The “Fundación Tierra de Esperanza Summer Pilot Program” is a collaboration between LILAC, Global Bryn Mawr, the GSSWSR, and theFundación Tierra de Esperanza in Chile, offering a high quality, structured summer internship / international immersion experience that will enable a small group of outstanding BMC graduate and undergraduate students to put their commitment to global learning into action.

* Fully funded international internship in Concepcion, Chile;

* Taking place between May 27th through July 14th, 2019;

* Interning at a large children rights and social services agency;

* Choice to intern at programs focused on protection of children rights, education, and substance abuse treatment;

* Supervised in Chile by a Bryn Mawr College alumni and with the support of GSSWSR students;

* Credit course available.

Bryn Mawr College and the Fundación Tierra de Esperanza (https://www.tdesperanza.cl), a large non-profit in Chile, are collaborating to offer an international internship for two undergraduate students. The program will take place at the beautiful city of Concepción, known for its universities, music scene, and as a gateway for the Chilean Patagonia (https://www.lonelyplanet.com/chile/middle-chile/concepcion).

The two Bryn Mawr College undergraduate students participating in the Fundación Tierra de Esperanza Summer 2019 Pilot Program will work at the Fundación in order to gain work experiences and satisfy the requirements for course credit. The program will take place from May 27th through July 14th, 2019, and involve a week of pre-departure activities at Bryn Mawr College followed by six weeks in Concepcion, Chile.

Students will select an internship program within the Fundación Tierra de Esperanza to complete their work during their stay in Chile. Potential areas of participation during their internships: Protection of children rights, education, and substance abuse treatment. The students will be provided peer mentorship by graduate student partners, and internship supervision by the Fundación Tierra de Esperanza staff (including Julie Riese, MSS, GSSWSR 2017).

The focus of the internship work will be learning and applying program implementation and evaluation techniques in the context of prevention and intervention services for children and adolescents in Chile. Specifically, students will assist with the systematization of intervention practices (e.g., description, manualization) and program evaluation (e.g., data base development, data analysis) in their program of choice. These activities may include but are not limited to interviewing service-providers at the Fundación to collect service delivery anecdotal data, reviewing program manuals and materials, creating databases in Microsoft Excel and/or Access to systematize data collection and management, producing written and oral reports, conducting focus groups with clients, transcribing interviews and focus groups recordings using Microsoft Word, etc. Students will be encouraged to attend program service sessions (e.g., parenting classes, school visits), and to interact with colleagues. All these activities will take place within Fundación Tierra de Esperanza facilities in Concepción. Students will not participate in the delivery of clinical services, but will be allowed to observe group and family sessions.

This program is open to BMC students who are enrolled in the Undergraduate College and GSSWSR that speak Spanish.  Applicants must be able to travel to Chile in the Summer of 2019 (May 27 - July 14).

 

Please provide us with some general information about your background. To learn more about eligibility for undergraduate summer funding, please visit https://www.brynmawr.edu/summerfunding/internship-funding/program-eligibility.

 

This opportunity is fully funded and covers the costs for housing, food, travel, health insurance, and related travel expenses. The summer work experience is the foundation for your own personal development related to your future academic and professional goals. 

A complete application includes:

(1) This LILAC/Global Bryn Mawr/GSSWSR Application Form: https://brynmawr.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eQmHeS7y70yyUS1

(2) A one-page resume, statement of purpose which includes describing your preparedness to live and work abroad and serve at a social services/education setting in Chile should be uploaded through this LILAC/GSSWSR Application Form. 

 

DEADLINE for submission is 3/31 at 11:59 PM ET

To learn more about the Fundación Tierra de Esperanza, please visit https://www.tdesperanza.cl/

A copy of the application questions is included in this listing.

For any questions, please contact Jennifer Prudencio at jprudencio@brynmawr.edu