CWS Identified Internships

Action India
Wellesley in India Internship Program – New Delhi, India

Founded in 1976, Action India, based in New Delhi has worked for thirty years to empower women, adolescents, and youth in Delhi’s urban slums and rural villages to make their own change in society through education, awareness, and collective action. Action India’s feminist approach has evolved through interaction with grassroots women in Delhi’s “resettlement colonies.” They work with these communities to develop knowledge about reproductive health, nutrition, women’s legal rights, and conflict resolution through the dissemination of information and trainings. They organize grassroots groups to campaign for women’s rights, and conduct policy-level advocacy to promote national and international laws that protect the rights of women, youth, and children.

Internship Description:

There are two internship opportunities at Action India and office intern (does not require Hindi language) and a field intern (requires spoken Hindi Language). Both interns will be working in communities struggling with extreme poverty and in situations dealing with issues of violence against women.

The office intern will assist the director at the main office and develop a project that matches the students’ interests with the needs of the organization. Additional tasks will include office management work, nonprofit organizational development and fundraising. The office intern may have the opportunity to accompany the field intern several times during the summer, but her main responsibilities will be in the office.

The field intern placement, requires spoken Hindi language, but will have the opportunity to complete extensive fieldwork in both rural and urban areas. The field intern will provide support to all field programs and witness the women’s courts (informal) first hand. The intern will also work with her supervisor to conduct a substantial project for the organization.

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