The major purpose of an internship is to depute qualified social workers to interact, asses and improve the overall development of children of Chilla and work for the future development of the CHILLA project. The impact of the work is two dimensional. The benefits gained by the children of CHILLA and the training the deputed social workers achieve through the process. The objective assessment by trained social workers will help us in streamlining our specific efforts regarding each child. By observing the children very closely they can identify the talents, issues and problems of each child. Further interaction with people with social concerns, is very important for our children in their blooming, especially since most of them have a very turbulent past. For the social workers, it will turn out to be a very good opportunity to get involved in the work among the most stigmatized and discriminated section of the society. They can closely observe how these children overcome their problems through love, care and cozy environment. They can play key role in the development of the institution, which will be a very good training for them.

Job Description

1. Interacting with children
   • understanding each child and assessing their talents, issues and personality
   • improving their self confidence and boosting their self esteem
   • making them aware of their basic human rights, the right to feel and express feelings
   • improving their communication skills and ability to speak in a group
2. Future development of the organization
   • Work on sustainability project project of CHILLA (economic sustainability through organic farming, production of eco-friendly projects, aqua-farming)
   • Development of the organization as a learning centre
     1. Social work among discriminated, deprived and marginalized sections and learn how children are able overcome issues of discrimination
     2. How social discrimination and stigma can be overcome by grass root level interventions.
     3. Study and work among transgender, sexual minorities and sex workers
     4. Study of an ecofriendly self-sustainable system
     5. Training on ecofriendly product design and manufacturing
     6. Development of effective teaching methods to give students confidence in Maths, science and IT.

The job description will depend on the skills you have and what you can do for Chilla. This is discussed on a case-by-case. Any help, from innovative project ideas to content management and crowdfunding, is appreciated.