HAIJALO

Tanakpur, Champawat

Youll be working with an amazing duo - Bombil and Mannu, along with some of the most driven Pahadi youth. MANAGING OUR SLOW LIVING MONASTERY :Making the best use of an old Himalayan cottage for life changing self love and community livingLead the set-up and marketing of the Slow Living Monastery project.Organise special events and camps at Mathu Mathu, our slow living monastery. Mathu Mathu means Slowly, slowly in KumaiyyaDirect a team of fellows and volunteers for set-up, operations, accounting, reportingFUNDRAISING : Raising funds through individual donors, funding agencies, CSR for HaiJalo projectsRaise a minimum of Rs.20,00,000/-. This amount will enable 10 Pahadi youth to go through HaiJalos 15-month fellowship programme, where they set-up & operate social enterprises alongside running socio-environmental initiatives. It will also pay for your salary for 15 months, an office space and social activity costs during this time.ENGLISH LANGUAGE & TECH SUPPORT :Spend about 3 hours a week organising fun English language activities for fellows and students. Thinkbook club, karaoke, watching English videos/movies, playing the crossword.Creating presentations and documents. Sharing your digital skills with youth fellows.LOCAL CHANGEMAKING :Take the lead on any one of the socio-environmental issues in the table above (headings marked in yellow). Youll be partnered by at least two Pahadi fellows.We try to effect change in 4 ways:Ask - Conduct a mini research on the issue which deepens our understanding of its local relevance or impact.Awareness - Raise awareness locallyAction - Take direct action towards changeAdvocacy - Advocate for change through a political campaign, a petition, media coverage