Global Crossroad organizes internship in Cambodia in collaboration with a network organization including 40 other local organizations in Phnom Penh and the provinces that focuses on community and rural development, democracy development and gender issues. Internship in Cambodia are available in the following fields:

•  Community Development
•  Health, HIV/AIDS Awareness, Prevention and Rehabilitation
•  Conservation
•  Women and Child Issues
•  Advocacy

Role of an Intern

The idea is to bring foreign interns to Cambodia to exchange cultural and work experience and to contribute new impulses and fresh ideas that may be helpful to Cambodians and the interns' home society. All internships are individually developed and a program will be agreed in advance. The responsibility of the intern depends on his/her skills and interests. For example:

•  A law student supports a community to apply for their land rights.
•  An intern with skills in development work supports an organization to write reports and proposals for fundraising.
•  Another intern supports in organizing an income generating programs for the poor and also develops a saving program for the community.
•  An art student supports an organization to develop handicraft products made from recycled paper.
•  An English teacher develops a curriculum for the English classes for a child organization.
•  A psychology student advises a child centre about how to improve and provide psychological support to the children.
•  A graphic designer drafts and edits brochures and posters for an organization working with disabled persons, etc.

To be involved in these projects, a minimum stay of 4 weeks is required. At the beginning, the intern gets an overview of the organizations and its activities. He/she studies the specific Cambodian background and conditions of the project before he/she starts the activities. The intern is supervised by the director of the organization or the coordinator of the specific program. The internship - especially beneficial to the intern and the organization - is carefully evaluated.

Skills/Qualifications Requirements

As an intern in Cambodia , you should be genuinely interested in and committed to the Cambodian country and culture. He/she should have basic skills in the field he/she wants to be placed. A special qualification is not necessary. The intern should be at least 20 years old.

Room/Food/Supervision

During his/her stay in Cambodia , the intern will live with a host family. The families are very friendly and hospitable and look forward to learning more about the intern's culture and country. They offer clean but simple accommodation, with a separate room, shared bathroom with cold water, and a fan. While they have breakfast in small restaurants or at work, they serve Cambodian food for lunch and dinner. In the case that the intern has special eating requirements (e.g. as a vegetarian or vegan), we would recommend staying in a guest house, as meat is the basis of most Cambodian food.

Our cooperation partner will welcome the intern at the airport and introduce him/her to the host family and the host organization. A welcome dinner will help the intern to get his/her bearings and to meet other interns. During the whole stay the intern has a contact person and an emergency number that is available 24 hours per day. Furthermore the contact person visits the intern every two weeks as part of the program.