International Development/Education Internship in Nablus, Palestine Winter 2023

TYO embraces the value of intercultural exchange in an increasingly globalized world. Over the past 12 years, more than 125 international interns from all walks of life have come to our flagship center in Nablus, Palestine to help strengthen Nablus’ local refugee communities and similarly vulnerable groups. They have advanced the holistic, intergenerational, person-centered approach at the heart of our community development programs for children, youth, women, and parents.

TYO’s International Internship Program offers students, recent graduates, and young professionals a chance to develop their professional and intercultural skills by gaining work experience in a non-profit organization in the Middle East. Interns work full-time for a period of three months in cooperation with TYO local and international staff.

Creativity, fun and positivity are key in all our programs at TYO. We look for people who are curious, humble, empathetic, have unmatched integrity, and a genuine desire and work ethic to make the lives of our community a little better every single day. If this sounds like a good fit for you, get in touch!

What you will do:

Your work will depend on TYO’s needs and your skills, passion and experience! This work schedule will also be set prior to your internship. This may include programs for women, adolescents, entrepreneurs, young athletes, or our 4-5-year-olds (teaching experience and skills required).

Depending on your experience, skills, and interests, you may also contribute in areas like media & communications, nonprofit management, professional development, business development, and the creative arts (e.g. music, drama/theater, arts & crafts).

Some of your time will involve preparing & teaching experientially-based, creative English courses for our primary school-aged children (i.e. Grade 1 – 6) that support holistic, psychosocial-based learning.

You will receive support from a translator (as needed) who will assist you in communicating with your volunteer team and students. You will contribute to weekly monitoring and evaluation reports.

You will write blog posts during your internship for TYO’s website and social media.

Who you are:

• You have some teaching experience and training in either a formal or non-formal setting as a teacher, summer camp counselor, coach, intern, tutor, etc.
• You are a fluent English speaker. You are pursuing or received undergraduate or graduate studies in education, psychology/social work, international/community development, communications, or related fields.
• You have a love for learning and teaching. You will have both the empathy to understand the challenges your students face and the dedication to create a structured and creative learning environment.
• You have strong oral and written communication skills. Experience in monitoring, evaluation and reporting is a big advantage.
• You have maturity, flexibility, initiative, perseverance and a good sense of humor given the challenging nature of daily life in Palestine. You also have experience working in linguistically and culturally diverse settings.
• You have a commitment to TYO’s non-political, non-religious approach and respect the cultural norms of the organization and community.
• BONUS: Experience in sports, music, drama, and art.
• BONUS: Arabic language skills.

How it works:

We offer an internship for 12 weeks. The dates of the internship will be from January 9, 2023 to March 16, 2023. We hope it will be some of the most rewarding weeks of your working life.

Selected interns will receive:

• Roundtrip ground transportation to the airport
• Housing (room and board) as well as groceries at TYO’s expansive center
• Local SIM card and credit for local texts and calls (no data), plus a TYO phone for the duration of the internship