Below is a list of potential organizations where students can be placed for internships during the summer or term-time.
ACCIÓN EMPRENDEDORA
Acción Emprendedora is an NGO of professional young people whose mission is to assist small entrepreneurs with microcredits for the creation of their own sources of work.
AMÉRICA SOLIDARIA
América Solidaria aims to be a link between international organizations in developed countries and Latin American countries with lower rates of quality of life. The main objective of this organization is to promote a common instance of regional and multilateral aid to support actions and initiatives between the different countries of the continent. They aim to accomplish this through the volunteer work of young professionals with a sense of social awareness that work to promote social integration and solidarity in the country they have been placed.
APTUS CHILE
Aptus Chile is a non-profit organization that seeks to improve the quality of education in underprivileged schools. Its mission is to transfer efficient management & pedagogical methodologies and products with the purpose of generating better learning in students.
ARCH DAILY
ArchDaily is an architecture website whose mission is to deliver the most complete information to architects around the world every week, every day, every hour, every moment, as soon as it is happening. It is the online source of continuous information for a growing community of thousands of architects searching for the latest architectural news, projects, products, events, interviews and competitions among others.
ASHOKA
Ashoka seeks to shape a global, entrepreneurial and competitive citizen sector, one that ensures the optimal development of social entrepreneurs and that allows the citizens of the world to think and act as change agents.
ASSET
ASSET-Chile is a financial advisory firm that provides specialist corporate finance advice in diverse fields such as mergers, acquisitions, strategic alliances, investments, flotations.
BANCO ESTADO MICROEMPRESAS
Banco Estado is one of the largest Banks of Microcredit in Latin America. They support new entrepreneurs in their projects and believe that the inclusion of all social sectors in the financial system will help to improve the quality of life of all.
CÁMARA CHILENO NORTEAMERICANA DE COMERCIO (AMCHAM)
AMCHAM is the Chilean-American Chamber of Commerce, promoting free trade and business between Chile and the United States since 1918. Associates benefit from practical assistance in day-to-day business dealings as well as lobbying representation before relevant US and Chilean authorities. It currently represents 90% of US investment in Chile.
CASA DE LA PAZ
Casa de La Paz is a foundation whose mission is to strengthen people's capacity to improve their own lives by taking care of the environment. The main areas of focus are: Environmental Education: Environmental Conflict Resolution and Citizens' participation: and Civic Participation.
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN LIBERTAD Y DESARROLLO
Founded in 1990, Libertad y Desarrollo (LyD) is a center for private studies and research, independent of any political, religious, business or governmental affiliation, dedicated to the analysis of public affairs, promoting the values and principles of a free society. The Center's main objective is to collaborate so that public policies in Chile are oriented to defend individual freedom, the free functioning of markets, property rights and the progress and equal opportunities of its inhabitants through economic development.
CENTRO DE LAS ARTES, LA CULTURA Y LAS PERSONAS GABRIELA MISTRAL (GAM)
The Centre Gabriela Mistral, GAM, is a cultural center devoted to disseminate and promote performing arts and music. Among many other activities, it offers contemporary drama and dance, as well as classic and popular music a space to continuous development and experimentation. Furthermore, with an emphasis on contemporary photography and popular arts, the GAM houses a range for visual arts. Due to its high demands for transparency, variety and quality, it is orientated to generate direct encounters between artists and diverse audiences.
CHILE UNIDO
Chile Unido is a private, independent and non-profit institution whose mission is the study and diffusion of social and cultural values that will serve as the basis for human progress and are essential for peaceful coexistence in Chile.
COMISION NACIONAL DE PRODUCTIVIDAD (CNP)
The National Productivity Commission is a consultative institution, independent, autonomous and with a permanent challenge: increase productivity to improve the life and well-being of people. Performs studies mandated by the President of the Republic and also others originating in the same entity.
COMPASS GROUP
Compass Group provides investments opportunities in Latin America for global investors and global investment opportunities for Latin American investors. They offer their clients different alternatives for the managing of their assets.
CONSEJO PARA LA TRANSPARENCIA
The Consejo para la Transparencia is an autonomous corporation in public law created by the law of Transparency in the Access to Information. Its main task is to ensure the proper compliance of this law enacted on August 20, 2008, and promote the access to public information to all Chileans.
CORPORACIÓN CULTURAL BALMACEDA DOCE QUINCE
Balmaceda Young Art is a privately owned not-for-profit cultural organization that was founded with the mission to provide real opportunities for access to art and culture to young Chileans, especially those with limited resources and with a marked interest in art.
CORPORACIÓN DE ESTUDIOS PARA LATINOAMÉRICA (CIEPLAN)
CIEPLAN is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing expertise to the implementation of public policy in Latin America since its founding in 1976. Its team of experts, from a variety of disciplines, performs comparative research on democracy and development as well as economic and social cohesion in Chile and Latin America, actively promoting dialogue in the political sphere.
CORPORACIÓN DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCIÓN DE CHILE (CORFO)
Corporación de Fomento de la Producción de Chile is a government organization that aims to promote economic growth in Chile. Since its inception CORFO has played a significant role in expanding the country’s economic development by promoting investment, innovation, business and cluster development, coupled with a focus on quality and productivity.
CORPORACIÓN NACIONAL DEL COBRE, Chile (CODELCO)
The National Copper Corporation of Chile (CODELCO) is the largest copper producing company in the world. CODELCO is autonomous company owned by the Chilean State which main business is the exploration, development and exploitation of copper mineral resources and byproducts, their processing to refined copper and its commercialization.
DIRECCIÓN GENERAL DE RELACIONES ECONÓMICAS INTERNACIONALES (DIRECON)
DIRECON, a branch of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, works to execute and coordinate government policy on matters of international economic relations, to promote adequate inclusion of Chile in the world, through the negotiation and administration of international economic agreements, promotion of exports of domestic goods and services, foreign collaboration entities that promote foreign investment in Chile and support for Chilean investment abroad.
EL MERCURIO
El Mercurio is the leading and biggest newspaper in Chile.
FONASA
The Fondo Nacional de Salud is the Chilean National Health Bureau.
FONDO ESPERANZA
Fondo Esperanza provides solidary microcredits for people who live in conditions of extreme poverty in Chile.
FORO INNOVACIÓN
Foro Innovación is a non-profit organization that brings together key individuals and institutions in Chile in the area of innovation. Its main function is to promote, through specific projects and initiatives, a higher level of innovation in the business areas, academic and government to achieve an acceleration of the growth rate of Chile.
FUNDACIÓN CHILE
Fundación Chile is a non-profit private corporation whose partners are the Government of Chile and BHP-Billiton – Minera Escondida. Their mission is to introduce high impact innovations and to empower human capital, in order to increase Chile’s competiveness, by promoting and developing the economy, through technology transfer and in alliance with local and global knowledge networks.
FUNDACIÓN CIUDADANO INTELIGENTE
Fundación Ciudadano Inteligente is a non-profit organization that creates web technologies as a key tool for gathering, organizing, illustrating and sharing information through the web, working to promote informed citizen actions and government accountability. Under the umbrella of Fundación Ciudadano Inteligente, there are several ongoing projects. The web platform, Vota Inteligente (Vote Smartly), hosts different applications and tools that give access to information for the general public, ultimately serving to promote government transparency and citizen participation in Chile. The organization is non-partisan and does not take sides on political issues, apart from those dealing with furthering government transparency, accountability, and promoting citizen participation.
FUNDACIÓN EDUCACIONAL CRECER CON TODOS
Fundación Educacional Crecer con Todos in an organization whose focus is learning. They believe that students´ learning should be of the utmost importance when considering public policies and the actions of all professionals involved in the education system. Their mission is to "ensure that every child now living in vulnerable circumstances is able to read and write by the first grade.
FUNDACION ESPACIO PUBLICO
Public Space is a non-profit organization that is actively involved in the creation of opportunities for research and discussion of public policy in Chile. Its goal is to improve the design, quality and oversight of policies the country needs to make a qualitative leap in its current and future development.
FUNDACIÓN FE Y ALEGRIA
Fundación Fe y Alegria is devoted to educate children and young people in poor and vulnerable sectors. Their objective is to give integral education of quality, improving people's quality of life and helping to transform society.
The mission of Fundación Iguales is to work for complete inclusion of sexual diversity in Chilean society. This mission is fulfilled through: participation in all stages of the formulation of public policies at the legislative and administrative level; education at all school levels; training of workers from the public and private sectors; the dissemination of information in the media, social networks and through social movilization; and the investigation, reflection and discussion all issues that are intertwined to sexual diversity.
FUNDACIÓN MUSTAKIS
Fundación Mustakis is a non-profit NGO, which focuses on the creation and stimulation of effective education for young people and children in limited resources environments.
FUNDACIÓN NUESTROS HIJOS
Fundación Nuestros Hijos assists low-income children diagnosed with cancer and their families.
FUNDACIÓN PATAGONIA SUR
Fundación SNP Patagonia Sur is a Chilean-based non-profit whose mission is to encourage conservation and to promote social and economic development in Chile’s Patagonia in harmony with the region’s incredible natural environment.
FUNDACIÓN TRASCENDER
Fundación Trascender is an NGO whose purpose is to provide volunteers to fill the specific professional needs that public institutions and users may require. In other words, they do the matching between the professional volunteers and the needs in the public sector.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Habitat for Humanity International is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFH seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.
HATCH
Hatch is an employee-owned, multidisciplinary professional services firm that delivers a comprehensive array of technical and strategic services, including consulting, information technology, engineering, process development, and project and construction management to the Mining, Metallurgical, Energy, and Infrastructure sectors.
INFOCAP
Infocap is a non-profit foundation with the mission of training and educating low-income workers, through the development of professional competency. Infocap also studies and researches the reality of low-income workers with the purpose of promoting efficient public policies.
INNOVACIÓN CIUDADANA
Innovación Ciudadana has as its objectives to extend the public space, to contribute to the recognition and exercise of the citizen rights, to improve public management and to fortify civic organizations for an effective dialogue between the State and civil society.
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACION EN CIENCIAS SOCIALES
The Institute of Research in Social Sciences (ICSO) brings together scholars from schools and programs of the Faculty of Social Sciences and History of Universidad Diego Portales (UDP). Its objectives are:
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Research: Promote dialogue and academic collaboration between researchers in political sciences, history, and sociology, especially around themes of impact and public interest.
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Outreach: Contribute to the diffusion of topics associated with the Faculty and relevant to society.
Also, ICSO is a formative space for methodological training for advanced graduate students and alumni from the Faculty, which facilitates a constant sharing of feedback between professors and students.
MATUCANA 100
Matucana 100 (M100) is a non-profit cultural association that deals primarily with contemporary artworks, guaranteeing access to the public and creating spaces for debate and reflection. M100 supports artists, while respecting their creative independence and supporting their relationship with their audiences, locally, nationally and internationally.
MELI WIXAN MAPU
A Mapuche (indigenous) organization of Santiago, that has been working since the early 90's, to build political and civil Mapuche culture in the context of rescue and defense of Mapuche identity and territory.
MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA (MINISTRY OF ECONOMY)
Ministry of Economy, one of the main pillars of Piñera's administration, is the development of a culture that is pro innovation and entrepreneurship. Current projects include: an education project for venture, which aims to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in students in primary education in Chile, a campaign / movement pro innovation and entrepreneurship (similar to the campaign Choose Education) programs and policies to attract talent and development in human capital Chile, among others.
MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN (MINISTRY OF EDUCATION)
Centro de Perfeccionamiento, Experimentación e Investigaciones Pedagógicas (CPEIP)
The mission of the Center for Pedagogical Improvement, Experimentation and Investigation is to design, implement and evaluate programs that promote the professional development of teachers and principals based on educational policies of the Ministry of Education, that are supported by research of the best national and international practices with the aim of developing teachers and administrators that produce high achievement in the administration of and in the learning that takes place in Chilean educational establishments.
MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN (MINISTRY OF EDUCATION)
División de Currículum y Evaluación (Division of Curriculum Development and Evaluation)
The Division of Curriculum and Evaluation of the Chilean Ministry of Education is responsible for setting the standard of curriculum for education at all levels as well as evaluating the effectiveness of each learning institution in meeting those standards.
MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN (MINISTRY OF EDUCATION)
División de Educación Superior (Division of Higher Education)
The Division of Higher Education is the unit in charge of assuring that the laws and norms that regulate higher education are followed to the best of the Ministry of Education´s ability. Additionally they advise in the proposition of policies at this level of learning and work to establish institutional ties with officially sanctioned entities of higher education. Their main duty is to propose the state budget for the institutions of higher learning based on current legislation.
MINISTERIO DE HACIENDA (Department of the Treasury)
The Ministry of Finance has as it´s mission to maximize the potential of long-term growth for the economy. They aim to encourage better use of productive resources in the country in order to achieve sustainable economic growth that translates into a better quality of life for all Chileans, especially the most neglected and vulnerable.
MINISTERIO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE (MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT)
Oficina de Cambio Climático (Office of Climate Change)
The Office of Climate change has as its mission to help inform public policy making in Chile of the problems associated with climate change in the hopes of accomplishing sustainable development and an economy low on carbon emission.
MINISTERIO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE (MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT)
División de Recursos Naturales y Biodiversidad (Division of Natural Resources and Biodiversity)
The Division of Natural Resources and Biodiversity has as its mission to advise the Ministry of Environment with regards to the policies of management and sustainable usage of renewable resources as well as the creation of Protected Areas of the State. This Division has under its responsibilities the proposition of policies, legislation, plans, programming and studies as well as establishing criteria and preventative measures that favor the recuperation and conservation of hydraulic, genetic, flora and fauna, resources; habitats, ecosystems, natural spaces and biodiversity, as well as to contribute to the fulfillment on international agreements of conservation of biodiversity.
MINISTERIO DE MINERÍA
Ministerio de Minería designs, publicizes and promotes Chile's mining policies, incorporating sustainability and technological innovation, in order to maximize the sectorial contribution to the country´s economic, environmental and social development. The company aims to be a leader in the technical institution, to lead the sustainable development of national mining and to position Chile as international mining country.
MINISTERIO DE SECRETARÍA GENERAL DE LA PRESIDENCIA (Executive Office of the President Of Chile)
División de Estudios / Unidad de Políticas Públicas (Division of Studies/ Unit of Public Policy)
The Division of Studies aids in the process of Executive decision-making on current events, strategic policies and planning through the development of situation analysis, periodic studies and reports, as well as the definition of actors in and monitoring of political processes, trends analysis.
MINISTERIO DE VIVIENDA (MINISTRY OF HOUSING)
Comisión Asesora de Estudios Habitacionales y Urbanos (CEHU) (Commission on Urban Development and Planning)
The mission of the Ministry of this Commission is to facilitate access to housing with a special emphasis on the most vulnerable sectors of society, but also supporting the hard work of the middle class in the materialization of their aspirations for living. The Ministry of this Commission also creates homes of better quality in safe neighborhoods that are welcoming and integrated.
MOVIMIENTO DE INTEGRACIÓN Y LIBERACIÓN HOMOSEXUAL (MOVILH)
The Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation is an organization that advocates on behalf of sexual minorities in Chile. It has played an important role in landmark reforms that have benefited those affected by discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity.
MUSEO DE LA MEMORIA Y LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS (Museum of Memory and Human Rights)
The Museum of Memory and Human Rights is a space that´s meant to give visibility to the human rights violations committed by the State of Chile between 1973 and 1990, it also serves to dignify the victims and their families, and stimulate reflection and debate on the importance of respect and tolerance, so that these events never recur.
OBSERVATORIO CIUDADANO
Observatorio Ciudadano is an NGO that works towards the defense, promotion and documentation of human rights. It was founded by a group of people from different parts of the country, different professions and ethnic backgrounds as the Observatory for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in September 2004 in the city of Temuco. The work to date has been plural and multidisciplinary, distinguished by inter-ethnic relationships that have allowed them to take on new challenges. As of July 2008 it was renamed Observatorio Ciudadano, and continues to be adhere to the guidelines set forth by international entities on human rights and the rights of existing indigenous people.
Observatorio de Ciudades (OCUC)
Observatorio de Ciudades is based in la Universidad Católica. Its mission is to collect, classify and consolidate territorial information, as well as information on regulations, on productivity, on economics and on social issues of the different areas of Chilean cities.
PARTICIPA
Is a private, publically funded, non-partisan corporation that encourages the education of an informed, responsible, organized, and active public. Participa also promotes the defining of the roles of state, private, and civil society.
PROCHILE
Dirección de Promoción de Exportaciones, or ProChile, has a wide range of services that aim to support domestic exporters that range from information systems of high quality, to support the participation of the most important international fairs, to programs specifically designed to develop export capabilities.
RADIO COOPERATIVA
Cooperative Radio is a medium of communication through a radio network covering the whole country specializing in the transmission of news, information and programs of national and international news with a journalistic vision. Its work also includes the issuance of news and information to foreign countries through satellite broadcasts and its website. It is the radio station with the highest number of listeners in Chile.
SANTIAGO ADVENTURES
Santiago Adventures is a full service receptive tour operator. It offers exclusive tours throughout Chile ranging from day tours in the Santiago region to specialty tour packages throughout Chile, including San Pedro de Atacama, Easter Island, the Lake District, and Torres del Paine. Clients are mainly English-speaking travelers with a desire to explore the beauties of Chile.
SANTIAGO TIMES
Santiago Times is an English language internet-based daily news service that provides broad coverage of current events in Chile, including political, economics, business and social developments.
SERVICIO NACIONAL DE LA MUJER (SERNAM)
Servicio Nacional de la Mujer is part of the cabinet-level Ministry of Planning and Cooperation and works to design, propose and coordinate policies, plans, measures and legal reforms, through and in conjunction with the various ministries and services, leading to make visible and ensure equal rights and opportunities for men and women, incorporating the public agenda issues affecting women and the family.
SKI PORTILLO
Ski Portillo is a ski resort located 160 kilometers (99 mi) from Santiago, Chile, near the city of Los Andes. It is one of the principal destinations for ski racers to train during the Northern Hemisphere summer and hosts the ski teams of Austria, Italy and the USA. Students participating in this internship will work in the office in Santiago developing market strategies for the company.
SUMATE
Sumate is an NGO with the mission of giving real opportunities and education to enterprising young people of underprivileged areas of Santiago, in order to improve their quality of life, through the completion of technical studies in educational institutions of excellence.
TECHNOSERVE
TechnoServe helps entrepreneurial men and women in poor rural areas of the developing world to build businesses that create income, opportunity and economic growth for their families, their communities and their countries.
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.
UN BUEN COMIENZO
Un Buen Comienzo is a major innovative effort between Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) that aims to improve the quality of early childhood education and children's health initiatives in Chile with collaboration of DRCLAS.
UN TECHO PARA MI PAIS
Un Techo Para Mi Pais works with the poorest families in different Latin American countries. Their first step is the construction of emergency homes. This allows them to draw attention to and to understand the realities of the marginalized settlements that have developed. They then develop integral programs of social development in areas such as education, micro-credit, job training and community development. They are determined to generate a social conscience in Latin America.
VEGlobal
VEGlobal's mission is to empower volunteers in Chile to unite, act and engage others throughout the world to protect children's rights.
