High School Intern | Young Women's Leadership Challenge

The YWLC High School Internship is open to alumni of the program only.

Are you looking for a meaningful internship with a non-profit organization? Are you passionate about women’s empowerment? Are you interested in human rights? Is community service your thing?

The Pangea Network is looking for dedicated and passionate high school interns for its annual Young Women’s Leadership Challenge (YWLC) program. Intern tasks include attending training sessions for the YWLC conference, program management, event planning, fundraising, administrative tasks, and mentoring students.

We are seeking high school interns to organize and facilitate the 2025 Young Women’s Leadership Challenge in-person 6-day conference. YWLC is a year-long program designed to empower high school girls in a holistic way. The program starts with an intensive leadership conference, led by interns, which will take place at Rice University, UT Austin, and Washington University. The conference is followed by ongoing mentorship, monthly online workshops, and the creation and execution of a community service project.

*Note - This application requires a reference letter from a teacher, mentor, or coach.

DEADLINE TO APPLY AS A HIGH SCHOOL INTERN: April 18, 2025

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The Pangea Network is looking for dedicated and passionate interns to lead its annual Young Women's Leadership Challenge (YWLC) program.

When/What: mid-May through August; interns will dedicate up to 150 hours to work with a highly collaborative team in-person.

Who: College students interested in social sciences, international affairs, non-profit management, and/or social entrepreneurship

Where: Each of these cities will have 20 available intern positions:

Houston, TX

Austin, TX

St. Louis, MO

About YWLC:

YWLC is a year-long program designed to empower high school girls in a holistic way. Starting with an intensive summer leadership conference, powered by interns, we facilitate ongoing mentorship, monthly online meetings, and the creation and execution of a community service project. Topics you'll lead include:

Intern Tasks:

Attend trainings for YWLC summer conference - you will be trained on how to administer and facilitate a leadership conference. You will learn and rehearse each session and activity of the conference

Program Management - learn how a non-profit organizes a leadership program from recruitment to fundraising to implementation

Event Planning - learn all the details that go into creating an exceptional experience for high school students

Administrative Tasks - organize conference supplies and be proactive with tasks pre, during, and post conference sessions

We have internship opportunities in Houston, TX, Austin, TX, and St. Louis, MO

In each city, you can apply for either the Conference Internship or the Summer Internship. All Intern Training sessions are mandatory. See schedule below:

Houston Team 1	Houston Team 2	Austin	St. Louis
Wednesday 5/14 9am-12am
Tuesday 5/20 10am-4pm
Thursday 5/22 10am-4pm
Wednesday 5/28 2:30pm-3:30pm
Monday 6/9 10am-12pm
Wednesday 6/4 10am-3pm		Friday 6/20 12:30-5:30pm	Monday 6/30 10am-3pm
Tuesday 6/10 10am-3pm		Thursday 7/10 10am-3pm	Thursday 7/15 10am-3pm
Wednesday 6/11 10am-3pm		Friday 7/11 12:30-5:30pm	Wednesday 7/16 10am-3pm
Thursday 6/12 10am-3pm		Saturday 7/12 10am-3pm	Thursday 7/17 10am-3pm
Tuesday 6/17 10am-3pm		Friday 7/18 12:30-5:30pm	Wednesday 7/23 10am-3pm
Wednesday 6/18 10am-3pm
Conference Dates
Monday 6/23 6:30am-5pm	Monday 7/14 6:30am-5pm	Monday 7/21 6:30am-5pm	Monday 7/28 6:30am-5pm
Tuesday 6/24-Saturday 6/28 8am-5pm Daily	Tuesday 7/15-Saturday 7/19 8am-5pm Daily	Tuesday 7/22-Saturday 7/28 8am-5pm Daily	Tuesday 7/29-Saturday 8/2 8am-5pm Daily
Thursday 7/10 9-10:30am	Thursday 7/23 2-3:30pm	Tuesday 8/5 2-3:30pm	Tuesday 8/5 10-11:30am

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Summer Internship May - August

As a Summer Intern, in addition to all conference responsibilities, you’ll work remotely on a report of the survey data collected from the conference. You’ll analyze the YWLC pre- and post-conference data to find insights, best practices, trends, and areas for improvement. This extension will take 5-6 hours per week, with findings to be reported to the Pangea team the week of September 1st, 2025.

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Interns who successfully complete the internship will receive a $200 stipend.

To be considered for the internship, please send your application in by April 18th, 2025.

If the deadline has passed, please email kate@thepangeanetwork.org.

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School*

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Grade*

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GPA*

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1. What are you passionate about?*
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2. Why are you interested in interning for YWLC?*
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3. Do you have any favorite leadership or team-building activities you’d like to lead at the conference?*
If yes, please elaborate.
4. Are you comfortable leading group activities and motivating and empowering high school women?*
If yes, please elaborate.

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5. What community development projects or activities have you been involved with in the past?*
6. What kind of work do you hope to do in the future?*
7. What skills are you hoping to gain this summer?*

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8. Tell us a few interesting things about yourself.*
Do you have any questions or concerns about the leadership conference that we need to address?
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2025 Young Women’s Leadership Challenge (YWLC) High School Intern Application

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The YWLC High School Internship is open to alumni of the program only.

DEADLINE TO APPLY AS A HIGH SCHOOL INTERN: April 18, 2025

About YWLC:

Intern Tasks:

We have internship opportunities in Houston, TX, Austin, TX, and St. Louis, MO

Summer Internship May - August

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