TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

• Outgoing Flight Tuesday, May 22nd – Wednesday, May 23rd:

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  • Emirates flight 204 – departs JFK at 11:20 am on May 22nd and arrives in Dubai at 7:50 am on the 23rd 
  • Emirates flight 723 – departs Dubai at 10:30 am on May 23rd and arrives in Addis Ababa at 1:30 pm on the 23rd

• May 23rd

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  • Check into hotel of your choice (Hilton, Sheraton, or Radisson Blu) and relax for the remainder of the afternoon

• May 24th

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  • Take an early flight to Gondar and drive directly to Robit from the airport (approximately 75 minute drive)
  • Return to Gondar by late afternoon and check into the Goha Hotel 

• May 25th

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  • In the morning visit the 17th Century Gondar Castle in the heart of the city, then walk to the open-air market next to the castle
  • At noon, depart for Simien Mountain Lodge (approximately 3 hour drive)
  • Enjoy hiking in the area around the lodge until sunset

• May 26th

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  • In the morning drive throughout the Simien Mountain National Park, with stops for hikes along the way
  • Return to Goha Hotel by sunset

• May 27th

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  • Fly from Gondar to Axum, historical city in Tigray region, in the morning (approximately 45 minute direct flight)
  • Explore Axum in the morning and have an early lunch at the Yeha Hotel
  • After lunch, drive to the Gheralta Lodge in time for sunset (approximately 4 hour drive)

• May 28th

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  • Hike around the Gheralta Lodge in the morning and have lunch at the Lodge
  • Drive to Mekelle, capital of Tigray, (approximately 90 mile drive) and stop at a rock-hewn church on the way
  • Spend the night at the Axum Hotel in Mekelle

• May 29th

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  • Drive from Mekelle to Senale, in Hintalo Wajirat district of Tigray region, (approximately 2.5 hour drive)
  • Full day of visiting projects completed in fall of 2011/ first quarter of 2012 as part of Glimmer's flagship integrated community development program

• May 30th

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  • Drive from Mekelle to adjacent villages within the Senale cluster area to view the need in villages where Glimmer will implement additional projects in the fall of 2012
  • Return to Mekelle by sunset

• May 31st

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  • Drive from Mekelle to Lalibela in the morning (approximately 6 hour drive)
  • Check into Mountain View Hotel (www.mountainsviewhotel.com) upon arrival and rest for the remainder of the afternoon
  • OPTION: Natalie flies from Mekelle to Addis Ababa in the morning 

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    • Fly to NYC on Emirates flight departing Addis Ababa at 4:10 pm

• June 1st

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  • Full day of visiting historic sites in Lalibela

• June 2nd

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  • Fly from Lalibela back to Addis Ababa – departing at 10:05 am and arriving in Addis Ababa at 11:10 am
  • OPTION 1: Check into a hotel of your choice and spend the afternoon relaxing (suggest getting a good massage or visiting the largest open-air market in Africa)
  • OPTION 2: Join Eric and drive from airport in Addis Ababa to Wuchale district to visit Kenna's shallow borehole projects to shoot video footage for a donor update (approximately 2.5 hour drive)

• Return Flight: Sunday, June 3rd – Monday, June 4th

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  • Emirates flight 724 – departs Addis Ababa at 4:10 pm on June 3rd and arrives in Dubai at 9:20 pm on June 3rd
  • Spend the night in Dubai (either at the hotel in the terminal or a hotel of your choice in town)
  • Emirates flight 211 – departs Dubai at 9:05 am on June 4th and arrives in Houston at 4:25 pm on June 4th

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    • The return flights through Houston work better than the NYC route

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  • Continental flight 1417 – departs Houston at 6:53 pm on June 4th and arrives in Austin at 7:51 pm on June 4th

Glimmer welcomes professionals who would like to use their experience and skills to join our movement to help women and children in Ethiopia escape extreme poverty. Currently we are looking for professionals with the following expertise:

• public relations
• video editor
• marketing
• graphic designer
• Google AdWords expert
• social media guru

For more information, please contact courtney@aglimmerofhope.org.

Want to mature as a video editor, strengthen your portfolio, and use your storytelling skills to help change the world? Glimmer is looking for a Video Editor Intern who will assist in editing content for a variety of general videos to help build our brand, and personalized videos for our donors. There may also be opportunities to shoot short videos. You will focus on telling stories that will engage and educate the public and our donors through the videos you help create.

position:

• work with our team to storyboard and create stories that change the lives of thousands in Sub-Sahara Africa
• edit video content, including music and footage from Ethiopia, to create engaging videos
• handy with footage from multiple formats, including traditional video camera, DSLRs and iphone
• skillful with color grading to drive consistency between different footage sources
• knowledgeable about selecting and securing music licenses to help tell the story
• shoot footage of interviews and activities in the Austin office, a plus
• basic photo editing and graphic design skills, a plus

requirements:

you're a world changer. Interested in serving humanity? An internship at Glimmer means you’ll be a part of something big. Something that helps create change in your world.

your stories knock people’s socks off. That’s right. You can storytell like nobodies business to create moving, informative and engaging pieces that make people want to instantaneous click on that little ‘share’ button on their FaceBook page.

you're independent and innovative, yet roll with the punches. We expect creative thinking and solutions from everyone here. You are a self-starter who thinks outside the box and provides real-time solutions without handholding. Our close-knit departments constantly overlap, so you can jump right into group projects, and deal with a diverse group.

your organization skills intimidate Martha Stewart. You stay organized throughout the duration of a project, and are able to juggle multiply projects at a time. You’re a firm believer that every detail matters.

you get things done. You’re a pro at meeting deadlines. If you don’t know, you ask questions and get what you need to get the job done. You communicate early on if there is a problem. You don’t just show up, you perform your best.

smarty-pants. You have the education and work experience to back up your mad skills as a video editor.

tech savvy. You’re computer literate with Mac experience including Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premier CS5.5.

examples of our work:

• What we do: http://vimeo.com/7780378
• Robit Village: update: http://vimeo.com/31847399

commitment:

We're looking for one intern for May through August. We'll need you for 10-15 hours a week, 2-3 days a week. Please only apply if you are located in the Austin, Texas area.

benefits:

The Glimmer Internship Program is an incredible opportunity for qualified students to gain real world experience at an international non-profit with a mission to help change the world. This is an unpaid internship but it may count for internship credit at your college or university.

apply:

Please submit a cover letter, your film portfolio and answers to the questions below to courtney@aglimmerofhope.org.

intern questions:

1. Describe yourself.
2. How did you become familiar with Glimmer, and what has your previous involvement with Glimmer been?
3. When did humanitarian work become a priority for you?
4. Explain why you are applying for this position, and what makes you a good fit.
5. If you are accepted, what will your personal goals be during your time here?
6. Please list two or three of your favorite websites.
7. What is the last book that you read and enjoyed? And the last book you read and didn’t enjoy?
8. Please list your top three favorite movies.

Glimmer is looking for a Digital Marketing Intern who will assist in a variety of online marketing projects, campaigns and research opportunities. You will focus on developing ways to engage and educate the public and our donors through a variety of content. You will help build our brand.

position:

• rally our supporters by creating engaging content for blogs, newsletters and social media
• creatively distribute messaging and marketing campaigns to build brand
• identify blogs and social media sites and creatively distribute content to increase product sales and build brand awareness
• conduct market research on successful marketing tactics
• copywriter extraordinaire, photo editing and graphic design skills, a plus

requirements:

you're a world changer. Interested in serving humanity? An internship at Glimmer means you’ll be a part of something big. Something that helps create change in your world.

you're independent and innovative, yet roll with the punches. We expect creative thinking and solutions from everyone here. You are a self-starter who thinks outside the box and provides real-time solutions without handholding. Our close-knit departments constantly overlaps, so you can jump right into group projects, and deal with a diverse group.

you get accused of being a feng shui master. Your well-developed sense of space and function means you have a natural knack for design, and organization. You just make things look good. 


you get things done. You’re a pro at meeting deadlines, multi-tasking, and firm believer that every detail matters. If you don’t know, you ask questions and get what you need to perform your best. You communicate early on if there is a problem.

knowledgeable and experienced. You have the education and work experience to back up your mad skills as a communicator, writer and general marketing whiz.

tech savvy. You’re computer literate with Mac experience including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. A basic knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign and Google AdWords are a plus.

commitment:

We're looking for one intern for May through August. We'll need you for 10-15 hours a week, 2-3 days a week. Please only apply if you are located in the Austin, Texas area.

benefits:

The Glimmer Internship Program is an incredible opportunity for qualified students to gain real world experience at an international non-profit with a mission to help change the world. This is an unpaid internship but it may count for internship credit at your college or university.

Perks. Besides working for an incredible cause and with an incredible team, you'll have free entry to all Glimmer events, and receive a Glimmer t-shirt.

apply:

Please submit a cover letter, your resume and answers to the questions below to courtney@aglimmerofhope.org.

intern questions:

1. Describe yourself.
2. How did you become familiar with Glimmer, and what has your previous involvement with Glimmer been?
3. When did humanitarian work become a priority for you?
4. Explain why you are applying for this position, and what makes you a good fit.
5. If you are accepted, what will your personal goals be during your time here?
6. Please list two or three of your favorite websites.
7. What is the last book that you read and enjoyed? And the last book you read and didn’t enjoy?
8. Please list your top three favorite movies.