A F R I C A-Summer Prog ANNOUNCEMENT (Deadline)
Cecil R. Washington, UC Berkeley/Oberlin College (crw@LOOP.COM)
Mon, 4 Mar 1996 16:42:23 -0800
FYI
RE: A F R I C A: Internships Work Projects Travel Study Camps
[ Application deadline-this month, end of March ]
=>Both the ON-LINE BROCHURE and ON-LINE APPLICATION are now available.
=>These will be sent to you by E-Mail on request.
"Africa Summer Info"<Xroads1996@aol.com> or
"Volunteers"<crw@loop.com>
Thank you,
Cecil & LaVerne
Operation Crossroads Africa
Phone: 212-870-2106
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-10,000 students, professionals and others working for a better world and
stronger Africa since 1958
-Students usually arrange with their schools to receive credit (typically 5
to 10 units) for their summer experience
Operation Crossroads Africa sponsors several categories of projects:
a) community construction; b) agricultural/farming/reforestation;
c) archaeology/ anthropology/art; d) primary medicine/public health projects
e) wildlife/fisheries management [under development]; f) computer literacy
program, aimed at providing young adults with hands-on exposure to
computers, E-Mail and the Internet/Super Highway; g) African music/musical
instruments/the role of music in traditional and contemporary life [under
development]
All of our projects involve a component of physical work and most are
located in rural areas. Tentative project sites for Summer '96 are:
1) Brazil (Portuguese) To be announced
2) Botswana - Construction / Community Development
3) Gambia - Construction / Community Development
4) Ghana [3 Groups]-(a) Computer Training (b) Medical (c) Construction
5) Eritrea - Reforestation/Tree Planting / Teaching English
6) Ivory Coast (French) To be announced
7) Kenya - Medical / Health
8) Senegal - Environmental / Irrigation / Agricultural
9) South Africa - Construction / Community Development
10) Tanzania - Art / Humanities
11) Uganda - Construction / Teaching English / Tutoring
12) Zimbabwe - Renovation / Teaching English / Tutoring
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PROGRAM DATES: End of June through mid-August (dates are approximate/
contact the office)
ORIENTATION: There will be a several-day Orientation in New York prior to
leaving.
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