Make a donation

Interns

Intern: In the context of WHC an intern is defined as a volunteer seeking to gain work experience in the charitable health and well-being sector.

It is WHC policy to engage interns to support the day-to-day operations of the charity. Their work includes assistance with event coordination; advice line administration and analysis; financial contracts; fundraising, marketing, promotions; PR and the media. There are opportunities for project work and research, e.g. helping to prepare factsheets and newsletters. Interns may also represent the charity at health conferences and liaise with other charities operating in this sector.

We recruit undergraduates and those studying for a higher degree. Women and men are eligible to apply and we hope they will stay for 8 -12 weeks, working part-time normally between 1-3 days per week. The positions are voluntary but a travel and lunch allowance is paid (£10 per day).

Those specialising in health, gender and women's studies, medical journalism and community service are especially welcome to apply but we encourage students from a wide diversity of nationalities, backgrounds and academic courses. We provide training in office administration, offer a social programme and prepare comprehensive references.

Since the programme was initiated in the summer of 2006 the interns named below have qualified for a Women's Health Concern certificate of achievement (as at April 2008):

Alexis Duda	USA	University of Richmond	VA Business Studies
Allison Burr	USA	King's College	Biology and Music Studies
Anna Simpson	UK	The Queen College, Oxford University	English and Modern Languages
Caro Mauder	Germany	King's College	Socrates Fellow
Chrissy Makris	USA	Stony Brook University, SUNY	Art, Psychology and Women's Studies
Manisha Chakravarthy	USA	King's College	Art, English Studies
Rima Saini	UK	School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London	Politics and International Studies
Chandni Lakhani	UK	Queen Mary College, University of London	English & Gender Development
Esther Arlidge-Lyon	UK	Queen Mary College, University of London	English and Hispanic Studies
Lin Li	China	Queen Mary College, University of London	Materials and Business
Akinkunmi Olujinmi	UK	Computer CareersCentre	Information Technology Infrastructure Library Training
Hannah Ketola	Finland	School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London	Politics and Study of Religions
Smriti Jhingan	UK	University College London	Biomedical Sciences
Nilima Begum	UK	School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London	History
Rachael Pegg	UK	Queen Mary College, University of London	English Literature
Kazumi Taguchi	Japan	School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London	History of Japanese Literature and East Asian Religion and Chinese Studies
Yingchun Zhou	China	University of Sunderland	TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Natassha Chan	Philippines	University College London	History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science

Interns are fully integrated into our charity work and we are delighted that they keep in touch and in two cases have returned to undertake part-time remunerated projects.

Comments

Comments received include:

Enquiries

Enquiries should be addressed to Susan Crane, director of operations