Summer Internships
2025-2026 Internship Package
This Year’s Internships
Travel For Impact
“Changing Lives Through Travel”
Location: Maun, Botswana
History: QPID conducted its first summer project in Botswana in 2011. Since 2011, QPID has sent over 35 interns to Botswana. Interns have worked on projects ranging from providing HIV/AIDS education to supporting women who were victims of sexual violence, and using tourism to benefit community development.
About: Headquartered in Maun, Travel For Impact is a community focused organization that links the Botswana tourist industry with community initiatives across northern Botswana. By creating sustainable partnerships, TFI aims to promote responsible tourism, with its four pillars being Children & Youth, Conservation, Culture & Heritage, and Women. In the past, interns have taken on various tasks including documenting the impact that TFI’s partner NGOs have on Maun’s civil society, and working directly with these NGOs.
What the organization is looking for:
Ability to be self-directed
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
Willingness to take on tasks outside one’s comfort zone
Aptitude for social media management and design
To learn more about Travel for Impact, click here!
What the intern can expect:
Seeing the administrative side of development work in a social enterprise.
Option to tailor your interests and skills to a range of development initiatives
Ecology North
“Supporting sound environmental decision-making for the NWT since 1971”
Location: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
History: While QPID has been running internships in Northern Canada since 1997. This will be our 8th year partnering with Ecology North in the Northwest Territories.
About: Ecology North was founded in 1971 by a group of dedicated volunteers in response to arsenic pollution in Yellowknife. Since then, their mandate has expanded considerably with projects tackling issues like climate change, waste reduction, water quality and food sovereignty. A common thread throughout all of the Ecology North programming is an emphasis on environmental, social, and community well-being.
What the organization is looking for:
Knowledge or interest in environmental studies and/or policy
Ability to work well in groups as well as able to be self-directed when necessary
What the intern can expect:
Experiencing life and culture in Northern Canada
Collaborating with others to achieve United Nations Sustainability Goals in Northern Canada
To learn more about Ecology North, click here!
Parabukas
Location: Manila, Philippines
What the Intern can expect:
Be exposed to community-based and rights-based climate work, including projects involving youth, Indigenous communities, and persons with disabilities.
Work in a collaborative, cross-sector environment; government, civil society, private & public sector.
Research, policy support, writing/project assistance related to climate and environmental issues.
To learn more about Parabukas, click here!
History: Parabukas was founded in 2015 by young environmental lawyers, Cecilia Therese “Niner” Guao and Alaya “Aya” De Leon. They envisioned a world filled with empowered and informed communities working together towards sustainable development for the good of all people, preventing and addressing the worst impacts of the climate and environmental crises while supporting the most vulnerable.
About: Parabukas is a women-led environmental law firm, an Asia-based international consultancy focused on laws and policies related to climate change, the environment, and sustainable development. Their goal is to enable and enhance the understanding of complex legal language, concepts, and processes around these issues to improve inclusiveness and participation by decision-makers and stakeholders. Want to empower those most affected by environmental degradation and associated social problems to address the issues practically and effectively.
What the organization is looking for:
Knowledge or interest in climate justice and environmental policy
Strong research and writing skills
An adaptable candidate who can work well with others
An individual who is cross-culturally sensitive, aware of social and political settings and is interested in making climate/environmental policy more accessible