Spring Session

Ages: 14-19

Partner Organization: OurLand

Region of Impact: Thailand
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 15: Life Above Land
SDG 10: Reduced inequalities

Explore topics related to:
Building the case for sustainability & nature conservation

Why choose this focus area?
As we move into the new decade, creating sustainable development options has become increasingly more important in society’s quest for a healthier and more ethical world. On this internship, students will learn from OurLand – the perfect case study of how one location can meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Together with experts from OurLand in Thailand, interns will explore how interconnected our natural world is, diving deep into topics such as ecosystem health & nature conservation, organic farming & living alongside elephants in harmony.

About your overseas internship partner organization:
Located in the heart of Thailand’s oldest wildlife sanctuary (Salakphra Wildlife Sanctuary) and the water’s edge by the Kwae Yai river, OurLand dedicates themselves towards creating a new way of life where nature is respected and conservation is seen as the crucial link between progress and tranquility.

OurLand works with local communities to enhance understanding and acceptance towards conservation,particularly collaborating with local communities to address Human-Elephant Conflict.

Ages: 14-19

Partner Organization: Amano Marketplace

Region of Impact: Peru
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
SDG 01: No Poverty
SDG 12: Sustainable Consumption and Production

Explore topics related to:
Building the case for social entrepreneurship, slow fashion & responsible consumerism

Why choose this focus area?
Many indigenous artisans across the Americas hold long-standing art traditions, from pottery to basket making, to handwoven textiles. These handmade objects, while serving a utilitarian or ceremonial purpose, also embody the practices and beliefs of cultures that are at risk of being lost. Artisans face mounting difficulties in preserving their traditions due to external factors such as globalization, technology and the recent COVID-19 pandemic.

Interns will partner with Peruvian artisans to understand the unique challenges that they face in preserving their traditions and explore how social businesses can play a part in creating meaningful, systemic change.

About your overseas internship partner organization:
Amano Marketplace is a collaborative platform for Latin American artisans that was born in response to the global health crisis. They partner with 20+ artisanal groups, brands and organizations in an effort to connect artisans with the fair trade market, virtually.

Amano advocates for collaboration and the continuation of traditional techniques through design, stories, and experiences.

Ages: 14-19
Partner Organization: Terra.do

Region of Impact: Hawaii
United Nations Sustainable Development Goal:
SDG 13: Climate Action

Explore topics related to:
Building the case for climate action

Why choose this focus area?
The transition to 100% clean energy in Hawaii is a leading movement for reaching our global change goals. You will partner with an organization working at the policy level, in education and through community campaigns to move Hawaii closer towards its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2045. With unprecedented challenges ahead for natural and human environments in the next decade and beyond, it has never been more urgent to confront the climate crisis head-on, particularly in the Pacific where many landmasses and communities are under direct threat from sea level rise.

About your overseas internship partner organization:
Terra.do is an online climate school that helps adults to learn new skills that will help them to solve climate change, no matter what kind of career industry they work in. Their goal is to get 100 million people working in climate change by 2030!

They’ve teamed up with Blue Planet Foundation from Honolulu, Hawaii to get this message to high school students: you can utilize and develop skills that create change in your community and beyond.

Ages: 14-19

Partner Organization: HLA (Healthcare Leadership Academy)

Region of Impact: Nigeria
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
SDG 03: Good Health and Well-being
SDG 04: Quality Education

Explore topics related to:
Building the case for healthcare equity and leadership among disenfranchised groups in Africa

Why choose this focus area?
Examine the various challenges facing social development projects in Africa through the lens of public health challenges and innovations. Why is sustainable progress slow, and how can gaps in leadership and governance translate into unintended consequences for those from marginalized communities? Discover the inner workings of an organization committed to social justice in healthcare and medicine, and assist them with their organizational needs.

About your overseas internship partner organization:
The Healthcare Leadership Academy is an institution committed to empowering current and future generations of healthcare professionals with the necessary tools, leadership skill sets and capabilities to address specific health system challenges in context-specific ways endemic to Africa.

The goal? To transform communities by increasing healthcare equity among disenfranchised groups through leadership training.

Ages: 14-19

Partner Organization: ILCS (Institute for Leadership and Communication Studies)

Region of Impact: Morocco
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
SDG 04: Quality education
SDG 05: Gender equality
SDG 10: Reduced inequalities

Explore topics related to:
Building the case of the importance of education in creating an empowered society

Why choose this focus area?
Gender equality and women’s empowerment play influential roles in the success of the Sustainable Development Goals around the world, and are necessary to achieve truly sustainable development both locally and globally. For girls in the developing world, education can be seen as a tool to take control of their own lives.

Despite compulsory education laws and free education, many schools in Morocco are still inaccessible to women in many parts of society. On this internship, interns will explore the multi-faceted complexities of education equality, and gain a unique perspective on what organizations on the ground in Morocco are doing to empower women and children through education.

About your overseas internship partner organization:
Institutions such as the Institute for Leadership and Communication Studies in Morocco are critical for the advancement of education in rural areas. ILCS is a private institution for higher education, which invests in the training of competent future leaders. ILCS strives to contribute to human development in Morocco by providing the local community with competent and competitive citizens.