso.org/dirinVS.html
http://leadernet.org/Articles/rosenberg2.htm


Or, you can try the following resources:

Action Without Borders [global coalition of individuals and
organizations working to build a world where all people can
live free, dignified and productive lives:
	
http://www.idealist.org/
- provides a searchable database of volunteer opportunities

Working Abroad

http://www.workingabroad.com/
http://www.workingabroad.com/organis/organis.htm
- has personalised seach service & lists of organisations
looking for volunteers.

United Nations

You may apply to work as a UN Volunteer. You will
need to contact the UNDP (United Nations Development
Programme) office in your capital city, or submit
a preliminary assessment form directly to UNV.

Visit:
http://www.unv.org/unvols/form/preass.html

For MORE LINKS to VOLUNTEER PROJECTS, visit:
http://www.bigfoot.com/~VolunteerProjects


M E D I C I N E  ~  H E A L T H

TROPICAL MEDICINE: the American Soc of Trop Med's webpage
with opportunities for medical workers worldwide
http://www.astmh.org/oppor.html

A new hospital possibly in need of help:
Contact Dr. Patrick Akhiwu of Delta Medical Centre
(on the border of the Okavango) in Northern Botswana

FLYING DOCTORS
http://www.amref.org/flying.html
http://www.amref.org/flying.html#Join Flying Doctors' Society
-Serves Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia,
Somalia, Zambia, Mozambique, Madagascar, and anywhere else
on the African continent, subject to flight clearances.
-Operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
-Owns a fleet of aircraft and ground ambulances, staffed
by qualified medical staff and aircrew
-Links to over 100 HF radio stations spread throughout East
Africa, with 24 hours medical advice available

Links to Volunteer Opportunities: Cyber Volunteer Center
http://nicole.userworld.com/

WILDLIFE: South Africa Park Volunteer Opportunity
There is a website just up that is organizing travelers to
volunteer to help build animal habitats by Kruger National
Park. Cost for food and accommodation for volunteers is
only $15.00 per day. Build bat and mongoose habitat.
Lion Project. More projects coming soon.
Visit:  http://www.marlothpark.com


Volunteer International Development
Work in Africa, India or Central America with street
kids,tree planting, latrine building and AIDS awareness
programs. 5.5 months training in the USA. 6 months in
a developing country. 1.5 months follow up period. No
formal qualifications required. Must be hard working
and self motivated. There is a program fee with
financial assistance available.  Contact IICD :
(01)616 782 0450  e-mail : iicd-mi@locallink.net,
iicd@berkshire.net
Web site: http://www.iicd-volunteer.org/


NetAid:  Fight Poverty thru OnLine Volunteering

Netaid.org is a joint initiative by the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) and Cisco Systems. It serves
as a platform of action to involve global citizens in the
fight against poverty. Online volunteering through
Netaid.org opens new doors for part-time, home-based
volunteers who can use the Internet as an avenue to
contribute their expertise.

Logging onto the Netaid.org web site,
http://www.netaid.org/OV, people from around the world are
able to peruse online volunteer opportunities submitted by
non-governmental organizations to serve as volunteers and
submit their applications.

Many of the current assignments are in the areas of
publications development (articles, design, promotional
material) and teaching. Other activities taken up by
online volunteers include research, promotion, web-related
work, translation, information technology, professional
advice/consultancies, fundraising and administration.

For more information, contact:
Georg Eichhorn or Andrea Goetzke: Tel: +49 (228) 815 2224
Email: netaid@unv.org, or Klas Bergman:
Tel: +49 (228) 815 2511 Email: Klas.Bergman@unv.org
Posted by A Cravens <seesigforaddress@nojunk.com>

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HUMAN RIGHTS CALL TO ACTION
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Please visit:
http://www.egroups.com/files/BARRY
http://www.poboxes.com/JUSTICE
http://members.aol.com/FreeBarry1/index.html


Issues:

* 18-yr sentence without the possibility of appeal
* Vienna Convention: Non-Respect of Consular Accords
* Inquisitorial versus Adversarial Justice Systems
* Guilt by Association & Absence of Presumption of
         Innocence
* Excess of the state
* Underlying racism & xenophobia


A Black American tourist was wrongfully arrested on arriving in
France, and was held 20 months without trial, bail or opportunity
to defend himself.  Finally, after a charade of a trial
("presumption
of innocence," as you may know, is a very iffy proposition in
French
Inquisitorial Justice, which can establish someone's GUILT based
on
his associates'), he was sentenced to 18 years without
possibility of appeal.

Read about the "The Dark Side of the City of Lights" for this
tourist given a virtual "death sentence" in France.  In July,
he passed his 7th consecutive birthday behind French bars,
isolated and depressed, in a space barely 6X12-ft -- not even
enough room to allow him to stretch out his 6'3" frame.

Amnesty Report: France found GUILTY by the European Court

Please visit:

http://www.remarq.com/read/6680/qA9x2QYsqXik
http://x46.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=619882664

At the above site, also find French scholar Prof. Loic Wacquant's
highly praised research paper on the "Penal Management of
Poverty," on the failure of the War on Drugs, and on the
wildly disproportionate, wrongful imprisonment of
blacks and minorities in the USA and European
countries.

XENOPHOBIA & RACISM; TORTURE & ABUSE

Recently, the European Court of Human Rights
found France guilty of violating "international
standards" on torture and fair trial, and of a
pattern of employing excessive, too often fatal
force along racial and ethnic lines:

http://www.bigfoot.com/~human_rights (AI Report 2000)

FRENCH PRISONS FILLED WITH FOREIGNERS & MINORITIES

In France, foreigners comprise only 6% of the general
population, but a WHOPPING 29% of French prisons.

For the same crimes, foreigners and French nationals
born to immigrants, are treated far more severely
and inhumanely than are white French.  Professor Wacquant
documents France's worsening pattern of Human Rights
violations against foreigners and even against French
citizens who are of non-white background.












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