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The Internship Projects:
We work directly with local organisations and NGOs, taking great care to select the organisations we partner with always making sure there is a real need for volunteers and the work that our interns do help the local organisations improve at what they do and benefit the community.
We work hard with our selected local partner organisations to develop roles for the interns focusing on areas where real difference can be made to help the organisations meet their objectives. Through a dedicated team of local managers we constantly monitor the progress that is made through the volunteer programme and constantly review the thrust of our volunteer programmes to help local communities
All organisations that we work with to place interns have a strong social and environmental commitment whether they be large hospitals with an outreach programme, dental clinics which provide care to the less privileged, children’s publishing business which also runs a school for slum children or leading hotel chains which have a strong environmental policy.
Hotel Internship
The Hotel chain used has 7 properties in Kerala. It is a family owned business of eco friendly boutique hotels. Their motto is “We have discovered ourselves through nature… learnt that less is more… that luxury lies in simplicity… that reality is more enchanting than fantasy, and that magic lies in what you already have”. By taking a placement here you can learn about Environmentally friendly tourism and bring in new ideas as well as taking existing ideas elsewhere with you in the future to spread the good work.
Accommodation during placements
You stay with a local family which provides them with a much needed income and business. Your home usually is within waking distance of the project so no transportation is required during your project or you may use local public transport in some cases. You will live within the local community and be supporting local enterprise, shops, restaurants etc.
Travel
We offer a range of local travel programs to take before or after your placement, using a local tour operator this creates employment and benefits local people.
Foundation:
We have our own foundation, a registered charity, which our travellers and volunteers can join us in supporting.
Aims of the foundation are:
The advancement of education, the relief of poverty and sickness and the preservation and protection of good health through the provision of financial assistance, volunteers and such other forms of support as the council members may from time to time determine.
The Foundation supports local communities by:
- Making grants to individuals
- Making grants to organisations
- Providing other finance
- Providing human resources
- Providing buildings / facilities / open space
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