MASTER OF ARTS PROGRAM
Addameer Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association
Addameer (Arabic for 'conscience') Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association is a Palestinian non-governmental, civil institution which focuses on human rights issues.
Internship, 2009:
Jennifer Barnette (Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine)
topAfromedianet: Human Rights – Development & Humanitarian Affairs of Africa
Afromedianet focuses on community-based activities within the domain of civil society organizations (CSOs) on the belief that a strong non-governmental public sphere is a precondition for the emergence of a strong developed Africa.
Internship, 2009:
Brianne Dywer-O’Connor (summer: Seyssel, France)
American
Jewish World Service (AJWS)
American Jewish World Service(AJWS) is an international development organization dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world regardless of race, religion or nationality. AJWS fosters civil society, sustainable development and human rights for all people, while promoting the values and responsibilities of global citizenship within the Jewish community.
Internship, 2008:
Joshua Steele (fall: Kampala, Uganda)
Andean Information Network (AIN)
Andean Information Network(AIN)AIN’s overarching goals are to change U.S. anti-drug policy in the Andean region by seeking to replace them with policies that address the underlying economic, social, political, and cultural needs of the region.
Internship, 2008:
Nicolás Pascal (Cochabamba, Bolivia)
Armenian
Development Agency (ADA)
Armenian Development Agency (ADA) acts as "one-stop shop" agency for investors assisting them in setting up their business in Armenia. The Armenian government considers ADA as the main national intermediary for bridging gaps between policy development and implementation and the public and private sectors.
Internship, 2008:
Hagop Jerejian (summer: Yerevan, Armenia)
Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE)
The Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE) is working to improve the living conditions and, in the words of UNESCO, ‘to restitute some of human dignity’ to the garbage collectors, (‘zabbaleen’ in Arabic), of Cairo, Egypt. This unique community has created the world’s most efficient re-cycling industry, in fact, more than 90% of the total collected garbage is recycled.
Internship, 2009:
Jayne Lee (summer: Cairo, Egypt)
Audobon
The National Audubon Society's mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. Audubon consists of a national network of community-based nature centers and chapters, scientific and educational programs, and advocacy on behalf of areas sustaining important bird populations, engage millions of people of all ages and backgrounds in positive conservation experiences.
Internship, 2009:
Nicole Cerra (fall: Washington D.C., USA)
Baladna – Association for Arab Youth
Baladna is a developmental and capacity building agency for Arab-Palestinian youth in Israel. Formed in and around the cataclysmic events of October 2000, in which 13 Arab citizens of Israel, mostly youth, were killed by Israeli security forces, Baladna works to address the gaps which exist between young Arab Palestinian citizens of Israel and other youth in our society. Baladna strives to foster in Palestinian youth in Israel a strong sense of identity which spurs community engagement and inspires self-motivated social change.
Internship, 2009:
Ekhlas Salama (Haifa, Israel)
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ben-Gurion University of the Negevis a major center for teaching and research. More than 18,000 students are enrolled in the Faculties of Engineering Sciences, Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, the Guilford Glazer School of Business and Management and the Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies.
Study Abroad, 2008:
Hailey Johnson (fall:
Be'er Sheva, Israel)
Cage Free Productions
Cage Free Productions (CFP) is committed to creating powerful, award-winning Integrated Communication Strategies and Solutions that effectively translate a vision into a movement. Cage Free Productions was born out of our mission to create impactful media that creates social justice, human rights, and sustainability.
For decades Chad, Sudan, and Central African Republic (CAR) have been crippled by cross-border and internal conflicts. Much of the international attention focuses on the conflict in Darfur, and rightfully so. Yet, in the analysis of the situation much is missed by not looking at the greater regional context. Silent Steps, Cage Free Productions' project in Chad, was to broaden the conceptualization of the humanitarian crisis in this region. Very little attention is directed towards the internal strife in Chad as well as the influx of peoples fleeing CAR.
Internship, 2007:
Paul Lynch. Consultant (fall: Republic of Chad, Central Africa)
The
Carter Center
The Carter Center is committed to advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering. Join us in creating a world in which every man, woman, and child has the opportunity to enjoy good health and live in peace.
Internship, 2007:
Haiyan Wang (fall: Atlanta, Georgia)
Chad Relief Foundation
Chad Relief Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives and prospects of the people of south Chad , with particular attention to the 50,000 refugees from the Central African Republic living in camps outside of Goré and Danamadji. These are the forgotten refugees for whom there is no media attention, celebrity presence or geopolitical significance. CRF provides a model of how a few concerned citizens in a very rich country can materially affect the lives of thousands of people in a very poor country.
Internship, 2007:
Flora Ferati (summer: Santa Barbara, CA)
The Clinton Foundation
The William J. Clinton Foundation focuses on worldwide issues that demand urgent action, solutions, and measurable results -- global climate change, Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI) in the developing world, childhood obesity and economic opportunity in the United States, and economic development in Africa and Latin America.
Internship, 2009:
Jonathan Pfeiffer (summer: Digital and New Media Div, Harlem, NYC, NY)
Internship, 2007:
Amanda Chen (fall: CHAI, Tanzania, East Africa)
Clinton
Global Initiative (CGI)
Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), working in various divisions (Commitments, Online Ops, Foreign Policy, etc.) on CGI relationships with business sponsors. CGI internships funded through the generosity of the Orfalea Family Foundation.
Internship, 2009:
Isabelle Lagarde (summer: Foreign Policy Div, NYC, NY)
Internship, 2008:
Chris Gibson (fall: CGI, NYC, NY)
Samnang Ith (summer: Commitments Div, NYC, NY)
Koudai (Jeff) Nakagawa (summer: Foreign Policy Div, NYC, NY)
Internship, 2007:
Amanda Chen (summer: Commitments Div, NYC, NY)
Amberjae Freeman (summer: Commitments Div, NYC, NY)
Paul Lynch (summer: Online Operations Div, NYC, NY)
Conservation
International, Melanesia
Centre for Biodiversity Conservation (CBC)
Conservation International's Melanesia Centre for Biodiversity Conservation (CBC) works throughout this region to foster the conservation of Melanesia's native biodiversity, natural ecosystems, and traditional cultures.
Internship, 2007:
Mellani Lubuag (Pacific Islands Programme, Communication Div, Atherton, Australia; Melanesia)
Corporacion
Consorcio para el Desarrollo Comunitario
Corporacion Consorcio para el Desarrollo Comunitario is a network of ten development NGOs working out of Colombia whose goal is to achieve development at a grassroots level, mainly in rural areas, by providing the rural communities with financial, administrative and technical support to implement their development projects.
Internship, 2007:
Eddie
Mendoza (Bogota, Colombia)
Education
Abroad Program (EAP)
The UC Santa Barbara’s Education Abroad Program (EAP) allows students to continue to progress toward their degrees as full UC students while living and studying in some of the best academic institutions around the world.
Study Abroad, 2009:
Brianne Dywer-O’Connor, American University, (fall-spring: Cairo, Egypt)
Jayne Lee, American University, (fall-spring: Cairo, Egypt)
Study Abroad, 2008:
Justin Dodds, Beijing Normal University, (summer: Beijing, China)
Justin Dodds, Fudan University, (fall: Shanghai, China)
Jamie Pogue, American University, (fall-spring: Cairo, Egypt)
Eleos
Foundation
The Eleos Foundation’s name is derived from the Greek verb 'Eleos' which means 'compassion with action'. Eleos works in partnership with communities, individuals, entrepreneurs, businesses and organizations focusing on the principal areas of health and education in the developing world. Based in Santa Barbara, CA, The Eleos Foundation is committed to affecting dramatic and sustainable change in the fight to eradicate extreme poverty.
Internship, 2009:
Vedavati Patwardhan (summer: Santa Barbara, CA; fall: Eleos grantee organization, Hyperbad, India)
Anna Walsh (summer: Santa Barbara, CA)
Internship, 2007:
Dinah Van Wingerden Grant-making Strategy Officer (Santa Barbara, CA)
Enova Systems
Enova Systems, Inc. is a world leader in the development and manufacture of digital power management and conversion systems for mobile and stationary applications. Enova Systems Company believes its products have a major impact on the future of alternative energy systems. These products are critical to enabling current and future power systems for home and commercial use.
Internship, 2009:
Carl Perry (Washington D.C., USA)
Erasmus
Mundus Leipzig Summer Institute
Erasmus Mundus Leipzig Summer Institute, is a co-operation and mobility program which aims to enhance quality in higher education and to promote intercultural understanding through co-operation with third countries.
Study Abroad, 2009:
Namrata Gidwani (summer: Leipzig, Germany)
Study Abroad, 2008:
Kathryn Farquhar (summer: Leipzig, Germany)
Study Abroad, 2007:
Flora Ferati (summer: Leipzig, Germany)
Tony Morain (summer: Leipzig, Germany)
Eddie Saade (summer: Leipzig, Germany)
Global
Exchange
Global Exchange is an international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world: “We envision a people centered globalization that values the rights of workers and the health of the planet; that prioritizes international collaboration as central to ensuring peace; and that aims to create a local, green economy designed to embrace the diversity of our communities.”
Internship, 2007:
Samaneh Ghadikolaei Oladi (Washington, D.C., USA)
Guardians of the Jewel
Guardians of the Jewel (GOJ), a community-based conservation organization in Belize, is dedicated to improving the quality of life for La Democracia village and adjacent communities by promoting involvement in the conservation and sustainable use of the natural resources of Monkey Bay National Park. At 2200 acres, effective management of the Park will provide economic opportunities for La Democracia, will strengthen La Democracia's community spirit, and will encourage protection of the natural resources of this distinct and beautiful region.
Internship, 2009:
Nicole Cerra (summer: La Democracia, Belize)
Harrington
Investments
Harrington Investments, a pioneer in socially responsible investing and shareholder advocacy, managing $200 million in assets for institutional and individual investors concerned with the social and environmental impacts of their investments, as well as financial returns.
Internship, 2007:
Jack Ucciferri (Director of Research and Shareholder Advocacy, Napa, CA)
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. We investigate and expose human rights violations and hold abusers accountable. We challenge governments and those who hold power to end abusive practices and respect international human rights law. We enlist the public and the international community to support the cause of human rights for all.
Internship, 2008:
Nicolás Pascal (Americas Div, NYC, NY)
Internship, 2007:
Haiyan Wang (summer: Communications Div, NY, NY)
International
Commission of Jurists
International Commission of Jurists(ICJ) is an NGO that provides legal expertise at both the international and national levels to ensure that developments in international law adheres to human rights principles and that international standards are implemented at the national level.
Internship, 2007:
Persis Milani (fall: Ramallah, Palestine)
International
Labor Rights Forum
International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) is an advocacy organization dedicated to achieving just and humane treatment for workers worldwide.
Internship, 2008:
Haley Wrinkle (Washington DC, USA)
Internship, 2007:
Dan Fibiger (Washington DC, USA)
International
Rescue Committee
International Rescue Committee (IRC)– a critical global network of first responders, humanitarian relief workers, healthcare providers, educators, community leaders, activists, and volunteers. Working together, we provide access to safety, sanctuary, and sustainable change for millions of people whose lives have been shattered by violence and oppression.
Internship, 2008:
Kate Ferroggiaro (Washington D.C., USA)
Jewish
World Watch
Jewish World Watch(JWW) works to mobilize synagogues, their schools, their members and the community to combat genocide and other egregious violations of human rights around the world through education, advocacy, and refugee relief.
Internship, 2008:
Hailey Johnson (summer: Los Angeles, USA)
Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics, and Strategic Research
Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics, and Strategic Research(KIMEP) The mission of KIMEP is to develop well-educated citizens and to improve the quality of life in Kazakhstan and the Central Asian region through teaching, learning, the advancement of knowledge in the fields of business administration and social sciences, and through community service. KIMEP serves the international community by welcoming foreign students and faculty and by developing international linkages.
Study Abroad, 2007:
Loan Pham (Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan)
Life Technologies Corporation
Life Technologies Corporation is advancing scientific research in areas like academic research, drug discovery and development, toxicology and forensics, disease diagnostics, clinical cell therapy and regenerative medicine, and biologics manufacturing. Life Technologies is also a strong proponent of global corporate social responsibility. Through the Life Technologies Foundation, our company has donated millions of dollars to help demystify the world of science, empower today’s children to become tomorrow’s scientific leaders, and deepen society’s appreciation of science.
Internship, 2009:
Namrata Gidwani (fall: San Diego, CA)
London
School of Economics Center
London School of Economics Centre for the Study of Global Governance(LSE) is a leading center dedicated to the study of global civil society, researching grassroots movements and global governance. The LSE Centre aims to increase understanding and knowledge of global issues, to encourage interaction between academics, policy makers, journalists and activists, and to propose solutions.
Study Abroad, 2007:
Danielle Bart (summer: London, England)
Naandi
Naandi, (“a new beginning” in Sanskrit) is a social sector organization in India working to make poverty history, and working in collaboration with governments, corporations, civil society, and communities to catalyze their collective resources – financial, technical and human – into innovating new approaches to solve large-impact social sector issues across the country and encourage delivery of critical social sector services such as Child Rights, Safe Drinking Water and Sustainable Livelihoods - issues that plague the majority of the country’s population. Naandi is an Eleos Foundation grantee organization.
Internship, 2009:
Vedavati Patwardhan (summer: Hyderabad, India) Paid internship through Eleos Foundation
Namib Desert Environmental Educational Trust (NaDEET)
The Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET) is a non-profit, Namibian trust located 100 km south of Sesriem/Soussusvlei on the NamibRand Nature Reserve. NaDEET believes environmental education must not only increase awareness and knowledge but also eco-friendly attitudes and skills in Namibia's youth and educators to promote participation.
Internship, 2009:
Benjamin Burghart (Nambia, Africa)
Alanna Pardee (Nambia, Africa)
Nelson
Mandela Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution
Nelson Mandela Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution was launched in 2004, and was one of the first centres for peace and conflict resolution to be established at an Indian university. While the chief focus of the Centre is comparative and contemporary studies, it also aims to fill a gap in Indian academic life – the lack of serious and purposeful analysis of types and sources of conflict in our country and neighborhood, and the methods of dealing with them that India has adopted.
Study Abroad, 2007:
Alexis Donkin Busby (summer: Jamia Milia Islamia University, New Delhi, India)
Network
for Africa
Network for Africa facilitates projects that promote development in African countries, including financial and community development that leads to the empowerment of individuals, particularly women and children.
Internship, 2008:
Joseph Farsakh (Rwanda, Africa)
Onati International Institute for
the Sociology of Law
Onati International Institute for the Sociology of Law(IISL) offers course work on comparative legal cultures, as well as research opportunities.
Study Abroad, 2007:
Persis Milani (summer: Ramallah, Palestine)
OneVoice
OneVoice, a human rights organization in Israel dedicated to promoting “consensus for conflict resolution” by “mobilizing against violent extremism;” intern serves as the contact for the English-speaking international media, writing press releases and networking with international organizations and students.
Internship, 2007:
Brenna Cooley (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Orfalea Family
Foundation
Established in 2000, the Orfalea Family Foundation is a private nonprofit foundation that serves and reflects the personal choices of the Orfalea family. The Orfalea family supports high quality, preventative and experiential community programs which directly impact children, youth and underprivileged families.
Continued support for MA-GISP graduate students on their internships (Santa Barbara, CA)
Royal University of Phnom Penh
Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) is Cambodia’s oldest and largest university. It hosts more than 9000 scholarship and full-fee paying students, across a diverse range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Coursework for Yenly supported by a David L. Boren of International Study fellowship. Boren Fellowships are funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), which focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security.
Study Abroad, 2009:
Yenly Thach (fall: Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
Santa Barbara Committee on the Darfur Refugee Crisis
Fundacíon Smurfit Kappa Cartón de Colombia (SKC) bases its activities on the Sustainable Development Principles, inherent to our philosophy, and searching to produce a positive and responsible impact on eco-efficiency, economic growth, and social equity.
Internship, 2007:
Eduardo Mendoza (Bogotá D.C., Colombia)
Tri-national Prespa Peace Park
Tri-national Prespa Park Coordination Committee is an organization charged with the development of the first and only trans-frontier conservation area (or international “peace park”) in the region, encompassing the Prespa lakes ecosystem between Greece, Albania, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Internship, 2007:
Alexios Monopolis, International Political Advisor (Prespa, Greece)
United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. NineMillion program’s goal is to give more than nine million children better access to education, sport and technology by 2010.
Internship, 2009:
Yenly Thach (Geneva, Switzerland)
Internship, 2008:
Sami Ith (fall: Uganda, Africa)
U.S.
State Department, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Two month intensive Arabic language study through the Critical Language Scholarship Program. This program is part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. State Department effort to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical-need foreign languages.
Study Abroad, 2009:
Chris Gibson (summer: Oman, Jordan)
U.S.
State Department, Bureau of European
and Eurasian Affairs
Two month internship in the Balkans, collecting data for the U. S. State Department Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, working on the project of Kosovo’s final status.
Internship, 2007:
Tony Morain (Washington D.C., USA)
Vietnamese Alliance to Combat Trafficking (VietACT)
The Vietnamese Alliance to Combat Trafficking (VietACT) is a grassroots organization dedicated to eradicating human trafficking of Vietnamese victims through collaboration, advocacy, and education, for the purpose of supporting, protecting and empowering victims.
Internship, 2008:
Caroline Le (Taoyuan, Taiwan)
Youth Leadership, Education and Access to Development (Youth L.E.A.D.)
The Youth Leadership, Education and Access to Development (Youth L.E.A.D.) Project envisions transformed refugee youth communities by encouraging young adults to become positive role models and leaders both in their host countries and countries of origin. Youth L.E.A.D. is one of the St. Andrew's Refugee Services programs.
Internship, 2009:
Brianne Dywer-O’Connor (fall: Cairo, Egypt)