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When is the deadline for submitting applications for the
next International Team training?
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The deadline is March 12, 2007 for placement in Nicaragua
beginning April 10, 2007. Applications received after this
date will not be considered.
Please send an electronic copy of your application to Sharon
Hostetler, International Programs Director:
hostetler@witnessforpeace.org |
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Do I have to be fluent in Spanish?
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Yes. One of our most stringent requirements for being
invited to join the Witness for Peace (WFP) International
Team is conversational fluency in Spanish. The first step in
processing your application is evaluating your Spanish
language ability. Spanish evaluations will be conducted by
phone as applications are received or by Feb. 28, 2007. If
at the time of Spanish evaluation you are not fluent enough
to begin our training, we usually recommend that you
consider a Spanish immersion course and re-apply to the
program the following year. |
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I speak Spanish pretty well and I had a couple of semesters
of it in college. Is that enough to be conversationally
fluent? |
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Conversational fluency means that you can converse with
fluency in Spanish, that you can communicate your thoughts
and ideas without much hesitation and that those you are
talking to can understand you. It also means that you can
understand and respond to those talking to you. This implies
that: (a) you can use all the verb tenses: present, past,
future, imperfect, subjunctive, conditional, present
perfect, past perfect, and future perfect tenses, (b) you
have a good working vocabulary.
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If I am considered conversationally fluent, then what
happens? |
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After reviewing your written application, we may invite you
for an interview which will be conducted the week of March
5. You will receive further details if you are invited to an
interview. |
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After my interview, when will I find out if I've been
invited to the International Team Training?
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You will be notified by March 12, 2007 whether or not you
are invited to the training which will begin on April 10 in
Managua, Nicaragua. |
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What happens after I am notified? |
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Candidates who are invited to training will be required to
attend the training and orientation in Nicaragua
beginning on April 10. |
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Will Witness for Peace pay to take me to Nicaragua?
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Unfortunately, WFP cannot pay for your airfare to Nicaragua,
but we will pay for your lodging, all meals, and
transportation while you are in training.
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What will my housing be? |
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Witness for Peace provides group housing for each
International Team member during their two year term. After
the first year, Witness for Peace will offer a housing
allowance that will permit International Team Members who
are seeking alternate living arrangements to live in a
setting comparable to Witness for Peace group housing. |
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When do I actually go to Nicaragua?
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Your two year assignment begins on the first day of training
in Nicaragua, April 10. |
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Is the WFP program like some other alternatives to the Peace
Corps where you have to raise $5-6,000 to cover your own
transport, stipend, and benefits? |
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No. WFP provides IT volunteers with a monthly stipend of
$206, room & board, health insurance, paid vacation, and a
$1,800 resettlement allowance at the end of your two-year
term. We do ask International Team members to participate in
a team fund raising effort to raise $1000 per person, to
support the program work of WFP, over the course of their
service. |
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What do I do if I have more questions?
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If you have more questions about the Witness for Peace
International Team Work Program, please contact Sharon
Hostetler, International Programs Director at
hostetler@witnessforpeace.org
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