Isla program fees are designed to pay for the costs associated with supporting the Isla intern. A portion of your internship fees also go to help the Foundation for Community Development and Empowerment identify internship opportunities, support the intern's work and host family arrangement, and provide capacity building support to the local partner organizations with whom interns are placed.
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Isla program fees include:
  • 9-26+ week internship placements
  • 24/7 on-the-ground guidance and support from FCDE/Isla staff
  • Pre-departure and in-country orientation
  • Comprehensive training in inclusive sustainable development, local context, safety & security, and cross-cultural communication
  • Collaborative development of work plan with host organization and FCDE/Isla site team prior and upon intern’s arrival.
  • Local host family stay with two daily meals
  • International medical and emergency evacuation insurance 
  • Ground transportation from the airport to host community upon arrival and from your host community to airport upon departure to home country

Isla is under the umbrella of FCDE, a US-based 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. Isla internship fees are 100% tax deductible for U.S. residents.

 Internship Program Fees

For all Community Bridge, Project Immersion, and Customized Internships

Weeks

9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

Kasese & Rukungiri 

$3,800
$4,000
$4,200
$4,400
$4,580
$4,760
$4,940
$5,120
$5,280

weeks

18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

Kasese & Rukungiri

$5,440
$5,600
$5,760
$5,920
$6,080
$6,240
$6,400
$6,560
$6,720

Internship start dates

Our internship program offers flexible start and end dates, with a minimum commitment of nine weeks.

Isla's minimum 9-week internship allows adequate time for both the intern and partner organization to execute a sustainable project. We will work with each applicant to determine a schedule that is most beneficial to the applicant and the program partner.

Applications are assessed on a rolling basis with determinations being made 2-3 weeks after receipts of a completed application.
Priority placement will be given to early applicants. Apply here.

Please contact us to learn about specific time frames you have for your internship at isla.serve@gmail.com. 

​Isla also partners with universities and colleges to customize faculty-led and service learning trips of 1-6 weeks. For more information review our Faculty-led and Service Learning Trips. 
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