Spend next summer in South Africa! Join SMRC in Mpumalanga, South Africa as a Global Development Intern! In addition to 10 days in Cape Town and Joburg —including meetings with high-level government officials and non-profit execs—you will run camps for over 500 children, run community health workshops, teach students, and work with community leaders on local projects. For more information, see the full project description, watch the video, or check out the application (due Feb. 1st, 2008).
Stone Dragon Internship in Cape Town!! Join SMRC partner in Cape Town this summer and work for a remarkable organization that is educating underprivileged students in this beautiful city. Click here to learn more and here for the application (due January 10th, 2008).
Crisis in Kenya: In the aftermath of Kenya's contested election, more than 500 are
dead, 200,000 displaced and thousands more injured. SMRC is closely
monitoring the situation and calling for peace as the violence
continues. Join
us.
SIGN
PETITION FOR PEACE.
Why We Petition
Learn more from these articles:
NY Times,
Death toll in Kenya violence at 300
BBC News, Kenya diplomatic
push for peace
BBC News In pictures:
Kenya's crisis
Study Break for Africa! Host a study break for Africa on your campus and receive $100 "micro-grant" for pizza, cookies, hot chocolate, or anything else students that want to procrastinate get excited about. Students who take the break should register with your campus Razoo group, and click the "Act" to earn SMRC $0.50 per act. Click here to learn more!
This Holiday Season: Give the Gift of Water. In lieu of giving your friend a present he or she doesn't need, donate $24 to help one child receive clean water and sanitation, or $144 to help a family get clean water. Let us know who the gift is in honor of, we will send them a bracelet and note letting them know how much they have made a difference. Click here!
New Report: Participant of 2007 Students for Students 5-week Service Trip to South Africa produces pathbreaking report on science education in rural African communities, click here for full text. For a report from the entire trip, click here. Applications for 2008 Students for Students will be posted November 12th!
SMRC director wins award: SMRC Executive Director Receives 2007 Circles of Change Award from Seeking Common Ground, non-profit organization that empowers individuals to create peaceful communities through communication, integration and leadership development, click here.
Fight AIDS: Condom Campaign! Help SMRC get 50,000 high quality condoms to our community in rural South Africa after the government recalled 20 million defective condoms. SIGN THE PETITION TODAY!!!
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