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

Mentor

• Maya Ajmera,

Founder and President

Mentor

• Cynthia Pon

Director, 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#