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Pre-departure and in-country workshops
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Highly trained leaders and staff

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Our India experiential development programs are based in Bhubaneswar, also known as the ‘Temple City’ or the ‘Smart City’, as it strives to reach sustainable development goals whilst maintaining and celebrating the rich history and culture. Build socially beneficial business solutions in collaboration with the local community for sustainable and scalable impact.

Students who choose this internship have the opportunity to develop specific soft and hard skills to compete in the global market, including working as part of a team on social impact programs, complex problem solving, and leadership.

Select from one of our India-based social impact projects, including renewable energy infrastructure; fuel sustainability and optimization; and agricultural consulting and food security.

This program is currently not being promoted on Go Overseas by its provider. Check with Project Everest Ventures for the most up-to-date information regarding the status of this program.

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Interviewing alongside one of our local interns
Taking notes during a local interview
Engaging with a local mother on her daily practices
Bhubaneswar is the City of Temples
Cultural engagement over the weekend
Amazing Indian cruisine prepared by local cooks
Interviewing a local mother in her home

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Program Highlights

  • Collaborate and build meaningful connections with local Indian communities through a cultural immersion that ensures the delivery of socially viable solutions that actually improves quality of life.
  • Explore the integration of exponential technologies, such as data-driven AI consulting, for scalable and sustainable social change at a grass-roots level.
  • Engage with one of the most unique areas and cultures in India, being both sustainably focused whilst maintaining its traditions and heritage
  • 24/7 support and training from experienced leaders, staff and external partners who are highly trained in risk and safety management, facilitating personal and professional growth, and business development.
  • Learn and apply a range of industry-standard entrepreneurial and innovative methodologies and skills such as Design Thinking and Lean Startup and experience applying them to a real world context.

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Esha
24
Australia
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Personal Growth

Jan 28, 2020

This experience facilitates a lot of personal growth by allowing you to immerse yourself into a new culture and live in a challenging environment, where you are deprived of many of the faciltiies that you may often take for granted. Also, the friendships that you will form from this experience are sure to last a lifetime. I have already planned further trips with some of the friends that I have met on this trip, even though they live in different cities, some of which are quite far away. Would recommend!

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Benjamin
27
Australia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

A fantastic month!

Jan 21, 2020

Completely worth the time and energy. So much emphasis is put on personal and professional growth, really feel like I developed substantially. Also enjoyed the energy infrastructure project, getting out into the community to listen to their problems. We uncovered some serious problems regarding health and inefficiency. Definitely needed a solution and it was really empowering to be working on a solution. Made an impact and some good friends along the way. Not for the faint of heart as the living conditions were basic. I was never bothered however.

What was the most nerve-racking moment and how did you overcome it?
Giving a big presentation to critical stakeholders. You definitely get thrown in the deep end.
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Another day out of the office
The locals couldn't be more hospitable
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Abbey
29
Australia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

This experience changed my life!

Jan 21, 2020

I have been overseas 4 times with the company now and it has changed my life. This is an incredible avenue for anyone wanting to be in the international development space. Further, social enterprise is such a new and exciting concept which young people have the opportunity to be on the front lines.

I really recommend this program to anyone that is looking to travel in a constructive and exciting way. You meet other like minded people, become immersed in the culture for at least 1 month and learn about ways to contribute to the development space besides volunteering and charity.

What was the most surprising thing you saw or did?
I didn’t expect to be given so much feedback with which I would grow so much personally and professionally!
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A picture of my team interviewing one of our neighbours to better understand the issues faced by farming communities in Phulnakara, Bhubaneswar India
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Patrick
31
Australia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Do good, Develop yourself & Make Friends - All While You See The World

Jan 21, 2020

The time I spent trekking with Project Everest was some of the best I have ever had. The opportunites that Project Everest provided - to help build a social enterprise while getting to travel the world - sparked my interest straigh away. And I was not let down. Not only could I easily see how the work I was doing would help the people we were working with, the company also provided incredible opportunities to develop my personal and proffessional self. Spotted into each work day were workshops that covered topics such as business development, public speaking and stakeholder management, to name a few. Each day, as a small team, we would venture out into the community, talking to local groups and families and really getting to know them and their way of life. Accompanying me the whole time was a group of motivated young people who would become some of the strongest friends I will ever have. The bond that I formed with these people, along with the guidance of the capable Project Everest staff, made this one of the most remarkable experiences I have ever had. I cannot reccomend it highly enough!!!!!

What would you improve about this program?
There is very little negative which I have to say about his program. We accomplished all that we set out to do, the company ensured that we were safe, fed and watered at all times and had everything we could need to accomplish our task. (perhaps the food wasn't always to my liking, but this was rather insignificant.)
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Questions & Answers

Alumni Interviews

These are in-depth Q&A sessions with verified alumni.

Maddy McArthur

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Social Impact Entrepreneurship Experience in India
Maddy McArthur

Why did you choose this program?

I chose Project Everest Ventures (PEV) as an internship as the experience had been raved about by a close friend!

PEV, as an organisation, is focused on achieving the UN sustainable development goals through the creation of socially beneficial, affordable and sustainable business solutions that are tailored to solving social issues in developing countries, which I also absolutely love as it's a very sustainable way to make an impact.

What did your program provider (or university) assist you with, and what did you have to organize on your own?

PEV has an incredible team that's in contact with you from the very beginning. They constantly provide you with support and information through phone calls, emails or messages to ensure that you are organized with the necessary documents and have a good idea about what working in a developing country looks like prior to leaving.

Furthermore, they also run a full day of training prior to leaving for country, where you’ll get to meet your team and some of your leaders, while learning all of the core methodologies surrounding business, crisis management and project development that you’ll apply every day while overseas.

What is one piece of advice you'd give to someone going on your program?

Throw yourself into every aspect of the project possible.

It is such an incredible experience to meet like-minded individuals, develop personally and professionally and be a part of making an impact in others' lives so give it absolutely everything you can. You are only going to get out what you put in, so push yourself outside of your comfort zone, identify your strengths and weaknesses and take it all in to become the best that you can be as I can promise you that it is going to fly by.

What does an average day/week look like as a participant of this program?

While on the project, I lived and breathed India! We were based in a small village 35 minutes out of Bhubaneswar, ate traditional Indian meals every night (chicken dopiza and samosa’s were a stable!), experienced the craziness of Indian public transport and were able to explore what makes India so special and unique on the weekends.

Each day of project varies drastically day to day; however, throughout the month, I was able to experience empathizing with farmers in the local communities, setting up and planning business meetings with government officials, developing my business skills and knowledge by running workshops, building my soft skills by increasing my EQ and integrating knowledge from my university degree back into my project.

Going into your experience abroad, what was your biggest fear, and how did you overcome it? How did your views on the issue change?

I had plenty of fears prior to leaving on the project but my biggest one was probably the unknown.

Living and working in a different country with people you don't know can obviously be pretty daunting, and it's difficult to feel comfortable with this one. However, I encourage you to take each day as it comes, soak up not knowing what's happening at all times, and learn to roll with the changes.

If you take things one step at a time, then there's nothing which you can't accomplish!

Any last pieces of advice?

If you're sitting on the fence, just do it. Take the leap of faith and apply, because you have no idea where this experience will take you otherwise! My internship with PEV has been a once in a lifetime opportunity where I have been fortunate enough to develop my leadership abilities in an environment that is both supportive and stimulating. My month interning was inspiring, challenging and I’ve never met a group of individuals as wholesome and committed to long-term and positive change as the team at PEV. I can safely say that my involvement with PEV is hands down the best decision I’ve ever made as a university student.

If you are interested in tackling real social issues with a multidisciplinary team of other socially-minded students, while learning leadership skills, being immersed within a local community, and being part of the global social change movement, then I could not recommend Project Everest Ventures more highly!

Location

Location:
India
Currency:
Indian Rupee
Weather:
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59 F / 50 F
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104 F / 90 F
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100 F / 86 F
Oct-Dec
93 F / 82 F
Airports:
Indira Gandhi International Airport
( DEL )
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
( BOM )
Kempegowda International Airport
( BLR )

India is well known for the rapid growth that they have been experiencing. The economic growth and substantial changes to the infrastructure have made it possible for many cities to grow as travel destinations. Exploring India is inexpensive but rich in culture with big ticket attractions like the Taj Mahal to the taken-for-granted geography of the mountains, deserts, and beaches.

About Project Everest Ventures

At Project Everest Ventures, we believe that solving the world’s social issues won’t be achieved by doing what’s always been done before…so we do international development differently and you can be part of making a real difference. Our programs enable you to be part of addressing a huge global challenge and creating a long-term and beneficial...

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