National Adult Literacy Database

World Literacy Canada (WLC) is now hiring for its 2011-2012 internship positions.  WLC is proud to provide internship opportunities for Canadian citizens through CIDA’s International Youth Internship Program at its overseas office in Varanasi, India.

To be eligible for the International Youth Internship Program, an intern must be:

• A Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• A post-secondary graduate - graduate of a degree or diploma program from a university, college, post-secondary school of technology, post-secondary institute or a CEGEP (collège d'enseignement général et professionnel)
• Out of school
• Between the ages of 19 and 30
• Unemployed or underemployed, and
• Legally entitled to work in Canada

For information about the Canadian International Development Agency’s International Youth Internship program, eligibility requirements and details on WLC’s opportunities please visit the CIDA website.

Applications will be open until April 24, 2011.

WLC IYIP website: http://www.worldlit.ca/newsite/programs-iyip/
CIDA website: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/acdi-cida/ACDI-CIDA.nsf/eng/ANN-9308424-G6U

World Literacy Canada acts on the belief that literacy is a basic human right. Through a comprehensive approach to literacy and capacity building, WLC creates crucial and lasting change for some of the poorest people in the world. The organization has commanded respect and admiration for over 55 years.

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