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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Looking for conservationists and environmentalists that represent California and Hawai'i!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We're happy to announce that applications are now open for the
<a href="https://malamaaina.org/">Mâlama ‘Âina Foundation</a> Blue Water Exchange 2023 cohort! During this 8-month professional development program, exchange participants will learn from a variety of conservation experts, experience four weeks of travel to
Hawai'i and California, and connect with fellow cohort members from across the Pacific.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Applications close December 31, 2022. Once selections are made, the program will run February-September 2023. Participants will be expected to commit approx. 10 hours per month to video calls and assignments
during the first five months of the exchange. During the summer months, the program will pay for participants travel to California and Hawai'i for four weeks (dates TBD) to conclude the participants’ exchange experience. Please note that this is a professional
development and educational opportunity and not an internship or job posting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To learn more and apply to the program, select the online application linked below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Application link: </span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2F5SVuHhQBKSH22q2i6&data=05%7C01%7C%7C302cb49519c445a6d16c08daa187ebe5%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C0%7C0%7C637999903266411996%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fkEV%2FOXL6%2BDorZMvf%2F1YlZH9rNqsjJ4GmQ7QVrTItpU%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">https://forms.gle/5SVuHhQBKSH22q2i6</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you and good luck to everyone applying!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Blue Water Exchange Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For questions, email </span>
<a href="mailto:bluewater@malamaaina.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">bluewater@malamaaina.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
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