Message-ID: <53skpp$mco@jerry.loop.net> Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 05:58:17 GMT From: crw <mailto:crw@LOOP.COM> Subject: Summer Proj Dirs/Leaders APPS ACCEPTED [Africa/Brazil] To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
FYI:
Positions Available:
1] Project Directors/Leaders (details below), and
2] Volunteers/Participants (applications available ON-LINE)
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Operation Crossroads Africa Celebrates Its 40th Year:
P r o j e c t H u m a n i t y
[I N T'L S T U D I E S] [W O R K-T R A V E L] [I N T E R N S H I P S]
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"...You will experience Africa from the inside out.. ...This is NOT an African tour."
{Crossroads Alumnus]
A N N O U N C E M E N T
C E L E B R A T I N G C U L T U R E A N D H I S T O R Y ______________________________________________________________________
GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS : A f r i c a & B r a z i l
* This year's theme: "Africa & Brazil, marching into the 21st Century"
* New Community Development Project under development in Brazil
Summer 1997
Living/Working/Traveling Internships/Field Work/Group Projects Independent Study
The Forgotten Human Side
Receiving On-Line Brochure & Application
H o w t o g e t V o l u n t e e r I n f o b y E - M a i l :
1] include your full street address, in case our equipment malfunctions
2] E-Mail your request to <<B O T H>> addresses:
=> "Brochure/Application" <mailto:crw@loop.com> <= => "Summer Prog: Africa/Brazil" <mailto:oca@igc.apc.org> <=
Include "V O L U N T E E R" in the Subject field
...or contact our office directly by letter or phone
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O P E R A T I O N C R O S S R O A D S A F R I C A , I n c . 475 Riverside Dr., N.Y., N.Y. 10115-0050, Suite 831 212-870-2106 OFFICE / 212-870-2055 FAX
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C O U N T R I E S: Botswana, The Gambia, Ghana, Eritrea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Brazil (in South America). Additional countries will be included this year
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-Since 1957, 10,000 Crossroads participants (students, professionals, persons with skills, persons of goodwill..and others) representing over 500 universities, colleges, organizations, etc., have come together to work for a better world
-Students usually arrange with their schools to receive credit for their summer experience (typically 7 to 14 units)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Due now & during the coming weeks->cut off has not yet been announced
Late applications **WILL** be accepted only as space and time permit
Crossroads assists Volunteers in raising funds for their travel/living expenses
=> It's important to submit the application ASAP & to reserve a place
PROGRAM DATES: End of June/early July through mid-August (approx dates)
ORIENTATION: There will be a several-day Orientation in New York prior to leaving. The program starts from & ends in New York
-This is an INTENSE living, work and learning experience at the grassroots level in Africa & Brazil where some of the modern conveniences taken for granted in Western countries, will not be present
-Crossroads Volunteers go to Africa & Brazil NOT to impose their own Western values, but to seek comprehension of counterpart values; they are challenged to adjust to local ways of doing many things
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H o w T o A p p l y F o r a Project Director/Leader Position
Project D I R E C T O R S / Group L E A D E R S go thru a separate application process with earlier deadlines (min. age, 26 - with relevant expertise, experience directing group projects, living and/or travel experience in Africa or a similar setting). To receive the application and job description, snailmail us, or send an E-Mail request to <BOTH>:
"Proj Dir Info" <mailto:oca@igc.apc.org>, "Proj Dir Packet" <mailto:crw@loop.com>
1) with a brief description of your interests & background
[send us your snailmail address, phone & E-Mail]
2) include "L E A D E R" in the Subject field
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O P E R A T I O N C R O S S R O A D S A F R I C A , I n c . 475 Riverside Dr., N.Y., N.Y. 10115-0050, Suite 831 212-870-2106 OFFICE / 212-870-2055 FAX / mailto:oca@igc.apc.org ...a non-profit org: IRS 501(c)(3)
LaVerne Brown, Executive Offices
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