TII – Reimagine Responsible Enterprises Fellowship – Access Livelihoods
Last date to apply March 10th, 2023
Access Livelihoods is a Hyderabad-based social enterprise established in 2005 to work with economically marginalised communities who battle great odds to eke out fragile livelihoods.
About the Fellowship
A 12-month acceleration cum fellowship that will give you the opportunity to contribute to the social, economic, and environmental pillars of sustainability as well as learn business management and leadership skills.
Transforming India Initiative Reimagine Responsible Enterprises focuses on experiential learning and a hands-on approach to bring about positive change in the communities. Initially, Fellows will attend 30 Days Induction workshop at Access Livelihoods.Post Workshop fellows will start working with the Enterprises where they will be placed. Throughout the fellowship, there will be Mentorship sessions and Reflection workshops to maintain the continuity of learning for fellows.
TII RRE fellowship program realizes the importance of integrating the skills and passion of young individuals and communities with practical and experiential learning and focuses completely on that to provide the candidates with on-ground experience and learning opportunities.
The fellows will implement innovative and out-of-the-box solutions to accelerate the responsible enterprises. Meanwhile, they will get an opportunity to work on various aspects of business development and enterprise management.
Responsible enterprises are companies with the purpose to serve the three pillars of sustainability namely, Social, Economic and Environmental. They also provide new technologies and skills to the communities by acting as a facilitator and conducting training programs for them.
The objective of the Fellowship
The program is for young individuals who want to achieve big things in life and make a key difference in the lives of disadvantaged communities. As a fellow, you will work with the responsible enterprises to manage it efficiently and effectively and increase their business to realize a higher impact on the communities and ecology. In a nutshell, you will work on all business development and management aspects and learn how to manage an enterprise.
Duration and Value of Award
Every month, Rs.15000/- as a stipend will be given for the sustenance of fellows and On successful completion the Fellows will receive a separate gratification amount of Rs.60,000 and a certificate of completion from Access Livelihoods.
Program Design
Fellows are placed in responsible enterprises where they learn and get familiar with the functioning of the enterprise and understand the challenges faced by the enterprise as well as the community.
Fellows move to the next phase. Based on the understanding developed during the first phase, fellows will design and implement business plans for the enterprise they placed in order to mitigate the challenges they have identified and accelerate the enterprise.
Fellows move to the final phase of the program. They have to ensure the sustainability of the responsible enterprise as well as the business plan that they have implemented by appointing relevant and sufficient systems in place.
To be eligible for this Fellowship, Prospective Applicants Must:
College graduates from any field having some knowledge/experience of agriculture/environment conservation/business/social work and passionate to work with the communities are welcome to apply for the fellowship.
The candidate must have their own laptop, a basic understanding of the office suite and must be comfortable working on it. English proficiency is mandatory.
Placed: Fellows will be placed in Responsible Enterprises anywhere in India. Provided, their vernacular abilities matches the geographic as well as societal demands.
