Human Rights Internship in Argentina

This project is a perfect fit for anyone with a strong interest in human rights and helping people in situations of vulnerability, regardless of your level of experience or expertise.

You’ll find that this kind of internship will add a lot of value to future studies or job prospects. You’ll have interesting stories to share that’ll give you an extra edge if you’re applying for a law, psychology, social work, sociology, anthropology, social communication, or similar degree or postgraduate studies. While you’re getting work experience, you’ll also demonstrate your commitment to helping others at the same time.

You don’t need previous experience to join. You’ll work closely with an experienced human rights professional at our Human Rights Office. They’ll teach you everything you need to know.

The internship runs year-round. We recommend staying as long as possible to learn more and have a bigger impact on the communities you work with.

You’ll start your day with a light breakfast of toast or tea and biscuits. After this, you’ll head to the office using public transport. Local staff members will accompany you on your first day to familiarise you with the route.

You’ll spend half your time working in our Human Rights Office and the other half assisting with programmes in marginalised local communities. Work can be anywhere between 4 to 8 hours long from Monday to Friday, depending on the weekly schedule. This isn’t like a typical 9 am – 5 pm office job. You should be flexible, as some of the work can take place after hours.

You’ll assist human rights professionals with administrative tasks and prepare for awareness campaigns and workshops. You’ll also have the opportunity to head out into the local community to help with various programmes. You’ll:

• Run awareness campaigns and present educational workshops
• Organise events with other NGOs

Between 12 pm and 1:30 pm, you’ll get an hour and a half lunch break. If your host family lives close by, you can head home to eat. Alternatively, you can enjoy a packed lunch at the office.

Our office in Córdoba is a constant hive of activity, which means you’ll always have interesting work to focus on.

Weekends and evenings are yours to spend as you wish, and we encourage you to socialise and travel with other Projects Abroad interns and volunteers.

The aim of this project is to equip vulnerable communities with knowledge about their rights to dignity and justice. We do this through education, awareness-raising and empowerment.

In Argentina, we work with the homeless community in Cordoba, young female detainees, and other members of marginalised communities. Domestic violence, gender inequality, and homelessness are several of the challenges that they may face every day. Many are unaware of the fact that they are either victims or perpetrators of these abuses. In addition, people also struggle with:

• Poverty
• Police brutality
• Poor prison conditions
• Difficulty accessing reproductive services

Ongoing discrimination against indigenous people

We established our own Human Rights Office in Córdoba in response to the needs we identified. This office is fully funded and run by Projects Abroad, which means we need your help to reach the communities that need support and empowerment.

Join our Human Rights internship in Argentina and gain invaluable real-world experience working with professionals on campaigns and cases.

During your time as a Human Rights intern in Argentina, you will work in the following areas:

• Promote and assist on basic rights of all people
• Work on human rights programmes in communities