The Movement provides opportunities for unpaid graduate student internships of from three to six months in support of its research and advocacy efforts. Interns work directly under the supervision of the Movement’s secretariat professional staff based in Toronto, Washington DC and New York, provided primarily by The Hunger Project.
Interns (and secretariat staff) work remotely, in daily communication with staff via slack, email and Google Meet.
Interns gain experience in writing, policy analysis, organizing meetings and events, and representing the Movement at meetings where feasible.
To apply, kindly send a cover letter stating your intention for your internship, your resume and a short (2-4 page) writing sample to advocacy@thp.org.
The Movement for Community-led Development and The Hunger Project deeply appreciate the substantive contributions of the following interns.
2021 Interns
- Charlie Estes (Winter/Spring)
- Richard Murphy (Winter/Spring)
- Jazilah Salam (Winter/Spring)
- Zach Wong (Winter/Spring)
2020 Interns
- Sera Bulbul (Fall)
- Izzi Volonte (Fall)
- Reidel Vichot (Fall)
- Laila Voss (Summer)
- Melinda Bernard (Summer)
- Molly Kalb (Summer)
- Matthew Boltansky (Spring)
- Claire Lorenzetti (Spring-Summer)
2019 Interns
- Ahmed Alkarriri, Middle East Fellow
- Bayanjargal Battumur
- Erin Kiessling
- Tobi Olaiya (Also 2018)
- Cyrena Petersen
- Brianna Sirkis
- Pragya Thakur
2018 Interns
- Kiana Campbell
- Jacquelyn Lockhart-Andretta (also in 2016)
- Wubshet Loha
2017 Interns
2016 Interns
2015 Interns
2014 Interns
The predecessor to MCLD was a Community of Practice on Participatory Local Democracy funded by the UN Democracy Fund and support by the following interns.
- Samirah Majumdar – Project Manager, May-August
- Emma Bradford
- Shanna Cole
- Anna Moriarty
- Nan Huang (Chloe)
- Clara Knutson
2013 Interns
- Elisabeth Epstein – Project Manager
- Mai Otake – Project Manager – August 2013-May 2014
- Karoline Kraft
- Claire Robertson
- Danielle Smith
2012 Interns
- Leanna Beaber – Project Manager
- Luke Fuller
- Sam Kendall
- Suffi Qarni