Location
  • India

Program Details

Compensation
Unpaid
Timeframe
Year Round
Housing
Apartment Host Family
Language
English
Weekly Hours
35
Qualifications
  • Prior Experience: Previous experience working, volunteering or traveling abroad a plus.
  • Language: Proficiency Spoken and written fluency in English.
  • Knowledge: Solid working knowledge of community development and the host country's culture, history, and current events; demonstrated ability to maintain working-level contacts with NGO officials and host families.
  • Skills and Abilities: Ability to take initiative, work under minimal guidance, and in both office and field settings. Organizational and administrative skills. Excellent computer skills in word-processing and database management.
  • Motivation and commitment to work effectively as part of an inter-cultural team. Excellent interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment under normal as well as complex and often stressful conditions.

Pricing

Starting Price
3960
Price Details
Isla participants are provided with an internship placement with a targeted scope of work prepared in coordination with the host organization. Additionally, housing and daily meals, pre-departure orientation and in-country training, in-country transportation, international medical and emergency evacuation insurance, and 24/7 in-country support are provided. Participants are responsible for the cost of flights to and from the site location as well as the fees associated with this program, and any personal expenditures. The cost for this program is $3960 for a 9-week internship. Nearly all of our past participants have received academic credit and/or university or national scholarships towards this experiential learning opportunity.
What's Included
Accommodation Airport Transfers Meals SIM cards Travel Insurance Wifi
What's Included (Extra)

Pre-departure and in-country orientation and training; medical and emergency evacuation insurance; 24/7 in-country support.

Sep 29, 2023
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About Program

Ista Internships Abroad places intrepid change makers into international internships alongside global development professionals.

Motivated humanitarians, environmentalists, health specialists, educators, and social entrepreneurs will work with Isla's local and international partner organizations, social enterprises, and other institutions around the world.

Boost your skills and confidence to help you develop personally and professionally by exposing yourself in a diverse, cross-cultural setting and obtain knowledge of a different part of the world, by exploring Uganda and all what South Asia has to offer!

If you are an undergraduate, graduate student, or a young, mid-life, or retired professional seeking international work experience in a global development context, Isla is for you!

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Program Highlights

  • Become a change-maker through an Isla global development internship in your chosen sector - public health, environmental & wildlife conservation, entrepreneurship & social enterprise, and more!
  • Make a lasting, positive impact by working with a grassroots local organization creating sustainable solutions for their communities.
  • Gain on-the-job training, improve skills and experience global development while helping your host organization improve operations and outcomes.
  • Join Isla in creating opportunities for greater global understanding, cooperation, and community service. Give a little. Gain a lot!

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