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<br /> Internship Program activities. City officials and staff people terns will have another opportunity to dis-
<br /> p have also played a critical and enthusiastic cuss and share their experiences with fellow
<br /> Contfro r p 1 role in organizing the internships. community members and colleagues. This
<br /> With substantial funding fro®the United workshop will allow them to further assimi-
<br /> States Information Agency(USIA),the pro- Follow-up Program late their experiences and integrate them
<br /> gram will consist of 3-month internships in into the realities of South Africa
<br /> local government offices in all of our U.S. Following the internships,all the partici-
<br /> sister cities,beginning in January 1995. pants will convene in California for a 1-2 Though the Public Administration Ex-
<br /> week workshop. This post-internship"In- change Program is designed to respond to
<br /> The structure of the internships will de- stitute"will provide an opportunity for all of the needs of the South African communities,
<br /> pend on the particular needs of the interns the interns to meet, discuss, compare, as- we also anticipate their hosts in the U.S.will
<br /> themselves and will vary from city to city. similate and evaluate their experiences in learn a great deal from the exchange. With
<br /> Not only will the interns be able to see how a relaxed and social atmosphere. At this the opportunity to entirely restructure local
<br /> the city government operates,but they will time,the interns will also have a chance to government,South Africans are experiment-
<br /> also get an intimate look at the daily activi- further compare and discuss questions of ing with a number of-innovative ideas that
<br /> ties and issues of locally elected officials. local government operations and functions could be very useful in U.S. cities. For
<br /> Some of the interns may focus in-depth on a in the U.S. and South Africa. Also, in instance,in large urban areas,South Afri-
<br /> particular area of local government policy, conjunctionwiththe School ofPublic Policy cans are looking at how to create metropoli-
<br /> for instance local economic development or at the University of California,Berkeley,we tan governments that can help ensure effec-
<br /> public works. Other interns may prefer to hope to integrate the Institute with an excit- tive allocation of resources and planning
<br /> get abroad exposure to a number of different ing multinational forum for public adminis- between urban centers and surrounding sub-
<br /> departments,while trying to understand the tration that will be convening at the same urbs. Such programs could go a long way
<br /> different ways these departments work to- time. Participants would include the South towards solving the problems of inner cities
<br /> gem. African interns, individuals from Nicara- in the U.S.,stemming suburban flight and
<br /> gua, Hong Kong and minority American. making additional resources available for
<br /> Aside from the formal internships,many communities. The forum will be an ideal inner city development.
<br /> committees are planning to have the intern conclusion to the internships,allowing the
<br /> meet with locally elected councilpersons interns to gain an iawmadonal.pemperU`n Regardlm of the specific outcomes, the
<br /> and county officials,meet with city manag- and bear a cross-section of cultured and po- exchange program itself is an innovative
<br /> ers of smaller municipalities and visit local litical views. new program that responds to the new con-
<br /> universities. In addition,we want to ensure ditions in South Africa. It builds on histori-
<br /> that the intern is exposed to the richness of Approximately three months after the par- cal links between U.S.cities and communi-
<br /> our community-based organizations and the ticipants return to South Africa,the Sister ties in South Africa,and will help strengthen
<br /> non-profit sector in the U.S. Depending on Community Project will convene another those ties in important new ways.
<br /> their interest, interns will be meeting with
<br /> church groups,educators,affordable hous-
<br /> ing developers,community organizers and a Thank You .� ;,
<br /> variety of other groups that focus on issues ��* . A/Wdy5
<br /> such as environmentalism,economic devel-
<br /> pment, homelessness, gay rights, feral- Airlines-is American flag carrier—USAfrica Without this support,it would have been
<br /> o ism,community radio,AIDS,labor condi- Airlines-is not just the only American air- far more difficult for us to carry our pro-
<br /> lions and health care. lines flying to Africa,itis also a Supporting gram forward. Thank you!
<br /> Sponsor of the Sister Community Project's
<br /> As usual.it is the on going and enthusiastic Public Administration Exchange Service on USAfrica began just last.
<br /> work of people in the sister communities in Program.USAfnca has a commitment to June,with regularly scheduled passenger
<br /> the U_S.which has matte this program pos- fostering exchanges of all kinds between and freight service between Washington,
<br /> Bible. They have been responsible for the the U.S. and Africa.We am grateful that DC and Johannesburg, as well as other
<br /> development and content of the internships, USAfncaO importance of destinations in southern Africa By all
<br /> and have spent many hours meeting with supporting the ale-to-people links built accounts,it has been more than successful
<br /> local officials from the various cities to into our Public Administration Exchange in delivering the superior service it set out
<br /> design an internship program that will effec- program, and offer us try reduced as one of its main goals-We encourage you
<br /> tively meet the needs-of the interns. In rate airline tickets to both bring the interns to fly with USAfrica Airlines for all your
<br /> addition,these committees have spent a lot to U.S.,and to send American trainers South Afrfcatravel!Call 1-800-233-3424
<br /> to South Africa for follow-up workshops. for reservations and information.
<br /> of time planning other components of the
<br /> program, such as home stays and social
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