Why Intern With FSD Jinja Uganda

We have been providing hands-on international development and cultural immersion experience to students and professionals since 2007. Our internship programs supply building blocks for establishing international development careers, strengthening graduate school applications, fulfilling practicum requirements, and cultivating professional relationships.

Learn

Learn

Our hands-on training program teaches interns practical skills, development issues, and cultural competencies necessary for collaborative commmunity-driven project work.

Work

Work

Interns are placed with partner organizations that optimally match their interests, skills and objectives. These organizations are directed by community leaders who collaborate with interns on project work.

Live

Live

Rather than working and living as a group, FSD interns live individually with host families and work individually with partner organizations to ensure cultural immersion.

Program Opportunity Categories

We offer participants practical experience of applying sustainable development approaches​ to support locally managed grassroot groups and organizations that are working to improve the welfare of marginalized communities in Uganda.  The ultimate goal is to support students in learning how to achieve sustainable development results in a cross-cultural setting while producing positive outcomes for local communities they work with.

Community Based Development Projects

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Community Based Participatory Research

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Group Service Learning Trip

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Get an insight on the impact of our program to the communities of Uganda and the study abroad experience

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My Experience with FSD

Joel Garcia
Joel Garcia
Indiana University
I enjoyed everything about the new work environment in Uganda, especially my host organization workplace and the community.
Micheal Cecere
Micheal Cecere
State University of New York - Geneseo
I enjoyed living with my host family, experiencing Uganda and it's culture, and the excursions run by FSD.
Christine Gibson
Christine Gibson
Masters Student at the Open University
I have learned that Sustainable Development isn't a quick fix. It is a more bottom-up approach which involves active community participation.
Esther Herbers
Esther Herbers
Indiana University
I felt so connected with my project and the people I was working with in the community. Jinja is a great town too.
Rose Johnson
Rose Johnson
Indiana University
The organization placement made it easy for me to carry out community project work smoothly in a development field of my interest
Willow Wailing
Willow Wailing
Indiana University
Learning and using the local language phrases in my conversations was important in helping me integrate in the local Ugandan culture.
Christine Hwang
Christine Hwang
Northwestern University
I learnt keeping an open mind and listening always to learn is the best way to integrate in a new community
Johnathan Chao
Johnathan Chao
State University of New York - Geneseo
I appreciated the pre-depature preparations and orientation sessions of the program

Intern For 4 to 52 Weeks in Uganda

Work with any of our community partner organizations in different development sectors and gain the training and experience you need to work in international development.

PROGRAM START DATES
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WINTER SPRING SUMMER 1 Summer 2 FALL
January 23, 2021 March 20, 2021 May 22, 2021 June 19 , 2021 September 26, 2021
 

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