Work and Volunteer : Planning Your Trip

Check a university career library. If you know Arabic you’ll have a distinct advantage trying to secure work with a foreign company here. Ask the American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo at the Marriott Hotel (tel. 340 8888, ext. 1541) for addresses and phone numbers of its member companies. Consult the Institute of International Education, 809 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017-3580 (fax (212) 984-5452), for information on teaching English in Egypt. IAESTE sponsors training programs for undergraduate and graduate students in Egypt (see General Resources, above). Application deadline is Dec. 10. Work permits can be obtained through any Egyptian consulate, or in Egypt from the Ministry of the Interior.

The Higher Council for Youth and Sport: in Egypt (Foreign Relations Administration) runs programs where students of different nationalities spend two to four weeks working together on agricultural or sociological projects. Contact the Council at Kit Kat Sq., Cairo (tel. (02) 346 1701) or the Egyptian Embassy or EGAPT.