Public Service Exchange
Public Service Exchange
Timeline: June to July
The Yale-China/New Asia College Public Service Exchange will pair three Yale undergraduates with three from New Asia College at The Chinese University of Hong Kong this summer to work together on public service internships in both Hong Kong and New Haven. Students will divide their time between Hong Kong and New Haven, during which time they will also live together, providing significant opportunities for cross-cultural exchange both at work and at home. This unique internship allows Chinese and American students to engage in a cross-cultural comparison of approaches to issues being addressed in their communities.
Updated placements for summer 2010 will be posted in early December.
Service Exchange Internship #1
One Yale student will be paired with a student from New Asia College to work in the field of HIV/AIDS care and education. The pair of interns will spend four weeks in Hong Kong, where they will work at the Red Ribbon Centre, an AIDS education, resource and research centre established by the Hong Kong Department of Health. The pair will then travel to New Haven together and work at Leeway, Inc., a nursing home for people living with HIV/AIDS. At Leeway, the students will work with residents, helping organize activities and teaching work and life skills. Chinese language skills are not required for this internship.» Read more about this internship
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Service Exchange Internship #2
One Yale student will be paired with a student from New Asia College to work in the field of women's health/rights. The pair of interns will spend four weeks working for Mother’s Choice, an organization that provides shelter and other services for women facing crisis pregnancies and their babies. The pair will then travel to New Haven and work at Life Haven, a temporary shelter that provides a safe and nurturing environment for homeless pregnant women and women with young children. Chinese language skills are not required for this internship.» Read more about this internship
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» Learn more about Life Haven
Service Exchange Internship #3
One Yale student will be paired with a student from New Asia College to work in the field of Mental Healthcare. The pair of interns will spend four weeks in New Haven, where they will work at Marrakech, an organization that provides residential, educational, and job placement services to people facing economic challenges and that serves more than 1500 children and adults with developmental, physical, and behavioral health disabilities through housing, employment, and community integration services. The pair will then travel to Hong Kong together and work at New Life, a psychiatric rehabilitation center. Chinese language skills are not required for this internship.
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» Learn more about Marrakech
» Learn more about New Life
