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The United Nations is about to get its first taste of BYU-Idaho in the shape of Victor Ukorebi, a junior from Abeokuta, Nigeria.
Beginning Jan. 9 and running through the end of June, Ukorebi will be the first BYU-I intern at the United Nations, as far as Guy Hollingsworth, internship director, is aware.
Ukorebi will be working with the Department of Public Information, more specifically relating to Non-Governmental Organizations.
He said his duties will include contacting U.N. representatives around the world, working on child abuse issues and war torn areas.
The largest project Ukorebi will help work on during his internship will be organizing the annual U.N./NGO general conference for U.N. representatives all around the world. The conference will take place in September, but preparations begin in January.
“In terms of résumés and internship experience, this ranks among some of the best opportunities I think we’ve been able to develop at school so far,” Hollingsworth said.
Ukorebi shared his excitement about the opportunity this is for him and the opportunities this could create for other students in the future, “if I do a good job,” he said.
“I get to see what I can do to really teach [them] about BYU-I, its students, the Church,” he said. “It means a lot to me.”
“For Victor and his background and what he’ll be doing with his life down the road, I think it will be a wonderful experience and I think he’s quite excited about it,” Hollingsworth said.
Ukorebi said he wasn’t surprised when he found out he got the internship.
“Just as I submitted it, something told me I was going to get it,” he said. “Something, the spirit of God, told me to start preparing towards that opportunity.”
The internship is on a volunteer basis and Ukorebi won’t be paid for his work, but he will receive grants from the school to help with living expenses.
He plans on returning back to BYU-I for the second summer term.
