Are you are keen on: ·

• Developing skills
• Gaining knowledge
• Contributing to issues of social justice
• Making a positive difference
• Growing as an individual
  
  Are you
  · Between 18 – 27 years of age for YfD
  · and 18 – 25 years for GX
  · Indian National
  · Have knowledge of spoken Hindi and/or English

then apply now!!

for further info visit http://www.pravah.org

Just briefly,
YfD (Youth for Development) is a 6 month long development internship program. It offers a transformational experience, by providing opportunities to develop skills and gain valuable experience in the development sector. It also gives you a chance to contribute to development issues by being associated with a grass root level NGO in India. As YfD interns you will receive training, mentoring, monthly stipend and a chance to meet and interact with some top development professionals through the period of your internship. This internship includes training and placement with an NGO in India from October 2010 to March 2011.

GLOBAL XCHANGE is a 6 month long international volunteering program. It aims to build in you, as young people, mutual respect and understanding and to facilitate a process of becoming active citizens in an increasingly global world. The time period for the exchange would be September 2010 to March 2011 where you would be placed for 3 months in a community in UK and 3 months in a community in India. The program pays for travel, accommodation, food, medical costs and a modest allowance.

If you have the desire and the passion for such an enriching journey, then fill in the application form and send it back to us. Last date for receiving completed application form is June 15th, 2010. Please complete and return this form to PRAVAH, C-24 B, 2nd floor, Kalkaji, New Delhi-110019 or email the applications to lokasish.saha@pravah.org or smile@younginfluencers.com

Good luck with your application. If you need any further information, please visit http://www.younginfluencers.com/ or contact Lokasish/Abhijit/Shubhi at 011-26440619, 011-26213918, 011-26291354 or mail us at lokasish.saha@pravah.org or smile@younginfluencers.com

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The four days of the orientation were the one of the most rocking days of my life. The camp gave me the right platform to connect with people of similar interests and people who are really determined to bring about a real change in the country. In the so hot Rajasthan I made real cool friends. The most amazing part was the village stay. We learnt about issues ranging from child marriage to domestic violence, health, education and different government policies. The perspective of learning was very different. The view on such issues was given from villagers and I was utterly surprised to notice that reality was far different from what we had so far known before coming to the orientation camp. The learning was further augmented by interactive sessions by our facilitators. It was a true enlightening experience. Apart from this the camp was high on the fun quotient. It really got me out of my comfort zones. Now I can confidently travel in local buses for long journeys, live partially without the basic facilities and have become more sensitive to various issues. It has turned me to be a more responsible person. -

Bhavnish Walia, Eco. Hons. at Hansraj, placed at Vayali, Kerala

at the village community education center

The orientation camp was really nice.And the thing which I liked most,

was the interaction with many other college students .I also
appreciate the sessions ,which are very helpful to my rural internship
and also for my personal life.Overall ,I really enjoyed the camp. -

Naveen Kumar, IIT Delhi, placed at Manthan, Rajasthan on education

sessions in progress (mixed with fun)

trying to find meaning in confusion

the camp was awesome... i really liked the tribal song, dance and name that we all made... it was a gud experience of team work and coordination plus the time management that we learnt as we were given only 10 minutes to prepare hehe... the last session was also awe- inspiring in which we shared our feelings about each other... overall it was an unforgettable experience with inputs of pravah coordinators and wonderful sessions

-

Ambika Agarwal, Eco. Hons. at Hansraj, internship at Manthan, Rajasthan on micro-finance

forming new relationships, starting with trust

jo seekha char din mein,

maine orientation camp se..

woh sirf rural internship nahi,

par jud gaya meri life se...

camp mein tha, full masti aur fun, naa thi koi bandish, par har baat mein tha dum

agar karein sessions ki baat hum, to page padega likhne ko kaam..

har session ka tha apna andaaz, sab mein chuppa tha koi na koi raaz.. -

Neha Jain, Msc from Lady Irwin, interning with Manthan, Rjasthan on Health..

the entire bunch.....at the tila, GVNML.......

The camp came to an end with all the people leaving for their respective internships in different parts of India.. keep watching this space to learn about the journeys of these young people as and when they return.

Youth Intervention Team

Pravah

Posted in: orientation camp, Rural Internship - 2010, SMILErs, summer on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at at 2:01 PM 1 comments