Mortara Center for International Studies

Throughout their education, Georgetown students take advantage of numerous opportunities to apply their development studies through community service, and volunteerism. Students volunteer with many local, national, and international organizations and study abroad in various developing countries. Georgetown students also take the lead in founding and developing advocacy groups on campus and beyond, and make a difference helping others even before graduation.

Service Projects

Many centers and programs throughout the university offer opportunities for students to take part in community service, and work towards alleviating poverty at home and abroad.

• The Center for Social Justice has numerous partner organizations in developing countries, with which students can gain experience in international development through summer internships.
  
  
• The Office of International Programs provides students the opportunity to study abroad in developing countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. OIP also provides resources to students seeking to volunteer abroad.
  
  
• The Center for Intercultural Education and Development designs and implements executive education and technical training programs for people and organizations from around the world with the goal of empowering people to promote greater mutual understanding, strengthen democratic values, and support sustainable development.

Student Organizations

At Georgetown, students often take the lead in addressing issues of global poverty by organizing, lobbying, promoting awareness, and conducting community service projects locally and abroad. There are numerous student-run organizations with the goal of promoting international development, and bettering the human condition.

• UNICEF- Georgetown: The Georgetown chapter of UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) works to discuss, promote, and fundraise for the health, education, safety, and education of children here and abroad.
  
  
• Georgetown Students for Fair Trade: The Georgetown Students for Fair Trade's misson is to promote awareness and increase consumer demand for products produced with fair labor practices.
  
  
• GU Habitat for Humanity: Affiliated with the national organization, this group assists in the construction of new housing for low-income home buyers and sponsors homelessness awareness events.
  
  
• Amnesty International: A human rights organization with a direct focus on prisoners of the world. GU Amnesty International is committed to serving not only the GU community, but communities around the world.
  
  
• Student Stopping the Trafficking of People (SSTOP): A student organization at Georgetown University and was founded in April 2004 by a small group of young women who were empowered to do something about the issue of human trafficking.
  
  
• Students Taking Action Now Darfur (STAND): A student initiative that seeks to create awareness about, take political action on and raise funds to relieve the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.
  
  
• International Relations Club: An organization that offers cultural activities, community outreach opportunities, academic support, faculty interaction, and one of the finest competitive Model UN programs in the country.
  
  
• Hoya Outreach Programs and Education (H.O.P.E.): Coordinates a number of volunteer programs, including Mobile Soup Kitchen, food and clothing distribution, Urban Oasis, Miriam's Kitchen, DC Central Kitchen, and Mary's House.

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