You want to be part of this amazing experience?
The Summer Programme 2024 will take place July 8th - August 11th 2024
the DEADline for the summer programme 2024 has ended
After the deadline, we will contact the selected candidates for an interview. Applicants will be informed by beginning of May.
History
The FFIPP Summer Internship Programme was initiated in 2006 as an educational programme for international students who care about human rights and justice, and are interested in learning about the situation in Palestine/Israel. Upon completion of the internship program, FFIPP encouraged and assisted interns to organise educational and artistic events on their campuses to share their internship experiences with other students.
In these early years, FFIPP USA coordinated the programme. In 2008, FFIPP Europe (initially called FFIPP France) was created by FFIPP leaders who had been interns in 2007. For a number of years, the programme was coordinated by both branches of FFIPP. Since 2011, FFIPP Europe has been coordinating the Summer Internship Programme.
In 2012, FFIPP Brazil was created by an intern who had done the 2010 summer programme. Over the past five years, FFIPP Brazil has run a Winter Internship Program which is modeled on the summer programme.
Juliano Mer Khamis 1958-2011
In 2016, the FFIPP Summer Internship Programme was named after Juliano Mer Khamis, who was assassinated in Jenin in 2011. Juliano was a dear friend of FFIPP. He was a powerful and warm human being, a beacon of light and an inspiration of such magnitude that it enabled others to envision a world in which people live and work together as equally valued human beings. He created the Freedom Theatre in 2006 in the Jenin refugee camp, which ultimately became one of the most well-known cultural and educational centres in the northern West Bank. To this day, it remains a place for children from the region to learn and do art, grow individually, contribute to their community and discover creative artistic ways to fight for freedom and justice under the Israeli occupation. The theatre has been a FFIPP partner from the very beginning and many interns have spent time working there. Juliano was always interested in meeting FFIPP interns, and he spoke with them during the Orientation Week each year from 2007 to 2011.
We offer:
1-month internship at one of our partner organizations in the West Bank or Israel
An Orientation Week prior to the internship, together with 23 other students, in which you visit Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Al Khalil/Hebron, and Nablus as well as several refugee camps, and meet with actors with different backgrounds, expertise and perspectives
Housing and coordination from FFIPP during the programme.
Involvement in an active worldwide student network.
The ability to develop organisational and fundraising skills.
The ability to raise awareness for human rights in an academic setting.
Orientation week
The Orientation Week takes place in the beginning of the Summer Internship Programme. Interns meet with actors with different perspectives and backgrounds during conferences and meetings with Palestinian and Israeli civil society actors committed to peace and justice. The Orientation Week is a very educational experience and also a great opportunity for you to get to know the other FFIPP interns from all over the world.
FFIPP takes care of all Orientation Week expenses (transportation, accommodation) as well as the costs of accommodation during the internship period. However, expenses for food and transportation during the summer programme are the student’s responsibility, as are the costs of transportation to and from Ben Gurion Airport, and to the preparation weekend.
internship
The Summer Internship Program includes is a one-month internship position at a partner organisation, such as working with children in Nablus or with refugees in Ramallah, conducting applied research in Bethlehem or assisting a bookstore dedicated to uplifting voices of the unheard in Jerusalem. As the content of the work may vary, the emphasis lies on the human character of the experience the programme offers and the opportunity to grasp the complexity of the situation on the ground. Although there will be possibilities to contribute to the work of the partner organisation during the internship, the programme represents above all an opportunity for you to learn.
Preparation weekend
Before the annual summer programme in Palestine/Israel, new interns prepare by spending a weekend with other interns from the other European chapters. During this weekend FFIPP Europe will provide you with valuable information concerning the facts on the ground and how to prepare for your internship. The weekend is also an opportunity to get to get to know other FFIPP participants before the programme begins.
requirements
Students enrolled in any university in Europe in the academic year of 2024-2025. In some cases, exceptions can be made.
An interest in the Middle East and/or Palestine/Israel, human rights and international politics
Ability to become a board member of your local chapter and organise events from September 2024 to June 2025
Ability to join the FFIPP Preparation Weekend in Paris in June
Available for the summer programme, July 8th to August 11th
Motivation to become part of the international FFIPP network
Payment of a small membership fee
The internship is open to all students and recent graduates of European universities. However, FFIPP cannot assist non-European students with aquiring a visa.
commitment
Once the summer internship is over, you will become a board-member of your local chapter. Together with the European board you will organise movie screenings, discussions and other events in order to raise awareness about Palestine/Israel. Here, you can find some examples of what the current FFIPP chapters are organising. This commitment also includes fundraising for the following summer programme and recruitment of new interns.
partners
We are proud to be partners with many local organisations in Palestine/Israel. The focus of these organisations vary but some operate within the following areas:
Research (e.g. law, journalism, social sciences)
Human rights development
Grassroots work (e.g. women’s rights, farmers unions, Bedouin rights)
Projects with children
Refugee camps
Environment
Art-related projects (music, theatre)
Animation
Fundraising for research, organisational development
Testimonials
See what a few of the past FFIPP participants had to say about their experiences during the summer programme, what their internships were like, and the most memorable parts of their experiences in Palestine/Israel.
security
There have never been major security issues with any FFIPP programme. However, if the current situation makes an in-person internship too risky, it will take place online.
questions?
Do you have questions about the FFIPP Summer Programme and Internship? Are you interested in applying for the Summer Programme 2024?
Send an email to ffipp.europe@gmail.com or reach out to your local chapter.