Internships

Internships

ViDAL encourages volunteering and internships through COW project for people who are interested in the cause of rural development. Interested candidates can work either as interns or part time volunteers. Interns are expected to work in India near the project area with guidance from the core team in ViDAL. Volunteers can choose to work from other parts of the world for specific purposes. Internship duration varies from three to six months.

ViDAL requires interns in three areas.

Management and Finance - covers emotional and market intelligence for rural commerce.

Culture and sociology - covers culture and community strength for rural development

Technology - Covers Information Technology - software programming, networking, hardware modification and equipment maintenance.

Interested candidates need to discuss over mail their reasons for choosing internships. Either they should have a long-term commitment for rural development by choosing a career in development or have commitment for the cause of rural development by becoming an "angle believer".

"Angle believers" are those who have interest and conviction for rural development and those who do not make the internship an exercise in resume building and will require agreeing to that extent. Becoming an "angle believer" will entitle the members to become a part of a network of selected like-minded people working on poverty alleviation from all over the world. Interns will be helped to document their internship efforts for any educational purposes if they choose so.

Formalities
Interns are expected to discuss the following details regarding their visit to India

Type of VISA
Expenditure planning
Acclimatisation to Indian Culture and Lifestyle.

Support
ViDAL will provide academic support for documenting internship project experience if the interns require.
ViDAL will try to support the interns by locating donors to support their housing cost after the preliminary discussions are complete on the specific internship application.