International NGO Fieldwork in Vancouver
Students will spend 9 days in Vancouver, 2 days in Victoria, 1 day in the world famous Whistler Ski Resort during January 2022 Winter Intercession to study International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). This experience will include students having a weeklong internship with an NGO in Vancouver. Participating students enrolled will enroll in PLS 3175: "NGOs and Social Service Outreach" in the Fall Semester 2021. Student create their own nonprofit organization in this course. Students also learned how to write grant proposals. This course will examine the missions of international NGOs such as Doctors Without Borders, MAP International, The Red Cross, The Salvation Army, World Vision, Habitat for Humanity, CARE, Oxfam, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation among other NGOs. At the end of this course, students will travel to Vancouver to work in Canadian-based International NGOs. This trip might be moved to Spring Break 2022 or cancelled based on the COVID travel guidelines at the time. All students for this trip must be vaccinated and must be in possession of vaccination passport in order to enter Canada.
