HEPBURN INTERNSHIPGlobal Fund for Children Books Intern

Summer 2009, Washington D. C.

Deborah AhenkorahBryn Mawr College ‘10

GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDRENVISION

• The Global Fund for Children envisions a world where all children grow up to be productive, caring citizens of a global society.

• To this end, they work to advance the

dignity of young people worldwide.

GFC History & Factso GFC made its first grants in 1997 using royalties from

its children’s book publishing venture.

o GFC’s grant making capacity has grown from $3,000 in 1997 to approximately $3.2 million during the 2008-2009 fiscal year.

o Since 1997, GFC has distributed more than $13.9 million in grants to more than 364 groups in 72 countries worldwide.

GFC’s ModelOrganizational Structure• Staff• Interns

Grant making division• grant support• Value-added services• Knowledge management

Global Media Ventures division• Books• Documentary photography• Films

Mentor

• Maya Ajmera, Founder and President

Mentor

• Cynthia PonDirector, Global Fund for

Children Books

My Summer Project

• Developed a framework for exploring creative partnerships in indigenous children’s book publishing in foreign countries.

• The GFC-Baobab Prize collaboration

Intern culture in Washington DC

• Brown Bags• Happy hours• Intern exchanges• Plethora of free events in DC

GFC intern culture

• Orientation• Bi-weekly staff meetings• Movie Fridays at GFC• Breakfasts with Maya• Staff outing : Nationals game• Self-organized intern bonding activities.

Example: everybody wear yellow on Monday to honor the king of Thailand.

Photos from the Summer

• http://picasaweb.google.com/dahenkorah/GlobalFundForChildrenSummer2009#