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25-07-2004, 13:57
Applications are now open for internships under the Youth Fellowship Program (YFP) of the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP). Through the YFP, 12 GKP member organizations will host youths of 18 to 26 years of age, in a capacity building initiative in the field of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D). The internship will be for a period of 3 months and will begin in September 2004.
The Youth Fellowship Program is a component of the GKP Youth Program, aimed at realizing the potential of young people as leaders in using ICT to achieve sustainable development in their communities and around the world.
Each of the following GKP member organizations is offering one internship position:
1. Bangladesh Friendship Education Society (BFES), Bangladesh
2. PROSHIKA, Bangladesh
3. Digital Divide Data (DDD), Cambodia
4. *Open Forum of Cambodia (OFC), Cambodia
5. Regional Information Technology and Software Engineering Center (RITSEC), Egypt
6. MITRA Technology Foundation, India
7. African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), Kenya
8. World Assembly of Youth (WAY), Malaysia
9. Fantsuam Foundation, Nigeria
10. Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF), Nigeria
11. Mailstation.net in, Philippines
12. Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), Philippines
The internship positions are open to candidates who are citizens of, and residing in, the same country as the Host organization.
* The position at Open Forum of Cambodia is restrictedto applicants from East Timor.
The deadline for submitting applications is July 31st 2004. Successful candidates will be notified by August 15th 2004.
Interested applicants should visit the program page on the GKP portal at http://www.globalknowledge.org/yfp for more information about the YFP, host
organizations, eligibility requirements and the application form.
The Youth Fellowship Program is a component of the GKP Youth Program, aimed at realizing the potential of young people as leaders in using ICT to achieve sustainable development in their communities and around the world.
Each of the following GKP member organizations is offering one internship position:
1. Bangladesh Friendship Education Society (BFES), Bangladesh
2. PROSHIKA, Bangladesh
3. Digital Divide Data (DDD), Cambodia
4. *Open Forum of Cambodia (OFC), Cambodia
5. Regional Information Technology and Software Engineering Center (RITSEC), Egypt
6. MITRA Technology Foundation, India
7. African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), Kenya
8. World Assembly of Youth (WAY), Malaysia
9. Fantsuam Foundation, Nigeria
10. Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF), Nigeria
11. Mailstation.net in, Philippines
12. Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), Philippines
The internship positions are open to candidates who are citizens of, and residing in, the same country as the Host organization.
* The position at Open Forum of Cambodia is restrictedto applicants from East Timor.
The deadline for submitting applications is July 31st 2004. Successful candidates will be notified by August 15th 2004.
Interested applicants should visit the program page on the GKP portal at http://www.globalknowledge.org/yfp for more information about the YFP, host
organizations, eligibility requirements and the application form.