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Human Rights Internship in Bolivia

In Bolivia, human rights are the forefront of conversation, whether it is gender equity, education, social justice, indigenous rights, or land use protection. If you’re passionate about any of these, an internship abroad with Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) will help you gain invaluable international experience, advance on your path to a career of spreading justice and help make a difference in communities around the world.

Through an internship with FSD, you’ll have the opportunity to work with organizations that are working to advance human rights. Whether it be creating and facilitating conversations around women’s rights and gender equality, helping to write petitions or policies campaigning for indigenous rights, or shaping the direction of community-driven proposals to initiate social change, FSD interns support the mission of the local communities where they work.

FSD’s programs let you work directly in service-based internships or do international research. Interns are matched with a community organization, learn about their priorities, and work with their host-colleagues to develop a project plan that aligns with the organization's mission.

Internship Highlights

  • Interns will work directly in community organizations and advance human rights work in Cochabamba, Bolivia
  • You will have the opportunity to develop a truly sustainable project during your time in-country. Our site teams will help support your project development and give guidance as needed.
  • All interns have the opportunity to write a grant proposal through the FSD Grant Writing Competition (optional). For interns interested in a career in nonprofits, proposal writing is extremely helpful
  • Our in-country site teams provide in-depth training on development topics and 24-hour support for anything you may need during your stay abroad.
  • Interns live with host families to foster community integration and cultural understanding.

When interns arrive in the field, FSD in-country teams will lead an orientation, providing each intern with invaluable guidance and insight that will help them throughout their program. Orientation is a blend of theoretical topics such as FSD’s asset-based community development model and community-based research and day-to-day details such as how to navigate the local transit system, safety, and security. Through the orientation process, interns are introduced to the people who will be their support network while they are in-country: FSD staff, their project supervisors, host organizations, host families, and other interns serving in the area.

FSD internships are designed and structured for university students and recent graduates. A strong emphasis is placed on experiential learning, meaning that interns are learning through the implementation of key phases of work in their internship. FSD site teams conduct training and reflection sessions to assist interns during their cultural integration and during their project planning and development work. We strive to ensure relationships of reciprocal benefit, meaning that both the community and intern benefits from the experience.