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India: Ecology & Culture Tourism: 4 Weeks (Directory Program)

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  • Locations: Pune, India
  • Program Terms: Fall, Spring, Summer I, Summer II
  • Program Sponsor: International Internships LLC 
Program Description:

Intern with a local social enterprise dedicated to the preservation of art and culture, traditional customs and lifestyles of rural India through various developmental projects.  Interns could work in programs such as culture tourism towards strengthening local economy and addressing issues of livelihood and migration.  Other programs could include revival of local art and folk culture and women's empowerment and education.

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India Ecology & Culture Tourism Program 2 Week Fee: $3,400

India Program Inclusions

India Additional Fees

What do I do?
 
A variety of internship projects are available depending on your interests and the local organizations' needs. Areas of work include:
  • Culture tourism: Intern with local organization to develop / improve tourism programs in the region with the aim to benefit local communities, be economically viable, sustainable and promoting independence.
  • Revival and preservation of dying folk art: An exciting internship opportunity to work towards saving and popularizing the Pingurli arts, an age-old dying art form. Future plans include designing creating and marketing lifestyle products using traditional Pingurli art and craft in urban and international markets.
  • Women's empowerment: Volunteer with Women's Self-Help Group across the region that currently markets traditionally cooked food. The objective is empower local women's group through economic development.

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.

Visit nearby villages with the social workers and interact with self-help group members and artist's association. Gain valuable field experience working with the staff and then help with program management, strategy, program evaluation and monitoring. You could also work towards creating and marketing of lifestyle products for reviving and popularizing the ancient pingurli art form.

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 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.

What's more, you are invited to explore the virgin territory of Sindhudurg dotted by an array of green villages with quaint red-roofed houses tucked away in coconut and areca nut groves, or mango orchards, long silvery beaches alongside deep blue seas, backwaters and a lagoon (at Mochemad) and picturesque verdant fields. This, yet unexplored territory, abounds in long virgin beaches, where, on a full moon night because of phosphorescence, waves glow in the dark, exuding a sense of rare tranquility. All this, while enjoying the hospitality and the richness of cultural heritage and traditions of rural India.

Eligibility
  • This Program is Open to All Who Wish to Experience the Beauty & Culture of India
  • At Least 20 Years of Age
  • Experience in Desired Field
 The placement involves lots of field trips to villages, historic sites, beaches, rivers and is also an opportunity to get involved with and observe a variety of cultural and development issues.   No prior experience or other training required.  Participants must be easygoing and flexible.

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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