Internship Programme
Interns work in a WCC programme for a one-year period. During this time, they gain work experience in an ecumenical field and are given the tools to take this back to the local level.
The second emphasis of the internship programme is on ecumenical formation and community-building: as a group, the interns learn how to work in a multicultural and multiconfessional environment.
Each intern also develops an ecumenical project to be implemented back in their home contexts.
By providing young people with a rich international experience of community-building, team work and ecumenical learning, this activity strengthens both local churches and the ecumenical movement as a whole.
Please note: The application process and information for the next intake of the WCC internship programme will be posted in spring 2012. It is advised you sign up for WCC news (available by email or as an RSS feed) in order to receive the notice of when the applications will be accepted. Applications received beforehand will not be considered.
Interns 2009
Interns 2007
Archive on Ecumenical Projects done by WCC Interns
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Related documentsInternship Programme 2008 - ecumenical projectsDuring their internship with the WCC in 2008, the three interns developped projects they would implement in their home countries Madagascar, Sweden and American Samoa.
Report from study visit to RomeFrom 1-7 December 2008, three WCC interns and one intern from the World Student Christian Federation participated in a study visit to Rome, Italy and the Vatican City. The interns had an intensive week meeting with the Pontifical Councils for Interreligious Dialogue, Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Justice and Peace and Promoting Christian Unity.
Ecumenical project reportDuring their stay in Geneva each intern is expected to plan an ecumenical project to implement in his or her home context upon return. The report by former WCC intern Sina-Marei Degenhard about the project she implemented in Germany in 2008 is published as an example.
Internship Programme 2005-2006 - ecumenical projectsThese projects were based on the interns' interests, passions, concerns and what they had learned during their formative ecumenical experience with the WCC.
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Related publications
Brochure on the WCC internship programmeThis ready-to-print brochure describes what the WCC internship programme is all about and who can apply.
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