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The Peacebuilding & Development Institute at American University is preparing for its big annual event this June: the Summer Professional Training Program.

The Peacebuilding & Development Institute Presents

The Art of Humanitarian Negotiation

Date: January 25th -26th, 2008
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Place: Mary Graydon Center Room 203

CARE, Benfield Hazard Research Center, the World Wildlife Fund, and the Peacebuilding & Development Institute Present

Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment in Disasters

Date: January 11th-12th, 2008

Peacebuilding & Development Institute’s
Humanitarian Practice Training Program Presents
Conflict Sensitive Program Design

Date: November 8-9, 2007
Time: 9am – 5pm
Place: Clark Conference Room

As so many have said before, experience is a big necessity for aid work. In addition for me, I am required to engage in an internship program as part of my MA coursework. All that being said, I am in the process of looking for a summer internship position with an aid organization. I am wondering if anyone might have some advice on organizations to contact, or know of any specific programs. I am currently based out of Washington DC, but am willing to travel if need be.

I am in the middle of my MA program, which requires a language component. I have roughly an intermediate level of oral spanish, yet I know to work with most large aid organizations, or in Africa in general, French is more important.