Live and work in a small village and support the development of the
children in this area through work with a grassroots organization. The
service component is reinforced with learning opportunities for the
volunteers/interns. Interns are placed with a local non-profit
organization that is working in the rural and tribal belt of Raigad
District for the last 15 years which serves approximately 4000
households. Their interventions have been focused in the areas of
health, education, community development,and educational sponsorship for
deserving children.
India Grassroots Community Development Program 2 Week Fee: $3,400
India Program Inclusions
India Additional Fees
A variety of
internship projects are available depending on your interests and the
local organizations' needs. Areas of work include:
- Women's Empowerment
- Micro-Credit and Self Help Groups
- Income generation projects for rural women
- Community and Village Development initiatives
- Child Sponsorship
- HIV/AIDS intervention and awareness programs
- Health Education and teaching programs
Program Development and Evaluation: For
those interested in getting work experience on the management side,
can work with the staff on grant proposals, monitoring, evaluation and
strategic planning and program development.
Students visit the
nearby villages with the social workers in their area of interest.
They gain valuable field experience working with the staff and then
help with program management, strategy, program evaluation and
monitoring. The social workers are very skilled at field work but lack
good English skills to help them articulate their work and prepare
good analysis and reporting documentation.
Students help the
social workers with the documentation, office administration and
analysis aspect of the work when they are not visiting the field. This
way the students get to see ground realities and learn about
development programs and give back to the community and
organization.
Even if you are young
there are many ways to give back to the community. Past students have
helped with data collection and analysis, report writing for foreign
donors and project evaluation in addition to working in the field.
- This Program is
Open to All Levels of Pre-medical, Medical, Nursing Students,
Doctors, Residents and Allied Health Professionals
- At Least 20 Years of Age
- Relevant Academic Background and/or Work
- Experience in Desired Field
This program is ideal for students wanting to gain experience in the area of international development.
The placement
involves lots of field trips to villages and an opportunity to get
involved with and observe a variety of development issues (women's
empowerment to micro credit etc). No prior experience or other
training required. Participants must be over 18 years of age easygoing
and flexible. They must be committed to working with underserved
communities and be able to live in rural areas.
Volunteers must
be open minded, willing to take initiative to contribute and learn
from their environment and be respectful to their surroundings. The
students should be able to adjust to inconveniences caused due to
disturbances in power supply and water supply in the remote areas.
Students need to respect the local traditions and norms of the
community they stay with and be careful not to disturb others in any
manner.
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