Press Release

LAUNCH OF 2011 YOUNG PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM! 

Mines Action Canada is pleased to formally announce that we are now actively recruiting young Canadians to be a part of the next cohort of mine action interns or as we like call them Young Professionals (YPs). Over the coming weeks, we expect to be inundated with applications form highly skilled and committed young people from across the country. This is not only an exciting time for all of the applicants but also for MAC, as we start the process of helping to shape the next generation of mine action campaigners and social justice advocates. This year YPs will be placed with the following organizations:

• Cambodia (Phnom Penh): Jesuit Refugee Service of Cambodia (JRS-CAM) (March 2011-August 2011),
• Cambodia (Phnom Penh): Jesuit Refugee Service of Cambodia (JRS-CAM) (mid-July 2011-mid-December 2011),
• Colombia (Medellin): Campaña Colombiana contra Minas
• Colombia (Bogota): Campaña Colombiana contra Minas
• Nepal (Kathmandu): Ban Landmines Nepal (2 positions available)
• Tajikistan (Dushanbe): Tajikistan Campaign to Ban Landmines
• Uganda (Kampala): Uganda Landmine Survivors Association
• Vietnam (Ha Noi): Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF)
• Zambia (Lusaka): Zambian Campaign to Ban Landmines (ZCBL) 

MAC is accepting applications for these internships from now until January 26^th, 2011. To apply, click here.

Each year the calibre of the candidates seems to rise exponentially. The candidates that are selected to fill each of these positions will be entrusted with real responsibilities and have high expectations for success placed upon their shoulders. They will join an ever growing list of young Canadians who have taken part in this program, who have gone on to accomplish great things in a number of divergent professional fields in the not-for-profit, public and private sectors in this country and abroad.

MAC like would to take this opportunity to thank all of our local implementing partners for their continued willingness to be a part of this program. We also like to acknowledge that this project is undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada provided through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

Projet réalisé avec l’appui financier du gouvernement du Canada accordé par l’entremise de l’Agence canadienne de développement international (ACDI).