AIESEC

Omg that organization seems so cool! I love experiencing other countries :)

For fundraising.. do you have a job? If not try to get one! :D Haha thats the best way to get money.

If you had a job last year and you live in the US, it is TAX RETURN TIME!!!! BEST time of the year! You know all that money the government took out of your paychecks all year? You get that all back :) Or most of it. And! Last year the government gave out tons of money to people *just* for being students. It was so magical. I don’t know if they’re doing that again this year, but I really hope they are!

Well, you will definitely need to come up with $$$ for the expenses part, but you should solicit some local businesses to see if they will sponsor your flight or your AIESEC fees, or any part of them.

Write up a 10-12 page report (formal) that talks about the sustainability issues facing Brazil (and other countries), how things are changing, how NGOs are helping, why you want to help and learn, etc. and see if you can’t get some funding from local business.

I would make a website/blog too, and tell them you will be blogging about your time away, and also leading up to the trip, and that you will display their logo and thank them for their patronage on the website.

There is one idea for you. You only have to make the report once and then you can submit it to as many places as you like. They may require confirmation that you have been accepted in to the program though, and that you have a placement lined up for sure lol. There are fraudsters out there too, unfortunately, so don’t take it as a negative if someone asks for proof ;-)