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For all projects with Cultural Academy for Peace in India:
Duration: Minimum 4 months - maximum 6 months
Fee: INR 15,000 per month (dies entspricht ca. 220 Euro - Stand Oktober 2011) food and accomodation included, as well as mentoring and administration
CAP-01 Documentation and Communication Officer
1. Project Host: Cultural Academy for Peace
2. Number of Volunteers: 1
3. Description of Local Project
Cultural Academy for Peace, an organization established in 1984 has been committed to the empowerment and rights of women and children. Its members have committed their lives to active Non Violent social change, with focus on women and Children.
Over the Past 25 years our activities include providing alternative living condition for the victims of domestic violence, Women’s crisis intervention centers and counseling centers, educational and empowerment programmes, education programme for adolescent girls, legal aid and referral centers, numerous campaigns to focus on women’s issues, advocacy and lobbying for women’s rights, non-violence and conflict management skill training, peace education, Interfaith dialogues, Formation and strengthening of peace clubs in various school etc.
4. Field of Work: Documenting and handling Communication
5. Special Qualifications recommended: writing and speaking skills in English, Computer Skills (MS office, MS Word etc.)
6. Description of the task of Volunteers:
- Handle Communication(Local and International)
- Coordination with network organizations
- Regular update of Website
- Organize and edit the articles prepared for Newsletter
- Prepare programme reports
- Documenting consultations, meetings and workshops
The volunteer will need to have a deeper understanding of the projects and activities of Cultural Academy for Peace.
CAP-02 Support worker for Emergency Crisis and Rehabilitation Center
1. Project Host: Sakhi – Shanthi Bhavan, Cultural Academy for Peace
2. Number of Volunteers: 1
3. Description of Local Project
“Sakhi is a friend who supports, a mother who nurtures and a sister who consoles every distressed woman and girl who comes to her”.
SAKHI an initiative of Cultural Academy for Peace, aims to lend a helping hand to women and children in distress and in dangerous situations .The emergency drop in Centre gives counseling, care and protection for women and girls, who are suffering from mental and physical harassment, torture, victims of suicidal attempts, sexual abuse and domestic violence.
People who approach SAKHI include
Women whose husbands are in prison and subsequently were thrown out of their houses by landlords and have no shelter
Women who have attempted to commit suicide
Victims of Domestic Violence
Adolescent girls belonging to Below Poverty Line families who encounter difficulties and drop out from schools
Women and girls who are victims of trafficking and sexual abuse
Daughters of sex workers
Deserted pregnant women
Women victimized by alcoholic spouses
Women abused by personality disoriented partners
Women and children who are abandoned by their families
Physically challenged women and children
Last year we have handled 171 cases, in which 149 were domestic violence victims and 19 were those abandoned by their relatives. We were able to provide shelter for 67 people.
4. Field of Work: Emotional and Social Support for the residents of shelter home, teaching
5. Special Skills required: preferably those with an empathetic understanding of the situation, Good Inter personal relationship, familiarity with creative arts and learning techniques. Experience in working in similar centers is also preferable.
6. Description of the task of volunteer:
Female volunteers are preferred, since the shelter home is for women. The Volunteer may be involved in the coordination of daily routine activities of residents. Most of the residents are victims of violence suffering from Physical and psychological trauma, the volunteers are to provide Socio psychological and emotional support to the victims. The volunteers are to assist the residents visit to the doctor and also provide medical care. The volunteer need to take case studies of the residents and awareness classes based on relevant social issues. The volunteer can help residents gain self confidence through trauma healing, empowerment programmes, personality development training classes and exercises etc.
The volunteer can assist the students at the shelter home with tuitions in subjects like Math, Science and English and also help improve their communication in English. The volunteer can involve the children by using Creative learning methods can encourage children to and develop learning skills and involve them in activities like drawing, drama, singing etc.
Communication and documentation are all in English, the project staff will support the volunteers to interact with the residents. The residents speak the local language Malayalam, few of them can understand English, but cannot converse.
CAP-03 Community Support Facilitator
1. Project Host: Sustainability through Participation, Empowerment and Decentralization (SPED) III
2. Number of Volunteers: 1
3. Description of Local Project
The target areas which have been selected for the implementation of SPED-III are coastal villages that lie in the North –Western part of Cochin. People traditionally belong to fisherfolk and their main occupation is fishing. Other than this agriculture especially coconut and paddy are also the major source of income for the community.
Majority of the people belong to Below Poverty Line families. Unemployment is a severe problem faced by the young generation of the community. Seasonal unemployment is also exists here especially during the rainy seasons. According to the statistical studies done by United Nations Vypin has the highest population density in the continent of Asia. With increase in population due to migration and new programmes like Vallarpadam terminal the area is subjected to social evils like human trafficking, smuggling etc. most of the areas are below sea level, which causes stagnation of water and affects the sanitation and hygiene of the locals.
The major objectives of the project are
- Promotion of community Health
- Sustainable Livelihood initiative for 90 women
- Implementation of 25 Sustainable Livelihood initiatives for women affected or infected by HIV/AIDS.
- Gender Sensitization
- Environment consciousness building
- Capacity building and Good governance.
4. Field of work: Community Intervention
5. Special skills required: preferably those with skills, knowledge and aptitude in community development activities
6. Description of the task of volunteer
The volunteer will be engaged in empowerment and activism in community based settings to bring about social change and improve the quality of life.
- Identifying community issues, needs and problems
- Developing new community-based programmes and resources
- Evaluating and monitoring existing programmes;
- Helping to raise public awareness on issues relevant to the community
- Acting as facilitator to promote self-help in the community
- Preparing reports
- Planning, attending and coordinating meetings and events
- Encouraging participation in activities
CAP-04 Support Worker – Nonviolence and Conflict Resolution Training Center
1. Project Host: Training centre for Peace and Conflict Reconciliation, Cultural Academy for Peace
2. Number of Volunteers: 1
3. Description of Local Project:
The training Centre of Cultural Academy for Peace with a team of internationally trained trainers provides several training programmes on Peace Building, Active nonviolence, Conflict Resolution, Mediation, Gender Sensitization etc. The purpose of the training is to provide the skills which helps one transform conflict into opportunity .The opportunity in mediation is to repair/ improve relationships damaged by conflicts.
Cultural Academy for Peace has formed a National Coalition for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325.
The training is imparted to groups consisting of
- Educationists and entrepreneurs
- Government, police and local leaders.
- Religious and secular groups and institutions
- Students and youth
- Motivated men and women from all walks of life
The centre has also initiated Peace Clubs in schools to impart peace activities and programmes for students.
4. Field of Work: Peace education training and Peace Clubs
5. Special Skills required: preferably those who have the interest to be involved in peace initiatives.
6. Description of task of volunteer
- Coordinating activities of the peace clubs in schools
- Promoting activities for students of Peace Clubs
- Encouraging participation of students in peace activities
- Assist in training programmes
- Participation in workshops