Intern Abroad
Overview
Gain valuable professional experience as you intern at a nonprofit, NGOs or other organizations. You'll learn more about yourself and what you want to do in the future as you get practical workplace skills.
Internships are specifically designed to provide you with professional experience for career exploration and development. To ensure the best internship experience, internships should last at least one month, and a 2-6 month period is recommended.
While we do not require a specific major, we look for skills, abilities and goals that would be beneficial for a given project. In addition to an application process, expect internship workload and expectations to be more in line with that of a professional placement.
As with all ProWorld experiences, our onsite staff is here to support you every step in your journey with us. Many members of our team are ProWorld alumni, so we are uniquely prepared to guide you in your internship.
Curious to learn more about the internship program and what it entails, or how it differs from the volunteer expeience? Visit our FAQ page for more information.
Projects
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Belize
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Reach out and Read with the Punta Gorda Community LibraryDescription and Impact Despite the improvement of literacy over the last 20 years, illiteracy has continued to been a serious issue that has hindered the education and number of...
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The Best Part of Farming – FOOD!Description and Impact Eating fresh, organic, local food is both healthy and beneficial for the community and environment. Consumption of local food ensures that fruits and...
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Work on a Rural Organic Chocolate Farm Manufacturing FacilityDescription and Impact Due to globalization, cocoa production is becoming increasingly outsourced throughout the world. In Belize particularly, a handful of farms and factories...
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Monitor & Maintain Habitats and Protected LandsDescription and Impact Nearly half of Belize’s land is protected, but to preserve and sustain it, we need to study it, and ensure that the habitats remain viable. This...
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Promote restoration and sustainable farming in Central AmericaIn Central America, the devastating cycle of slash and burn farming does not allow families to meet their basic nutritional needs. Garden based agriculture offers a...
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Description and Impact The availability of high quality medical care is vital to any community’s needs. Developing countries such as Belize often have problems finding both...
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Description and Impact San Ignacio has several fairly busy pharmacies within the city and surrounding communities Participants working at the pharmacy get the opportunity to...
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Teach Environmental Responsibility Through FilmDescription and Impact Often times the public responds to issues only after they’ve seen them with their own eyes. Making an issue more tangible and understandable allows...
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Be the Teacher You Always Wish You HadDescription and Impact Crowded classrooms and slim resources make it easy for some kids to fall through the cracks. Our teacher’s assistant program in Punta Gorda...
Brazil
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Help Small Businesses Get off to a Solid StartDescription and Impact ProWorld Brazil works with a microcredit institution that provides loans of between R$300 and R$15,000 to an underserved market of individuals, groups, and...
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Help develop a social surf project through capacity-building workshops for youth interested in learning the craft of board-makingSalvador's youth spend a lot of their time at the beach and are passionate about surfing; however, the price tags on surfboards make it a prohibitive sport for many. Despite the...
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The name of Chapada Diamantina National Park literally means Diamond Cliffs. Steep plateaus, towering green precipices, and winding caves are traversed by a network of rivers,...
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Description and Impact Brazil is home to 60% of the Amazon rainforest and is considered to have the greatest biodiversity of any country on earth. However, population growth...
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Description and Impact Although the Brazilian economy is flourishing, many Brazilians have not felt the benefits of industrialization. The gap between rich and poor can be...
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Help Small Businesses Get off to a Solid StartIf you’ve got a good business idea but don't have any credit, it’s nearly impossible to start a small business or non-profit. To give these good ideas a chance...
Peru
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Raise awareness about the exploitation of child workers in CuscoWhen young girls from rural families move to Cusco to find work, they are vulnerable to exploitation. Without fair wages for their labor or a chance at an education, this...
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Cleaner homes make healthier communitiesSimple changes in hygiene habits can make significant improvements in the health of rural Peruvian families. In the villages surrounding Cusco and Urubamba, most adults never...
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Cargadores Carry upwards of 250 lbs of Goods and Merchandise Around the City. Help Make Their Load a Little LighterDescription and Impact With the vast rise in migration from rural areas of Peru to Cusco over the last three decades, the city has seen a significant increase in the number of...
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Journey into the Heart of the AmazonExplore the mythic Amazon rainforest while you help catalogue and preserve the rich wildlife that calls it home. The rate of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest...
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Experience the past and present of the Andes as you chronicle it for the futureDescription and Impact Although their culture and rich and storied, indigenous Peruvians are some of the poorest and most disenfranchised members of society. To many, the only...
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Public health students support project developmentMaking public health a priority is critical for communities in rural Peru. Simple changes in health and hygiene habits can make significant improvements. In the villages...
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Make a difference in the lives of those most likely to be forgotten Without family or community support, Cusco’s disabled people lack access to care and physical...
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Description and Impact The Peruvian elderly often find themselves out of luck and with nowhere to go. Some have been abandoned by their families, while others have lived their...
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Help People in Villages Around Cusco Feel BetterDescription and Impact Although the Peruvian government provides health insurance to all citizens with formal employment, this accounts only roughly a quarter of the population....
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Use your Spanish skills and your statistics programming experience (like SPSS) to improve development work around the worldThis project creates and evaluates ideas that make development work in Peru effective. Analyzing the projects microfinance organizations have begun, in Cusco they focus on...
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Description and Impact Although traditional Andean weaving has been around since pre-Columbian times, it is now at risk of disappearing completely. As the younger generation...
Ghana
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Live and Breathe the Social System in GhanaThe Cape Coast Social Welfare Department is a government-run institution that oversees many community programs and organizations in Ghana, including: Community care, including...
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The Light House Children’s Home was established in May 2002 by Mr. and Mrs. Weber, a Canadian couple who once volunteered in an orphanage in Cape Coast, Ghana and decided to...
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Sanitation and Education Promote Stability within Settler CommunitiesProWorld has teamed up with a local community partner to create development programs in Ghana that give fledgling communities a sustainable start. What is the need? ...
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Doctors-in-Service is a healthcare company located just outside of Cape Coast, Ghana. It’s one of seven private health clinics in the area of Abura. The healthcare...
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Growing need for good healthcare strains hospitalsWithout access to basic healthcare, families in rural Ghana face increasing rates of unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and risk contracting deadly, yet preventable diseases...
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Help support homeopathic and traditional medicine in West AfricaThe Praysbetha E-Homeopathic Clinic is the only official clinic recognized by the World Spagyric Homeopathic Organization in West Africa, following the practices of the Ghana...
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ProWorld partners with a local youth organization to help give local children and adults a better life through education. The organization's mission is “to help develop a...
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Description and Impact Rural poverty and the lack of access to opportunity are huge issues throughout Ghana, particularly for women. Without economic opportunities, and lacking...
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Description and Impact Unfortunately, Ghanaian society still has strong prejudices against those who have special needs or suffer from some type of learning disability. ...
Thailand
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In poverty-stricken areas, the oldest and the youngest members of society are often forgotten. This organization seeks to improve the quality of life for older people by...
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Build schools and communities in Northern ThailandMany families in Northern Thailand lack basic education, healthcare, and life skills. A little education can turn this around. It’s nearly impossible to break...
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Description and Impact Thailand provides free healthcare to all members of the public and immigrants as such there is a focus on providing both excellent preventative care and...
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Description and Impact While the Thai government provides health to all citizens, there are still siginificant gaps in the care provided, many groups in particular women and...
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Description and Impact Many people living in rural areas in Thailand suffer from diseases and medical conditions can be easily prevented and addressed with early detection. Health...
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Support a News Agency as they Report on Local Politics and Human Rights IssuesDescription and Impact The residents of the Shan state of Burma are denied their rights to freedom of speech by the military government. The government has had trouble controlling...
Ecuador
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Help Manage Reforestation Efforts in Areas Ravaged by Invasive SpeciesAs a result of the lack of fruit and vegetable production on the Galapagos Islands, boats from the Ecuadorian mainland unload fruits and vegetables on a daily basis, and at...
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Learn Sustainable Agriculture in a Community Development SettingDespite its small landmass, Ecuador is renowned for its megadiversity due to its variety of life zones, including: mangrove swamps, dry tropical forest, tropical cloud forest, and...
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Restore Ceremonial Tea Use in Ecuadorean CultureDescription and Impact Become an intern in Ecuador and join this unique project that works using a holistic market-based approach to blend sustainable economic development,...
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Help fill the major gap in the number of Ecuadorian medical professionals. This gap has led to the consequent lack of access and availability to health services for the nearly 30...
South Africa
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South Africa is a complex country with Africa’s largest economy, a dedicated democratic government, 25% unemployment, and one of the highest rates of income inequality....
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South Africa is a complex country with Africa’s largest economy, a dedicated democratic government, 25% unemployment, and one of the highest rates of income inequality....
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South Africa is a complex country with Africa’s largest economy, a dedicated democratic government, 25% unemployment, and one of the highest rates of income inequality....
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Home of the notorious vuvuzela, South Africans enjoy soccer as both players and fans. Women athletes, however, get just a fraction of the notoriety and support as their...
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South Africa is a complex country with Africa’s largest economy, a dedicated democratic government, 25% unemployment, and one of the highest rates of income inequality....
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Dancing has always been an art of necessity. From tribal crump to urban hip-hop to elite ballet, people use dance to entertain, to tell stories, and to cope with their lives...
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The imaginative process of creating art helps kids think beyond the parameters of their reality. Life may be hard, food may be scarce, and home may be violent, but children who...
Nepal
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Learn the Ins and Outs of Nepali HealthcareDescription and Impact In Nepal, the health-care problems are varied and enormous. Being one of the poorest countries in the world, the majority of people live in mass...