Volunteering and Internship are great ways to enhance learning and encourage positive youth engagement and participation, as well as increase awareness and support for the youth. While academic training supports an individual’s overall development, engaging with activities related to one’s field of interest or specialization paves the way for the young minds to learn about the practical aspects of the world, besides developing their skills, sharpening their awareness and instilling a sense of responsibility and wider awareness in them. It also provides them with the opportunity to interact with other like-minded youth, participate in community workshops and have a unique experience. During vacations and post completion of studies, students have ample amount of time that can be used to pursue either of these.
Youth volunteers are a strong force who can usher in a positive impact through their ideas, vision and contribution, and being engaged with a specific cause helps them in reinforcing a purpose and working towards making the world a positive place. Wildlife, nature conservation, eco-friendly ventures, sports, health, community awareness building through arts and culture, and social transformation through services like spending time with the elderly, helping young minds at orphanages experience something new through a planned learning experience are some of the areas that offer good volunteering experiences.
Internship, on the other hand, is a great way to develop a professional sharpness. Not only does it bring exposure to significant aspects of the professional experience but it also helps in sharpening their instinct about the world at large. When working on projects that require focused thinking, dedicated efforts and enthusiastic participation, one is exposed to a reinforcement of ideas and beliefs beyond the ideological understanding. Additionally, being in the midst of experienced individuals in a certain ambiance also offers the chance for personality grooming, formal interaction, and strengthens an individual’s performing abilities.
There are many organizations in India that offer interesting and valuable volunteering and internship opportunities for the youth such as AIESEC, CRY etc. Even within the North East, there are several organizations that offer good opportunities for both volunteering and internship. A well planned and detailed internet search will bring up several names.
MyGov Arunachal Pradesh invites you to share your thoughts about volunteering, internship and youth empowerment.
Bhawna 4 years 5 months ago
In response, the project team modified the rollout of training programs to better link basic education and entrepreneurship in the second and third cohorts, and the drop-out rate plummeted. In all, the project trained over 10,000 youth.
Bhawna 4 years 5 months ago
“It became evident that basic education training, on its own, wasn’t enough,” she says. “To keep youth motivated, programs should introduce youth to tangible concepts and opportunities for earning a living—entrepreneurship—as soon as possible.”
Bhawna 4 years 5 months ago
Integrate entrepreneurship and education
For a youth development project to be effective, it has to meet youths’ educational and economic needs—that is basic education and entrepreneurship activities must be integrated. Atta-Krah says she learned this lesson after examining why youth drop-out rates from PAJE-Nièta trainings were so high during the first two years.
Bhawna 4 years 5 months ago
Recruiting women to participate had the added benefit of broadening the base of people who could continue the work of the bunges after YYC NER had ended.
“Our project staff served as role models,” says Ying. “Most of the YYC NER staff were women. This provided youth with broad examples of how women could participate in and drive the program.”
Bhawna 4 years 5 months ago
Include women
Gender equity was built into the design of the Kenya program. At the local, county, and subcounty levels, each bunge had leadership positions reserved for female youth. Bringing women into the bunges helped give them a voice–previously absent—in community decisions.
Bhawna 4 years 5 months ago
Youth were also heavily involved in PAJE-Nièta. University-educated youth volunteers worked with local project participants, leading basic education and entrepreneurship courses and assisting youth in launching their own microenterprises.
“These youth volunteers were really the frontline implementing agents of the PAJE-Nièta project,” says Atta-Krah.
Bhawna 4 years 5 months ago
“We connected them with other youth, we gave them new skills and knowledge, and we gave them the opportunity to do something different with their lives,” says Ying.
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Let youth lead
In North East Kenya, where approximately 90 percent of youth are unemployed, YYC NER worked to increase youth participation through the creation of local civic groups, called bunges. Each bunge created its own constitution, developed its own work plan, and had a core leadership team of local youth.
Bhawna 4 years 5 months ago
Some companies specifically fund scholarships and grants for low-income applicants.[5] Critics of internships criticize the practice of requiring certain college credits to be obtained only through unpaid internships.[15] Depending on the cost of the school, this is often seen as an unethical practice, as it requires students to exchange paid-for and often limited tuition credits to work an uncompensated job.[16] Paying for academic credits is a way to ensure students complete the duration of th
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Internship for a fee
Companies in search of interns often find and place students in mostly unpaid internships, for a fee.[13] These companies charge students to assist with research, promising to refund the fee if no internship is found.[14] The programs vary and aim to provide internship placements at reputable companies. Some companies may also provide controlled housing in a new city, mentorship, support, networking, weekend activities or academic credit.