Posted: March 15, 2010

Visthar invites applications for a 6-month internship with its International Education division in Bangalore, India. Interns will be able to influence the study abroad programs offered by Visthar, and also help Visthar expand its offerings in International Education. This is a unique opportunity to study first hand the opportunities and challenges of offering a study-abroad program in India.

Visthar is a secular, non-profit organization, committed to enabling women, children and other marginalized sections realize their rights. We rehabilitate children at risk, and train activists, organizations and students to work for a just society. [You can read more about our work at www.visthar.org]

We offer programs in Social Justice and Human Rights to students from US, and South East Asia. For 13 years, we have been offering a successful study-abroad semester program on Social Justice, Peace and Development for students from Gustavus Adolphus, and Concordia College, MN. Shorter courses include a 1-month Winterim program on Human Rights Movements in India for students from the University of Iowa.

We now seek to expand our offerings in International Education. Passionate students of International Education, we believe, can help us in that path. The objective of the internship is to guide Visthar’s next steps and to identify opportunities for expanding the offerings. Interns will significantly influence the design of new programs and also help in improving current programs.

Requirements

The ideal candidate for the position will have:

- A Master’s Student in International Education
- A Graduate of International Relations
- Experience in co-ordinating Study Abroad Programs for Universities
- Have marketed study abroad opportunities through media and presentations
- Familiarity with client databases, financial reporting, and office functions
- Passionate about Community Involvement and Volunteer Work
- Familiar with education models followed in India

The intern will work closely with the leaders of our International Education division. She/he will also see first-hand the fall study-abroad semester on Social Justice for students from Minnesota.

This is an unpaid internship. Visthar is happy to provide board and lodge free of cost to interns. The preferred duration of the internship is July 1 – Dec 20. We are flexible with the dates, though.

Interested students are requested to send their resume and a brief statement of intent to mail@visthar.org. We are also happy to clarify any questions you may have. Please send us your questions at mail@visthar.org