AKSHAYA PATRA - DREAM PROJECT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME

The Dream Project Fellowship, a eight-month management fellowship programme, is an opportunity for professionals with excellent leadership skills to work with Akshaya Patra and create an impact in the lives of our beneficiaries. The fellowship will be an integral part of Akshaya Patra’s flagship initiative, “Giving Every Dream a Chance”. The initiative was launched in 2016, featuring three beneficiaries. They were given necessary mentorship and training through professionals in the field of their choice. Encouraged by the success of the pilot, the initiative has scaled up to provide training and mentorship to more than 300 children in the field of Dance, Theatre, Origami, Culinary and Football, with the support of other organizations and individual mentors. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE INITIATIVE 1. Every beneficiary is given exposure to extracurricular activities and an opportunity to find out his/her passion. 2. To use arts and sports to draw students to school – better attendance 3. To change their perception of education and generate their academic interest 4. To help personality development and smooth out extreme behaviors like suppression or aggression 5. To give beneficiaries to seek out alternative careers 6. To encourage students to integrate art and education for a better educational experience 7. The fellows will be part of the management and operations team to implement the initiative. The Dream Project Fellows will be responsible for: 1. Outreach: Souring mentors in various fields individually or through academies. 2. School Onboarding: Closely coordinate with our operations team to reach out to our beneficiary schools and get them on board for the initiative 3. Student Onboarding: Overlook the student sign-ups, audition process, session scheduling, and setting up of space. 4. Monitoring: Conduct regular visits and monitor the sessions, mentor attendance, and student attendance. Coordinate with the core team in creating and running the mentor club and various student clubs 5. Problem Solving: Quick troubleshooting for on-ground issues. 6. Building Relationships: Act as the bridge between the mentors and schools. The fellow will need to build and maintain a strong rapport to earn the trust of the school authorities and get their full support for our initiative. ITEM DISCRIPTION Name AKSHAYA PATRA - DREAM PROJECT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME Provided by Akshaya Patra Foundation