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| Film and Media Program | |
ISAC’s film and media program is a one of a kind program that is based in the heart of India’s film industry popularly known as “Bollywood”.
The program is a great way to see the industry first hand through its professionals and work environments. The program emphasizes the inner workings and logistics of the film industry in Mumbai and incorporates meetings with film professionals, visits to film shoots, post production studios and hands on student project.
The program is for students of film and media, communication and for those with an interest in Indian cinema. “Bollywood” is the largest film industry in the world and unique in its sensibilities, presentation and cultural context.
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| | Grassroots Community Development | |
Work with local NGO’s in rural areas outside the city of Mumbai. The visiting students work with social workers in the area of health, women’s empowerment, micro-credit, community development, child sponsorship, HIV/AIDS intervention and awareness programs, health education and teaching programs.
Sample organizations include: Children's Future India (CFI) in Pen and Pune, Sandhna Village, Samparc, and Balgram Malvali. These organizations are community based institutions working on the grassroots level for provision of health, education and village development services. Students are given a general orientation to all aspects of organizational work and are placed with a department of their choice.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR July, August and September 2010!
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| | Microfinance and Social Business Internship |
ISAC is offering an exciting opportunity for students and practitioners of business, economics, social science and commerce to Intern with Microfinance Institutions based in the populated and vibrant city of Mumbai. This internship program and its placement provide you with an opportunity to understand the inner workings of such institutions with a focus achieving financial inclusion for the otherwise “non-bankable” urban poor in India. In addition the program provides you with an in-depth understanding of the concept of Microfinance, livelihood issues and the dynamics of urban poverty.
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| | Rural and Public Health Rotation | |
ISAC offers an in-depth Rural and Public Health rotation for medical and pre-medical students to work with local doctors on mobile vans, hospitals, clinics and Aids/HIV interventions.
This program gives students a chance to learn about health problems faced by rural communities. Students work one on one with local doctors in the areas of public health, rural medicine and HIV/AIDS.
The program combines work on a mobile health van, small local hospitals, and field trips to see leprosy projects and cataract surgeries. This program offers great learning opportunities for pre-meds, medical students, public health students and nursing students who are interested in International health.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR July, August and September 2010!
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Our January students conducted medical checkups for over 3000 village children! Read about their program experience.
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| | Clinical Rotation, Mumbai | |
ISAC offers an exciting clinical rotation in Mumbai. Students work with local doctors and specialists in surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, oncology and internal medicine. Students can also work in the area of Aids/HIV.
The program gives students a chance to learn about health problems faced by communities in an urban setup. Students participate in outpatient clinics, ward rounds and observe surgeries and other medical procedures. This program offers great learning opportunities for pre-meds, medical students, public health students and nursing students who are interested in International health.
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| | Introduction to Traditional Medicine |
This program is offered to students with an interest in traditional medicine. The program explores ancient Indian methods for healing and maintaining good health. These include yoga, meditation, “drugless” treatments through alteration of diet and lifestyle incorporating mind and body systems.
The philosophy of most of these systems is based on healing the entire body and mind through yoga, meditation, simple natural treatments and controlled vegetarian diet. The program requires a degree of commitment to learning about traditional medicine as it involves changes in diet and lifestyle which can take time to get used to.
Students learn yoga, meditation, shadow doctors in the outpatient clinics and observe the treatments such as hydro therapy, massages, and panchkarma (a detoxification technique in Ayurveda.)
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| | Teach Rural Children | |
Live and work in rural areas teaching English and Math in village schools. Volunteers are placed in local schools from kindergarten to high schools, rural schools and also with special needs children in the area. This program offers volunteers an opportunity to make a difference in the life of children from poor and rural communities.
This is the most hands on program with volunteers given full responsibility to conduct classes and educational activities.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR July, August and September 2010!
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| | Ecology and Culture Tourism Internship |
Intern with a local social enterprise dedicated to the preservation of art and culture, traditional customs and lifestyles of rural India through various developmental projects. Interns could work in programs such as culture tourism towards stengthening local economy and addressing issues of livelihood and migration. Other programs could include revival of local art and folk culture and women's empowerment and education.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR July, August and September 2010!
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