- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Zambia
- Livingstone
- Mozambique
- Malawi
- Brazil
- Salvador
About Program
Our 18-month Study & Action Program focuses on how impoverished communities can take control of their future. As a member in this program, you will join a team of international community mobilizers who will organize and mobilize sustainable poverty eradication strategies in Brazil, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.
o Why are some communities in poverty, while others are not?
o What are the primary factors that can cause poverty, and how do they interact?
o What can be realistically done at the community level to change the dynamics of poverty, and promote sustainable quality of life?
o How can I learn to be a part of positive change, and to gain the experience I need to do so?
The program structure:
• 6 Months Studies and Training in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
• 6 Months Practicum period in Africa or South America.
• 6 Months Reflection and Outreach in the United States
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Diversity & Inclusion
BIPOC Support
The policies of Richmond Vale Academy, prohibits any form of unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender identity or gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, mental or physical disability, political belief or affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state law with respect to employment, volunteer participation and the provisions of services.
LGBTQIA+ Support
The policies of Richmond Vale Academy, prohibits any form of unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender identity or gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, mental or physical disability, political belief or affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state law with respect to employment, volunteer participation and the provisions of services.
Impact
Sustainability
Ethical Impact
RVA works from an ethical foundation of social inclusion, participatory decision making and whole team accountability in its climate change efforts at the community level. Community members are engaged as equal team members in problem definition, project design and identification of resources and deployment of tasks.
Program Highlights
- Learn how to achieve long term sustainable development in the future.
- The curriculum combines theory, history, economics and sociology.
- Volunteering at an international development aid project
- Organize and conduct community education workshops
- An A-Certificate in Community Development from One World University
