Grameen Foundation India launched Lakshyavati to address the high school dropout rate of adolescent girls in India and empower them with education. Lakshyavati aims to enable hundreds of girls from less privileged backgrounds to continue their education through scholarships.
The primary job responsibility of the incumbent will be as follows:
1. Identify potential recipients for the Lakshyavati scholarships
2. Facilitate the mentorship program between Program donors and the beneficiaries in rural India
3. Visit the program participants, meet their parents and teachers and facilitate a conversation with the mentors.
4. Translate the pre-structured conversation between the donor and beneficiary
5. Document the program progress, collect impact stories, shoot videos on phone, collect pictures of girls in school/home (as applicable) and document all the required information.
6. Work with the communications team in head office collate and provide any information required for the donor or marketing purposes
Only those candidates can apply who:
1. are available for full time (in-office) internship
2. can start the internship between 27th Sep'19 and 31st Oct'19
3. are available for duration of 6 months
4. are from or open to relocate to Bhandardara
5. have relevant skills and interests
* Women wanting to start/restart their career can also apply.
Grameen Foundation India (GFI) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grameen Foundation, USA, and has been set up with the primary purpose of using microfinance and technology solutions to enable the poor, especially the poorest, to create a world without poverty. GFI provides several products and services in areas of technology, human resources management, social performance management, and develops sustainable business models to social enterprises in India.
