Glocal Internship: Tevel b'Tzedek 

Location: Zambia

Theme: Community Development
Year: 2020

 

Prior to Glocal, Noa did her B.Ed in Social Corporate Entrepreneurship Management and Democratic Education at Seminar HaKibbuzim College and the Institute for Democratic Education. Noa started her internship at a time when Tevel b'Tzedek was going through major organizational change. This, in itself, was a valuable learning experience for an intern starting her journey in the field of development. At first, Noa was responsible for designing activities for Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) groups and mentoring local staff for Tevel's community development project in Chenyanya, Zambia. Soon after she began her internship, it was decided to phase out the Zambian project; Noa had the chance to learn about this complex and important process, especially the ethics involved in such a process with respect to the "Do No Harm" principle towards the community. During this period, Noa also started working with Yonatan Bram, director of Tevel b'Tzedek, on the organization's largest forthcoming project—shifting Tevel’s strategy. The plan was to launch volunteer service programs, through recruiting local partners in Eastern Africa where Tevel b’Tzedek’s volunteers could be placed on these programs. This was a fascinating process, and Noa’s contribution included designing and implementing an RFP process, and assessing and being the point of contact for the over 130 organizations who applied. This gave her a chance not only to learn how such a process is conducted but also to meet many established development organizations and learn about the different ways they conduct their work.