The Internship Programme is an integral part of FHRI’s human rights promotion agenda. FHRI collaborates with a range of individuals, groups and institutions at the local, national, regional, and international levels. This spirit of partnership enables FHRI to share information, experiences and to tap expertise from a broad range of actors. This strategy of closer cooperation with other actors has been instrumental in projecting the work of FHRI.
The objectives of the internship programme:
- To provide a framework by which students from diverse academic backgrounds may be assigned to FHRI projects where their educational experience can be enhanced through practical work assignments;
- To expose interns to practical human rights work
- To provide FHRI with the assistance of highly qualified students specialized in various professional fields;
- To encourage cross-cultural exchange, sharing knowledge and information and strengthening human rights respect everywhere.
FHRI has over the years hosted various interns with specific interest in its projects. Internships offer a group of outstanding students the opportunity to acquire direct exposure to human rights work at local and international levels. It is designed to complement law, human rights, social work, social sciences, development, and other international studies with practical experience in various aspects of democracy and human rights.
The purpose of the Internship Programme does not lead to one’s further employment with FHRI but to complement an intern’s studies. However, a number of interns, having completed their studies and met the necessary requirements, have gone on to further assignments with FHRI or elsewhere in other human rights organisations.
The program is open to students with varying degrees of experience, including those who have never been to a developing country or who have no experience with development issues but have some knowledge and interest in human rights work. Internship assignments vary in length according to the availability and academic requirements of the intern, as well as the needs of FHRI. However, interns are expected to work at least three days a week (8:30a.m. to 5:30p.m.) with the project agreed upon at the Secretariat under the supervision of a staff member—the supervisor. Assignments to interns vary in terms of content in which the intern has knowledge and skills. They may be involved in some aspect of design, implementation and evaluation of FHRI projects. Every attempt is made to match the interests of the intern with the needs of the organisation. It must be noted that interns are expected to act in a professional manner and participate as if they were an employed member of staff.
FHRI internships operate on a non-remunerative basis. All cost of travel and accommodation, including living expenses connected with an intern’s participation in FHRI’s work must be borne by the individual or sponsoring institution. FHRI is willing to provide assistance in locating accommodation if it is not possible for the intern to do so on his/her own.
International students doing an internship with FHRI must obtain a valid visa. Interested students should check the visa requirements and the procedure with the Ugandan embassies and consulates in their countries before applying for an internship.
Uganda uses English as its official language and the intern should have written and spoken proficiency in the language.
We hope that this will allow more students the opportunity to experience hands-on work in international development, as we are able to include more students in our programme than in the past years.
Please look to the recent statements by present/former interns for more information on what the internship experience at FHRI entails. If you have questions, comments or feedback please contact us on fhri@fhri.or.ug
“The FHRI Internship programme offers a lot of variety and opportunities which help interns choose according to their interests”. Dareen Khattab, Kroc Institute, Notre Dame University, USA; 1st July – 31st December 2008.
I feel very privileged to have had this opportunity from which I have learnt a huge amount. I feel very grateful to FHRI for making it possible”. Jessie Munton, Centre for Capital Punishment, UK: 12th June – 17th October 2008.
“I love all the work FHRI is doing because it is people focused”. Robinah Sekiwunga, Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi, Uganda; 10th September – 31st December 2007
“FHRI is the best NGO in Uganda and holds its own place internationally. It should however pay greater attention to social-economic rights”. Diala Anthony Chima, HURIPEC/ Human Rights & Democratization in Africa Programme, University of Pretoria, S. Africa; 2nd October – 23rd November 2007
“I have been privileged to work at FHRI and I hope the Internship Programme will grow to enable others have the same chance”. Anwar Abdi Tunu, Kampala International University, 18th June – 17th August 2007.
Check out our 2009 Interns
Fill the Internship form and send it to fhri@fhri.or.ug
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