Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014
The U.S. Department of State's Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) poses for a photo in front of the Center for Public Service.  The group is in its last week of the program, before they meet President Obama in Washington DC this weekend.  Find out more about the program HERE.
 

IMPACT

Your Portal to Academic Community Engagement

 

IMPACT informs the Tulane University community about academic engagement options that fulfill the public service graduation requirement. This forum will provide an overview of programs offered through the Center for Public Service, announce information sessions, application requirements and deadlines, and post ongoing internship opportunities. It will also highlight student interns, community partner agencies, study-abroad programs, and service-learning courses. Read on and engage!

Announcement

Step 1: Submit your fall internship application

  
Don't wait until its too late!  The deadline to find an internship and submit all paperwork for the fall is Monday, August 18th.  Get started now by submitting an online application to participate in the program.  See what students have to say about the program in this video:
The Public Service Internship Program
The Public Service Internship Program

 

Remember, public service internships are a great way to:

  • Fulfill the 2nd Tier of the public service requirement
  • Earn up to 3 academic credits
  • Get experience in your field
  • Serve your community

 For more information, contact [email protected]

 

Meet YALI Fellow: Abbigal Muleya

Abbigal's Story: It was never on a silver plate, yet it turned into gold

By: Abbigal Muleya

  

Abbigal introducing herself and her beliefs to the American Business Women's Association of New Orleans.

My name is Abbigal Muleya, I am from back of beyond. I hold a bachelor of Honors degree in African Languages and Culture- a degree that I did not acquire because my parents were able to send me to school, but because of the well-wishers and Associations that identified me from the deep rural areas of Binga district. I was given this opportunity because I had excelled at my primary level grade seven results and my parents could not pay for my fees for me to advance with my studies. This is not because they did not want to, but because they were not employed and there was no viable economic activity from the land. Wild animals have infested the land. In fact the residents were forcibly relocated to this land upon the construction of the Kariba dam- the major electricity generator in the region. These and other factors contributed to the under development of my community. Most girls and women with the potential, who did not have the 'favor' I got in life, are drowning with their capabilities.


Because I was sponsored by a girls' scholarship organization, I consider this my way of giving back. I am being driven by the fact that once I am able to facilitate the process of women 
empowerment, the women will be able to start up economic empowerment activities and consequently support their children: particularly the girls who are usually given secondary preference in my community.

To bring women together for self-empowerment, we set up economic empowerment programs in consultation with the rural women beneficiaries. The focus of each individual program depended on the predominant natural resource to the area. Some of the projects included fishing:

 

 

 

Basket weaving from the Ilala palm tree:

 

 

 

 

Gardening by the women's forums:

 

 

 

There is also the utilization of marulla and baobab fruit trees and value addition of these. Recently, the women have embarked on eco-tourism as well as fish farming projects. Out of these, the women have sent their children to school and paid for their school fees as well as stationary. Some have sent the children even up to advanced levels in education- I feel so good. Decent meals are being enjoyed as well.

Women now have access to valuable resources. They also have ownership of the valuable assets that they have acquired during the empowerment process. Some of the valuable assets include land and cattle, and they even have control over these. They have gained respect from their husbands and the community at large. As a way of appreciating this, and encouraging other women, I join with the women and others in commemorating big women's days such as the International Women's Day.

 

I have managed to impact over 1,000 women on these programs directly, and indirectly more than 2,000 other women, men and children have benefited as well. I am so happy that I managed, and still manage to have impact on other young women's lives.

 

Apart from what I do at my organisation, I also run a small shop where I sell salon products and also run a salon and a barber at the same time. What inspired me to do so was the fact that each time I talked to the women about entrepreneurship, I felt like I was just making noise because I did not practice it myself. I told myself I must lead by example and live my talk.

 

Abbigal showing a girl how to carry a jug of water at the Girl Scouts Louisiana East STEM Extravaganza.

Right now the women visit my shop and get inspiration in the process. Even the elite women have learned from my business. They have learnt from my passion on education as a liberating tool especially for a woman.

 

When you educate one, you educate the whole nation!!!

   
Because I am a leader in my community, both men and women respect me and ask me to speak on my road to success. I feel so humbled. I have managed to attend tertiary education- something very difficult coming from such a community. I have managed to set up a non-profit and a for-profit at the same time. I am currently a fellow in Barack Obama's Young African Leadership Initiative, a program that was "more competitive than applying for a Harvard scholarship" according to the US Ambassador in Zimbabwe and I am dining with queens and kings.

I am seeing myself shining more and transforming a lot more lives of mostly women, but also men, boys and girls. I hope many more women from my community will join me. That is my passion, this is my cry, and this is my daily prayer: to see complete liberation of women in my community.

 

I am a Changemaker. I am a Catalyst!

 

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During her time in New Orleans, Abbigal Muleya has been working with Mama Maji. Mama Maji is an organization that addresses worldwide women's empowerment through water access.  It is one of the many CPS community partner organizations where students can do a public service internship. You can visit their website here.   

Community Partner Spotlight

Spotlight on The Louisiana Center for Children's Rights

  

The Louisiana Center for Children's Rights (LCCR) is a nonprofit law office that defends the right of every Louisiana child to fairness, dignity, and opportunity. Their Children's Defense Team is the juvenile public defender in New Orleans, where a holistic, team-based, cross-disciplinary advocacy helps young people achieve their legal and life goals in more than 1,200 cases each year. Statewide, they provide resources and training for public defenders who work with children,  and advocate for law and policy reform to build a juvenile justice system that is fair, compassionate, and supportive of positive youth development.

LCCR has two internship positions available for the fall.  Students interested in law, advocacy, and nonprofit work may be interested in this internship. One position is an investigative intern for the center; the other is a community outreach intern who will plan a clothing drive and gain valuable marketing, networking, and communication skills.   

 

For more information, contact Sarah Edwards, [email protected].   

Available Internships

Behold! A list of Fall Internships!

  

Are you hoping to do a public service internship this fall, but don't know where to start? Check out this list of available internships for the upcoming fall semester. Just reach out directly to the contacts provided for more information!

  

Organization Name

Contact

 Internship Positions Available

Description

Arts Council of New Orleans

Lindsay Glatz 504-304-2925 [email protected]

Public Relations Intern, Marketing Intern, Graphic Design Intern, Event Planning Intern, Public Art Intern, and Arts Entrepreneurship Intern

 This organization is looking for multiple interns to assist with its mission of supporting and expanding the opportunities for diverse artistic expression in New Orleans, and to serve the arts and cultural needs of the community through diverse initiatives including cultural planning, advocacy, public art, economic development, arts education, marking, and grant services.

Balance Yoga and Wellness

Jessica Blanchard 504-309-9618     [email protected]

Community Outreach Intern, Community Health and Nutrition Intern, Edible Garden Intern

Interns will assist the studio in identifying partners and will gain donor relations skills. Students will also help with marketing, media, and promotions for the studio.

Better Day Health

Rand Ragusa 504-710-8564                          [email protected]

Sales and Marketing Intern, Research Intern

Better Day Health is an emerging start-up company that does biomedical health, digital health, and health IT projects. It is looking for interns to do research-based projects that concern electronic health and software technology. In addition, it is looking for sales and marketing interns.

Center for Restorative Approaches

Tom Zolot 707-689-6657

Film Intern, Operations Intern, Publishing Intern, Web Design Intern, Fundraising Intern, Marketing Intern

Interns will assist this organization in revitalizing communities; specifically, NHS of New Orleans strives to increase the number of homeowners, to transform vacant or substandard properties into sustainable homeownership, and to improve quality of life through informed community building initiatives, leadership development, education, outreach and collaboration.

Development Services International (DevSI)

Steven Klarman 404-310-7279                      [email protected]

Development and Logistics Intern, Sustainable Urbanization Research Intern, SGBV and Hate Crime Mapping Intern

This interdisciplinary nonprofit seeks interns to help on two projects, Sustainable Urbanization and Sexual, Gender, and Hate-Based Crime Mapping, as well as a general administrative intern.

Griffin Law Group, LLC

Jennifer Webre 504-541-9150            [email protected]

Public Interest and Child Health Internship

Psychology, Sociology, and pre-law students may be interested in this internship. The firm is looking for general interns that will deal with child law, social work, and interact with parents and children.

Loft Nonprofit Organization

Nanette Nelson 504-708-8890     [email protected]

Media and Communications Interns

Interns will create a video and manage a crowd sourcing campaign. Other responsibilities include tutoring, administrative work, and communications work.

Louisiana Center for Children's Rights

Sarah Edwards 314-494-5348                    [email protected]

Investigative Intern, Community Outreach Intern

Students interested in law, advocacy, and nonprofit work may be interested in this internship. One position is an investigative intern for the center; the other is a community outreach intern who will plan a clothing drive and gain valuable marketing, networking, and communication skills.

Make-A-Wish Foundation

Julia Gallagher 504-846-9474               [email protected]

Development Interns

Students with a marketing background may be interested in this internship. Interns will support the coordination and implementation of programs, campaigns, promotions set by national corporate partners as well as be involved in event planning, donor relations, and some administrative work.

My Spilt Milk

Alex Rawls 504-813-1576                         [email protected]

Digital Media Intern, Editorial Intern

My Spilt Milk is a New Orleans-based journalism website covering local and national music and arts. Interns will help cover the scene by shooting videos and photos for the site, expand awareness of the organization, gain editorial skills, and be exposed to marketing efforts and strategy.

Ochsner

Erin Arceneaux 504-842-7136        [email protected]

CHOP Intern

Students studying Public Health may be interested in this internship. The CHOP Program is entitled: Cooking-up Healthy Options and Portions. It is hands on nutrition and culinary education for middle school students. Interns will help with program development by networking with community members, and overseeing and assessing program implementation.

Project Lazarus

Jessica Kinnison 504-949-3609                        [email protected]

Literacy Program Development Intern, Bike Program Intern, Job Training Program Intern, Gardening and Sustainability Intern, Resident Activities Intern, Data and Evaluation Intern

Interns will help achieve the mission of Project Lazarus, to help heal and empower people living with HIV/AIDS, by assisting with programs focusing on wellness, housing, and other important support services.

Susan G. Komen New Orleans Affiliate

Carin Evans  504-455-7310       [email protected]

Special Events Intern, Community Outreach Intern, Marketing Intern, Education Intern

Interns will actively assist this organization in its annual Race for the Cure event in late October and gain skills related to event planning, networking with community partners, and community education and outreach.


 

Remember, in order to get credit for a public service internship, your first step is to submit an application online.  Click HERE to start your application.  

The fall deadline to secure an internship and submit all required paperwork is Monday, August 18th

If you have any questions, just send an email to [email protected].  
More Available Internships...

Actively Caring for People (AC4P) is looking for interns!

 

Eighth grade AC4P team at Immaculate Conception Middle School last spring semester.

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Allie Wille, now a graduate intern, with presents from her AC4P students.

 

Actively Caring 4 People (AC4P) is a project through Mercy Family Center that teaches

middle school students how to be compassionate, interdependent, and empathic individuals in order to create a culture of caring that goes far beyond the classroom.

 

AC4P is looking for interns to teach pro-social behavior to middle school children in the New Orleans community fulfilling a second tier service-learning requirement.  Interns must be kind, enthusiastic, and available Wednesday mornings from 9am-noon.  To set up a skype or in person interview please contact Chris Brusseau at [email protected].

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In This Issue
Step 1: Submit your fall internship application
Meet YALI Fellow: Abbigal Muleya
Spotlight on the Louisiana Center for Children's Rights
Behold! A list of Fall Internships!
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