Smart Rural Aggregation Platform- A Joint Project of IBM India & Drishtee Foundation [Closed]

WhereMaal lucknow

OrganizerDrishtee(NGO/Non-profit/Social enterprise)

Important Dates

Start Date: January 15, 2012
End Date : March 15, 2012

Deadline: January 9, 2012

Eligibility Grad Level

Type of Opportunity Volunteering

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Published OnJanuary 3, 2012

1. Project Description :
Background: IBM and Drishtee have collaborated to launch a joint project, called Smart Rural Aggregation Platform (SRAP), under Celebration of Service program in IBM’s Centennial Year. Goal of the Project: To usher rural transformation and support economic development & social upliftment of population at the bottom of the pyramid SRAP will implement IBM’s Smarter Planet concept to transform villages into SMARTER VILLAGE that is instrumented, interconnected & Intelligent; and,Drishtee’s vision to build sustainable communities in rural India and make marginal communities efficient, self sufficient & equitable using their 4 C Framework of Community, Channels, Capacity & Credit

2. Project Objectives/Goal :
Identify training needs of villagers (farmers and unemployed youth) in 5 pilot villages Identify training programs of various institutes Establish link between training seekers and training institutes

3. intern’s deliverable: Training requirement documents List of potential training institutes List of training programs Help Project team to finalize the training programs and institutes Organize camps in 5 villages to promote selected training programs

4. Other Important Factors : a. Intern Work Location : Noida Office and Project Site b. Mandatory Language : English / Hindi English and Hindi c. Resources : Laptop d. How many hours per week will this position require? 9*5=45 hours per week

5. Qualifications : a. Educational qualifications MBA b. Experience : 0-2 years c. Skills & Interests: Knowledge of Rural India, Knowledge of Agriculture and Livelihood services

6. Value proposition for the intern/volunteer: In depth exposure and good practical knowledge of rural communities and Certification

7. Expenses :
a) Stipend: No
b)Accommodation & Meals : No
c)Travel Allowance: Yes, as per the HR guidelines
d) MISC: N/A

8. Monitoring & Evaluation: By daily reporting and meeting with Drishtee Block team, and project deliverables

Website of Opportunity: http://www.drishtee.com

Email address/Contact Page: geeta.s@drishtee.in