CASA Internship

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CChhuurrcchhss AAuuxxiilliiaarryy ffoorr SSoocciiaall AAccttiioonn

A Jubilee Project

Theme: Youth Empowerment for Transformation

The Spirit of the Lord is on me,because he has anointed me

to preach good news to the poor.

He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisonersand recovery of sight for the blind,

to release the oppressed,to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour.

Luke 4:18-19

The Context:

Today we are living in a rapidly changing world of globalisation with

market as the pivot of modern life, determining the priorities and

patterns of human existence. The growing trend of consumerist mono-

culture engulfing the masses has radically transformed the yester-years

luxuries into todays necessities. Even the values of life governing the

society are fast changing under the pressures of materialistic world

governed by that new Mammon, called the Market! Interestingly, almost

everybody has become highly materialistic, money minded and money

hungry.

In the so-called developing country like India, where 60 per cent of the

population is young, the multinationals, BPO (Business Process

Outsourcing) industry and consumer good dealers are targeting them

with the age-old slogan: Catch Them Young! And, in this rat race for

reaching and remaining on the Top of the World, Young India is dancing

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to the tune of Apna Sapna, Money-Money! (My Dream: Money-Money)

The perpetrators of globalisation are very clearly aware of this fact. And

therefore, they are leaving no stones unturned to trap these young people

by giving them large doses of Vitamin M (read money)/the sugar coated

bitter pills. Blinded by the easy success at early stages of life, the

youths have distanced themselves from the stark human realities of

poverty, oppression and exclusion of people (women & men) in the name

of gender, caste, trade, religion and political affiliations.

Add to this is the virtual reality - the Internet, a by-product of the

Information Technology Revolution that rules and regulates the world

today. While the urban educated youth are caught up in the web-world of

computers, the rural youth are glued to the Television screens displaying

the glamour and glitter of consumer goods and consumer culture. They

are quite in the cocoon of their web- world and do not want to come out

of their make-belief comfort zones. As a result, todays youth is

insensitive to the stark human realities of the real world where poverty,

violence and injustice are destroying the very fabric of human life.

While the forces of globalisation/neo-liberalisation in India have posed a

big threat to the Future of India by blinding them with the glamour and

glitter of material world governed by the multinational market forces, the

rising religious fundamentalism in India (commonly called

communalism) has further engulfed the youth in the fire of hatred and

violence. The un-holy alliance between consumerism and

communalism has jointly destroyed the democratic character of ourpolity to suit their parochial project of power politics, profit making,

greed and endless pursuit of affluence. And, towards this end, they have

effectively used the young people as fodder and peddlers to serve their

vested interests. This is amply demonstrated in the line-ups at the Malls

and Mandirs, displayed in the fanatical fury of the youth resulting in

increased crimes against humanity!


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It is a matter of growing concern that today educated youth -- urban and

rural -- are totally apathetic towards peoples participation in the

democratic governance systembe it Gram Panchayats, Gram Sabhas,

Municipal Corporations, State Legislators or the Parliament. Only a

select few youth representing the creamy layer of our society enter

these policy-making bodies through mechanisms of the money and/or

muscle power. A vast majority of youth are being used either as vote-

banks or to generate an inertia for vested interests during the elections

and parochial political process.

Nevertheless, the youth representing the grass-roots level realities of

India perhaps ignore the fact that policies formulated by the government

bodies at different levels have a great bearing on the destiny of poor and

marginalised in this country. On the one hand, they are quite vocal in

criticising the political systems, but on the other hand they are not

willing to plunge into politics and become instrumental in cleansing the

system. The right to criticise should be effectively combined with

reforming the system. Todays youth must realize the fundamental

principle that development without democratic participation of the people

is a farce and is, therefore, bound to benefit only the already rich and the

powerful.

Ironically, the educational system, the social environment or the Church

Fraternity fail to motivate the youth to take to serious political

participation for governance. The lack of political, social and economicanalysis to understand the power relations and their implications on the

lives of the poor and the marginalised is yet another major consideration

in keeping these youth out of political processes of governance. Youth

constitute 60% of the 1.1 billion people of this country, and they could

play a decisive role in political governance today.


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India, with around 60 % of its population falling below 25 years of age

category, has obviously failed to utilize the enthusiasm and energies of

the youth in equitable transformation and inclusive nation-building.

Despite this young India status, the youth have very little or virtually no

role to play in the countrys development with social justice, peace and

dignity for all its citizens. The political parties tend to either under-

estimate the potentials of the young people or use them only as buffer

for their power games.

Worse still, majority of the youth themselves remain aloof and indifferent

to facing the challenges posed by the forces of globalisation and

communalism. The criminalisation, communalisation and corruption in

politics have convinced todays youth to remain aloof from it. Instead of

taking up the challenge to change the status-quo and become agents of

change, many youth neither vote nor contest in the elections, thus

demonstrating their disillusionment with the parliamentary democracy.

The handfuls in the politics are bought and sold by the political parties

for their vested interests.

The above description of the Youth Situation in India Today may appear

to be gloomy and hopeless. In spite of the general scenario of youth being

caught in the drag-net of the consumer and communal forces, a size-

able section of the enlightened youth is sensitive to the pathos of human

existence, majority of whom have been belong to the poor and

marginalized sections of society. These youth are making a conscious

effort to creatively relate to the movements of resistance to globalisation,combating communalism and defending democracy. Although in

miniscule minority, these youth form part of social movements like

Narmada Bachao Andolan, Aazadi Bachao Andolan, Coalition for Nuclear

Disarmament and Peace (CNDP), Adivasi Mukti Sangathan, Dalit Mukti

Morcha, National Alliance of Women (NAWO), Peoples Union for Civil

Liberties (PUCL), various trade unions, and environmental organisations,


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etc. etc. Even outside the organized responses to the threats and

challenges posed by the forces of dehumanization, a number of youth are

spontaneously joining various localized but sporadic campaigns and

struggles for social reforms and political transformation. The Church

Youth are also actively involved in many of these social movements,

though their disillusionment with the Church Structures has not yet

been channelised in to bringing about radical reform within the

Churches. Many of these youth involved in the concrete structures of

society are also paying a prize in terms of sacrificing their future career

and family life. . They no longer belong to the silent generation but are

reviving the spirit of the sixties that belonged to the Youth Power and

the image of Angry Young Man. These Youth represent hope against

hopelessness.

The Church

The situation of the youth in the Churches across the globe as well as in

India is no different from their counter-parts in the secular world. If the

State has failed to creatively channelise the youthful energy for nation-

building, so have the Church demonstrated with disdain its indifference

to the tremendous potentialities of youth to transform the Church &

Society in tune with the Christian Philosophy of liberating people from

bondage and bringing life in its fullness. In spite of the rich historical

tradition of the Church in India and around the world to project and

nurture the youth in leadership, today the church youth seems to have

forgotten to learn from this glorious past, where they were the

forerunners of ecumenism, justice and peace. It is the youthful leaders inthe Church that had ushered in the ecumenical movement way back in

18th century, through the YMCA, WSCF, SCM, etc which came into being

much before the World Council of Churches (WCC) was formed!

The Christian Youth is also facing similar crisis created by the forces of

consumerism and communalism. The Ecumenical Youth Movement


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is passing through a critical stage where its very raison detre is

endangered by the forces of fundamentalism and status-quo

maintained by the market forces. Todays youth movements are mostly

appendage of parent bodies, or off-shoots of parochial politics. These are

insensitive to the real life issues affecting the youths and the society-at-

large.

We cant subscribe to the Faith without an understanding of Salvation.

At the same time, we feel that equally forceful message is imbedded in

Liberation of all people from bondage to establish the Kingdom of God

which imbibes Peace, Equality and Justice for all living beings.

It appears that the Christian Youth have not been sufficiently challenged

to understand the meaning of bearing the Cross in future which would

be full of thorns - no comfort zone as the Lord Jesus Christ lead His

life to challenge the powers and principalities to establish Gods

Kingdom on this Earth. Even the youth complain about the lack of space

within the Church to be challenged, get involved in political analysis of

the structures of society (including that of the Church) and, in turn,

contribute towards bringing about a radical social transformation.

Today the Churches in the West are facing a similar situation where

Christian Youth have distanced themselves from the Churches for bad or

good reasons. Many Churches wear an empty look with only a handful of

octogenarians participating in the age-old traditional Worship Services.

This trend is catching up even in the Indian Churches with similar paceand magnitude. The Church youth feel disdained and under-utilised in

furtherance of the Ministry of Jesus Christ through the Church

structures and institutions. Their role and place is limited to just

singing and praising God in Worship Services or at the most in

decorating the Church Buildings during festive occasions. The youth

today have virtually no role and opportunity in taking side of the poor


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and the marginalised, expressing solidarity with their struggle for

survival. Todays youth hardly find such a Witnessing & Serving

Community of believers with conviction and commitment within the

Churches. In such a scenario, to expect the youth to bring about a

transformation both in the Church and the Society is a far-fetched

dream.

Youth Internship Programme

In this context, CASA has proposed to start this unique Youth Internship

Programme, which is aimed at sensitising the youth to the social realities

of life and, in turn, make a long-term commitment to the cause of

development with social justice based on Biblical understanding of

liberation, justice, peace and human dignity. As the Social Action arm of

the 25 Protestant and Orthodox churches in India, CASA is engaged in

empowering the communities to fight for their rights during the past 60

years of its existence. It is, thus, well equipped to take up this task of

challenging the Church Youth to become courageous and committed

followers of Jesus Christ; and to enable the Youth to get constructively

engaged and recapture the Mission of the Churches in the context of

threats posed by the forces of globalisation and imperialism.

The Youth Internship Programme takes its inspiration from the

proclamation of Jesus Christ in the Gospel according to St. Luke Chapter

4:18-19, which is popularly known as the Nazareth Manifesto. It aims

at making the Christian youth of India more socially aware with ability toquestion and address the injustices existing in the society and,

simultaneously, commit themselves to liberate the poor, the meek and

the marginalized; to motivate them to relate themselves with the process

of upliftment and amelioration of the poor and oppressed by making

them aware of their rights and equip them to struggle for the realization

of these rights.


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CASA has conceived a unique idea to invest on Youth through an

Internship Programme for a period of one year. The Youth Internship

Programme (YIP) would provide an opportunity to 10 youth to go through

an orientation, which will include 3-months of structured training

focusing on building awareness, impart knowledge and skills to

understand and analyse the root causes of Structural Poverty.

Remaining 9-months would allow the Interns to take a plunge to face the

real life-situations by living with and learning from the communities and

CASA field staff. Candidates will actively take part in various meetings,

campaigns, advocacy networking, peace-building mechanisms, gender

mainstreaming, and sustainable livelihood programmes with Rights-

Based-Approach related activities at the grassroots level. While doing so,

candidates would be challenged to visualise and realise the message and

meaning of Nazareth Manifesto. At the same time, they will also

perceive and practice Global Churchs Ecumenism and work for Peace

and Justice, through CASAs Journey in Striving Towards Life in

Fullness -- Theme chosen for CASAs Diamond Jubilee

Philosophy of the Programme:

To provide a firm foundation of Faith and Ideology for building up Youth Power

with the affirmation: Todays Youth are Todays Leaders! and YOUTH AS

CREATORS OF A NEW, JUST & EGALITARIAN WORLD

The purpose of the Programme is

To provide an opportunity to the Church Youth to learn through live-inexperiences with the people, and equip themselves with skills and

techniques to transform the society;

To liberate the Church Youth from the culture of silence and apathy, sothat they may contribute constructively towards the liberation and

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To make them aware of the designs of the forces of death and destructionof human beings, so that they may get an insight to understand the

mechanisms of systems and institutions that by design or default

perpetrate injustice, inequality, indignity, bondage, violence and war, etc.

To emphasise on the Holistic Ministry of the Church that encompassesthe sacred and the secular, and prepare the Church Youth to serve the

community;

To enable them to develop as leaders, so that they may play an effectiverole in organizing the poor, meek and marginalized sections of the society

for their self-development, identity and self-hood;

To inculcate in them the concept and content of sacrificial servicerequired at the time of crisis, calamities, conflicts and confrontations,

etc.;

To empower them to challenge the oppressive systems and unjust powerrelationships;

To enable them emerge as socially conscious citizens with a Vision ofNew Society and assume responsibilities for both the pastoral and

diakonal ministry of the Church.

The Youth Internship Programme envisions the development of leadership in

the youth as well as the ability to address the root causes of problems -- social,

political and economic, and identify with the least privileged sections of the

Indian society in their pursuit to resist globalization, combat communalism and

defend democracy.

The kind of exposure the interns will get through their field exposure, desk

work, classroom lessons, and consultation with their guides and experts will

equip them with the ability to recognise social problems where they exist and

enable them to address these issues. CASA will play the role of facilitator.


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Focal Points of the YIP- 2008:

A) Participants

B) Recruitment Process

C) Internship Programme

D) Finances/Resources

E) Responsibility of CASA as the Facilitator

F) Infrastructure requirement for the YIP

G) Accountability of CASA

H} Accountability of the Sponsoring Organizations

A) Participants

Duration of the Internship Programme will be for One Year.

CASA intends to conduct this programme for 5 years during which 50 youths

will benefit. For each Youth Internship Programme, ten youth will be invited

every year (five girls and five boys). Thereby, visualizing that at the end of the 5-

year period, CASA would have prepared and provided 50 socially conscious

youth with capability to lead, question the injustices, and resolve issues that

hamper the socio-economic and cultural development of poor, meek and

marginalized. From the 2nd Year onward, this opportunity would be also opened

to international volunteers.

Profile Of Participants:

Age: 18 to 22 year old girls and boys

Educational qualifications : Graduate with sufficient knowledge ofEnglish. Working knowledge of Hindiand other regional languages would bean added advantage. Theologicallytrained youth are also encouraged toapply.

Competencies: * Desire to unlearn and learn* Leadership qualities* Enthusiasm* Commitment


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* Fortitude* Agility of the Mind* Creativity

Attitude: * Willingness to work under hard andadverse conditions

Willingness and the ability to faceand deal with difficult situation

Sensitivity and Respect for allreligions/cultures/gender/castes,etc

B) Recruitment Process:

Recruitment will be in a phased manner.

Phase 1In the first phase, the Youth Internship Programme will be shared with our

partner Churches. The Church will play an instrumental role in

Spreading information about the Youth Internship Programme amongstthe parishioners;

Distributing Application Forms amongst the interested/potential youth;

Phase 2 The Short listed candidates will then undergo a well worked out selection

process (Group Discussion Interviews) by CASA personnel. The selected

candidates will be inducted to the Youth Internship Programme. (CASA does not

guarantee any Job to the selected interns)

Detailed Information can be obtained from the Head Office:

The Director/ (the designated personnel),Churchs Auxiliary for Social Action,

4th Floor, Rachna Building,2 Rajendra Place, Pusa Road,New Delhi 110008.

Phone Numbers: (91 - 11) 25730611/25730612/ 25731218Fax: (91 - 11) 2575 2502/2573 3763Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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C) Internship Brief:

The selected Interns who enter the Youth Internship Programme will undergo

one year of training/internship.

The YIP is designed to enable the Interns to imbibe values, learning and

information that CASA intends to impart, through a judicious mixture of

Classroom learning and Field Exposure.

Orientation to the interns about the organization, its work and of the

stakeholders

I- First Week: Classroom Session where the volunteers will have a formal

introduction to CASA, its activities, structure, programmes, culture, etc.

II- Three Months: Classroom Training to enhance Theoretical Knowledge

The Classroom learning will include:

Theological Reflections/Bible StudyIndigenous and Creative WorshipLecturesGroup DiscussionsSimulationsCase StudiesTransactional AnalysisAudio-Visual Presentations

(Refer annex II for the theoretical course material).


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III- Nine Months: Field Exposure to enhance Practical Knowledge and

skill. :

This shall involve experiential and on-the-job learning process,It shall include assignments based on both office and fieldwork.The Interns are expected to participate actively in the assignments they are

given i.e. the live-in projects (as far as field work is concerned) as well as the

relevant and ongoing deskwork (report analysis, project proposals, planning,

coordination etc).

Expectation from the volunteers during the internship

To lead a value oriented, disciplined life style during the training.To get involved in the activities of the organization in the field as well as in the

office.

To learn the theoretical/practical aspects of Social Action.To learn the concept of leadership, motivation, service, justice, etc.

To discharge all the responsibilities/duties, they are assigned either in thefieldwork or the office to the best of their capability.

hat their development can be monitored and appraised on a

monthly basis.

A, and

e to their designated guide for reporting purposes.

To learn from the experiences of their supervisors.

Maintenance of a journal:

The Interns will be made to maintain a daily journal, which could be

discussed at times of consultations with the supervisors and the designated

authorities, so t

For all practical purposes, the assignments given to the Interns will be similar

to that of Community Organisers, Facilitators, and Field Officers of CAS

they will be answerabl

fer Annex III for the various assignments that may be given to the Interns)(Re


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Internship Programme Schedule.

Time Period Internship content

1st Week of October

2008

Group induction and orientation - interns will be

made aware of CASA - its People, Projects, Partners,

the places it works in, and the expected performance

from the interns

October- 2008 Theoretical Inputs - Classroom learning

Nov Dec 15 , 2008 Field training in any of the programmes in any zones

of CASA

Dec 15, 08- Jan15, 09 Vacations

16th -31st Jan 2009 Theoretical Inputs - Classroom learning

Feb-April 2009 Field training in any of the programmes in any zones

of CASA

May - 2009 Theoretical Inputs - Classroom learning

June-August 2009 Field training in any of the programmes in any zones

of CASA

2 weeks in Sept 2009 Final Review of the Programme, follow up and

Graduation.

N;B: Between Dec 15 08 Jan 15 09, the candidates will have a months

holiday

The following Programmes/ Departments of CASA are identified for

Interaction with the Interns.

The CORE Programmes of CASAThe Bilateral ProgrammesBihar Orissa and Jharkhand Package Programmes.The Tsunami Rehabilitation work in South India.Rajasthan Development Project.Food for Community Development Programme.Partnership Programme in the north east India.


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CBDP(Community Based Disaster Preparedness) in Orissa, West Bengal,Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and other parts of the

country

Programme DepartmentThe Finance DepartmentThe Human Resource Department.The Administration and Personnel DepartmentThe PR and Communication DepartmentThe Policy DeskD) Provisions during the Internship Period to the Candidates

Candidates will receive a stipend of Rs. 4,000/- per month CASA will arrange simple accommodation at Resource Centres and

guesthouses.

During the class-room training, Boarding and lodging will be arranged byCASA

During the field placements, the candidates will have to meet foodexpenses from their stipend amount

CASA will not be liable for medical expenses in the event of any majorillness

Travel expenses for joining the YIP and returning to their respectiveplaces after completion of course will be the responsibility of either the

candidates or the sponsoring agency.

Travel expenses during the holiday in July will not be the responsibilityof CASA

E) CASAs Responsibilities as a Facilitator.

CASA as a Mentor and Facilitator of the entire Programme would ensure that:-

Each Intern is willing to learn new insights and most importantly unlearnknowledge that is not pro-people;


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istic live-in and plunge-inexperiences through the exposure programmes.

vided with relevant learning through proper guidance byexperienced staff.

long hours of hard work (both mental andphysical), meeting deadlines, etc.

ed in whatever work they areassigned by CASA related to the programme.

guidance/counselling and also help in acclimatization of the Intern in

CASA.

enial environment to the Interns for learning,both in the office and the field.

ho shall be the Facilitators?

Each Intern is given comprehensive and hol

Each Intern is pro

Each Intern is willing to take up

Each Intern is deeply and sincerely involv

CASA staff will help the Intern when he/ she may need

advice/

CASA staff will provide a cong

W

e shall be various Facilitators to guide the Interns. The Team will consist

f:

theYouth Internship Programme to coordinate and appraise the Programme;

Social

Ther

o

Co-ordinators: One Designated Officers from CASA will be in-charge of

Resource Persons: Staff of CASA, Lecturers of Social Work Institutes,

Research Scholars, Qualified & Experienced Personnel form NGOs,

Activists from Movements, Theologians and Peoples Leaders, etc.

Supervisors: Who would guide them in the projects assigned to them.


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on, transport etc.

Administrative Assistant: Exclusively for the Interns, to look into the

logistical arrangements in terms of food, accommodati

nd eminent people from outside CASA

Advisory Committee: A group comprising of 5 CASA staff and two

experienced a

Director, CASA: Who shall be the final authority of the InternshipProgramme.

F- Infrastructure and Logistics

Following infrastructural/logistical requirements will be arranged by CASA

Conference hall Accommodation

inputs)Food during structured interventions (Theoretical

onTransportati

ooks and Magazines)Library/Reading material (B

StationaryAudio-Visual Equipments

tor, Cassette/VCD/DVD Players, Camera,(Computers, LCD, OHP, Slide Projec

etc)

G) Accountability of CASA

d enable theirtotal development (i.e. personality, knowledge and commitment).

CASA will ensure that the Interns get an experience that woul

The guides (CASA Personnel) are accountable to the Interns to make theirexperience in CASA as informative, meaningful and motivated.


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H) Accountability of Sponsoring Organization

The Sponsoring Organization would have to

ensure that the Intern theyor is chosen by the methods prescribed in the recruitment process and

d to bear the expenses on behalf of theinterns i.e. registration and two

p to

IP; hall abide by the Rules & Regulations (Guidelines) set up by

the CASA an te with them to implement the discipline;

in a creative manner to improve theprogramme;

spons

is the most competent among the applicants.

The Sponsoring Organization is expecte

way travel expenses (from the interns native

lace place of joining and return).

I) Accountability of the Participants / Interns:The Interns must sincerely learn as much as is possible during this Y

The Interns s

d coopera

The Interns shall participate

The Interns shall not utilize the learning from this programme forcommercial purposes.

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Anne 008

Application Form

Churchs Auxiliary for Social ActionRachna Building, 2 Rajendra Place, Pusa Road, New Delhi, India.

Ph. : 011-2573 0611, 2573 0612 Fax: 011-2575 2502

licant

x I Youth Internship Programme-2

Name of the App

Date of Birth

Name of Father

Occupation

Name of mother

Occupation

Details of SiblingsBrothers

Sr. No. Name Occupation

Sisters

Sr. N me Occupationo Na

Address

ermanent TemporaryP

Ph.No. Ph.No.

Email(1): Email (2):

Parish

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Address:

Name of Parish Priest:

Personal Details

Attach 3

Recent

Passport SizePhotographs

in Colour


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ualification startingom the most recent

Name of the School /College and the BoardUniversity

Year of Passing Marks / GradDivisio

Obtained

Qfr / /

School Level

Educational Details

Details of Extracurricular Activities:

College Level

University Level

State Level

1.2.3 .4 .5 .

1.

Details of Achievements

Personal Strengths

2.3.4 .

5.


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1 .2 .3 .

Positions of Responsibilities Held

Personal Weaknesses

1 .2 .3.

List the names of the organizations where you are a member.

Write in a paragraph your reasons for joining this Internshi

Programme of CASA

Write in a separate sheet in your own handwriting, an auto-biographical narrative of 500 wordsdetailing your vocation as a Christian, making reference to various people/incidences who/whicmight have made an impact on you from your early childhood till date.


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Please Give References with detailed address and phone numbers of three individuals who are norelated to you

. Professional 2. Educational 3. Pastoral1

Declaration by the Candidate

I _________________________ hereby declare that theinformation provided above is authentic.

Name : ________________________

Signature:______________________

Place : ________________________

Attestation by the Head of the SponsorinChurch / Parish.

Name : ________________________

Position Held:________________________

Signature: _________________________

Parish Stamp: ________________________

NB: Filled in applications should be sent to the Director, CASA at theaddress given on the top of the application form on the first page on orbefore15th July 2008


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Annex II

Proposed Course Material

In order to provide theoretical background to the Interns and enable them to learnfficiently, the following sub active classroom

essions by the Resource Pers

Sr. No. ed Course Content- An Outline

e

s

jects have been included for the inter

ons.

Propos

1. Understanding the Society /Tools of Social Analysis2. Principles of Social Work/Social Action3. Scientific Research Methodology4. The Bible & Social Transformation5. Contextual Theology

(Feminist Theology, Dalit Theology, Liberation Theology, etc)

6. Worship and Liturgy7. Poverty, Development and Globalisation8. Livelihood and Sustainable Development9. Current Affairs and News Analysis10. Polity and Governance11. Urban and Rural Sociology12. Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Institutions13. DimensionsCommunity Based Organization Social and Legal14. Communication and Development15. Introduction to Human Rights16. Human Rights and Marginalised Sections of Society

(Women, Children, Dalits, Adivasis, and others)

17. Womens Issues; Gender mainstreaming18. Casteism and Communalism in India19. Introduction to Ecumenism; Ecumenical Youth Movement20. Religious Pluralism21. Voluntary Action in Development22. Legal Empowerment of CSOs23. Policy, Advocacy, Networking & Lobbying24. Developing Project Proposals for Development intervention25. NGO Management26. Organisation Development27. Strategic Management28. Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation29. Participatory Research and Evaluation30. Information Technology for Project data management31. Finance and the Social Sector; Basic Accounting/Social Auditing32. Micro Finance and self reliance33. PR (Public Relation) in the social sector34. Human Resource Management in the Social Sector

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Annex. III

Expectations from the Interns

To be committed to the liberation of the Poor and the Oppressed; To be disciplined to lead a responsible life style committed to the cause forwhich the programme is designed;

To ensure the efficient and effective delivery of Programmes/ Projects byadhering to parameters laid down in training;

To provide information / report on the progress to the guide on a day-to-daybasis in such format as may be asked to do so;

To carry out all the assignments systematically and sincerely wheneverassigned to him/her by the Guide;

To maintain update records on the accomplishment of Projects for study andscrutiny by the Guide and/or others concerned;

To maintain statistical and analytical documentation of all activitiesundertaken;

To ensure effective implementation of projects given to him/her

the reference community on variousrelated issues;

To provide all help -- physical as well as intellectual -- as and when requiredfor the community;

To regularly visit and interact with

To share knowledge with his/her fellow interns;

d create an effective network with all the stakeholders whenever

xecute various activities so as to effectively implement

the feedback of the

e adding value to oneself and thereby to the Internship

Programme.

To participate actively in all assigned activities of the organization;

To try an

possible;

To co-ordinate and e

various programmes;

Evaluate the effectiveness of the work done and take

guide, peers and other experts to improve upon the work;

To continu

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