2. Internship objectives
Region, city or village: Santo Domingo de los Colorados
Résumé of internship objectives:
– Train the young participants and employees of the ACJ Santo Domingo office to the use of communication tools.
– Support a concrete community project aiming to the empowerment of a collectivity, in particular as regards to education, information and communication;
– Support ACJ Ecuador public awareness efforts on women’s economic rights.
– Share Alternatives’ knowledge and best practice on communications strategies.
– Bring a technical assistance to improve the working communication tools of ACJ Ecuador;
– Acquire practical knowledge in communications for development
– Undertake public awareness activities to sensitize Quebecois to issues related to Ecuadorian sustainable development.
Résumé of field activities:
– Participate and organize planning meetings with the youth organizations working with ACJ Ecuador;
– Research on the following themes preparing the production of short documentaries: women’s inclusion in the work force and income generating activities, gender equality in the work place, women’s organization promotion, women’s economic autonomy.
– In collaboration with young Ecuadorian participants, scenarize short documentaries and plan their production;
– Prepare workshops in video editing and produce training material
– Facilitate video production workshops.
– Film and edit in collaboration young Ecuadorian participants, 3 short documentaries on the topics previously mentioned.
– Number of participants : 7 interns and 1 accompanier
– Overseas placement : From 6 June to 20 August 2011 (75 days)
– Pre-departure training : From 1 November 2010 to 6 June 2011
3. Application criteria
Eligibility requirements for participating interns
– Be at least 18 by the beginning of the overseas placement and no more than 35 by the application deadline
– Have a permanent address in Quebec for at least over the past year
– Have Canadian citizenship status or permanent residency status
– Show proof of interest for international development issues and North-South dynamics
– Demonstrate interpersonal capacities appropriate for living and working in a multicultural context
– Demonstrate the interpersonal capacities appropriate for living and working in a multicultural context
– Be ready to participate in all steps of the internship (fund raising, pre-departure training, overseas placement, return activities)
– Be in good health (a medical certificate will be required if you are accepted into the program)
– Not have already participated in a Québec sans frontières internship program and not have already participated in an overseas internship in a "southern" country for more than six weeks
– Have a good knowledge of French
Other :
– Have a basic knowledge of Spanish
– Have a proven interest in alternative communications
Eligibility criteria for the accompanier :
– Be at least 21 years of age at the beginning of the overseas placement
– Have permanent residency in Quebec for at least the past year
– Have Canadian citizenship status or permanent residency status
– Have a secondary V diploma
– Have a proven interest in international development issues and North-South dynamics
– Demonstrate a capacity for coordinating a group of interns
– Demonstrate interpersonal capacities appropriate for living and working in a multicultural context
– Be in good health (if your candidacy is retained, a medical certificate will be required)
– Be ready to participate in all steps of the internship (fundraising, pre-departure training, overseas placement, return activities)
– Have a good knowledge of Spanish
– Have a good knowledge of French
Other:
– Have already undertaken a cooperation internship in the internship country or region
– Demonstrate an interest for communications and alternative media
4. How to apply
To submit your application, you should send your curriculum vitae as well as a cover letter with the form below.
Clic here to submit your application
deadline to submit your application: 17 September 2010, 5:00 pm
5. Dates and deadlines:
17 September 2010: Deadline to submit your application
Week of 4 October 2010: Interviews and selection
Week of 1 November 2010: Beginning of the pre-departure training
Info-internship evenings
You have questions or you would like to know more about our internship programs? We’ll be holding an information evening on 19 August 2010 starting from 5pm
Where?
Alternatives
3720, ave. Du Parc (corner Des Pins)
2nd floor
Montréal
Métro Place-des-Arts
Another information evening will be held in September
6. For more information
Consult our FAQs.
For more information on Québec Sans Frontières internships, you can contact our internship project officer:
Caroline Tagny at 514-982-6606
For more information on the Québec sans frontières program, click here.
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