Deadline: 5 June 2020
COVID-19 is a pandemic which has hit us all hard.. but you can turn it into an opportunity to imagine new possibilities.. This year the Goonj Fellowship will be of rediscovering what matters!
Goonj Fellowship is looking for people who are done looking around and are ready to do something. This Fellowship is about engaging with some real life challenges, tasks and timelines, to give you hands on experience and immersion into urban and rural India’s realities and a precursor for your own action plan at the end of the Fellowship.
The 1-year Fellowship is an immersion experience for young graduates and professionals to understand the practical aspects of working on issues and an opportunity to observe the realities of India first-hand.
The fellowship will involve three segments
- First: Engaging you in an ambitious pan India urban campaign involving strategic thinking,logistics, communication, people handling and managerial responsibilities.
- Second: Planning and executing time-bound ideas and projects addressing an urban/rural problem, supported by Goonj.
- Third: Chart out an action plan for yourself (post fellowship) in consultation with some industry mentors, guiding you through the process.
The fellowship is designed to give an outlet to your entrepreneurial and passionate self and nudge you to work on an action plan on a social issue that bothers you.
Fellowship Structure
- Fellowship is for 12 months and a tough one!
- Fellows will be given 20 leaves a year + regular national holidays.
- Fellowship Stipend will be a fixed amount ranging between Rs 18000 – Rs 20000 per month, depending on the city. This will be all inclusive of travel, phone recharge,internet etc.
- City travel allowances will be reimbursed based on actual.
Some insights into Fellowship
- It gives you a chance to work on innovative ideas and execute them pan-India.
- You get hands on experience connecting with Goonj’s ongoing/planned campaigns in collaboration with its internal stakeholders and contributors.
- You work with Goonj’s experienced rural and urban implementation teams on the last mile challenges and grassroots problems and solutions.
- You create your own action plan within the social sector under the mentorship of an expert panel.
- You connect with inspiring social entrepreneurs and interact with Magsaysay Awardee and Goonj Founder Mr. Anshu Gupta.
Eligibility Criteria
- This fellowship is open to applicants between 21 – 30 years. With maximum being 30 years of age as on June 1st, 2020.
- Minimum qualification – graduation in any discipline.
- Open for Indian citizens only.
For more information, visit https://goonj.org/fellowship/
