The Appropedia Intern Program

Aims

The Appropedia Intern Program has a fourfold aim:

• to build on university graduates' academic grounding by giving them an opportunity to learn about sustainability, poverty reduction, sustainable development, appropriate technology and ICT firsthand;
• to give the Program's graduates the skills and knowledge necessary to make a significant contribution to sustainable development;
• to help improve the quantity, quality, and organization of public domain sustainability information, and
• to provide Appropedia Administrators with highly qualified assistants;

Interns

Interns (often university or college students) help develop Appropedia according to their skill and experience.

Types of Internships

1. Research Internships - These interns develop new knowledge in a specific Appropedia:CategoryTree and publish it on Appropedia (e.g. testing different types of water filters for removal of contaminants)
2. Language Internships - These interns translate high quality articles to different languages. This involves both moving English content into languages spoken in the developing world, but also porting content from other languages into the English Appropedia.
3. Technical Internships - These interns will work on technical areas of the site, creating templates, and automating functions such as porting ideas.

Application

To apply for an Appropedia Internship do the following:

1. Create an Appropedia account
2. Create a User Page in Appropedia detailing your interests and skills
3. Send a Request for Internship review to User:Lonny by leaving a note on his Talk Page.

Selection

The interns are selected through a competitive process. Many applications are received each year and the only top candidates are chosen for telephone interviews. The final selection is based upon:

• motivation
• demonstrated interest
• academic excellence
• personal maturity
• the candidate’s potential contribution to the Program;; and
• the anticipated benefits for the candidate

Highlighted Intern

See Fatima's Userpage and her work such as:

• Original:Rural_Water_Supply_in_Nepal
• Dairy processing (Practical Action Brief)