Online Internship Opportunity in Human Rights from the World Youth Alliance 2021

The World Youth Alliance is offering an internshipopportunity for young people to gain professional skills working on WYA’s projects and a substantive learning experience on WYA’s core ideas. Projects are designed to enhance each student’s specific academic background and interests. Interns receive mentorship and training from WYA staff members. Ideal candidates possess a strong desire to protect and promote human dignity while making a positive impact on society. Candidates must be proactive, self-driven, resourceful, detail-oriented, and humble individuals with a willingness to learn. Internships are voluntary and may be done on a part-time or full-time basis for a period of 12 weeks.

Eligibility Criteria:

• The Internship Program is open to all World Youth Alliance members between the ages of 18 to 30.
• The program is open to university students, recent graduates, and young professionals. Ideal candidates possess a strong passion for the defense of human dignity. The World Youth Alliance seeks committed members with strong communication abilities and organizational skills. Interns must also be able to motivate and inspire others.

Inside the Program:

• Training:

WYA’s Certified Training Program (CTP), is the collection of texts that provide the philosophical underpinnings for the mission of WYA. It presents a summary of philosophical, historical, and modern-day texts that focus on the dignity of the person and human rights. The CTP concludes with an Accreditation Interview which will assess the trainee's mastery of the material. Completing the CTP will earn the trainee's official WYA Certification, opening advanced opportunities for the WYA Member.

• Project Management:

Interns will work on projects suited to their interests, skill-set, and expertise, under the supervision and mentorship of WYA staff. Depending on the internship type, interns will be assigned specific projects which they will either lead or support alongside staff and co-interns. WYA programs cover the areas of advocacy: participation in local and international policy-making and monitoring, campaign-development, and topic-awareness; Education: planning and implementing the WYAAP Summer Camp, Emerging Leaders Conference, Human Dignity Curriculum, and other seminars, training sessions, and group discussions; and Culture: get-togethers, music, art, and film events, cultural tours, and alumni parties. Ultimately, the desired outcome of each project is the formation of individuals who embrace a worldview that situates the worth of every person at the center of development and whose lives reflect a greater commitment to defending and promoting this essential truth.

• Network-building:

The program is a platform that allows interns to meet new contacts and establish professional and friendly relations with people from different fields, industries, and countries. Interns are occasionally assigned to attend events outside the WYAAP office and represent the organization in various engagements. Interns are also assigned to present the WYA advocacy to different audiences and communities from the grass-roots level, corporations, civil society organizations, government, and other institutions. In addition to the above, interns will also be assigned to do administrative work such as writing business letters, filing documents, managing online accounts, and others.

NOTES:

• WYA is not responsible for assisting with or issuing visas for accepted applicants. WYA can only send an invitation letter as proof of acceptance into the internship program.
• Some regional internships provide accommodation. If you require an accommodation, please inquire with the regional staff during the interview step of the application.
• Visa and transportation fees will be at the applicant’s expense.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

About the World Youth Alliance (WYA):

The World Youth Alliance (WYA) began in 1999 when 21-year-old Anna Halpine stood up for human dignity during a conference at the United Nations. Since then, WYA has grown to include tens of thousands of members around the world with six regional offices, all dedicated to the defense of the dignity of the person through education, culture, and advocacy.

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