Internships with ECTA provide an excellent way to learn about some of the most striking issues facing the global community today. Whether interning at home or abroad, your assignments will be tailored to enhance your learning experience while also leaving a lasting impact on the communities in which ECTA works. At the end of your service, it is ECTA’s hope that you will walk away with newfound skills which will help you to carry on the mission of seeing integrated communal health become a reality throughout the world.

International Interns:

International internships with ECTA offer a hands-on experience in developing and maintaining sustainable, community-driven solutions in some of the most impoverished sections of the world. Interns serving abroad will participate in a wide range of activities, all focused upon developing locally-enabled solutions to communal problems with the goal of eventual turnover of operations to the indigenous population. Additionally, ECTA staff will spend time mentoring and developing interns by way of special assignments, cultural education, and skill-building exercises all designed with the intent of enabling and empowering the next generation of global philanthropists. These internships require a minimum one semester commitment, and are available up to a full academic year.

Key attributes and qualifications for international ECTA interns include:

• Junior or Senior status in an undergraduate program, or enrollment in a graduate program
• Ability to work and live in rustic settings, often without electricity or running water
• Demonstrated interest and ability in serving communities
• Ability to take initiative and enforce self-discipline in setting and meeting deadlines
• Ability to work well in team settings

IIf you are interested in potentially participating in ECTA’s international internship program, please email your resume and a cover letter, along with contact information for your school’s internship office.

Domestic Interns:

ECTA’s domestic interns have the unique opportunity to work with ECTA staff in organizing and engaging local communities in helping to advance ECTA’s mission overseas. By participating in the day to day running of a non-profit organization based on grassroots efforts and minimal overhead, domestic interns will be able to learn from a successful organizational model engaged in low-cost, high-impact programming. Tailored to suit the educational and professional aspirations of the interns, ECTA staff will personally mentor and develop students into leaders through hands-on assignments and regular review periods.

Key attributes and qualifications for domestic ECTA interns include:

• Sophomore status in an undergraduate program, or enrollment in a graduate program
• Ability to work well in team settings
• Demonstrated interest and ability in serving communities
• Enthusiasm for learning and eagerness to receive feedback

Please note that interns from all backgrounds and abilities are encouraged to apply. To apply for ECTA’s domestic internship program please email us with your resume and cover letter along with contact information for your school’s internship office.