Elijah Internship
During the summer between the two Elijah Project classes, participants complete a 6-12 week internship. These individually designed internships provide a hands-on opportunity to “try-on” a particular type of work or service, and/or explore answers to pressing local and global challenges. Scholarships are available to supplement low-paying or nonpaying internships.
Students intern across the US and the globe, and internships span a broad range of opportunities: serving at a health clinic in Togo, Honduras, or Nepal; advocating for Dalit rights and women’s issues in India, doing Bible translation in Papua New Guinea; and working in the US and abroad in fields like sustainable agriculture, microfinance, youth ministry, midwifery, mental health, marketing and graphic design.
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OVERSEAS: Nicaragua: advocacy for urban street market workers Nepal and Togo: rural medical care East Africa: writing and doing journalism training for CURE hospitals Haiti: microfinance and community development India: Mukti Mission: writing publications and tutoring English among disadvantaged women and children BIRDS: orphan care and child sponsorship Visthar: internship with International Social Justice organization Sri Lanka: reconciliation work with Sri Lanka Unites Swaziland: international Social Work Honduras: physical therapy in the developing world France: internship with French missionary Romania: Orthodox theology experiential education in youth and community development S. Africa and Lesotho: church planting and Christian education Guatemala: community development through theological training and leadership development among indigenous pastors Philippines: English and physical education youth ministry |
DOMESTIC: Beverly, MA: speech therapy filmmaking and editing small business ownership and management Boston, MA: accounting and economic research theater production and lighting design urban youth development and African relief work with Bikes-Not-Bombs Washington, DC: internship with the Senate Republicans crisis pregnancy center Detroit, MI: ministry with inner-city youth New York, NY: internships with various artists and authors Cleveland, Tennessee: music production Raytheon Corp., Billerica, MA: analyzing data and offering solutions for corporate efficiency Kansas City, MO: music therapy San Francisco, CA: internship with Not-For-Sale Campaign Multiple US locations: maternity care/midwifery graphic design Sustainable agriculture, food justice, theology of food/farming/faith youth ministry |
"Being in the Elijah Project has given me space to question and reflect on the fundamentals of life, truth, humanity. What it means to be a good human, what it means to live a good life—those are the things that give meaning to the activities of daily life. And it has allowed me to have the trip of a lifetime—an internship in India for 3 months, which radically transformed my life and continues to color my conversations, thoughts, practices, and prayers."
—Melissa Sakow
"The Elijah Project provides an opportunity for you to get into the real world and explore an area of interest. My summer internship working with refugee high school students turned out to be one of the most formative experiences of my college career. I was inspired by the students’ dedication and saddened by the magnitude of challenges they face. Working with them to overcome some of these challenges filled my summer with joy and meaning. It is work I can see myself doing for a long time and hope to pursue after Gordon."
—Mandie Wilson
"The experience from my internship this summer has made a huge difference in the way I respond to my studies and how I enjoy my classes. I can connect my experiences and passions with what I'm learning and I feel I have more direction as to what I would like to do with my major, giving me more purpose to my college experience. It has inspired me to new and exciting ways of pursuing psychology."
—Jess Kearney