14875: Americas Program: Summer field intership in Haiti (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Americas Program <americas@trickleup.org>

Thank you in advance.

Safia Meyer
International program associate (Haiti)


The Trickle Up Program wants to announce an opening for a summer field
intership in Haiti.

Below, please find the description of the internship.


TRICKLE UP SUMMER FIELD INTERNSHIP OPENING 2003

The Trickle Up Program is an international nonprofit organization dedicated
to microenterprise development. Trickle Up provides seed capital in the form
of grants and basic business training to very low income and disadvantaged
people to start their own businesses. The program is implemented by local
organizations—most often grassroots NGOs that offer a variety of development
services to their communities.

The field internships last from eight to ten weeks from June 8 to August 15.
They are preceded by five to six days of training at Trickle Up’s office in
New York City in the last week of May or first week of June.  The terms of
reference for each internship are set forth in an agreement signed by the
Intern and Trickle Up.  The deliverables include timely submission of an
analytical report on the field visit, together with recommendations to TUP.
Interns are also asked to make a presentation of their findings, including
slide viewings, at the Trickle Up office.

Interns receive a stipend of $500, and Trickle Up assists in locating
low-cost accommodation in the field.  Interns are strongly encouraged to
seek funding from their university or elsewhere to finance the internship
costs.

For all internships the following is required:
·	Knowledge of applicable language
·	Enrollment in a graduate program in a relevant field, such as
international development, public policy, Business Administration, etc.
·	Strong communication and interviewing skills
·	Strong English writing skills
·	Cultural sensitivity
·	Ability to adapt to difficult field conditions
·	Ability to meet deadlines

The following qualifications and skills are welcomed:
·	Experience or demonstrated interest in microenterprise and/or
economic development
·	Previous experience in community/grassroots development and/or
international experience
·	Field experience in developing countries
·	Facilitation and training skills
·	Resourcefulness

To apply, send a letter, e-mail or fax addressed to the Americas desk with a
cover letter and CV. No phone calls please. The deadline for applications is
March 7th.  Contact information for the Americas desk is as follows:



Trickle Up Program
104 W. 27th Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Fax: 	212-255-9974
Email: americas@trickleup.org


FIELD INTERNSHIP IN HAITI

Trickle Up’s Americas Program is accepting one applicant for the summer
field internship position in HAITI.

HAITI

Minimum qualifications: Fluent spoken and written French. Knowledge of
Creole is a plus. Applicant needs strong analytical, communication and
interviewing skills, familiarity with MS Office software applications.
Teaching and facilitation skills, particularly with adult populations and
with participatory methodologies, are a plus. Experience in community
development in developing countries, particularly in the region, is
desirable.  Knowledge of NGO management and basic understanding of business
development is desirable.

Internship description: The interns will conduct site visits to potential
partner agencies, assessing their existing programs and their capacity to
implement Trickle Up’s program.  Outreach activities will also include
meeting with potential funding agencies.

The intern will also visit existing partner agencies to assess their program
and financial performance, administration and transparency issues. The
intern will also visit the field coordinators to observe their
microenterprise initiatives on site and assess their performance. This
process will require formal or semi-structured interviews, focus groups or
workshops with microentrepreneurs and/or with field staff. The intern is
also required to provide the partner agencies’ staff with adequate technical
assistance, particularly regarding the weaknesses identified on the field
visits.  Recommendations should be drafted and discussed with executive and
technical staff while in the field.  These recommendations should be
forwarded to the Americas Desk in NYC in a timely manner. The intern will
also conduct one or more training sessions with partner agency
representatives to reinforce the Trickle Up process and completion of
program forms.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Corbett [mailto:corbetre@webster.edu]
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 9:57 AM
To: Haiti mailing list
Subject: 14845: Marassa: la vi tre che (fwd)




From: DeSprit Marassa <lwasauvaj@hotmail.com>

Greetings to you all:

We want to tell you that its the "buzz" in every tap-tap, the whisper among
friends at every restaurant and it's on the lips of everyone everywhere.

Reminds us of our Cuban friends. Rather than state the cause of a particular
event everyone rubs their chin like they are stroking their beard the
message being conveyed without being said but everyone knows they are
speaking of: El Presidente....

We wonder what semiotic carrier Haitians will begin to employ so that they
will be able to express their displeasure without being attacked.
Perhaps those who aren't entirely happy but are terrified of speaking out
will simply rub their eyes and state that "ze'm fe mal.."

As well, we thought we should tell you that it should be stated for the
record that being beaten about the belly is a secondary action to being
shot. Repeatedly. At close range.

But at least we can say with confidence that we see no evidence of a
narco-state in operation in our beautiful Haiti.

We're blind, by the way.

depi en Kongo
DeSprit Marassa



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