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. We expect to advertise for more tasks in autumn of 2010 (for spring 2011 internship placement).

We have defined a new internship task in Nepal for placement in autumn 2010. The Nepal internship task 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. CARE Danmark reserves the right to select qualified candidates for the internship tasks in collaboration with CARE Nepal.

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:

Monday, March 29th 2010 at 12 noon.

Applications, incl. CV should be submitted to:
CARE Danmark Secretariat,
Nørrebrogade 68B
2200 Copenhagen N

Ref. Nepal Internship 2010-2

Country: Nepal

Support to Village Savings and Loans Associations in Syangja and Doti.

Study CARE supported Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLA) and other credit and savings groups in the project area to map and assess:

• The use of loans
• Saving habits
• Effects on women's empowerment and poverty reduction
• Intergroup dynamics (mixed gender/cast groups as compared to more homogenous groups)
• Compare groups which have received external support to those with internal resource mobilization only

Analyze and present data to CARE Nepal and CARE Denmark and contribute to the final evaluation of the VSLA projects. Give recommendations for what works and what doesn't work in community based microfinance in the Nepali context.

Background:
CARE is supporting Village Savings and Loans Associations world-wide (see vsla.net for information about the method), and the method is widely known and famous for offering a pro-poor community based approach to microfinance in developing countries. While CARE has been working with credit and savings groups in Nepal for a number of years, the systematic testing of the VSLA approach in the Nepali context is relatively new. For the past two years, CARE and partners have been supporting VSLA groups in two districts of Nepal. The lessons learned from this project will inform CARE and partners on how to work with community based microfinance and the VSLA model in Nepal in the future.

Duty Station:

Far Western Region (Doti) and Western Region (Syangja)

Master Degree level student (have completed Bachelor's at the time of the internship) with a profile in International Development, social/rural development, development economy, rural finance, or the like. The intern should have skills (and patience) for participatory methods, be able and willing to work in mountainous areas (a lot of hiking will be required), and live under very basic conditions from time to time.

Timing:

September 2010 for a period of 4 months.