Megan - French, International Relations -
Goals for their semester
- Explore further areas of law
- Every opportunity to work in human and social services
- Explore internationally focused fields outside of a traditional legal setting
- Use her years of study of the French language and culture
- Explore a more hands-on field than she has yet experienced
IFE City
IFE Strasbourg
Placement
Caritas Carceral (Prison Service of large NGO)
Responsibilities as intern
- Assist the coordinator of actions in prisons
- Create communication sheets and an information booklet about the NGO's activities
- Spend time in a transitional space and discover the actions carried out in the context of semi-freedom for prisoners in the process of reintegration after incarceration
- Work on a 2022 circular on the state of poverty and indigence in the prison environment
- Prepare an information sheet to inform prisoners of their rights
- Work on a testimony report about the prison cluster, especially a parent-child drop-in center
- Participate in many activities of the prison program (Writer's Office, Indigence Office, Family Reception, meetings with prison staff)
Subject of research
The Role of the Associative System in Alsace, France in Combating Poverty in Prison