Global Engagement

An integral role of the Blum Center is to serve as a resource for all Cal students that want to engage in service learning programs specifically designed to alleviate global suffering. Currently the Center is conducting research on international service learning programs and establishing relationships with potential partners to assist all students, including those in the Global Poverty and Practice Minor, who are looking to make first-hand contributions.

There are many possible practice routes for students in the Global Poverty and Practice Minor. Students are expected to seek out experiences focused on poverty, inequality, and development. Note that many, but not all, of the opportunities provided by these resources will meet the practice requirement. The practice experience must be approved through the formal declaration process and additional proposals, when necessary.

*Note: The philosophies, practices, and views of these organizations are not necessarily, in whole or in part, the official views of the Richard C. Blum Center for Developing Economies or IAS Teaching Program. The information listed is for reference purposes only.

Blum Center Initiatives and Programs

The Blum Center funds multiple poverty alleviation projects led by UC Berkeley faculty, and manages partnerships with various international development focused institutions. These initiatives have assorted opportunities for student involvement. For more, visit the initiatives page.

UC Berkeley Experiences

Several Departments and Programs at UC Berkeley offer enriching opportunities for students to get involved in poverty alleviation projects.

Independent Experiences

Many organizations and third-party program providers not affiliated with UC Berkeley offer experiences that students can participate in. Students are encouraged to independently research organizations that may interest them and speak to a GPP Advisor about organizations they are considering working with for their Practice Experience.

Students should note that campus policy requires students in the Global Poverty and Practice Minor abide by applicable Federal and State laws, including those establishing the separation of church and state. As a result, eligible field experiences must not involve engaging in religious instruction, conducting worship services, providing instruction as part of a program that includes mandatory religious instruction or worship, constructing or operating facilities devoted to religious instruction or worship, maintaining facilities devoted to religious instruction or worship, or engaging in any form of religious proselytization.