United Way Internships

The Brand Strategy and Marketing team at United Way of America is pleased to announce the following unpaid internships for summer 2009.

Internship – NO/AIDS Task Force

An opportunity for creative and dynamic public health professional is available to assist with Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance activities at the agency.

NORAPC Internship

The New Orleans Regional AIDS Planning Council (NORAPC) is seeking graduate student interns to assist with planning council activities (i.e., administrative support, literature review, special projects). NORAPC is a HIV/AIDS service planning body working in collaboration with the Mayor’s Office of Health Policy (grantee for Federal Ryan White Part A funds). The agency’s mission is to ensure the provision of a high quality continuum of HIV treatment and care for People Living with HIV/AIDS in the New Orleans Eligible Metropolitan Area (Orleans, Jefferson, St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, St. James, St. Bernard, St. Tammany and Plaquemines parishes).

Project Muso Ladamunen – volunteers needed

Project Muso Ladamunen, a community health organization working in
Mali, West Africa, is currently accepting applications for several
part-time US-based volunteer positions for its microfinance,
education, and health care delivery programs.

Unite For Sight

Unite For Sight engages, inspires, and trains volunteers to support and assist eye clinics globally. Volunteers receive hands-on training in international community-based eye care, public health, and international development, and while immersed in effective Unite For Sight programs, they gain skills to become new leaders in global health dedicated to creating lasting solutions.

Procurement Supply Volunteer

The ultimate objective of this position will be to ensure the rapid deployment of essential malaria commodities, meaning that supplies are ordered in right quantities at competitive prices, received in-country in timely manner and distributed to the different sites according to facility needs In addition, the TA will help to develop the skills of the local procurement team to manage future PSM responsibilities.

Malaria Elimination Volunteer

The Malaria Elimination Volunteer Research Associate will assist the Clinton Foundation to capture and analyze best practices for the elimination malaria transmission. This work will be closely coordinate with the Malaria Elimination Group, a body of more than 30 leading malaria experts from around the world of which the Clinton Foundation is a member. The Intern will work closely with members of the Foundation’s malaria team and other leading experts to research and produce cutting-edge documents and analytical models related to the elimination of malaria.

Vietnamese speakers needed

Tulane Community Health Center New Orleans East, which opened on Aug 25th, 2008, is seeking Vietnamese speaking volunteers to assist with interpretation and/or translation. Potential to get Certified as an Interpreter. This is a wonderful opportunity to work with physicians and patients, and could be included as part of a practicum.

M & E Intern, Cambodia

Cambodia’s UNAIDS Country Office (UCO) is looking for expressions of interest in an M&E Internship position established at the UCO under a UNDP internship contract. The assignment is for 3 to 6 months, preferably starting at the beginning of November 2008. A detailed job description is attached. The deadline for applications is 15 September 2008.

Armchair ESL Program – volunteer coordinator

The purpose of the Afghan Armchair ESL (“English as a Second Language”) Program is to increase the English capacity of Afghan and Central Asian women leaders and future women leaders by offering live, long-distance English classes. By improving their English language skills, these Central Asian women and girls can more easily reach out to the international community for information, ideas, advice, and funding, as well as share their experiences with the rest of the world. The volunteer ESL coordinator will serve as the main liaison between our Central Asian coordinators and our volunteer ESL teachers, assisting with class scheduling, monitoring, answering questions, and troubleshooting.