Business Management & Apparel Design and Merchandising in Ghana

  Ghana

• Other Cities in Ghana: 
Rural Areas

Term: Fall, Not Applicable, Spring, Summer, Winter 
Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Dates: Throughout the year (6 weeks to 52 weeks)

Description:
Isla - Interntional Service Learning Alliance -Immerse yourself in a short term volunteer project (2-8 weeks) or an internship (9-52 weeks) in a rich cultural, service learning experience that combines cross-cultural and sustainable development training with a hands-on service project. Isla offers a unique opportunity to live, learn, and serve in Ghana with a local host organization whose mission is to create a community-based center for HIV/AIDs orphans.   

Isla seeks individuals with an interest and background in business, social enterprise, and/or apparel design and merchandising to assist with the creation of a small social and sustainable enterprise whose mission is produce, market, and sell a line of clothing locally and internationally to benefit the HIV/AIDs orphan project.   In order to secure a locally operated, sustainable business, local villagers need assistance with a business plan and business skills training so that they can manage the operations on their own instead of depending on external aid. In addition to business development, there is an excellent opportunity for a design and merchandising intern to provide business, design, merchandising, and sewing training to local villagers.

Highlights:
Why Isla? Isla offers...

* Individual short term volunteer and internship placements unique to your skill set facilitated and supervised through a local host organization.

* Opportunities to work with community initiated projects focused on sustainable development.

* Sustainable development training from Village Earth, one of the leading community based development training organizations in the U.S., prior to departure to destination.

* Flexible programs from 2-9 week volunteer opportunities to 9-52 week internships as well as 2-3 week alternative break service learning trips.

* In-country cross-cultural orientation and mid-term reflection and training sessions led by Isla group leaders.

* An ideal opportunity to gain experience in your field of study and authentic international work experience beneficial in a competitive economy...

Isla programs are designed to assist communities with their worthy endeavors, provide volunteers with practical education in sustainable community development, and promote cross-cultural understanding.

Qualifications: Isla intern applicants should be 18 or older and have some education or experience in business management or apparel and merchandising is preferred. Candidates should be at undergraduate, graduate or professional levels, though we will consider "gap-year" candidates.

Isla seeks individuals who are adventurous, able to adapt quickly to a foreign environment, have the ability to take initiative, who are flexible and open-minded, are service-oriented and who possess good communication skills and a desire to have fun by serving and learning from new communities through cross-cultural exchange.

Application Process
-Online Application
-Statement of Purpose
-Resume/CV
-Non-refundable application fee of USD85
-2 References

Cost in US$: From USD 3780 for 9 weeks with each additional week increasing by USD 195, plus USD 85 application fee.

Not included - Domestic and international airfare and airport taxes, the cost of your passport, visas, and immunizations, and laundry service.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Ghana Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Isla - International Service Learning Alliance 's Mission Statement: Isla- International Service Learning Alliance - offers unique volunteer and internship opportunities for individuals to work side by side with local community members who are trying to solve global problems at the local level. These partnerships provide a framework for people from different cultures and life experiences to learn from one another, discover their commonality and create a synergy that catalyzes progress. For the participant, Isla programs provide a rich cultural, service learning experience that combine cross-cultural and sustainable development training with a high impact hands-on service project. Isla programs assist communities with their worthy endeavors, provide volunteers with practical education in sustainable community development, and promote cross-cultural understanding.