MOVING INTO THE 21st CENTURY
Summer 1997 Work/Travel/Study in Africa & Brazil : open for applications
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ON-LINE B R O C H U R E & A P P L I C A T I O N *NOW* AVAILABLE
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We are accepting both Volunteer and Project Director/Group Leader applications for Crossroads' Summer 1997 Work/Travel/Study Program in Africa and Brazil.
Thanks in advance for any help in sharing/forwarding this info so that it reaches as broad a base of potentially interested students, faculty and others, as possible.
Please make this info available through campus-wide and departmental networks, and other means.
Thanks so much in advance!
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A N N O U N C E M E N T
Summer Program in AFRICA:
Internships/Work/Travel/Study/Group Projects
New Community Development Program in Brazil
Summer 1997 - Living/Working/Traveling in Africa
The Forgotten Human Side of Africa
Moving Into the 21st Century!
"...You will experience Africa from the inside out," as one
participant described her experience. "...This is not an African
tour."
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O N - L I N E I N F O / B R O C H U R E
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=>Both ON-LINE BROCHURE & ON-LINE APPLICATION are now available
=>These will be sent to you by E-Mail on request (however, please include your street address, in case our equipment malfunctions)
E-Mail your request (with your full snailmail address) to BOTH:
"Summer Info"<crw@loop.com>,
"Brochure/Application"<OcaInc@aol.com>
[Simply cut and paste these addresses into your TO: field]
LaVerne Brown
Operation Crossroads Africa, Inc
Phone: 212-870-2106
M-F 10am-4pm EST
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-Since 1958, 10,000 Crossroads participants (students, professionals, persons with skills and others) have worked for a stronger Africa ...and for an improved world
-Students usually arrange with their schools to receive credit (typically 7 to 13 units) for their summer experience
-Crossroads participants go to Africa NOT to impose their own Western values, but to seek comprehension of African values; they are challenged to adjust to local ways of doing many things
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APPLICATION DEADLINE: Due now, over the next few weeks/late applications
will be accepted as space permits
PROGRAM DATES: End of June through mid-August (approximate dates)
ORIENTATION: There will be a several-day Orientation in New York
prior to leaving
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-FUND-RAISING: Crossroads staff and alumni offer a hand to participants in raising the necessary funds for travel and living expenses
=>contributions made in behalf of participants are tax-deductible
=>the earlier one applies, the better
-This is an INTENSE living, work and learning experience at the grassroots level in Africa where some of the modern conveniences taken for granted in Western countries, may not be present
-Project D I R E C T O R S / Group L E A D E R S go thru a separate application process with earlier deadlines (min. age, 26 - with relevant expertise, experience directing group projects, living and/or travel experience in Africa or a similar setting). To receive an application, plz send us by regular mail a *very brief* statement about your interests and background; plz do not E-Mail
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Operation Crossroads Africa sponsors several categories of projects:
a) community development/construction; b) agricultural/farming/irrigation/ reforestation; c) archaeology/anthropology/art; d) primary medicine/public health projects e) wildlife/fisheries management [under development]; f) distance learning/computer literacy program, aimed at providing young adults with hands-on exposure to computers, E-Mail and the Internet; g) African music/musical instruments: the role of music in traditional and contemporary societies [under development]; h) teaching English/turoting
For an UPDATE on the Ghana Distance Learning Program, please send E-Mail with "GHANA: Electronic Education" in the Subject Field, to crw@loop.com
C O U N T R I E S: Botswana, The Gambia, Ghana, Eritrea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe and (in South America) Brazil (this project is under development; details will be announced)
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O P E R A T I O N C R O S S R O A D S A F R I C A
475 Riverside Dr., N.Y., N.Y. 10115-0050, Suite 831
212-870-2106 OFFICE / 212-870-2055 FAX / OcaInc@aol.com
M-F 10am-4pm EST
...a non-profit org: IRS 501(c)(3)
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From: crw@loop.com Date: Sat, 14 Sep 1996 21:25:14 -0700 Message-Id: <199609150425.VAA28162@patty.loop.net> Subject: AFRICA/BRAZIL Summer Work-Study Prog/Apps Accepted