Barakat is currently looking to fill about ten internship positions for the 2011 summer and fall sessions. We welcome applicants from all majors who have an interest in international development, human rights, literacy, and in helping women and children. We are looking for interns with skills ranging from marketing and communications, event planning and graphic design to research, grant writing and program support.
Barakat is a nonprofit organization that exists to strengthen the fundamental human right to education in South and Central Asia by providing exemplary basic education, increasing access to higher education and advancing literacy, particularly for women and children. Our office in Cambridge provides support to our programs and staff in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India through fundraising, awareness raising and program development.
Students may find more information by visiting our website, www.barakatworld.org, or by emailinginternships@barakatworld.org.
List of Barakat Internships:
-Walk for Literacy Event Planning Assistant (15-20 Hours/week; Unpaid)
-Administrative Assistant (12-15 Hours/week; Unpaid)
-Development Assistant-Individual Donor Cultivation (15-20 Hours/week; Unpaid)
-Development Assistant-Grants Writer (15-20 Hours/week; Submit 2 writing
samples, 2-3 pages in length; Unpaid)
-Programs Assistant (15-20 Hours/week; Submit 2 writing samples, 2-3 pages in
length, 1 should be a research paper; Unpaid)
-Communications Writer (15-20 Hours/week; Submit 2 writing samples, published
articles preferred; Unpaid)
-Graphic Designer (15-20 Hours/week; Submit portfolio with samples of work;
Unpaid)
-Marketing Assistant (10-15 Hours/week; Unpaid)
-Intern & Volunteer Coordinator (20-25 Hours/week; Stipend $640/month)
***For descriptions and details of internship positions, please see the corresponding post on this blog labeled “Barakat Internship Position Descriptions”.
Emily McCaffrey
Boston University, CAS ’11
Intern and Volunteer Coordinator
Barakat, Inc.
552 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 215
Cambridge, MA 02139
www.BarakatWorld.org
(Phone) 617.876.3830
(Fax) 617.876.3800
