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CARE Danmark
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME

Master students with relevant educational background can apply for an internship placement in the countries where CARE Danmark supports programmes. The internship period is normally between 4 to 6 months (maximum).

CARE Danmark currently supports projects and programmes in Ghana, Niger, Mozambique, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nepal, Vietnam. On the basis of the project/programme needs, the respective CARE Country Office defines the tasks. For various reasons related to project activities, in this round of internships we are only able to advertise for tasks in Ghana, Uganda, Niger and Vietnam. However, as in the past, future internships will also be available in all the countries where CARE Danmark facilitates development programmes. We expect to advertise for more tasks in autumn of 2010 (for spring 2011 internship placement).

The Internship task list 2010-2 has been sent to a number of relevant Danish educational institutions.

Written applications in English must be submitted (not by email) to CARE Danmark Secretariat (for internship tasks in Niger, applications must be submitted in both English and French). CARE Danmark reserves the right to select qualified candidates for the internship tasks in collaboration with CARE Country Offices.

CARE Danmark is unfortunately not able to offer financial support for the internship.

Further information and guidelines regarding CARE Danmark’s Internship Programme can be obtained from our website www.care.dk or by contacting Internship Coordinator Saada Mbamba, telephone 35 20 01 00

Deadline for applications: March 9th, 2010 at 12:00 Hrs.

Applications, incl. CV should be submitted to:

CARE Danmark Secretariat,

Nørrebrogade 68B

2200 Copenhagen N

Ref. Internship 2010-2

Country: Uganda

Project 1: Rights, Equity & Protected Areas Programme (REPA II)

Project 2: SLOGIN - Strengthening Local Gover-nance in Natural Resource Management

Project 3: SLOGIN - Strengthening Local Gover-nance in Natural Resource Management

Project 1: Rights, Equity & Protected Areas Programme (REPA II)

Task:

Work with CARE and a partner organisation, Uganda Functional Literacy Resource Centre (UFLRC) to assess effectiveness of the Village Based Trainers (VBTs) as a model for empowerment, and service delivery to the Batwa. Support the partner organisation to improve the VBT as a model for empowering Batwa, and improving extension services to them.

Background:
CARE International in Uganda aspires to realise rights especially for poorest and most marginalised. Care works with others to make a sustainable improvement in livelihoods of the very poor. Structured in projects but progressively moving to a programme approach, the country office currently implements about 20 projects in different regions in Uganda. The Rights, Equity and Protected Areas programme funded by DANIDA targets poor natural resources dependant households in South Western Uganda. A component of the REPA II programme focuses on empowerment of an ethnic minority group of the Batwa that for long lived in and depended on high altitude tropical rain forests in east and central Africa. They were evicted and left without homes or land. Up to 40% to date leave as squatters on other peoples' (of the majority tribes) land. The squatters sell their labour for food, and hardly have any other livelihood option. The Batwa are probably the poorest ethnic group in Uganda. They are often despised, and in many areas segregated against.

While various institutions including government of Uganda have strived to avail extension services to rural areas, albeit of low quality, the Batwa in the Kigezi region hardly access/use such. This has visibly affected the quality of life of the Batwa. They score low on all development indicators, and have low self esteem.

Village Based Trainers model is an innovation by UFLRC to empower selected Batwa individuals through training so that they can be exemplary to, and mobilize their peers in the processes of development. To date CARE has supported UFLRC to train 69 Batwa VBT in the districts of Kanungu, Kisoro, and Kabale. CARE and the partner organisation aspire to market the VBT as a promising pro-poor model of empowerment, and an effective extension approach for mobilization.

Contribute to improvement of extension services delivery, and empowerment among the Batwa in south western Uganda.

Duty Station:
The intern will be located in Kabale CARE office (about 420 Km from Uganda's capital) in south western Uganda. The intern will spend up to half of the time in the field, most of which with UFLRC.

Required Skills:

Documentation and information analysis, and good writing/ presentation skills.

Good understanding of rural community development work including minority, gender and diversity issues.

Good command of English (writing & speaking).

Willingness to be placed in a CARE Uganda implementing organization (local CSO) - with periodic interface with CARE staff leading in implementing the project at least once a week.

Willingness to travel to remote communities.

Timing:

September 2010 for a period of up to 6 months

Project 2: SLOGIN - Strengthening Local Gover-nance in Natural Resource Management

Tasks related to wetlands:

1. Support the Strengthening Local Governance in Natural Resources Management (SLOGIN) Project to work with the project implementing partners to document the local institutional development processes and best practices around Kahokya, Kyanzutsu and Muhoora wetlands.

2. Support REPA Programme in assessing the effectiveness of the livelihood options initiated in Kahyoka and Kyanzutsu wetlands.

Background:
Strengthening Local Governance in Natural Resources Management (SLOGIN) is a CARE Uganda project funded by the Royal Danish Embassy through CARE Denmark to strengthen local-level governance in natural resources management in the three districts of Kasese, Kabarole, and Kyenjojo in western Uganda. By end of December 2010 the project will have made 3 years of implementation.

Despite the fact that the project has succeeded in developing natural resource management structures that interface with duty bearers, there is a need to document the local institutional development process and map the dynamics and effectiveness of engagement. In addition, the project has support selected enterprises to support livelihoods. However, there is a need to assess how these enterprises are linked to natural resources conservation in the two selected project sites in Kasese district.

The documentation of this process will support the REPA program to replicate the best practices to other program sites. It should also be acknowledged that this documentation will be vital to the programme as it will provide clarity in governance issues around wetlands which is quite a new area of work for the Natural Resource Management Sector within CARE International in Uganda.

Location:
The Intern will be stationed at CARE Fort Portal Field office, located 290 km west of Kampala City. Although more than 50% of the time will be spent in the field in Kasese and Kabarole office.

Required Skills:

Clear understanding of organization development principles, Knowledge in natural resource governance, very good analytical and writing skills, good command of English (writing and speaking),willingness to work in remote areas with frequent travel on rough roads.

Student profile:

Natural Resource Management, Social Science or Anthropology

Timing:

From early September 2010 for a period of up to 6 months.

Project 3: SLOGIN - Strengthening Local Gover-nance in Natural Resource Management

Tasks related to forest reserves:

1. Support the Strengthening Local governance in Natural resources Management (SLOGIN) Project to work with the project implementing partners to document the local institutional development processes and best practices around Itwara and Matiri central Forest Reserves.

2. Support REPA Programme in assessing the effectiveness of the livelihood options initiated around Itwara and Matiri Central Forest Reserves.

Background:

Strengthening Local Governance in Natural Resources Management (SLOGIN) is a CARE Uganda project funded by the Royal Danish Embassy through CARE Denmark to strengthen local-level governance in natural resources management in the three districts of Kasese, Kabarole, and Kyenjojo in western Uganda. By end of December 2010 the project will have made 3 years of implementation.
Despite the fact that the project has succeeded in developing natural resource management structures that interface with duty bearers, there is a need to document the local institutional development process and map the dynamics and effectiveness of engagement. In addition, the project has support selected enterprises to support livelihoods. However, there is a need to assess how these enterprises are linked to natural resources conservation in the two selected project sites in Kasese district.

Required skills:

Clear understanding of organization development principles, knowledge in natural resource governance, very good documentation, analytical and writing skills, good command of English (writing and speaking), willingness to work in remote areas with frequent travels on rough roads.

Student Profile:
Natural resource Management, Social Science and Anthropology.

Timing:
Early September 2010 for a period of up to 6 months.