CAREER EXPLORATION IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WITH FOCUS ON BUSINESS & SUSTAINABILITY

Ever dreamed of being an entrepreneur that creates impact in your community? On this internship, learn business acumen directly from changemakers in the field! Explore topics related to planning, operations, financial literacy and strategy within a sustainable and eco-friendly model. This internship offers you the chance to ask questions directly to those who have started their own enterprise. Learn about Makadaya Impact Centre’s role in creating sustainable solutions and opportunities for local entrepreneurs to address the economic gap in Indonesia.

Explore topics related to planning, operations, financial literacy and strategy within a sustainable and eco-friendly model. Ask questions directly to experts who have started their own enterprises. Learn about Makadaya Impact Centre’s role in creating sustainable solutions and opportunities for local entrepreneurs to address local economic gaps in Indonesia.

Internships like this for high school students are still unique but are becoming increasingly essential for teens looking to stand out in competitive university applicant pools. This internship can also help you determine whether Business & Sustainability is a good fit for your future college education or career path.

Your Home Base in Bali on the 21-Day Program will be in one main location, Ubud, with an excursion to Amed. Ubud, Bali’s cultural hub, offers the comforts of home with an artful and serene atmosphere that attracts visitors from around the world. Your accommodations will vary, from an authentic family home to a beach bungalow. Students share comfortable, gender-segregated rooms with roommates and have access to bathrooms with Western-style toilets and showers.

High school students who participate in this GLA travel internship in Bali will develop essential leadership and career skills, while working on initiatives centered around the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development worldwide.

This is an experiential career development internship with sociological underpinnings into a specific theme and concentration in a field of interest. Interns will gain experience working in-person with a social enterprise or nonprofit host organization from around the world.

Throughout the course of your session you will complete 60 total internship hours:

• Observation Hours: 36
• Professional Development Hours: 12
• Self-Study Hours: 12

The outcomes of this internship are related to five main learning objectives:

1. Gain insights into your personal goals and professional growth areas, along with a deeper understanding of Bali and fields related to Business & Sustainability within the context of social enterprises.
2. Expand your knowledge of recent trends, terminology and case studies to strengthen your understanding of business acumen.
3. Learn to recognize and express diverse perspectives within broader social and cultural contexts.
4. Develop critical analysis skills by evaluating quantitative and qualitative data to form well-informed opinions.
5. Observe and thoughtfully assess real places and situations where impacts and results can be interpreted and applied within context.

Our partner for this internship is Makadaya Impact Center and Bali Sustainability Institute. It is a physical and virtual space providing strategic network, learning lab to empower a community of changemakers in Indonesia who develop sustainable solutions towards challenges in their communities. As an Entrepreneurs Support Organization, they focus on social changemakers enabling their access to capital for social and environmental innovation.

The 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development serves as the framework for discussions and the self-study coursework for our student interns here in Bali. During this travel internship, you will focus on three SDGs, including:

• SDG 08: Decent Work and Economic Growth
• SDG 10: Reduce Inequalities
• SDG 13: Climate Action

Explore topics related to building the case for creating Impact hubs as a community resource to stimulate the local economy

Complete a core curriculum with your peers and through the guidance of your internship supervisor. Build your personal competitive edge, as part of a cohort of student interns working in partnership with our global nonprofit partner in Peru. Create a portfolio from completed project work to enhance your college application or future career resume.

By completing this travel internship you will earn:

• A professional letter of recommendation
• A certificate of completion
• Community service hours
• Relevant experience for college applications and essays

Global Leadership Adventures can also provide any supporting documentation and serve as an organization of record, should you want to earn college credits for your internship.

Global Leadership Adventures is extremely proud to partner with Portland State University, based in Portland, Oregon, to offer college credit for our student interns who successfully complete all requirements for the internship.

Student interns are welcome to enroll in the internship for Portland State University credit. This internship course curriculum is fully accredited for U.S. undergraduate credit through PSU. Credits are transferable to other colleges and universities, though please note that it is the responsibility of each intern to confirm with their university of intent that these quarter credits will be accepted at the institution.

Getting college credit during high school has so many benefits. It can help with earning scholarships for college and even improve your chance of admission into your university of choice.

The additional fee to earn up to four quarter credits from Portland State University is $750.00. Though recommended, you are not required to purchase the college credit add-on as it is 100% optional. Click here to learn more.

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