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Please Post: Volunteers & Project Directors Sought
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Hi,
Thanks so much in advance if you will help bring the information below to
others, by sharing or forwarding or re-posting. We hope to reach as broad a
base of potentially interested persons as possible.
Would greatly appreciate your help.
Best regards,
LaVerne &
Cecil
o...@igc.apc.org
c...@loop.com
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Africa & Brazil: Info & Apps Now Available On-Line
RE: Summer '97 Positions Available / Application Now Open
1] Project D i r e c t o r s / Group Leaders (details below), and
2] V o l u n t e e r s / Participants (applications available ON-LINE)
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Operation Crossroads: Celebrating Our 40th Anniversary
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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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Ecology & Environment..Traditional Medicine..Oral History..Folklore
Primary Care..Archaeology..Community Dev..Reforestation..Media
Distance Learning..Art..Ethnomusicology..Public Health..Construction
Wildlife..Humanities..Computer Literacy..Agriculture/Farming
Teaching/Tutoring..Business Dev..African/Brazilian Language Study
Youth Programs..Recreation..Traditional Religion..Anthropology
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For a special UPDATE on the Computer Literacy/Distance Learning Prog in
Ghana, plz send E-Mail with "Ghana<=>Distance Learning UPDATE"
in the Subject field to:
"Ghana: Distance Learning UPDATE" <c...@loop.com>
Project Directed by Dr. Osei Darkwa
Faculty-Univ. of Ill-Chicago
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B r a z i l i a n R a i n F o r e s t P r o j e c t s
B A H I A
One of the sites under consideration is the Mata Atlantica (Coastal Forest)
area in the Southern Cone of the State of Bahia. This is a place where local
poor communities are struggling to gain access to land via articulated
political effort. There are over a dozen officialy recognized Land Reform
Settlemnts in this region, and the former landless peasants are willing now
to bring up efforts to save the remnants of this unique patch of
rich-biodiversity-holding forest, as well as to secure their access to land
by changing the situation of Land Tenure in that area.
We have been recently contacted by leaders of these communities seeking help
with the various projects they deem vital. These projects will include
programs on Reforestation, Youth Development, Education and Training, as
well as Ecological Projects.
[Edmundo Freitas Lopes-Doctoral Researcher/Project Developer]
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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 to be announced
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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
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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 projects are planned for 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" <c...@loop.com> <=
=> "Summer Prog: Africa-Brazil" <o...@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
A L L A R E W E L C O M E
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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
to work together for a better world
-Students usually arrange with their schools to receive credit for their
summer experience (typically 7 to 15 units)
-Cited by President Kennedy for providing the example that "inspired" the
creation of the Peace Corps, and on which the Peace Corps was
modeled
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Due now & during the coming weeks->cut off has not
yet been announced
Late applications **WILL** be accepted
but only as space and time permit
=> It's important to submit the application ASAP & to
reserve a place
Crossroads assists Volunteers in raising funds
for their travel/living expenses
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 similar setting), experience
with multi-racial/multi-ethnic groups.
To receive the application and job description, snail mail us,
or send an E-Mail request to <BOTH>:
"Proj Dir-Info" <o...@igc.apc.org>,
"Proj Dir-Packet" <c...@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 / o...@igc.apc.org
...a non-profit org: IRS 501(c)(3)
Dr. James H. Robinson, Founder
LaVerne Brown - Executive Offices
Cecil R. Washington, Jr. - Consultant
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"...You will experience Africa from the inside out..
...This is NOT an African tour."
- Cynthia Archie, Alumna -
State Department/Foreign Service
Former Peace Corp Country Director