Deadline: 15-Dec-21
Applications are now open for Goonj Grassroots Fellowship – An opportunity for youth from Grassroots India to work on the last mile developmental issues.
Goonj, with its Grassroots Fellowship, aims to nurture and give fine-tuning to youngsters from the villages, smaller districts, and towns of India who are working on the ground in both urban and rural areas.
Their goal is to value what they bring to the world – their inherent understanding of the people, their resilience of working in the toughest circumstances, their hunger to make it a better world for their own families and future.
Goonj Grassroot Fellowship is a year long programme, where fellows will be working in various areas by engaging with the communities on ground. During the one year, fellows interact with various communities from villages as well as cities and get a deeper understanding of the realities and devise ways to act upon the needs of the communities by engaging the communities.
The one year Goonj Grassroots Fellowship includes:
- Learning in-depth about issues like infrastructural development, menstrual health, education, livelihood and disaster relief-rehabilitation etc.
- Working on ground with Goonj operational and field teams in PAN India
- Capacity building workshops, shadowing experience with sector specialists apart from hands on training about key skills like communication, financial planning, monitoring and evaluation etc.
Benefits
- Stipend of Rs.10000/- per month will be given.
- Accommodation and food expenses are to be borne by fellows.
- Field travel expenses will be reimbursed on an actual basis.
Where will be the fellows placed?
Goonj has its operations spread in 25 states & UT’s with implementing areas across geographies. Grassroot Fellows will be placed in their own areas if Goonj has its operations there. In case they do not have operations in the state/area from where fellow is selected then fellow will be placed in one of the urban/rural implementation areas where the Goonj has its operations and fellow is comfortable with the language. Depending on the area he/she is placed in, they will be engaged in the respective implementation work. And will be working from the same location throughout the fellowship.
Eligibility Criteria
- Minimum qualification: A minimum of matriculation
- Age: 21 to 35 years of age as on 15th December, 2021
- Open for Indian citizens only
- Fellow should not pursue any education in regular during the Fellowship.
Additional Information
After the selection process, there will be a thorough induction process, where fellows will be given a detailed orientation of Goonj and its operations. Post which, they will be working on various initiatives from their locations.
- If a fellow is from rural area:
- In the initial phase, fellows will be working closely with the experienced on ground Goonj team members to understand and learn about the initiatives, community mobilization & engagement and communication strategy.
- In the second phase, fellows will be individually taking up the initiatives on basic infrastructure, water resource management, menstrual health and hygiene, livelihood, education and disaster relief & rehabilitation in rural areas by engaging the local communities and using the local wisdom & resources.
- If a fellow is from urban area:
- Fellows will start working in various operational functions of city teams of Goonj Pan India. In the later phase, fellows will be given opportunities to take up implementation tasks related to multiple urban initiatives run by Goonj for resource deprived communities.
Note: Fellowship is a full-time programme and a fellow cannot do any other paid job during the fellowship.
For more information, visit https://goonj.org/rural-fellowship/