Through hands on training you will improve your understanding of community development, its concepts, approaches and tools. Our experienced trainers will guide you through the themes of appreciative investigation, Asset Based Community Development (ABCD), participatory approaches, development-oriented human rights, neurolinguistics programming, conflict resolution, women's development and results based management. This one month internship includes theoretical and practical courses, lectures, workshops, field visits and it is open to international participants from Asia, Africa and Europe so opportunities for cultural exchanges are limitless!
SOPAR’s internship is offered in collaboration with its main partner Bala Vikasa and the People Development Center. This center is located in the State of Andhra Pradesh, in the city of Warangal, 160 km north-east of Hyderabad. Together, SOPAR and Bala Vikasa have acquired 30 years of experience in community development, know-how that CIDA and numerous other organizations have encouraged us to share. This internship allows us to expose Canadians to our approaches and practices which have been internationally recognized and which have transformed the lives of millions of individuals in India. We hope that following this internship, the participants will feel better equipped to deploy practical community development strategies for the benefit of underprivileged communities in Canada or in the world.
Internships for the year 2010-2011:
Community Development Internship: September 2010
Community Development Internship: November 2010
Community Development Internship: January 2011
Who can apply?
This internship is meant, but not exclusively, for people working or studying in community or international development (students, NGO’s and INGO’s, organizations working with Canada’s first nations, public servants of the GOC…)
Canadian citizens or permanent residents (for other candidates please apply directly to our partner Bala Vikasa)
Spoken and written English is imperative
Experience in community and/or international development is an asset
How to apply?
Email your resume to mathieu@sopar.ca and attach a motivational letter
Deadline to apply:
2010 September internship: June 1st 2010
2010 November internship: August 1st 2010
2011 January internship: October 1st 2010
Selection Process
Upon receipt of your application you will be sent a confirmation email
If your application is retained we will request an interview
The participants will need to attend a training with SOPAR prior to departure
Financial arrangements
Participants are responsible for covering their airfare
Participants will need to pay a 500$ fee to cover administrative costs
Although it is not necessary to obtain credits to be accepted to the internship, we offer the opportunity for Canadian university students to get their internship credited! SOPAR will support you in your paperwork. However, it is your responsibility to undertake the necessary actions for the accreditation of this course. The world belongs to those who shape it!
Under certain conditions we offer universities to offer this as a part of credited internship. If your university wishes to offer this internship to your students contact us for more information on the agreement
If you are a student of the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) or from the Dominican College at Ottawa, please note that we already have an agreement allowing students to earn credits for this course. For more information about our arrangements, please contact the person responsible:
Please note that the non-credit course is open to all students, including students from UQO and from the Dominican College, who meet the admission requirements.
