International
Internships

CEED Concordia interns, in partnership with Ceed Uganda interns, will develop and facilitate practical workshops for high school students in Gulu, that improve basic skills in Microsoft such as Excel and Word and introduction to coding. The aim is also to contribute to leveraging new technologies in the benefit of the teenagers’ education and personal development.

This virtual internship program provides students with a valuable international learning experience, by incorporating them into a multi-cultural virtual workplace.

Objectives:
Building basic skills in ICT among Ugandan youth Bridging the gap between youth growth and needs for technical skills in ICT in Uganda Strengthening skills and providing an platform for students to engage with ICTs in developing countries Increasing interest for skill sharing via ICT amongst university students

This is our flagship program to respond to the SDG #1 No Poverty, #8 Decent Work and Economic Growth, #16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. In response to the extreme poverty and high rates of unemployment among youth in northern Uganda, this project is designed to empower budding entrepreneurs with soft & hard skills training, start-up capital and workshops to enable them to tackle the challenge head-on.

YEP identifies 10 youth groups (50 young entrepreneurs) a year, to go through a rigorous training program and case competition to access start-up capital. Every year, three groups are selected to obtain start-up capital. They are then supported through workshops, mentoring, and technical backstopping during the course of their ventures.

Objectives:
To identify, train and support young entrepreneurs
To provide linkages to local entrepreneurship support groups
To provide growing small businesses with start-up capital

This is our flagship program to respond to the SDG #5 Gender Equality and #10 Reduced Inequalities. The project offers an opportunity for young people to share their experiences, talking about the issues that affect them, while inspiring & motivating other youth in the community. We host a monthly Youth Radio Talk show dubbed “The CEED Young Achievers Talk Show” on 95.7 FM, as well as leverage the presence of young people on social media (Facebook, Tweeter, Instagram, Watsapp, etc) to reach out to them on various issues.

The emerging issues are then documented and shared widely with relevant stakeholders to inform them of our advocacy efforts on “working with” young people and not “working for” young people.

Objectives:
To provide a space for young people to share their skills, knowledge, and ideas with fellow youth
To document and share success journeys of “Young Achievers” to inspire action by other young people
To promote entrepreneurial ventures and share opportunities with the radio listeners
To support social activism among youth and advocate for the needs of young people in Gulu

This is our flagship program to respond to the SDG #12 Responsible Consumption and Production, #13 Climate Action and #15 Life On Land. This project focuses on two environmental challenges facing northern Uganda; waste management and deforestation. We support local communities by increasing awareness of these two issues while leveraging local solutions and sustainable alternatives.

Our waste management approach comprises of sorting and managing waste and building affordable composting systems in local schools. We also organize the annual “Gulu Go Green Marathon” to respond to the indiscriminate cutting of trees and to raise tree seedlings to be planted by young people in their schools and other parts of the community.

Objectives:
To create awareness & sensitize the public on the negative impacts of environmental degradation
To train young people on composting as a waste management practice
To document and share best practices on environmental sustainability

This is our flagship program to respond to the SDG #4 Quality Education, #10 Reduced Inequalities, #17 Partnerships for the Goals Documentary films are increasingly being used as an innovative platform to engage and mobilize diverse communities towards social change.

This project compliments and highlights the grassroots efforts of local stakeholders and organizations. The filming process and the films aim to be inclusive, participatory and accessible to the Gulu community. The documentaries often highlight critical issues that affect youth in the Gulu community such as unemployment, climate change, access to education, amongst others.

Objectives:
Build audiovisual and editing skills
Document and share stories of change in the community
Document main events and the progress of other CEED projects
Empower youth with access to knowledge through audiovisual media

In select cases, CEED can allow students to engage in independent research or other projects. Like all our project teams, independent projects are cross-cultural in design and execution, so Concordia students with an idea should submit their project proposal and skill-set early to our office so the Ugandan office can review and contribute.

While most of CEED's internship opportunities in Gulu are during the Spring/Summer academic semesters (May to August), we also offer 3-6 month internships in Gulu during other periods of the year.