Internship


	International Internship for Young Development Professionals Theme for 2006-2007: Disaster Management Organized by: Centre for Environment Education (CEE), India and South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN) Supported by: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Application Deadline: 25^th December 2006 The last few years have seen unprecedented events of natural disasters in the South Asia sub-region. Most of these disasters are not confined to one country and therefore the magnitude of loses to life, livelihood and property are enormous. Natural disasters are closely associated with unsustainable development, affecting large sections of the population especially the poor. Sustainable development and Disaster management are mutually supportive goals. Unless sustainable development practices are adopted, higher risks from disasters will continue and the severity of their impact will increase. While concerned governments, NGOs, bilateral and multilateral agencies and corporate houses and the affected communities are putting their efforts into relief and rehabilitation processes, adequate information systems, proper planning and streamlined coordination mechanism needs to be strengthened. Recognising this, Centre for Environment Education (CEE) and the South Asia Youth Environment Network, supported by UNEP has undertaken few initiatives. These include documenting learnings from tsunami in four countries –India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia, supported by Oxfam America; development of resource materials and capacity building youth. As part of providing capacity building opportunities for young development professionals on disaster management, CEE with SAYEN, announces a seven week international internship on Disaster Management. This internship is supported by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Other details of the programme are as follows: Objectives: To sensitize young professionals from the South Asia sub-region and improve their understanding and skill levels in the management of disasters To provide them with experience of working with other organizations in the field of Disaster Management, Field methods for assessing the impacts and needs, analytical methods to assess the situation and needs, Communication and management methods. To bring in the perspective of Sustainable development in the field of Disaster Management. Programme Outline Duration: 7 weeks Timeline: 13^th February 2007-5^th April 2007 Orientation: First week i.e. 13^th-18^th February 2007 the interns will attend an orientation programme. This would include classroom sessions and a field visit. Field Placements: The interns will be placed with organizations for a period of 5 weeks from 20th February 2007 to 26^th March 2007 (Based on the matching of expectation of both the organization and the intern the project to be undertaken by the intern will be decided). Experience Sharing: The last 1 week (29^th March 2007- 5^th April 2007) there will be sharing of experience and learnings from each others projects by the interns. Participant representations The orientation and experience sharing activities would be conducted in India and the participants’ placement would be made with organizations working in the field of Disaster Management in India. No. of Interns: 15-20 Interns from South Asia Basic requirements: 1. Young professionals 2. Interested in working on development issues 3. Maximum 2 years of experience 4. Skilled in Computers and Communication 5. Fluency in English, a must. How to apply? 1) Send us the completely filled application form, enclosed herewith, along with the followings: a. Passport details (for non-Indian applicants only) b. An updated resume c. A recent passport size photograph d. At least two references 2) The deadline for the application is 25^th December, 2006. 3) Incomplete application forms or applications received after the last date will not be accepted. In case of any query, please write to us at sayen@ceeindia.org Address for Communication SAYEN Secretariat Centre for Environment Education Thaltej Tekra Ahmedabad- 380 054, Gujarat India Website: www.sayen.org Contact: sayen@ceeindia.org Application form