Students Without Borders

 

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Application deadline:  January 17, 2014

Dates: May and June to end of July or August, 2014 (exact dates to be confirmed)

ALL-INCLUSIVE COST:  $5,500
Price includes return airfare from Winnipeg, visa, accommodation, daily allowance for meals, mandatory health insurance, program fee and support services, IDI training, and the Extended Education course "Transformative Partnerships: An Introduction to Service-Learning".

Internships give you more time to immerse yourself in another culture and gain work experience, enabling you to enhance skills and advance your professional goals. 

These three-to-four month internships will allow you to put the knowledge into practice, working side-by-side with a local NGO, university, or college in Malawi, Peru, or Vietnam. Projects relate to one or more of the following areas: education, English as an Additional Language, recreation management, small-business development, natural resource management, politics and advocacy, health care, gender issues, and tourism.

Recommended for students enrolled in/graduating from:

  • Anthropology
  • Education
  • Family Social Science
  • Global Political Economy
  • Health Studies
  • Human Ecology
  • Kinesiology
  • Law
  • Nutritional Science
  • Physical Education & Recreational Studies
  • Supply Chain Management

Program Information (coming soon)

Contact:  David Arenas, Student Exchange Advisor, International Centre for Students
(204) 474-7261
david_arenas@umanitoba.ca

INTERNSHIPS ABROAD

Students Without Borders (Malawi, Peru, and Vietnam) 

SERVICE-LEARNING ABROAD

Badili Mtizamo! Tanzania
Alternative Reading Week – El Salvador
Bangladesh Service-Learning
Belize Service-Learning
Ecuador Service-Learning
Nicaragua Service-Learning


“SWB has opened many doors in regards to networking in the field of International Development, has helped me realize my potential for working in this field and has given me a short introduction to the real world of development! SWB put me on the right path to reach my own goals within the development world both professionally and academically!”   
- Caitlin, 2013 participant


 Recent Program Alumni:

  • Nancy, M.A. Social Work (Botswana)
  • Kieran, Global Political Economy (Botswana)
  • Avanti, Political Studies (Botswana)
  • Mariah, Global Political Economy (Malawi)
  • Meghan, M.A. Recreation Studies  (Malawi)
  • David, Global Political Economy (Malawi)
  • Vickie, Environmental Studies (Malawi)
  • Caitlin, Recreation Management (Vietnam)
  • Jessica, Science (Vietnam)
  • Danielle, Sociology (Vietnam)