- Date Listed
- 08 May 2014
- Experience Level
- Entry Level / Junior Executive
- Job Period
- Immediate Start, For At Least 2 Months
- Profession
- Education / Training
- Industry
- Others
- Location Name
- Note that this internship requires travel to rural Indonesia
- Company Profile
- We are an award winning non-profit social enterprise founded in Singapore. Our aim is to endenergy poverty in rural Indonesia through women empowerment.At NDI, we do ‘non-profit’ differently. We value innovative thinking coupled with the spirit ofbeing able to ‘get things done’ and a business-like mindset to ensure that we are delivering thegreatest impact in a sustainable, measurable and efficient manner.1 out of 4 Indonesians do not have access to a clean, safe and affordable source of light. Manyrural women also do not have meaningful job opportunities. Our vision is to empower ruralwomen so they can bring lifesaving goods like solar lamps to their communities and beyond,hence tackling the problem of energy poverty.NDI has received recognition in international competitions such as the Global Social VentureCompetition 2013, Dell Social Innovation Challenge 2012, and UN Women Singapore-MasterCard Project Inspire 2012. In May 2013, we won 2ndprize in the prestigious Start Up@Singapore competition. In September 2013, we won the Grand Prize in the Young Social Enterprise Forum, held during the Asia Pacific Cities Summit in Taiwan.
- Job Description
The Summer Fellowship is a highly selective, high impact program meant for 3rd and 4th year university students and postgraduate students who want to make a first step in making a change in society. Stretching over 6-8 weeks, this Fellowship is carefully structured to give future leaders actual field experience by fully immersing themselves in a social innovation program in rural Indonesia. Either working in pairs or individually, you will be assigned to:
1)Conduct a needs assessment survey (primarily but not limited to energy mapping) for a number of villages in suitable parts of rural Indonesia.
2) Assess which village may be suitable for NDI’s flagship program – Program Rumah Terang Nusantara.
3) Analyze leadership structure such as presence of women leaders and assess interest level for NDI’s program.
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