ORGANIZATION RECORD

 

Location: Ganjam District, India

Website: http://www.viewsindia.org.in/

Mission: Exists to bring about significant and transformational development in the marginalised communities and to empower people change structure that are oppressive and unjust.

Year Founded: 2002

Preferred method of contact: Email, Skype, Whatsapp

Project Information:

• Availability for Summer 2017: VIEWS is open to partnering with a second chapter for the summer 2017 project.
• Future Project Ideas:
  • Water/sanitation in Indian slums
  • Manufacturing women’s sanitary pads
• Accommodations:
  • School grounds at convent
  • In 2017, VIEWS is planning to construct a guest house for student intern lodging and safety
• Skills:
  • It is helpful to students if they learn a few words or phrases in the local language before they arrive. Could be helpful to include partner in intern recruitment, to assure that skills of interns match project.
• Reported costs to interns: 
  • Program in-country costs (reported by partner): Accommodations: 800 rupees (around $12)/student/day
  • Average Total costs (reported by interns – includes airfare, accommodation, visas, vaccinations, spending money, etc.): $2,600
  • Range of reported total intern costs: $2,000-$3,200

Partnership History:

• Summer 2016
  • Chapter(s): University of Wisconsin-Madison/Virginia Tech
  • Project: Worked on English and computer literacy education, as well as youth empowerment micro-projects such as community clean-up and Women’s Day for young students
  • Investment: $3,000
  • Project team: 6 interns
  • Project Blog
• Summer 2014
  • Chapter(s): UT Austin
  • Project: Working with women in fishing communities, teaching how to manage a team, investing in freezers to expand their fish selling businesses, planting gardens and coconut trees, and a signature writing campaign
  • Investment: $5,000
  • Project team: 6 interns
• Summer 2013
  • Chapter(s): UT Austin
  • Project: Working in collaboration with DJMV, another local organization, to provide computer literacy and vocational skills training, teach workshops on social enterprise and contribute books and computers to a community learning center.
  • Investment: $5,000
  • Project team: 4 interns