|
|
February 2008 Program of Academic Exchange
|
|
|
PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARHIP TEEN PROGRAM SEEKS CLUSTER DIRECTORS NATIONWIDE
PAX - Program of Academic Exchange seeks qualified Cluster Directors nationwide to work with its two federally
funded programs: YES (Youth Exchange and Study) and FLEX (Future Leaders Exchange). YES awards full scholarships to a
number of high school teens from countries with significant Muslim populations. This prestigious program is vital in today's
political climate as it seeks to break down the barriers and stereotypes between the U.S. and the Muslim world. FLEX is a
leadership program that promotes democracy and human rights in the countries of the former Soviet Union and all its high
school finalists are selected in an open, merit-based competition.
Both programs focus on four major themes to achieve its goals: Education, Exchanges, Engagement, and Empowerment. YES and FLEX
scholars are selected out of thousands that apply for their leadership potential, personalities and academics and come from
such countries as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brunei, Egypt, Georgia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Moldova, the Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Thailand and Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Cluster Directors represent the scholarship programs in their local communities and arrange host families and high school
enrollments for 3 scholarship recipients per year. Cluster Directors earn commission per student; are invited to attend a
training seminar in Washington DC and an annual 4-day national meeting (held each year at a different resort location, all
expenses paid). PAX is particularly seeking RPCVs for Cluster Director Positions because of their strong cross-cultural
skills and commitment to making the world a better place.
If you, or somebody you know, would enjoy this flexible, part-time work from home that combines a little compensation and
travel with the chance to work with some of the most amazing and deserving teenagers from around the world, please contact
Jonathan Andrew, Regional Director of Sponsored Programs, at jonathana@pax.org or call 1-800-555-6211, ext. 304 for more
info. Please indicate that you are interested in YES or FLEX to be referred to the scholarship department.
For more information see www.pax.org and www.pax.org/coordinators.html
|
|
Volunteer opportunity - NGO research: Ongoing
|
|
|
From: Joanna Eng
To: FOIndiaSlattery@aol.com
Subject: Volunteer opportunity - NGO research
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 3:48 PM
Hi,
I thought the following volunteer opportunity might interest RPCVs who worked in India. We at Action Without Borders/Idealist.org are looking for volunteers who can help us research the local NGO sectors in Hindi- and Bengali-speaking communities throughout the world. Please share this on your newsletter or email list if you think it's appropriate.
Thanks, and let me know if you have any questions!
Joanna Eng
Language Project Coordinator
Action Without Borders/Idealist.org
joanna@idealist.org
www.idealist.org
***********
Action Without Borders/Idealist.org
Language Project
Nonprofit Research Volunteers
As we prepare to make Idealist.org accessible to more people throughout the world, we will be relying on the diverse language skills of volunteers. Research volunteers will help us research the nonprofit sector in communities where Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Ukrainian are spoken. The goal of this project is to gather information about nonprofit support organizations, university programs, socially-responsible businesses, and other resources for each of these languages.
Nonprofit research volunteers will have the opportunity to learn more about the nonprofit sector throughout the world, be part of a multilingual community of volunteers, and help bring a valuable resource to communities where these languages are spoken.
We're looking for volunteers with these characteristics:
- Advanced reading and writing skills in English and one of these languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, or Ukrainian
- Strong interest and/or experience in the nonprofit sector
- Basic internet research and word processing skills
- Access to the internet
This is an ongoing volunteer opportunity with flexible hours. Volunteers can work online from home.
If you are interested or would like more information, please write to joanna@idealist.org.
To learn more about our organization, visit www.idealist.org
|
|
|
