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Christian Children's Fund of Canada (CCFC)

Status: Open

Organization: Christian Children's Fund of Canada

Acronym: CCFC

Type: Non-Governmental Organization

Mandate: Vision: Striving as a worldwide team, we are creating a future of 
hope for children. We are renowned for our compassion for children of all 
faiths and cultural backgrounds.

Address: 1200 Denison Street
Markham, Ontario,
L3R 8G6
FAX: (905) 754-1002

Please visit the website of the organization offering this internship to 
verify its application requirements prior to sending your resume.

Contact Person: Kristen Feduck

E-Mail: mailto:[log in to unmask]

Web Site: http://www.ccfcanada.ca

Country: Nicaragua

City: Pueblo Nuevo

Sector : Health

Position Description: The local partner, Center for Supporting Programs and 
Projects (CAPRI)is working in 7 neighbourhoods with a collective population 
of approximately 700 families, in the town of Pueblo Nuevo, located 220 kms. 
North of Managua. These neighbourhoods are the catchment area for CAPRI & 
CCFC's local community development program. Community organization is the 
goal of the program, with health constituting one of its sectors of focus. 
Prevention of the spread of HIV/AIDS is a national priority and a prevention 
campaign has been planned at the local level in order to raise awareness 
amongst community members and, particularly, youth. Youth in Pueblo Nuevo 
tend to migrate to big cities in order to secure study or employment 
opportunities. Preparing these youth to care for themselves in an holistic 
manner is the community's responsibility and, hence a major focus of CAPRI's 
work in the area.

CAPRI enables communities to take responsibility of their lives and 
encourages community-led, participatory development. CAPRI is committed to 
and has been successful in applying principles of community ownership, 
development and sustainability.

Overseas
The intern will facilitate the community's implementation of their HIV/AIDS 
prevention campaign through the following activities:
- Organize a youth network that will advocate for the prevention of HIV/AIDS 
and other STD infections in the community.
- Work with the youth network in order to develop their skills and capacity 
in the implementation of health and HIV/AIDS project.
- Creat a space for community members and youth to be heard and improve 
their inclusion in planning, monitoring and evaluation of community 
development.
- Facilitate community and youth movements in order to establish 
coordination and effective workings relationships with other groups and 
networks working in the area of HIV/AIDS.
- Build the capacity for sustainability of community and youth movement 
efforts.


Host Organization: Centre for Supporting Programs and Projects

Host Organization Details: CAPRI promotes, accompanies and facilitates 
processes of local development being led by community groups and other 
social sectors in order to transform the economic, political, social and 
ecological siutation of families and communities.





Valérie Baron

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