************************************************************************** Organization : Center for Development of Disadvantaged People (CDDP) Location of : Arcot Kuppam Village - 631204 Project Thiruthani Taluk, Chengai MGR District, Tamil Nadu Contact Person : Mrs. G.Kousalya # of Volunteers : From June '95 - 1, From '96 - 2 Duration : A Week Duties : 1. Taking classes at the school located in villages 2. Conducting physical exercises for the students as well as other boys and girls in the villages 3. Participate in village level community health activities 4. Participate in the environment related activities and in developing public facilities such as roads, drinking water facility etc. 5. Participate in the community women's organization programmes. Housing : At the field unit in Arcot Kuppam village, 70km away from Madras. Meals : Simple vegetarian Stipend : None. Language : Tamil. Notes : None. ************************************************************************** Organization : Samanvay Ashram Location of : Bodh-Gaya Project Bihar, Contact Person : Mr. Dwarko Sundrani # of Volunteers : 3 Duration : If does not know Hindi, should stay for 1 year Duties : 1. Experience in agriculture, dairy farming, mechanics are helpful. 2. Should be willing to work hard. Housing : Will be provided Meals : Will be provided Stipend : None. Language : Hindi. Notes : None. ************************************************************************** Organization : Each Once Teach One Charitable Foundation Location of : (Bombay and Bangalore) Project 32, Gope Nivas, 275, Sion East Road, Bombay -400022 Maharashtra Contact Person : Mrs. Jyoti Tanna # of Volunteers : 3 in Bombay, 2 in Bangalore Duration : A Year, If has useful skills, shorter time is OK Duties : 1. Providing training to children and staff 2. Assisting in administration and documentation 3. Developing a training module for the staff as well as for local volunteers 4. Any other skills that can be utilized. Housing : No Meals : No. Stipend : None. Can provide appreciation certificate. Language : Hindi, Marathi, Kannada. Notes : None. ************************************************************************** Organization : Helping Hands Location of : 460, N.S.K. Nagar, Project Madras - 600 106 Tamil Nadu Contact Person : Mr. S. Vidyakar # of Volunteers : Any number Duration : Any number of days Duties : 1. Participate in any kind of activity that is going on or start a new activity that is benificiary to the organization. Housing : Minimum facilities Meals : Simple Stipend : None. Language : Tamil. Notes : Volunteers should be here with total commitment and genuine interest. Volunteering for the cause of a mere certificate or a recognition will not serve either of our purpose. ************************************************************************** Organization : Society for Upliftment of Rural Poor (SURP) Location of : Bharat Seva Center, Manjampoondi Village Project Sirupakkam Post Tiruvannamalai Taluk, Tamil Nadu Contact Person : Mr. A. Murugesan # of Volunteers : 2 Duration : 3 months Duties : 1. Make a study of the work in one or two villages 2. Train the staff Housing : Will be provided Meals : Will be provided Stipend : None. Language : Tamil. Notes : None. ************************************************************************** Organization : Viveka Tribal Learning Center Location of : Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement Project N.Begur Post, Haggadadevanakote Taluk, Mysore District -571 116 Contact Person : Dr. R. Balasubramaniam # of Volunteers : Duration : a summer Duties : 1. Teach English to the staff 2. Work in the gardens/fields Housing : Will be provided Meals : Will be provided Stipend : None. Language : Kannada. Notes : None. ************************************************************************** Organization : Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti Location of : Jodhpur, Rajashtan Project Contact Person : Mr. Shashi Tyagi # of Volunteers : 2 Duration : can stay for 6 months Duties : 1. Educating children about practical skills & knowledge on local geography, environment, agriculture, health and sanitation. Housing : Will be provided Meals : simple vegetarian meals Stipend : None. Language : Hindi. Notes : It would be helpful if the volunteer reads up about the Indian desert before coming. ************************************************************************** Organization : Prerana Location of : Raichur, Karnataka Project Contact Person : Mr. Pramod Kulkarni # of Volunteers : 1 Duration : can stay for 2-4 months Duties : They are involved in a variety of activities like 1. Resettlement of children in difficult situations. 2. Poverty alleviation through irrigation 3. Saving-credit schemes and awareness program for women Housing : Will be provided Meals : Will be provided Stipend : None. Language : Kannada, Telugu and Hindi Notes : It would be helpful if the volunteer is taking up a study which is very professional and touches practical aspects of the issues. ************************************************************************** Organization : Vision of India Location of : Various places Project Contact Person : Capt. Krishan Sharma Vision of India 691, Asiad Village, New Delhi - 110049 (phone) 11-6492077 # of Volunteers : several Duration : flexible Duties : They are involved in a variety of activities related to integrated development in villages. Housing : Will be provided Meals : Will be provided Stipend : None. Language : One of several Notes : Vision of India will try to arrage a camp for volunteers in the summer of 1997. Write to above address for more information. ************************************************************************** Organization : Nalamdana ( http://www.nalamdana.org ) Location of Projects: Your home or in Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai Contact Person : Tara Thiagarajan( tara.thiagarajan@bms.com ) I. Location: Your home # of Volunteers : Many Duration : Variable Duties : Writing simple software applications to simplify Nalamdana's administration and program evaluation tasks. Applications required include: 1. Database to house Nalamdana scholar progress reports and other information to enable easy annual summary report generation to send to sponsors 2. Database and automatic report generation for preventative health program field survey data 3. Accounting Housing : Not relevant Stipend : None. Language : English II. Location: Chennai, India # of Volunteers : 1 (August/September 1999) Duration : 2 to 4 weeks Duties : Training Nalamdana staff in the use of very basic MS-Office applications, data entry and use of any other software applications we may be able to have ready by then. Housing : Prefer someone already visiting Chennai but if not accommodation and food may be arranged with a host family. Stipend : None. Language : Will require some knowledge of Tamil. # of Volunteers : Any Duration : 1 day, any weekend that is not a major holiday (one to two months advance notification of the date is required) Duties : Designing and conducting fun workshop activities for Nalamdana students (science for fun, computers for fun etc..) Housing : Prefer someone already visiting Chennai but if not accommodation can be arranged with a host family. Food and transport for the workshop will be provided Stipend : None. Language : Tamil/English. ************************************************************************** Other sources of internship information: Cross-Cultural Solutions' International Volunteer Programs allow you to work with grass-roots organizations while immersing yourself in the local culture. Volunteers typically work in the areas of education, health care and community development. Volunteer programs range from one week to six months. Programs are available in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Contact information: 47 Potter Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10801 USA Tel: 800 380-4777 or 914 632-0022 Fax: 914 632-8494 Email: info@crossculturalsolutions.org Web: http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org Joint Assistance Center P.O.Box 14481 Santa Rosa CA 95402 - 6481 707-573-1740 jacusa@juno.com **************************************************************************