Internship, Women in India

Poverty, hunger, marginalization, exclusion and disempowerment have been commonplace coupled with improper use of livelihood resources and community assets. Entailing the ideas of empowering the poor and excluded a group of committed social workers founded GRASSROOTS INDIA TRUST. It is registered as a charity under Indian Trust Act. 

GRASSROOTS INDIA TRUST aims to strengthen the capacities of the people at the grassroots by mainstreaming their local innovations into popular domains of development and social action. 

Coordinated from New Delhi the organization works mostly in partnership of grassroots NGOs and action groups. Grassroots India Trust principally builds the capacities of participants/ people by imparting on-field training, information, technical know-how and orientation apart from little monetary support, which is a sustainable way of empowering the communities and partners in a bid to overcome hunger, poverty, exclusion, marginalization and abuse of human rights. 

Grassroots India Trust apart from supporting the grassroots NGOs in many provinces of North India also executes empowerment-related activities through its family organs: Grassroots Media Initiative, Grassroots Institute, GRASSROOTSSPEAK south asia, GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY and GRASSROOTS-in-action. 

DESCRIPTION OF INTERNSHIP 

This intern will be placed with GIT's partner called PARA in Joginder Nagar of Mandi district (Himachal Pradesh). The area is rich with biodiversity, pristine jungles, freshwater rivers/rivulets, range of vegetations, tourist spots, etc. Traditional communities have intricate linkages with the nature, and nurture the ecosystems especially agro-ecosystems. People practice natural religion; they have extremely rich culture. 

Impact Assessment Studies of Women Health Programme of PARA, Himachal Pradesh 

Communities in mountains have least access to health facilities and personnel due to difficult terrain. The poor communities are not able to access the private health practitioners even in nearby villages. With the assistance of Govt. of India, the PARA is executing a project on Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) in 2 blocks: Cauntra in Mandi district and Dehra in Kangra district. Under the project the reproductive health of the women and health of infants are taken care of. 

GIT supports PARA through building capacities of staff personnel, documentation and technical and institutional guidance. 

This project would focus on the following objectives: 

1. Documentation and analysis of impacts of RCH activities undertaken by PARA.
2. Documenting the qualitative changes that have taken place among the women especially poor and marginalized.
3. Studying the potential viable health centred projects that the women could carry forward.
4. Sourcing the financial resources for new projects encompassing the women and or children health. 

Desired Qualifications: Gender Studies; Sociology/Social Work; Public Health 

Duration: 4-6 months Preference, if any Female will be preferred 

Compensation:

Each Intern will be given modest accommodation at or in the vicinity of workplace. An allowance of US$ 12 will be provided as contribution towards food expenses. All official travels will be reimbursed as actual. Only second class rail or bus fare is admissible. 

Those who have strong desire to learn and see the real situations in Third World would have incredible opportunity with us through the Internship. We already have received 6 foreign Interns in less than a year who have learnt immensely with us. Of them 5 belong to Europe and US. We give best inputs in field. 

Deadline: 30 March 2007 

To Apply 

Keenly interested Graduates having Bachelors or Masters degree may apply as soon as possible. Early applications will be given priority. One should send full CV, photo and a letter of motivation at: 

GRASSROOTS INDIA TRUST 1st Floor,
Rail Reservation Building,
50 A, Street 17,
Zakir Nagar Opp. New Friends Colony A-Block,
Okhla, New Delhi