Internship / Volunteers' Programme |
Bamboo
and Rattan-based Livelihood Generation and Economic Development |
The
Centre for Indian Bamboo Resource and Technology is a non-profit company
set up to promote the bamboo sector in India for social, economic and
environmental benefits. |
One
of the main problems faced in rural India is that of income and employment
generating opportunities. In several regions a degraded natural environment
and a reduced natural resource capital further reduce the benefits that
accrue from agriculture. There are few opportunities for setting up rural
enterprises that generate large-scale employment. |
Bamboo
is one grass that offers a solution for several problems that face rural
India. In almost all states, barring Jammu & Kashmir, bamboo can be
found. The USP of bamboo is that it offers several employment opportunities
right from generating the resource, to its primary processing and making
diverse final products. As if by default, bamboo is excellent for environment
protection given its soil binding and water capturing properties. |
Centre
for Indian bamboo Resource & Technology (CIBART) undertakes several
activities ranging from awareness raising and training to policy research
and project implementation. CIBART firmly believes that approaches to
rural community development need a market approach and works along those
lines. |
In
order to bridge the awareness gap, increase knowledge and develop a youth
cadre to make bamboo use a movement, CIBART offers Internship/Volunteer
Programmes for 1-3 months for graduate, post-graduate students, and Professionals.
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| Areas Covered |
CIBART
offers students interested in livelihood development a chance to learn
and to be part of the bamboo movement. An organization that includes professionals
with diverse backgrounds, there is scope of learning for students from
all walks of life. |
The
objective of the internship is to develop a cadre of professionals who
have knowledge about different aspects of bamboo sector development, right
from economics to its various uses in diverse products. |
Internships
offered for graduate and post-graduate students will address the following
issues: |
| 1. |
Bamboo
supply chain management |
| 2. |
Bamboo product
development and architecture |
| 3. |
Market intelligence
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| 4. |
Case study documentation
|
| 5. |
Bamboo economics |
| 6. |
Community mobilization |
| 7. |
Financing |
| 8. |
Developing training
modules |
| 9. |
Project Innovation
& Development |
| Certificate |
At
the end of the internship, a certificate will be given to the intern on
submission of a well-defined report/product/tool. |
The
certificate will be given only if the task assigned has been completed
to the satisfaction of the organization. |
The
intern will work independently with a CIBART staff person or with the
field project staff. |
In
addition to the certificate, the intern/volunteer will have the unique
opportunity of adopting unique approaches to address development: economics,
market approach, use of modern tools and approaches like GIS and the internet
for better planning and monitoring. |
