Agriculture, Development, Environment and Gender: NGO Internships in Malawi
Summer Semester
http://studyabroad.isp.msu.edu/programs/malawiintern.html
What's this program about?
Malawi has traditionally had a strong gender division of labor in agriculture and natural resource management - with women and men sometimes growing different crops or performing different operations on the same crops. In Africa, thousands of NGOs work on projects related either directly or indirectly to agricultural and/or environmental processes. By studying complex issues such as women's access to land and other natural resources, household divisions of labor, and national and international economic development policies, students will gain an understanding of the cultural and societal forces at work in Malawi and beyond that can constrain and, in some cases, empower rural families as they attempt to improve their well-being.
What can students study?
On this program, students will spend 10 weeks in Malawi where they will: take classes on the history and geography of Malawi and Southern Africa; complete a 6-week internship with a non-governmental organizations (NGO) focusing on the intersection of development, agriculture, and gender; and travel throughout the region visiting game parks, touring Lake Malawi, and working with village communities.
What are the requirements?
- Students must be of at least sophomore status and in good academic standing, with a grade point average of at least 2.5 at the time of application. Meeting this minimum grade point average does not, however, guarantee admission.
- Additionally, students must submit a personal statement and letter of recommendation.
- Applicants' participation may be denied or their participation approval may be revoked if their conduct before departure raises doubts as to their suitability for program participation.
Where will students live?
Students will be provided housing at a local guest house in Lilongwe for the entire duration of the program.
Who can tell me more about this program?
Dr. Anne Ferguson fergus12@msu.edu
Department of Anthropology, Director of Center for Gender in Global Context
206 International Center
Phone: (517) 353-5040
Ann Chrapkiewicz gencenad@msu.edu
Center for Gender in Global Context
206 International Center
Phone: (517) 353-5040
More Information:https://osa.isp.msu.edu/Programs/program/index/105147
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