How to apply for Intern

About NALA

NALA Foundation is a nonprofit that supports education and development work in underserved African communities. Its current focus is combating neglected tropical diseases through community-led prevention, education, and water and sanitation programs across multiple countries. This is a fit for someone who wants field-level public health work rather than a corporate internship.

About the role

The intern supports integrated NTD elimination programs that combine disease prevention, health education, water access, and hygiene improvements with local communities. The work includes research and monitoring to keep interventions evidence-based, track progress toward elimination targets, and document best practices for scaling. You may also help engage government ministries, public health organizations, and corporate partners to build sustainable partnerships and secure resources.

A typical day

A typical day may include reviewing program data, drafting monitoring notes, and researching evidence for an NTD intervention. You might join a call with a local partner or government contact and help document best practices for scaling. The exact routine depends on the team and country programs, so ask about daily tasks and supervision in the interview.

Who NALA is looking for

• Background or coursework in public health, global health, epidemiology, or a related field, with interest in neglected tropical diseases.
• Experience or strong interest in community-led health work, behavior change, and capacity-building in low-resource settings.
• Comfort with research, monitoring and evaluation, and documenting program results against elimination targets.
• Willingness to work remotely and collaborate with partners across multiple countries; those based in Israel can work in-office or remotely.

Tips for this application

• Name specific NTDs (for example, soil-transmitted helminths, schistosomiasis, trachoma) and show you understand how prevention, WASH, and health education connect in NTD control.
• Reference NALA Foundation's focus on underserved African communities and community-led approaches, and explain why that model fits your experience.
• Describe any field, volunteer, or research work in low-resource settings, even if it was short-term or academic.
• If you are based in Israel, state clearly whether you prefer in-office or remote work, since the posting allows both.
• Show familiarity with monitoring and evaluation basics, such as indicators, baselines, and progress tracking toward elimination targets.

What to cover in your cover letter

Why community-led NTD prevention and WASH work interests you, and how your studies or experience prepared you for it. Any direct experience with research, data collection, or program monitoring. Your ability to work with partners such as government ministries, public health organizations, or corporate partners. Your availability, location, and whether you want in-office or remote work if based in Israel.

Research before applying

• Read NALA Foundation's website and any public reports on its NTD programs, partner countries, and approach to community-led prevention.
• Look up the World Health Organization's NTD roadmap and elimination targets to understand the goals NALA works toward.
• Find examples of integrated NTD programs that combine WASH, health education, and disease prevention, and note what made them work.
• Check NALA Foundation's partnerships with governments, public health organizations, and corporate partners to see where an intern could contribute.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• What you know about neglected tropical diseases and how prevention, education, water, and sanitation work together in elimination programs.
• How you would support monitoring and evaluation, including tracking progress against elimination targets and documenting best practices.
• A time you worked with a community, partner, or team on a health or development project, and what you learned.
• How you would approach building relationships with government ministries, public health organizations, or corporate partners.
• Your understanding of community-led behavior change and local capacity-building, and how you would support it without taking over.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Treating this like a generic nonprofit internship and not mentioning NTDs, WASH, or community-led health work.
• Focusing only on disease treatment and ignoring prevention, education, water access, and hygiene, which are central to this role.
• Claiming field experience or language skills you do not have, since this role involves research, monitoring, and partner engagement where accuracy matters.