Local Impact. Global Change.
Intern abroad
Are you looking for an on-the-ground internship opportunity that puts you at the heart of inclusive, actionable community engagement and development?
Do you want to do good only through meaningful, considered action that can make a proven difference in the world?
Turn your research into results and your passion into practice when you join one of our internship programs. Work on initiatives ranging from gender equality and public health to infrastructure development, teaching and early childhood development.
Community is at the heart of what we do – we are committed to project work that is locally-led, sustainable, and produces real-world positive impact.
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Ethical
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Included in your program
Local experiences exclusive to GVI in unique locations
Learn to cook Malagasy cuisine
Handcraft your own canoes
Forage for local medicinal plants
Visit the island of the lemurs
Snorkel in a marine wonderland
Gaze and wonder at the southern constellations
Watch the sunset at Banyan tree
Sleepover on a remote volcanic archipelago
Choose an internship type
Enhance your internship with additional opportunities for data collection, research and analysis. Collaborate with other research interns and work towards writing up your research paper, thesis or dissertation.
Collaborate with sustainable development organisations across the globe as a career intern. Complete project work for multiple organisations and build your global network.
Gain experience and develop your skills as a core intern. On these internships, you might lead surveys, demonstrative workshops and fundraising, and take on other leadership tasks at the GVI base.
Choose a program focus
Conservation
Community development
