Indicorps Fellowship: Transform Your World

2. Indicorps Fellowship Program What are YOU willing to do for CHANGE? The Indicorps Fellowship is an intense personal journey that will challenge everything you know about change. The search for solutions will transform you as you immerse yourself in the community, test your skills in a native language, explore the depths of your identity, and push your limits to affect positive, social change. Are you willing to do whatever it takes? www.indicorps.org

3. LIVING A FEARLESS LIFE Sowmya Somnath: January 2008 Indicorps Fellow www.indicorps.org

4. CHANGE YOU CAN MAKE HAPPEN Introduction Service for the Soul Fellowship Orientation Workshops Team-Based Projects Fellows Application Indicorps Philosophy www.indicorps.org

5. INTRODUCTION Total-immersion leadership program Explore your role as a catalyst for change. Fellowship projects promote personal growth & collective action My Story (Insert picture from your project site) Notes – please remove once you have written your story to tell aloud (2 min) I was a Fellow in XXX I was based in YYY doing ZZZ My sources of inspiration; my challenges An anecdote about a person, place or situation of relevance to the audience I walked away with Today, the Indicorps Fellowship means to me… www.indicorps.org

6. Make every challenge in the world a personal one Dedicate your body, mind, and soul to long-term change Relinquish your comfort zones and "be the change" SERVICE FOR THE SOUL www.indicorps.org

7. THE FELLOWSHIP • JOIN a community of individuals who will constantly push their limits for collective impact • EXECUTE and implement projects created in partnership with community-based partners • MOTIVATE team members to collaborate and strengthen impact • CHALLENGE your understanding of leadership and “being a changemaker” • ACCESS an unparalleled personal and project support through committed Indicorps alumni and staff www.indicorps.org

8. The month-long program includes: strong experiential environment overview of current issues in India practical training extensive team-building exercises service-oriented activities interactive discussions and thought-provoking readings intensive language, cultural training interaction with guest speakers, project partners, and experts project-specific background info ORIENTATION (4 weeks) Start the journey towards effective leadership and becoming agents of change www.indicorps.org

9. An opportunity for Fellows to: deepen understanding of development in India reflect on personal and collective growth reassess team strategy and collaboration share progress with Fellowship class leverage group insight to overcome project challenges WORKSHOPS (bi-monthly) Part of continuing curriculum to support Fellows to further understand India and their own personal growth www.indicorps.org

10. August 2009 Fellowship structured around a team-based model; Team-based approach will allow fellows to support each other’s growth Fellows accountable to not only their partner organization and Indicorps, but also to peers Projects are researched, visited, and jointly administered by Indicorps and partner organization Indicorps provides support structure for fellows and plays active role in the management of projects TEAM-BASED PROJECTS www.indicorps.org

11. PROJECTS AUGUST 2009 - 2010 • Increase English-Based Employment, Karnataka • Innovative Curricula for Educators, Madhya Pradesh • Inspire Lessons Through Sport, Gujarat • Life Skills Counseling, Gujarat • Nurture Rural Social Entrepreneurs, Gujarat • Promote Recycling at Source, Tamil Nadu • Public Health Business Management, Maharashtra • Public Health for Migrants, Gujarat • Rally Support for Public Health, Uttar Pradesh • Simplify Science, Gujarat • Sports for Holistic Development, Gujarat • Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions, Karnataka • Technology Solutions for Migrants, Gujarat • Theatre for Social Change, Madhya Pradesh • Urban Infrastructure Design, Gujarat • Utilize Recycling for Empowerment, Gujarat • Community Driven Public Services, Gujarat • Community Radio for SHGs, Uttar Pradesh • Community-Led City Modernization, Tamil Nadu • Cooperatives and Collective Action, Maharashtra • Cultivate Activity Based Teaching, Gujarat • Develop Ambassadors for Youth Leadership, Karnataka • Devise Public Health Messaging, Maharashtra • Discover Science Through Nature, Madhya Pradesh • Empower College Freshman, Karnataka • Encourage Preventative Health Care, Maharashtra • Energy Self Sufficiency, Madhya Pradesh • Galvanize a Sports Culture, Gujarat • Grassroots Business Process Evolution, Uttar Pradesh • Grassroots Development Laboratory, Rajasthan • Improve Work-Welfare Management, Maharashtra www.indicorps.org

12. August 2009 will be our 10th Fellowship Class! Over 99 individuals have completed the Indicorps Fellowship Program Past Fellows have hailed from the US, Canada, UK, Australia and South Africa Fellows range in age from 21 to 35 years old Fellows represent many faiths including Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Radhasoami, Zoroastrianism, Jainism and Hinduism FELLOWS www.indicorps.org

13. Applicants must be of Indian origin, or Indian citizens, and have at minimum a university degree or five years work experience Applicants apply to specific projects of interest Applicants should consider language requirements when applying Application process includes essays, recommendations and interviews APPLICATION – March 15 Deadline www.indicorps.org

14. By engaging talented young Indians from around the world to tackle India's most pressing challenges, we can nurture a new brand of socially conscious leaders with the character, knowledge, commitment, and vision to transform India and the world. INDICORPS PHILOSOPHY www.indicorps.org

15. MAKE CHANGE HAPPENApply at http://apply.indicorps.org