EDUCATION & TRAINING
SIKHYA TEACHER TRAINING PROJECT
GOAL
To empower teachers to proactively utilize teaching tools, technology and other aids to augment and facilitate the learning experience of their students.
OBJECTIVES
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To provide training to teachers in working with various technology: Basic overview of computers and usage and more in depth training in MS Office products: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint |
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To train teachers in effectively using the internet and identifying resources for lesson plans |
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To train teachers how to use medium other than the lecture format to impart information and knowledge to students |
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To train teachers on selecting and implementing possible methods in motivating students |
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To train teachers in how to work with and be sensitive to special needs children, ie physically challenged |
ACTIVITIES
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Meet with school principal and teachers to understand current methods of teaching utilized, knowledge of technology, student motivation techniques and existing attitudes and resources applied toward special needs (physically handicapped) students |
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Develop appropriate training materials including process of selection and procurement of technology and learning resources |
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Train and evaluate performance of teachers |
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Provide feedback and follow-up |
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Submit project report |
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Almost the entire working day will be spent in an urban school environment at the Sikhya learning centre facilities Mondays through Fridays.
EXTENT OF TRAVEL
Travel may be required using local buses or auto rikshaws as determined by project lead. Some trips by train or bus may also be required to New Delhi.
SKILLS SOUGHT
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Ease in communicating in English, Punjabi and Hindi |
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Be proficient in MS Office products and internet usage |
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Experience in training adults |
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Be able to put together customized training modules from existing resources or by creating brand new ones |
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Be able to multi-task and be flexible |
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Work independently and through team work or as needed |
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An ideal position for an Education graduate or a professional with five to ten years of experience
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Research and writing & presentation skills |
PROJECT DURATION
9 months
RURAL HEALTH & HYGIENE
AWARENESS PROJECT
GOAL
To provide awareness and education about various health issues related to rural populations through dissemination of information, as well as, communicating effective and practical preventative measures to improve health and hygiene.
OBJECTIVES
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Document health issues that have a direct impact on the quality of life of rural communities, including resource availability, physician accessibility and challenges faced by medical personnel in delivering health care to local rural residents. |
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To prepare effective means of communication in the form of presentations & participatory workshops on the identified health issues. |
ACTIVITIES
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Understand the regional health issues affecting the local rural population and document and prioritize. |
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Identify existing resources available (governmental and non-governmental) and understand the current communication delivery methods. |
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Determine the most efficient and effective delivery of information and prepare/obtain appropriate materials in consultation with project lead. |
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Prepare and implement presentations / participatory workshops. |
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Identify/create an evaluation tool and conduct evaluations of presentation effectiveness. |
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Train village block dispensary/healthcare staff in selecting information relevant to issues affecting their areas and incorporate into their monthly presentations. |
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Project work will be divided between field work around the Ropar area, up to 40 Km from the City (Chandigarh). Research and admin work in an office setting in the city or dispensary.
EXTENT OF TRAVEL
Will require travel by bus/auto/foot to block dispensary headquarters and surrounding villages, as well as, local Chandigarh area.
SKILLS SOUGHT
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Mastery over the Punjabi language: written and spoken |
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Understanding and appreciation of Punjab’s rural culture |
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Comfort with working in the rural environment |
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Be willing to travel by public transportation and on foot |
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Background in or pursuing a healthcare vocation |
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Ease in working with presentation software ie MS Powerpoint |
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Ease with setting up and operating equipment such as LCD projector, laptop, DVD and VCRs. |
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Work independently, be flexible and work in team environment or as needed. |
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Research and writing & presentation skills. |
PROJECT DURATION
12 Months
RURAL SPORTS PROJECT
2 Volunteers
GOAL
To utilize recreational activity in rural Punjab as a vehicle to promote health & physical fitness, self esteem development and offer peer mentorship to rural children and youth.
OBJECTIVES
Organize after-school sports teams around villages within the Ropar district for children aged 8 to 12, and utilize coaching time to address various issues affecting rural youth at the individual and community level.
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Mastery over the Punjabi language: written and spoken |
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Work with local coaches to identify & train rural youth from at least 6 villages in specific sports activities |
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Liaise with villagers to initiate program and mark out play areas for participants |
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Identify issues (health, education, future employment, culture) to be addressed through coaching sessions |
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Coach village children in soccer, volleyball, track & field, or cricket |
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Utilize some coaching sessions to address participants’ social issues |
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Organize quarterly sports meets between participating villages |
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Liaise & network with other individuals & local and international organizations interested in Sports |
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Ensure sustainability by identifying local human resources & future volunteers to continue project work |
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Project work will be divided between the city and villages around Ropar. You will have to utilize existing open spaces in and around a given village for your play activities. These may contain cow dung, small bushes and flies & mosquitoes.
EXTENT OF TRAVEL
Extensive travel will be required through villages within a 40 Km radius of Chandigarh by bus, auto rikshaw and foot. Night travel and overnight stays in a village may be required on certain occasions.
SKILLS SOUGHT
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Coach village children in soccer, volleyball, track & field, or cricket |
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Ability to communicate with the rural communities of Punjab |
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Experience in coaching or leading recreational activities with children of various age groups |
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Experience in cross cultural communication |
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Experience in putting together and delivering presentations |
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A sensitivity to development issues that affect children and youth ( health, education, career counseling) |
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Previous experience, living or working in rural Punjab preferred but not necessary |
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Willingness to travel into remote areas and interact with local population |
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Research and writing & presentation skills |
PROJECT DURATION
9 Months
CHILDREN & YOUTH MONTHLY WORKSHOP & ADOLESCENT SUMMER PROGRAM COORDINATOR
2 volunteers
GOAL
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To provide Punjab based children & youth with an environment to explore their spirituality, heritage and a sense of community |
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To provide Punjabi adolescents from the diaspora with a personal growth opportunity to broaden their worldview, explore their personal potential and build a network of friends from around the world. |
OBJECTIVES
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To engage Punjab based children and youth in various activities to explore their roots through monthly workshops and seasonal camps. |
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To develop and implement a summer program for Diaspora youth full of enriching activities that awaken, kindle and strengthen their personal development potential.
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Children & Youth Monthly Workshops
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Develop an age specific monthly workshop program & camp program during the holidays for youth in Chandigarh & Delhi during their holidays |
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Identify and train a local team to assist you in implementing the monthly program and camps |
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Develop a training manual & program for future program leaders |
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Adolescent Summer Programs Coordination
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Develop a summer program for adolescents that aims to provide 15-18 year old Diaspora adolescents with a 4 to 6 week cross cultural, personal development experience in India. |
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The program should include spiritual, physical and mental development activities |
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Coordinator will have to design, implement and monitor all aspects of the summer |
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Program
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Develop orientation program |
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Identify guest lecturers/ workshop facilitators |
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Develop a day by day program plan prior to implementation |
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Develop a training manual & program for future program leaders |
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Plan and implement a week long trek through a moderately difficult mountain range |
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Plan to spend some time toiling on a farm |
WORK ENVIRONMENT
You will be required to work both in an office setting and out in the field while designing and implementing the various facets of the monthly workshops and summer program.
EXTENT OF TRAVEL
Moderate travel will be required around Chandigarh, Punjab and regularly to Delhi, there may be some out of state travel.
SKILLS SOUGHT
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A progressive understanding & appreciation of the Sikh ethos and Punjab’s culture |
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Hands on experience designing child & youth centered learning and recreational activities |
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Experience supervising children & youth |
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Ability to work and manage individuals in a cross-cultural team |
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Ability to communicate comfortably in Punjabi |
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Be willing to travel by public transportation and on foot |
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Ease in working with presentation software ie MS Powerpoint and set up and operating of equipment such as LCD projector, laptop, DVD and VCRs. |
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Work independently, be flexible and work in a team environment or as needed |
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Research and writing & presentation skills |
PROJECT DURATION
9 Months
EMPLOYMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SMALL SCALE AGRI-ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
GOAL
To encourage farmers with small/moderate landholdings to participate in small scale progressive and environmentally conscious agri-enterprises requiring low inputs while generating produce with greater income potential.
OBJECTIVES
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Utilize a local farmer’s land and work with him to identify unemployed rural youth. |
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Identify and facilitate provision of training for unemployed rural youth in progressive forms of agricultural activity to make the local farmer’s land productive. |
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Assist farmers in identifying markets for their produce |
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Ensure that 25% of profit from youth’s agricultural activity is going to farmer and remainder is being split up with the youth. |
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Encourage participants to start their own agricultural enterprises if they have small landholdings. |
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Identify new youth and replicate program |
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Identify commodity type |
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Research and attend course on production of identified commodity. |
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Identify commodity type |
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Research and attend course on production of identified commodity. |
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In association with project lead, identify project plan consisting of timelines, inputs, outputs and monitoring. |
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Research and identify marketing channels for produce. |
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Assist farmer in designing and employing an effective marketing strategy. |
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Document/produce training module |
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Conduct evaluation of process |
WORK ENVIRONMENT
You will be required to stay on a remote farm near the foothills for extended periods of time, away from the city. Project work will also be divided between the rural outdoors and urban farmers’ markets & produce centers where produce will be marketed and sold.
EXTENT OF TRAVEL
Will require travel by bus/auto/foot to farms and in Chandigarh and Delhi.
SKILLS SOUGHT
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Strong interest in agriculture and the environment |
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Be able to communicate in spoken Punjabi. |
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Be able to understand systems and train others. |
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Understanding and appreciation of Punjabi rural communities and their environment |
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Be willing to travel by public transportation and on foot. |
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Work independently, be flexible and work in a team environment or as needed. |
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Research and writing skills |
PROJECT DURATION
9 Months
ORGANIC FARMING AWARENESS & DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
GOAL
To raise the awareness of progressive agricultural models in Punjab and identify viable markets for organic foods.
OBJECTIVES
To develop a presentation and train an identified local farmer to give local groups educational tours of his organic farm, and assist organic farmers in identifying avenues for organic certification and marketing of produce and value added goods.
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Work with a local organic farmer and assist him in developing an educational presentation in English & Punjabi about organic farming & the methods used on his farm to showcase his work to other farmers |
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Identify groups of farmers around Punjab interested in learning about Organic farming and arrange tours to the farm |
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Assist the organic farmer to effectively communicate the values of organic farming to the farmers and answer any questions related to the process |
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Work with the organic farmer to identify avenues for marketing organic products |
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Identify mechanisms & processes that may be able to provide internationally standardized certification for locally grown organic produce. |
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Look at ways to add value to organic produce by looking at various models around the world. |
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Project work will be divided between the farm and the city, initially you will spend more time on the farm, understanding the agricultural process and articulating it into a presentation. This position will require you to work both indoors and outdoors.
EXTENT OF TRAVEL
Regular travel will be required by public transport, to and from the farm. Travel to other regions may be required as needed.
SKILLS SOUGHT
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Strong interest in agriculture and the environment |
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Be able to communicate in spoken Punjabi |
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Be able to understand systems and train others |
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Understanding and appreciation of Punjabi rural communities and their environment |
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Be willing to travel by public transportation and on foot |
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Work independently, be flexible and work in a team environment or as needed |
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Research and writing & presentation skills |
PROJECT DURATION
9 Months
ARTISAN’S PRESERVATION & EMPLOYMENT
2 Volunteers
GOAL
Sustainable preservation of Punjab’s material heritage
OBJECTIVES
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Identify and organize local artisans to produce goods for the market |
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Accept and train apprentices |
ACTIVITIES
Identify traditional artisans from Punjab whose craft is becoming extinct ie:
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Fresco painters
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Textile artists
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Musical Instrument makers |
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Organize an exhibition of their work |
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Develop distribution mechanisms for their products |
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Identify local venues & develop a website with local help, to assist artisans in marketing their crafts to the broader market |
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Encourage artisans to train apprentices from the local community |
WORK ENVIRONMENT
You will be working in both an office environment and conducting extensive field work throughout Punjab’s rural environment, while interacting with local artisans
EXTENT OF TRAVEL
You will be required to travel extensively throughout the region by public transport in order to identify and work with the various artisans.
SKILLS SOUGHT
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An interest in Punjab’s material heritage and a passion for traditional arts & crafts |
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Ability to communicate in Punjabi |
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Photographic documentation skills |
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Marketing skills |
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Ability to network with diverse groups of individuals |
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Writing & research skills |
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Ability to understand processes and articulate them effectively |
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Be willing to travel by public transportation and on foot |
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Work independently, be flexible and work in a team environment or as needed |
PROJECT DURATION
12 Months
GENDER & DEVELOPMENT
FEMALE FOETICIDE COMPARATIVE STUDY
2 Volunteers
Identification Of Factors Leading To
Progressive Sex Ratios In Rural Punjab
GOAL
To explore reasons for the disparity in sex-ratios in different areas of rural Punjab and find plausible solutions/models which can be replicated at the grass roots level in areas with extremely poor ratios.
OBJECTIVES
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To study and compare 2 distinct regions with fair and poor sex-ratios in order to identify similarities and differences in village infrastructure, attitudes and behaviors, health and other resource availability and usage. |
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Document results, analysis and recommendations in a report format |
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Evaluate project effectiveness |
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Conduct Preliminary Project Resource Identification |
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Identify and select regions, district and villages for study of areas with fair and poor sex- ratios |
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Design/Identify appropriate data collection tool (questionnaire, observation, survey, etc.) |
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Identify human resources at the village level |
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Identify/select and train surveyors |
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Develop data collection plan and implement and document data |
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Produce project report |
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Disseminate finds of project report to relevant organizations & agencies |
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Time will be spent in both rural and urban areas depending on the phase of the project. You will have to schedule your time based on the availability of the village constituents.
EXTENT OF TRAVEL
Extensive travel to villages, locally in Chandigarh/Mohali and Delhi
SKILLS SOUGHT
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Ease in communicating in English and Punjabi |
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Be proficient in MS Office products and internet usage |
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Experience in creating/utilizing research tools |
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Must be able to work with diverse attitudes/behaviors |
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Be able to multi-task and be flexible |
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Be able to train others in conducting surveys etc. |
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Work independently and through team work or as needed |
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An ideal position for a research scholar or graduate with two to five years of experience |
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Excellent research and writing skills |
PROJECT DURATION
12 Months
COMMUNITY CAPACITY TOOLS DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DATABASE & PERFORMANCE INFORMATION SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
GOAL
Utilize information technology to increase our organizational efficiency
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To develop a database for cataloguing various development resources |
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To develop an application to monitor the qualitative & quantitative results of our Punjab based initiatives |
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To convert FATEH’s website dynamic by incorporating databases through PHP & ASP scripts. |
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Develop a database in conjunction with the projects coordinator to effectively store and retrieve various types of information related to development |
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Monitor the functioning of the database and work out any glitches |
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Understand FATEH’s Punjab based initiatives and their monitoring mechanisms |
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Incorporate them into an application that can assist FATEH track project performance at regular intervals, both quantitatively and qualitatively. |
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Assist FATEH administrative staff convert their website into a dynamic site using the appropriate software. |
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Provide other IT and web design support needed by the Punjab office & its partners |
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Ensure sustainability by identifying a local individual to maintain initiatives |
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Project work will be conducted primarily out of our Punjab Office in Chandigarh
EXTENT OF TRAVEL
There will be minimal travel
SKILLS SOUGHT
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A basic understanding of database technology and other associated computer languages |
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Proficiency in MS Office products and internet usage |
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Experience in creating/utilizing research tools |
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Be able to multi-task and be flexible |
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Work independently and through team work or as needed |
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Experience in either of the following: PHP, pearl, asp,coldfusion |
PROJECT DURATION
6 Months
