Student internships at UNESCO

Two AGSers have been interning at UNESCO in Paris in the summer and the fall of 2008.

Regina Coar (M.A., 2008) is working in the Executive Office of the Culture Sector. Her day to day tasks include editing English speeches, brochures & other documents for publication. She also has long-term projects, including drafting a foreword from the Director General of UNESCO for a book about the Alps.

Zhanna Radkovska joined the Education and Literacy department where she has been participating in the organization of the "International Literacy Day". This event takes place every year at UNESCO to encourage initiatives in Literacy with a focus on a different theme each time. The theme for this year (September 8th, 2008) is "Literacy and Health", with a roundtable followed by an award ceremony whereby non-governmental organizations from various countries (Brazil, South Africa, Ethiopia and Zambia) will be granted awards for their programs in that domain.