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INTERNSHIP POSITION INFORMATION
Internship Position Title: Sustainable Agri-Fisheries Livelihood Training Specialist
Country: Philippines
City: Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
Sector: Stimulating Sustainable Economic Growth and Increasing Food Security
Position Description: Project Description:
WPU has a Binduyan Marine Research Station (BMRS) which is used for
ongoing mariculture projects, student researches/fieldwork activities, and
annual summer ecology camp. WPU main curricular programs are
Fisheries and Agriculture. WPU faculty have expertise in such areas as
top shell/abalone culture, aquasilviculture, pond culture, vermiculture,
organic farming, food processing, etc. However, faculty have very limited
time for extension/outreach activities. Being a province with narrow
lowland areas, the main source of income of most local people are
Fisheries and Agriculture. They are dependent on the rich natural
resources that they harvest and utilize. However, unsustainable resource
use leads to depletion of their income sources which increase poverty
and insufficiency. The aim of this internship is to alleviate poverty by
empowering the coastal communities to engage in sustainable resource
use and enhance their skills for alternative livelihood.
Position Description:
The primary activities of the intern will include writing of livelihood training
modules, mapping and design of demonstration facilities, assisting in
setting-up of demo farm/areas, inventory of
farmers/fishermen/housewives in Binduyan and other coastal villages,
meeting with barangay officials and association leaders, dry run/facilitate
training using the module for selected participants in Binduyan,
packaging of module and making brochures/leaflets. The job of the
interns will include site visits, data gathering and processing,
office/computer works, conduct of trainings and report writing. The intern
should coordinate with the faculty in charge and/or the personnel in the
project site. The output of this internship will be a module or compilation
of livelihood trainings, site plan (map and development design),
brochures/leaflets, e-media (blog/website/group) and terminal/
accomplishment report with photo documentation of all the activities
performed throughout the internship.
Qualifications:
A degree in Fisheries/Agriculture/Biology/Natural Resource
Management/Rural Development/Financial Management/Business
Economics, possesses good communication skills and/or experience in
livelihood trainings and community organizing, culture-
sensitive/adaptable, and computer literate.
Application Deadline:
December 1, 2015

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Start Date of Internship: January 2016
End Date of Internship: August 2016
Host Organization: Western Philippines University
Host Organization Details: Western Philippines University is now advancing its responsibilities to
reach out and better serve its community. From being a Farm settlement
school for the indigenous community in Palawan in 1910, the University
now thrives to provide an accessible, economical and high standard
education ranging from its laboratory school up to the graduate
programs. With the strong collaboration to the local and international
partners, Western Philippines University ensures its status in the future
as one of the respectable Universities in the country.
WPU commits to develop quality human resource and green
technologies for a dynamic economy and sustainable development
through relevant instruction, research and extension services.