Environmental Sustainability Intern with FSD
Description:
Intern with FSD to promote environmental sustainability and empower impoverished communities. Our interns partner with over 50 community-based organizations that work at the local level to integrate environmental solutions. FSD supports a diverse group of topics related to environmental development. Examples include organic agriculture, sustainable water management, forest regeneration, biodiversity, renewable technology, and advocacy. Essential to our work is empowering local communities to understand the environmental threats that affect them and to place prominent values on sustainable resource management.Our partner organizations work in nine regions throughout Argentina, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Kenya, Uganda and India.
Qualifications:
Interns work with FSD partner organizations on a variety of environmental projects to:- Develop sustainable agriculture programs, such as the conservation and recovery of soil and water, use of natural insecticides, crop diversification, and reforestation efforts.
- Assist farmers who are making the transition from using pesticides and synthetic fertilizers to organic, sustainable agriculture.
- Provide farmers with microcredit opportunities and training on how to efficiently apply funds to the growth of their operations.
- Train youth on organic, sustainable farming practices by making use of school farms for project work.
- Teach children and adolescents environmental education courses that discuss a variety of topics including pollution, water use, and deforestation.
- Provide community workshops on topics such as natural medicine, preventive health, agricultural management, organic agriculture, and community participation
- Support a pharmacy that distributes organic herbal medicines and medicinal plants.
Hours:
30-40 hours
Length/Availability:
9+ weeks
Start Date:
May - June 2012
End Date:
06/01/12,
Deadline:
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Founded in 1995, the Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) supports the efforts of more than 300 grassroots, community-based partner organizations throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America. FSD’s programs provide our overseas partners with multi-faceted support that relies on active community participation to mobilize lasting solutions. FSD programs include:Capacity Building: on-site training and networking opportunities to our partner organizations.
Training Programs Abroad: Interns and Volunteers trained in community-driven development approaches provide local organizations with the human resources they need to design and implement long-term initiatives
Grantmaking: funding for sustainable projects
Engaged Philanthropy: opportunities for donors to increase their engagement in the projects they support
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