Student Action with Farmworkers Opportunities
Student Action with Farmworkers offers life-changing opportunities bringing students and farmworkers together to work for social change. The online application process is now open for our paid summer internship and 6-month health fellowship -due Feb.4th. We are looking for Spanish-speaking college students to take part in these opportunities next year.
One day, all farmworkers will have dignity in their work and livelihood.
Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF) has 20-years experience providing opportunities for students and farmworkers to learn about each other’s lives, share resources and skills and build diverse coalitions working for social change. SAF interns & fellows come from diverse backgrounds and about half are from farmworker families. In addition to working full-time with a farmworker agency, program participants can perform in our Theater Group or complete a Documentary Project with farmworkers using photography and audio recordings. Participants also organize community engagement projects and community health projects. Check out SAF’s 2014 blog (http://saf-unite.tumblr.com/ ) to read our participant’s amazing experiences.
Applications due February 4, 2015
Qualified applicants are current college students or recent graduates (within 1 year) and must speak high-intermediate to advanced Spanish. SAF preferences students from the Southeast and students from farmworker families- especially those involved in the CAMP program. SAF also preferences applicants who will have use of a vehicle for the duration of the program.
Into the Fields Internship
10-week summer program June 1-August 9, 2015
Spend your summer meeting and supporting the people who plant, harvest and produce the food you eat everyday! Through Into the Fields you will support and organize farmworkers, get trained on the issues surrounding their lives and the broader context of the agricultural industry. SAF places approximately 25 college students to work with organizations in the Southeast (NC, SC, VA) that serve, organize or advocate for farmworker justice including migrant health clinics, legal aid, community-based organizations and Migrant Education programs.
Benefits: $1350 total per diem, $1500 scholarship upon completion, free furnished housing, free room and board at 3 trainings, mentorship and academic credit available. Students from farmworker families receive paid travel to North Carolina.
Sowing Seeds for Change Fellowship
6-month program June 1-November 13, 2015
The Sowing Seeds for Change Fellowship is a 6-month leadership development program for college students and recent graduates to improve farmworkers’ access to healthcare as well as advocate for improved living and working conditions. Through Sowing Seeds for Change you will support health clinics and get trained on the issues surrounding farmworkers’ lives and the broader context of the agricultural industry. SAF will place 5 fellows with health clinics that serve farmworkers in North Carolina. They will be trained alongside our 25 summer interns at 3 trainings.
Benefits: $9,000 stipend, free room and board at 4 trainings, mentorship and academic credit available. Fellows will set up their own housing and will use their stipend to cover living expenses. Students from farmworker families receive paid travel to North Carolina.
For info contact Ramón Zepeda | Program Director | 919-660-0704 | ramon.zepeda@duke.edu