2009 Global Service Fair

Friday, October 9, 2009
10:30am - 3:00pm
Pauley Ballroom, Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union
University of California, Berkeley

Campus and community organizations that provide students the opportunity to engage in both hands-on and policy related work for international development and poverty alleviation will provide information at the Global Service Fair on summer and on-going options to students in the Global Poverty and Practice Minor and to any student on campus who wishes to attend.

Prepare for the fair by reviewing this set of questions we've developed to help you in your conversations with these organizations.  Download questions here.

Participating Organizations

Amigos de las Americas
Bard Globalization and International Affairs
Berkeley Programs for Study Abroad
Boston University International Programs
Cal Corps Public Service Center
Center for Global Education – Augsburg College
Child Family Health International
Community Agroecology Network
Darfur Stoves Project
Foundation for International Medical Relief for Children
Foundation for Sustainable Development
From the Bay to the Balkans
Gawad Kalinga at Berkeley
Global Citizens Network
Global Medical Brigades at Berkeley
Global Service Corps
Global Water Brigades at Berkeley
Haath Mein Sehat
Haiti Soleil
International Education Programs
International Partnership for Service-Learning & Leadership
Projects Abroad
Rotary World Peace Fellowship
Seva Foundation
The Suitcase Clinic
UC Berkeley Washington Program (UCDC)
Uganda Village Project
US Peace Corps
Volunteers Around the World
...and more!

Information Sessions

Several organizations will lead specific information sessions regarding the programs they offer. Attend these sessions for a more in-depth presentation of such programs and you'll also have the opportunity to interact with program representatives during these 45-minute sessions. All information sessions will take place in the Tilden Room of the MLK Student Union.

International Education Programs
12:10-12:55pm

IEP offers semester and summer, and short term service and academic programs and arranges customized internships, service-learning opportunities, and group programs in an array of destinations. Our programs foster international exchange and cultivate educated global citizens, and many are specifically designed to promote social and economic development, empower communities, and protect the environment.

Program Countries: Australia, Austria, Belize, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Thailand.

Program Sectors: Community development, healthcare, environmental protection, education, NGO’s, Businesses, art, advocacy.

Global Service Corps
1:50-2:35pm

Volunteer abroad in Tanzania, Thailand or Cambodia with Global Service Corps, a successful leader in international volunteering and service-learning since 1992. Volunteer in Africa or Asia in programs such as: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security; HIV/AIDS Education, Prevention and Nutrition; International health; Community Development; Teach English Abroad; Buddhist immersion; and Orphan Care. Our in-country staff, host family and local accommodation, and year-round volunteer and internship opportunities make GSC the most unique and ground-level community organization since the Peace Corps.

Program Countries: Tanzania, Thailand and Cambodia.

Program Sectors: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security; HIV/AIDS Education, Prevention and Nutrition; International health; Community Development; Teach English Abroad; Buddhist immersion; and Orphan Care.

Tata-Berkeley Symposium

Friday, October 9, 2009
10:30am - 1:30pm
Stephens Room, Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union
University of California, Berkeley

Highlighting the outstanding work of the 2009 Tata International Social Entrepreneurship Scheme fellows, the Tata-Berkeley Symposium will feature panels on work completed this past summer with the Tata Group on Self Help Groups, Water Harvesting and Rural Health. Global Poverty and Practice Minor students who participated in similar global practice experiences with other non-governmental organizations and community groups this summer will also be featured as panelists.

For more information about the Tata International Social Entrepreneurship Scheme Fellowship and how to apply for the 2010 fellowship, click here.

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