India - Women's Empowerment Internship

Tuition: $5,995

Duration: 7 weeks  (1 week orientation, 6 weeks internship)

Location:  Jaipur, India

You’ll be based in Jaipur (known as the Pink City) and will soon see why Jaipur considered one of India’s best planned pre-modern cities.

Our staff will pick you up at the Sanganer Airport and take you to our home-base. The first week will include an in-depth orientation covering local business etiquette, health and safety, cultural norms, and a crash course in survival Hindi. After a week of intensive orientation, you will work full-time at your internship for the next six weeks. During that time, we’ll go on a couple of excursions, learn more about the issues facing India, connect with social innovators, and build new friendships.

Breakfast will be served every day, but lunches are on your own. Most interns will eat at their workplace or will sometimes be invited to eat out with their co-workers. Dinner is served from Monday to Thursday, but not on Friday, Saturday or Sunday; this allows you to explore local restaurants or travel on the weekends.

Excursions

We will take two weekend trips from Jaipur. The first will be a trip to Agra to visit the Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World Heritage site considered to be the “Jewel of Muslim Art”. Our second weekend trip will be a visit to the Hindu pilgrimage town of Pushkar, which is a cultural destination where we will also do a camel Safari with overnight camping.

This Women's Empowerment organization is a non-profit non-governmental agency based in Jaipur, in Rajasthan—one of the northwestern states of India. It is dedicated to improving quality of life for destitute and other vulnerable children and women. It was founded by a group of committed women in November 2003. They are committed to making a difference in the lives of as many children and women as its resources allow by not only assisting them directly but also by creating and enabling an environment by mobilizing communities at large, setting examples of good practices for others to follow and influencing government policies on child and women welfare by providing credible evidence on effective work.

1. Provide institutional and non-institutional alternatives to underprivileged and vulnerable children and women

2. Conduct research on different life aspects and circumstances of underprivileged and vulnerable children and women to help in formulation of better programs to meet their needs

3. Generate awareness among communities regarding rights of children and women

4. Mobilizing and enabling communities to contribute towards empowerment and uplift of disadvantaged children and women in the society.

5. Network different organizations and groups working to support children and women to help them share ideas on best practices and other resources.

6. Family visits of women or adolescent girls for raising awareness

7. Morale boosting of women through fun activities, creative workshops or vocational training.

8. Take part in Rallies, poster & play cards preparation, handbill distribution related to various women issues

You, our staff and the other interns live together in shared rooms at the home-base. Our home-base is a secure compound with an eating area and common space. You’ll share a room with just one other person and have a private bathroom and shower. You will take public transportation to work, try the local cuisine and quickly adapt yourself to the thrills and realities of life in Jaipur.

The tuition for this program is $5,995.

Included in the program:

• Group Lodging

• Breakfast and dinner*

• Ground transportation**

• Two weekend excursions

• Intensive Spanish language

• On-site speakers

• Professional staff assistance

• Local pay-as-you-go cell phone

• Welcome Reception

• Orientation

• Regular meetings your Internship Supervisor

• Official Internship Record documenting your placement

• Supplemental Travel Medical Insurance

Not included:

• International airfare
• Additional Weekend trips
• Public transportation to/from work
• Credits for your cell phone
• Immunizations
• Passport, Visa or Airport fees
• Laundry
• Personal expenses

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