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HEPBURN INTERNSHIP
Global Fund for Children Books InternSummer 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 & Facts
o 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 Model
Organizational Structure• Staff• Interns
Grant making division• grant support• Value-added services• Knowledge management
Global Media Ventures division• Books• Documentary photography• Films
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#