The UW–Madison African Studies Program is seeking TA’s for African 277, an introductory survey course designed to be a multidisciplinary introduction to the cultures and history of Africa. The course is cross-listed with African Cultural Studies, Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology. The course will be taught in the Spring of 2019 by …
Religion and Violence in Africa: Special volume of Religions As elsewhere, in Africa religion and violence take many forms, and often intersect on many levels, from the micro to the macro. Micro forms of such intersections include animal sacrifice and domestic violence, whereas macro forms include national and inter-state warfare and the religious legitimization of social …
Kiira Education Foundation, an NGO located in Jinja, Uganda, is currently in search of someone interested in a research opportunity that would begin in January 2019 and end in March 2019. The NGO’s main focus is training Ugandan teachers in our their primary school, Kiira Junior Preparatory, for one year. Upon completion of the program, …
Rebecca Hanks is an undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison studying political science. This semester, Rebecca is serving as an intern for the East Africa Bureau of the U.S. State Department through a program called Wisconsin-in-Washington. In this AFRICA IN OUR LIVES, Rebecca talks about her experience becoming a part of the program, and …
USAID Ethiopia is seeking a Global Health Security Technical Advisor to be stationed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Applications close November 25, 2018. See full job description and application information here>>
IAP UW Ghanaian Health & Food Systems: Human, Agricultural & Environmental Health Time: Mid-May to Early June Application deadline: 11/2/2018. Course Credit: 3 credits in either International Studies 504 or Nutritional Sciences 421. It also fulfills the Global Health Certificate field study requirement. Throughout this program, students will be challenged to think critically about how politics, …
The La Follette School is seeking client-based projects for students in its semester-long Workshop in Public Affairs and Workshop in International Public Affairs courses. Proposals for domestic and international projects from public, nonprofit, or private-sector organizations are requested by November 1. Alumni are encouraged to submit proposals. Based on the client’s request, student groups produce …
Does studying Africa also mean that you care about and want to help in Africa? Most parts of Africa want help in very practical ways, e.g. education, youth, health and “income generation”. Even if you do not have the practical skills but are interested, NGOabroad may be able to train you and prepare you to help, …
The Rwanda School Project is looking for a new Director as their Founder makes plans to retire. They are a secondary school in eastern Rwanda seeking visionary leadership! Now in their ninth year, they are preparing to be one of the first schools in East Africa to focus on Environmental Studies and are establishing a …
The National Peace Corps Association’s Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award is named for the former U.S. Senator and special assistant to U.S. President John F. Kennedy, who was instrumental in the formation of the Peace Corps. (Learn more about Harris Wofford.) It is given annually to an outstanding global leader who grew up and continues …