NEEM periodically accepts interns.

Picture 018Location: Durham, North Carolina, Cuba, Bolivia and SudAfrica

(International internships require advance planning. Cuba carries a cost, Bolivia may unless home stay is available)

NEEM™ a sustainable AgroEco Development organization replicating the Cuban model, seeks interns to work on NEEM projects. As an organization NEEM has projects locally, regionally, national and International. NEEM has placed volunteers/interns in Cuba, Kenya, working on the Navajo Reservation and in Bolivia. These are part of NEEMs mission in development of engineered sustainable community. We utilize state of the art software for engineered projects and for data maintenance in effective sustainable farm management.

NCCU - Community Spirit

NCCU – Community Spirit

With the help of volunteers and our partners, NEEM has Durham projects and Organoponico NEEM with nursery, gravity feed drip line irrigation, solar heat, off grid well, Bennett Field, which is stepped on contour down to the Rice Paddy’s (coming soon) and NAT Geo award winning Funes AgroEco trail. Organoponico NEEM is an off grid closed loop system without connection to utilities. NEEMs focus is the socioeconomically excluded in the most challenging neighborhoods globally; that is all we have ever done.

20150720_134323NEEM created and operates Agro Eco Pueblos developed in Sacaba, Bolivia. Off site projects are the communities once started. NEEM leads NEEM Brigades to Cuba, assist community in establishing urban farms. NEEM is a cooperative and living laboratory you would like to be a part of.

NEEM is dedicated to providing its intern(s) with a unique local and global educational cutting edge experience in Agroecology, Eco Pueblos and sustainable community development utilizing new and old techniques. Interns learn that an urban or rural off grid closed loop system is possible. For intern(s) with interest and experience, the responsibilities for this position may be expanded. This is our get connected by being dis-connected philosophy that works.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of interns may include but are not limited to the following:

  • Provide day-to-day operational support
  • Assist in basic organizational  task
  • Work on diversified agroforestry and sustainable development projects
  • Experience diversified Agroecological systems focussed on climate change from solar, gravity feed, wetlands, carbon farming, forest and specialty crops in the urban and rural environment.
  • provide assistance in planning multiple phases of Eco Pueblos Qualifications
  • A demonstrated interest in Agroecology and sustainable community development
  • Highly motivated and capable of working independently without supervision
  • Reliable, trustworthy, and committed to working at least 20 hours/week
  • Capable of exploring funding resources and pursuing them
  • Responsible at keeping transaction records & handling money
  • Comfortable working in low-moderate income neighborhoods and emerging economies
  • Must be at least 18 years of age (fluent Spanish not required but a benefit
  • Interested in creation of self sustaining Agro Eco Pueblos (Architects, engineers, alternative energy etc.)

Time Commitment

Exact start and end dates are flexible. Should be able to work at least 20 hours per week. Must have a flexible schedule with some weekend work is necessary.

Compensation

NEEM pays interns a stipend against work performed when funding is available. Internships are fund dependent. We are performance based. To date interns have helped find resources that allowed for a higher payment.

Global opportunity’s in Eco Pueblos (eco village/cities/community) are separate and also cutting edge projects. Our interns have gone on to excellent positions offered as a result of work in this field in the national and International arena.

To Apply Please send a resume, a cover letter, and three references (names and contact information) to neem@mindspring.com and mail to: NEEM, attn. Jeffrey Ensminger, 614 Shepherd Street, Durham, North Carolina 27701. E-mail is preferred (Please send everything as one document).

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