Publication: Occupational Outlook Quarterly
Publication Date: 22-SEP-06
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
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Article Excerpt
The following table lists many nonprofit and government work abroad programs. This list does not contain information for programs from private companies or religious organizations or for programs that have a duration time of less than 3 months.
Before applying to any program, be sure to thoroughly research the organization and contact former participants. Also contact the Better Business Bureau to find out if there have been formal complaints made against the organization.
Foreign Paid language positions proficiency available? Organization Geographic area required? Private-sector internships and other short-term work Internship placement organizations American-Scandinavian Foundation Scandinavia House 58 Park Ave. New York, NY 10016 Denmark, (212) 879-9779 Finland, Iceland, www.amscan.org/ Norway, Sweden No Yes training.html CDS International 871 United Nations Plaza Argentina, New York, NY 10017 Germany, (212) 497-3500 Russia, Spain, www.cdsinti.org Switzerland Yes Yes Cross-Cultural Solutions Brazil, China, 2 Clinton Pl. Costa Rica, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Ghana, Toll-free: Guatemala, 1 (800) 380-4777 India, Peru, www.crosscultural- Russia, Tanzania, solutions.org Thailand No No Foundation for Sustainable Development Argentina, 870 Market St., Suite 321 Bolivia, Ecuador, San Francisco, CA 94102 India, Kenya, (415) 283-4873 Nicaragua, Peru, www.fsdinternational.org Uganda Varies No InterExchange 161 Sixth Ave. New York, NY 10013 Costa Rica, (212) 924-0446 France, Great www.interexchange.org Britain Yes No International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience 10400 Little Patuxent Parkway Suite 250 Columbia, MD 21044 (410) 997-3069 www.iaesteunited- states.org 80 countries No Yes International Association of Students in Economics and Business (AIESEC) 127 W. 26th St., 10th Floor New York, NY 10001 (212) 757-3774 www.aiesecus.org 90 countries Varies Yes International Foundation for Education & Self-Help International Fellows Program 5040 E. Shea Blvd., Suite 260 Scottsdale, AZ 85254-4687 (480) 443-1800 Sub-Saharan www.ifesh.org Africa Varies Yes Internships International P.O. Box 480 23 Reed Rd. Woolwich, ME 04579 (207) 442-7942 www.internships- international.org 17 countries Varies No JET Program Coordinators of International Relations Embassy of Japan JET Program Office 2520 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Washington, DC 20008 (202) 238-6772 ext. 6773 www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/ JETProgram/ homepage.html Japan Yes Yes Princeton in Asia Bobst Center for Peace and Justice 83 Prospect Ave., Room 202 Princeton, NJ 08544 (609) 258-9318 15 countries in www.princeton.edu/~pia Asia No Yes Student...
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