Description

Tomorrow's Youth Organization is an American non-profit organization that works in disadvantaged areas of the Middle East, enabling children, youth and parents to realize their potential as healthy, active and responsible family and community members. We are recruiting highly qualified and motivated interns interested in community development, early childhood and youth programming, and conflict resolution to work at our flagship center in Nablus (West Bank, Palestine) for our Spring 2012 programs (mid-January through mid-April 2012).

TYO Interns will work full-time in cooperation with TYO local and international staff. Interns will create spring programs for children, youth and adults from refugee camps and other marginalized areas of the Nablus community. Each intern will develop and implement their own creative curriculum(s) through the spring, documenting development growth/gains in their class and in their participants, as well as informally acting as a liaison between TYO and the local community.

Spring programs may include workshops and classes in sports, drama, art, evening English classes, and weekend recreational activities. Also, there are opportunities to collaborate with other organizations in Nablus as well as on grant-funded projects, at the TYO Center, in the areas of photography/painting and micro-finance projects for women.

Highlights

There is no salary for the internship. Applicants are encouraged to pursue funding options through their universities or communities. TYO will provide interns with the following:
- on-site housing in apartment-style dormitory
- board (daily breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- on-site Arabic lessons with local professor
- multiple educational trips throughout the West Bank

Qualifications

- Enthusiasm for work with children, youth and community members;

The primary requirements for the position are:
- Maturity, flexibility, initiative, perseverance and a good sense of humor given the challenging nature of daily life in Nablus;
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
- Proven ability to work independently as well as perform as a member of a team;
- Commitment to TYO's non-political, non-religious approach; and
- Creativity and positive energy for making a difference.

Successful applicants will be native English speakers and have significant experience with childhood and youth programming, international and cross-cultural exposure and maturity. Graduate students, young professionals and undergraduates are invited to apply. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in the areas below:

- arts, drama, dance, sports particularly when used as therapy
- teaching/mentoring (e.g. camp counselor, tutor, etc)
- undergraduate or graduate studies in education, psychology/social work, journalism and new media, Middle East studies, or related fields
- writing & new media
* social media (e.g. Flickr, Twitter, WordPress, etc)
* documentary film production and editing
* photography
- English as a Second Language (for all ages)
- Levantine Arabic speakers (a plus but translators will be provided)

Intern Types

• Camp Counselor / Trip Leader
• Development
• Education
• Women's Studies

Languages

• Arabic

Cost in US$:

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of 5-7

Application Process Involves

• Essay
• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Phone/Video Interview
• Resume

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

Tomorrow's Youth Organization's Mission Statement

To enable children, youth, and parents in disadvantaged areas of the Middle East to realize their potential as healthy, active and responsible family and community members.

Year Founded

2007