Description

Lend your skills to local communities and help those in need through a various number of projects, while changing the lives of others. Examples of how you can support Health initiatives in India:

* Support a Mobile Hospital program that involves doctors conducting regular visits to villages in rural areas around Udaipur to attend to the poor and sick villagers, giving them medicines and bringing critical patients to the main facility in Udaipur.

* Assist on a Health Awareness/Education Program through immunization of pregnant women and infants, registration of births, facilitation of health camps and check ups, training of birth attendants, and facilitation of workshops.

* Support a 24-hour 'Child Line' that helps youth in emergency situations such as abuse, abandonment, and neglect.

* Draft impact assessments on projects concerned with giving the rural poor access to health services and research ways to improve child care and parent counseling through an organization's Integrated Management of Childhood Illness program.

*Assist animal health initiatives that provide preventative medicine, education, and inoculation programs that support animal rights in the community.

* Help with a Care Givers program, teaching individuals how to effectively work with the developmentally disabled.

* Support development of Traditional Health Systems Project - identify, train, and aid networking of health practitioners and their methods. Assist with traditional medical clinics and garden projects to cost-effectively support community health.

For more health opportunities in India, visit our website or contact us directly.

About FSD

The Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1995 to support underserved, international communities in a collaborative and sustainable manner. Our model incorporates three overlapping programs:

1. Sustainable Development Training Programs for Interns and Volunteers
FSD provides comprehensive training and immersion programs for interns and volunteers seeking hands-on experience in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Program participants come from countless professions and more than 300 universities worldwide to collaborate with our partner organizations on community-driven projects that reflect sustainable practices.

2. Grantmaking to Projects and Initiatives Led By Our Partner Organizations
Donations and grants given to FSD are used to support projects and initiatives implemented by our partner organizations, site teams, interns, and volunteers.

3. Sustainable Development of Community-Based Organizations
Our professional field staff, consultants, and program participants provide on-site technical training and capacity building to more than 200 community-based organizations.

Highlights

Development Issues Addressed by FSD in India
Since its independence, India has become a world leader in medical advancement due to its incredible medical education system and state-of-the-art private medical facilities. Unfortunately, quality healthcare is still inaccessible for many regions. In rural communities it is estimated that only eighteen hospital beds are available per 100,000 people. Even when medical treatment is available, public hospitals are frequently understaffed and undersupplied.

The poor are forced to rely on overburdened, unsanitary facilities as their only source of healthcare. In Rajasthan, the result is that roughly half of the children suffer from malnutrition, forty-nine percent of women are anemic, and approximately one third of births are under-weight. Additionally, HIV/AIDS continues to be a significant problem; there are currently around 6 million people infected by the virus living in the country. Public hospitals have insufficient funds to support their communities, and since only fifteen percent of Indian citizens have health insurance, quality healthcare remains unattainable for millions in dire need.

Thousands of public health NGOs are attempting to intervene with the necessary medical care, support, and treatment. In Udaipur, FSD collaborates with local organizations that provide supplies and medical advice. Additionally, FSD supports programs that host educational workshops to promote the importance of hygiene and sanitation and assists healthcare centers that provide immunizations to at-risk children. FSD partner organizations are working within the communities with the greatest need to ensure that all citizens are guaranteed their basic health rights.

Additional programs are available in: Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru, Uganda, and Kenya

Minimum Education

High School

Intern Types

Languages

• English
• Hindi

Cost in US$:

Varies with Program

Cost Includes:

• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Medical insurance
• Registration fees
• Written materials pre-departure
• Emergency evacuation services
• Excursions
• Food
• Language instruction
• Living stipend
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Travel while in host country
• Written materials abroad

Program Fees Include:

Your contribution fee covers all program costs (excluding airfare) and is 100% tax deductible for U.S. residents. Included in the fee is: a one-week orientation; family homestay will all meals provided; language lessons (not available in Latin America); development trainings and workshops; group sessions; midterm retreat (9+ weeks only); final debriefing session; on-going in-country support from FSD site team and U.S. staff; USD 200 mini-grant; eligibility for additional project funding up to USD 500, medical evacuation and limited health insurance; and pick-up from the airport.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

FSD supports participants who boldly wish to initiate the change they believe is necessary in the developing world. Interns are passionate about sharing their practical knowledge, heart-felt enthusiasm, and economic resources with communities abroad that suffer unnecessary hardship. They wish to gain hands-on, grassroots development experience because they believe change is most powerfully cultivated on a community level. The aim is to experientially learn how their work can empower the community toward applying sustainable development solutions, rather than increasing reliance on foreign aid. Participants choose FSD because the program structure enables them to design and implement their own sustainable projects in collaboration with their host organization. They are able to test their ideas and theories in the most direct way possible, giving them the experience and knowledge they seek. The flexibility of the host organizations allows for participants at all stages and levels of experience in international development to participate, thus opening the programs to a diverse group of capable applicants.

Age Range

18-65

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of 3-10

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Phone/Video Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 months

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Job and Internship Network

Foundation for Sustainable Development's Mission Statement

Founded in 1995, the Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) supports the efforts of more than 300 grassroots, community-based partner organizations throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America. FSD's programs provide multi-faceted support that relies on active community participation to mobilize lasting solutions. FSD programs include:

• Capacity Building: Our professional field staff provides on-site training and networking opportunities to more than 300 community-based organizations worldwide.
  
  
• Training Programs Abroad: FSD provides comprehensive training and immersion programs for interns and volunteers who seek hands-on development experience.
  
  
• Grantmaking: Donations and grants given to FSD are used to support sustainable projects led by our partner organizations.
  
  
• Engaged Philanthropy: FSD Giving Circles organize groups of donors who pool their time, talent, and resources to make international grants to our partner organizations.

• Year Founded

  1995