Agency: Africa Development Foundation
Location: Washington, D.C.
Major/Field of Interest: Economics, Education, Foreign Languages, International Relations, Social Work
Description:
The United States Congress established the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) in 1980 as an independent public corporation with a mandate to promote the participation of Africans in the economic and social development of their countries. For more than 20 years, ADF has helped grassroots groups and individuals in Africa help themselves by providing the resources they need to advance their own efforts to promote economic and social development.USADF provides small grants of $250,000 or less to private and other nongovernmental entities in Africa to:Finance sustainable poverty alleviating initiatives that are conceived, designed, and implemented by Africans and aimed at enlarging opportunities for community development; Stimulate and expand the participation of Africa's poor in the development of their countries; and Build sustainable African institutions that foster grassroots development.The principal aim of USADF's grants is to enable grassroots groups to generate increas
Compensation: Unpaid
Hours per Week: Full Time
Duration: 10-12 weeks
Program Availability: Semester, Summer
Eligibility:
Must be a United States Citizen
Open to Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, Recent Graduates, Graduate Students
Web site: http://www.adf.gov/internships.html
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