International Youth Internship Programs 2018
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Over the past few years Srishti Foundation has partnered with Internationally renowned charitable organizations in North America and India (Bharat), to provide North American Youth an opportunity to connect with the soul of India, its villages and tribal areas.
These internships provide an opportunity for youth to serve Bharat (India), connect with its people and land. These are unpaid summer internships and offers opportunity to youth and young adults to contribute their time to a larger movement of serving humanity, while engaging in self-development. Interns spend the duration of their internship working with NGOs in their respective communities at their location. They seek to serve and engage in a transformative experience that empowers them, as they strive to make an impact in their chosen field
This year, we are offering four of the following programs, covering a wide range of areas of interest to youth, across the length and breadth of Bharat, from the snow-capped foothills of the Himalayas to the Tropical Rain-forests of Kerala and for the first time in scenic Khoba, in Gujarat. These internships provide a quality experience for Indian origin youth to connect with the land of their ancestors, at 8 to 10 times less the cost of similar internships in Central or South America. Cost of internship is payable to the respective NGOs in India or USA, and not to Srishti Foundation. Srishti helps facilitate and direct these internships as part of its service to humanity and generating our next generation leadership.
Testimonial & report of last year’s intern, Rohan Harikumar
Location : Scenic Attapady Valley, Kerala, India Map
Our Partner NGO: Swami Vivekananda Medical Mission (SVMM)
Areas of Work : Health, Education & Tribal Empowerment / Community Development projects.
Accommodation: Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Anaikatti, Tamil Nadu Map
Timing : May, June, July or August 2018.
Duration : 4 weeks (1 week orientation followed by 3 weeks of field work)
Language skills : Comprehension of Malayalam or Tamil, since work entails interaction with local communities in the villages.
Project Descriptions, Roles & Deliverable : In the role of a community social worker, interns will be assigned to one of the ongoing projects involving creation of self help groups and resolution of community development issues. Interns will also have an opportunity to
- Follow Doctors of the hospital as they go about treating patients.
- Teach English at the local school
- Experience life at an Ashram and attend lectures there
- Trek into Tropical Forests, especially the famed Silent Valley National Park and watch wild life.
Cost : Each intern pays equivalent of US $500 (total) in Indian Rupees to SVMM & Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, during their internship in India. This includes accommodation, food and local transportation during the internship. Interns pay for their own travel to India and getting to the internship location and return.
2. Serving @CORD – Sidhbari, Himachal Pradesh.
Testimonials & report from last year’s Interns – Aarushi & Kusha.
Location : Sidhbari, Himachal Pradesh, India Map
Our Partner NGO: Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development (CORD)
Areas of Work : Rural Development and Health Care.
Accommodation: Chinmaya Tapovanam Ashram
Timing : May, June, July or August 2018.
Duration : 4 weeks (1 week orientation followed by 3 weeks of field work)
Language skills : Comprehension of Hindi is an asset, but not mandatory.
Cost : Each intern pay equivalent of US $600 in Indian Rupees to CORD, when onsite during internship.This includes accommodation, food during the internship. Interns pay for their own travel to India and getting to the internship location and return.
3. Discover the World. Discover Yourself – Benguluru, Karnataka & Pune, Maharashtra.
This internship is in partnership with our charity partner Sewa International, USA. Click here for detailed description of projects, locations, accommodation, testimonials, costs payable to Sewa International USA.
4. Serving @ Lokamangalam, Khoba, Gujarat
This is the newest of internship programs that we are starting this year, in Gujarat, India.
Location : Scenic Khoba, near Valsad, Gujarat, India Map
Our Partner NGO: Lokamangalam Trust
Areas of Work : Agriculture, Forest, Health & Education.
Number of Spots : 4
Accommodation & Food: Hostel located within the Lokamangalam Trust Campus. Separate accommodation & facilities for Boys and Girls – supervised by Sevaks and Sevikas respectively. Un-interrupted Power on site. Vegetarian Food provided on campus to interns. Experience different local cuisine & delicacies.
Timing : July or August 2018. However this is flexible to accommodate (on request) availability of interns during early part of summer.
Duration : 4 weeks (1 week orientation followed by 3 weeks of field work)
Language skills : Comprehension of Gujarati will be an asset, since interaction and working with local communities is required.
Project Descriptions & Roles:
Interns may choose to focus their work in any one of the below listed areas & projects –
- Education
- Case studies & Counselling to prevent School Dropout among childr
- Spoken & Written English training.
- Work and assist Teachers in 30 villages.
- Health
- Working with women groups to increase health care & hygiene awareness.
- Working to increase awareness of sickle cell anemia among villagers.
- Help with distribution of medicines & supplies
- Follow a medical doctor’s work in the village
- Agriculture
- Connect with village elders & Ayurvedic doctors.
- Learn about medicinal herbs and how to harness its medicinal contents to make medicines.
- Connect with farmers, support their seed bank project
- Inspire farmers into organic farming
- Work with Farmer’s Honey Bee Project, an additional income generator for farmers
- Forest
- Assist with Planting Trees during Monsoon
- Other projects
- Gruh Udyog (Home based Industry) – Marketing (Ecommerce website), Finding suppliers & help with manufacturing.
- Varli painting – Inspire them to make greeting cards, other products of this and assist with marketing plans.
- Library Project – help villagers read books, inspire villagers and students into habit of reading.
Other Attractions :
- Haat Bazaar
- Rituals – Vaghdev ni puja , Mauli Mata ni puja
- Learn Gandhian philosophy, Charkho spinning etc.
Cost : Each intern pays equivalent of US $500 (all inclusive boarding & lodging etc) in Indian Rupees to Lokamangalam, when onsite during internship. This includes accommodation, food and local transportation during the internship. Interns pay for their own travel to India and getting to the internship location and return.
You may also Contact Us for additional information, testimonials or if you wish to arrange for a presentation for your youth group, school or organization, on any of the four above mentioned internships.