Regions: Eastern Africa

Women make up nearly 50 percent of the global workforce; however, gender equality is not yet a reality in senior management and corporate boardrooms around the world. According to a 2014 Catalyst Census[1], women hold only 4.2 percent of the CEO positions ...
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International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ) is travel provider of choice for thousands of people looking to volunteer for periods ranging from 1 week to 6 months. We have volunteer programs in 30+ different countries with a wide range of volunteer opportunities, i ...
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Live and work with local people on life-affirming international service projects. Join a network of service: teach conversational English; care for vulnerable children; paint, build and repair community buildings; or assist with health care. No specialize ...
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What distinguishes the Trudeau Doctoral Scholarship? The Trudeau Scholarship is the most prestigious of its type in Canada. Its annual value is up to $60,000 per Scholar for a maximum of three years. In addition to generous financial support, it also incl ...
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Boren Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe ...
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The L. Austin Weeks (LAW) Undergraduate Grant program awards deserving undergraduate level geoscience students with grants that are intended to support their educational endeavors.
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As a leader in the field of international volunteer travel for over 18 years, we know that the best approach to international volunteering—the only approach—is one designed by the community. In every community in which we work, we have long-standing relat ...
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MICATZ specializes in offering overseas volunteers affordable internship placements and also facilitates opportunities for individuals, students, groups, and gap year students. We also offer adventure holiday tours, wildlife programs, language and cultura ...
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Canadian students who are currently in full time attendance at a university or college in Canada studying engineering, technical sciences or technologies such as architecture, agriculture and forestry, can be placed abroad through IAESTE Canada. Most jobs ...
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Creating an inclusive and diverse student body is of utmost importance. The SFS Diversity Scholarship is one of the ways to broaden the participation of underrepresented groups of students in study abroad.
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The fellowship will be awarded to a graduate student for doctoral dissertation research in the history of computing.
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Made possible by the generous support and fundraising efforts of BASAA, the Boston Area Study Abroad Association, a network of study abroad professionals based in and around the Boston area that meet regularly to discuss current issues in the study abroad ...
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SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships support the most promising Canadian new scholars in the social sciences and humanities and assist them in establishing a research base at an important time in their research careers. SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships provide s ...
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In order to encourage talented members of minority groups to pursue careers in Classics or Archaeology the Society for Classical Studies (SCS) administers a summer scholarship program for promising minority undergraduates majoring in the study of classica ...
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United Children's Fund, Inc. (UNC) offers volunteer placements in Ugandan clinics, schools, farms, etc. for periods of up to six months. UNC works with local NGO's and local village organizations to assist children and families who are in the greatest nee ...
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Arm-In-Arm Volunteers is a Canada-based international non-profit organization that provides safe, effective, and responsible volunteer opportunities through partner organizations in developing countries at very reasonable rates. These opportunities are su ...
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The challenges facing the African Development Bank require that they hire the brightest and the best from all over the world. In addition to a candidate
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This project is working with a charity that builds and runs girls’ boarding houses near secondary colleges and lycées in the High Atlas Mountains, providing the opportunity for selected girls from villages across the region to continue their education. Th ...
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The Rose Nolan Memorial Scholarship was established to recognize Aboriginal First Nation women who are achieving their educational and training goals while maintaining strong community involvement.
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Mission trips for high school students and a separate trips for colleges/university students from around the world to meet, make friends and work together to improve the lives of orphaned and vulnerable children in Africa. Join tons of cultural activities ...
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