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This page was originally created by Katherine Bahk, FSRC Fall 2002 Intern

What's on the FAM Site?

 

Organizations Working with Food Aid General Development Jobsites More Food-Related Job Resources

Where a separate web page holds internship or volunteer information, a separate link is provided in the appropriate column.

 Organizations in Food -  Employment Page Link and Basic Information

Internships Offered Regularly? Volunteer Work Available?  
Yes Yes  
  • Africare
    Africare is the oldest and largest of African-American organizations in the US who specialize in aid to Africa.  Visit their jobs website to learn more about employment opportunities.
Yes No  
  • ACDI-VOCA
    Agricultural Cooperative Development International (ACDI) and Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (VOCA) joined forces in 1997, and together seek to empower farmers and entrepreneurs worldwide to succeed the global economy. Jobs and volunteer opportunities are posted on their website.
No Yes
(Click here for a link to the volunteer page.)
 
  • Amex Jobs 
    Amex, a contractor for USAID's Office of Food for Peace (FFP), posts open positions on this website.
No No  
No Yes
(Click here for a link to the international volunteer page!)
  • CARE USA
    CARE is one of the world's largest private international humanitarian organizations, committed to helping families in poor communities improve their lives and achieve lasting victories over poverty.  Visit their Careers page to find out about available opportunities.

Yes
(Click here for a link to CARE's internship page.)
Yes
(Click here for a link to the CARE Corps volunteer page.)
 
  • Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
    CRS works in more than 90 countries around the world, and is the official international relief and development agency of the US Catholic community.  Their jobs page highlights available opportunities and employment benefits.
Yes
(Click here for a link to the CRS Int'l Development Fellows Program.)
No  
  • Counterpart International
    Counterpart International is a non-profit international human development organization founded in 1965 as the Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific. It is headquartered in Washington D.C. and work in more than 60 countries.

Yes No  
  • The FANTA Project
    Lists available jobs at the Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA) Project, a technical contractor to USAID/DCHA/FFP and part of the Academy for Educational Development (AED).
Yes
(Click here to visit the AED Internship site.)
No  
  • Food for the Hungry International (FHI)
    Food for the Hungry International (FHI) is a global partnership that is motivated by Christ’s love to meet both physical and spiritual hungers of the poor.
No Yes
(Click here to visit the FH Hunger Corps website.)
 
  • Mercy Corps
    Mercy Corps is a not-for-profit organization that exists to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities.
Yes
(Click here for the internship webpage.)
Yes
(Click here for the volunteer page.)
 
  • Save the Children
    An international nonprofit child-assistance organization working in 40 countries worldwide, including the United States. Save the Children is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance, a partnership of 25 individual country members working with children and families in more than 100 nations throughout the world.
Yes
(Included on Jobs page.)
Yes
(Click here for the volunteer page.)
  • SUSTAIN
    The mission of SUSTAIN is to share technology to improve nutrition in developing countries. We do this by engaging industry as an ally in efforts to enhance the nutritive quality, safety and availability of regularly consumed foods.
Info not available Yes
(Click here for the volunteer page.)
 
  • World Initiative in Soy and Human Health (WISHH) Jobs
    The World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) Program promotes the use of U.S. soy protein products in developing countries where deficiency of protein in human diets is acknowledged to be a serious problem.
No No  
  • World Vision
    Founded in 1950, World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization serving the world's poorest children and families in nearly 100 countries.

Yes Yes  

 

 General International Development Jobsites

Email of Job Postings Available?

Cost of Email?

 

Yes
(Click here for the sign-up page.)

Free to jobseekers

 
  • DevNetJobs
    Over 1000 organizations now post vacancies relating to international development on the website and its FREE Jobs Newsletter is now subscribed by over 45,000 colleagues.

Yes
(Click here for the sign-up page.)

Free to jobseekers

 
  • The Development Executive Group
    A membership organization for individuals and non-profits - provides an extensive list of jobs and consultancies, as well as the ability to create and manage an online resume profile, searchable by employers.

No

Not available

  • Dev-Zone.org
    Job site of a New Zealand-based NGO, organized by sector (eg, agriculture).

Yes
(Click here for the sign-up page.)

Free

 
  • Idealist.org
    An Action Without Borders project serving the US domestic and international non-profit community.  Search for jobs, internships and fellowships!

Yes

Free

 

Where a separate web page holds internship or volunteer information, a separate link is provided in the appropriate column.

 More Food-Related Job Resources Internships Regularly Offered? Volunteer Work Available?  
  • Bread for the World
    Bread for the World is a national Christian citizens movement seeking justice for the world’s hungry people by lobbying our nation’s decision makers. Visit the Bread for the World jobs website to learn more about opportunities there.

Yes
(Click here for the internship page.)

Yes

 

Yes
 (Click here for the internship page.)

Yes
(Click here for the volunteer page.)

 

This page was last updated on September 20, 2004.