About the Organisation

The North-East of Chhattisgarh- Jashpur is surrounded by mountains and valleys, rich with dense forest and green flora-faunas. Jashpur has a rich historical culture, 91% of the population is rural whereas 9% belongs to the urban populace.The district is famous and rich for its tribal inherent culture where 14608 are Pahadi Korvas, a primitive vulnerable tribal group adopted by the honourable President of India.

The District Administration Jashpur is introducing Jashpur District Internship Programme for students and professionals.

Nature of Internship

The Jashpur District Internship Program is an effort to mobilize and engage students/ professionals who are passionate about bringing positive change at the ground level.

The internship is open for students/ professionals from Law, medicine and Journalism (Mass Communication) background. The students/professionals will be working under the leadership and mentoring of the district administration of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh.

The programme aims at channelizing the potential of youth to strengthen the ground level systems and services of the Gram Panchayat.

The youths will get exposure to various government departments, schemes, work which will teach them diverse things and make them a better person. The interns shall have to travel to remote areas.

The interns would be responsible for:

  • Carrying out quantitative and qualitative surveys on important schemes.
  • Capacity building and training PRIs.
  • Engaging with the District Administration, CSOs and other development partners in the district.
  • Documenting case studies.
  • Timely and effective dissemination and communication of the outputs of the project.
  • Organizing consultations, panel discussions, conferences or roundtables in the district.
  • Supporting the project team in the documentation of project work.

Theme

  • Education
  • Public policy
  • Skill development
  • Law

Location

Jashpur, Chhattisgarh.

Who can Apply?

  • Ability to adapt to living and working in field conditions at the Block/GP level.
  • Proven passion and commitment to creating a positive social change.
  • Ability to handle difficult situations and lead to strong personal integrity.
  • Proficiency in Hindi.

Minimum Qualifications

Age between 18-30 years.

Currently Pursuing or completed a bachelor’s degree in Law, Medicine or Mass Communication.

Stipend

The interns will be paid a minimum monthly stipend as sustenance allowance including accommodation facility till the completion of internship tenure.

The interns will be awarded an experience certificate after successful completion of the internship and submission of the final report.

Duration of Internship

Selected applicants will be stationed in Patthalgaon and Jashpur Block of Jashpur District for a period of two months.

The total internship vacancy is ten.

Application Procedure and Important Dates

To apply, click here.

  • Last date for sending applications – April 23rd 2019
  • Date of the announcement of selected interns – April 25th 2019
  • Date of joining – May 1st 2019
  • The internship tenure– May 1st 2019 to July 1st 2019

Contact Info

For queries and information, email – jashpurambassador[at]gmail.com.

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