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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA MUMBAI, INDIA / DELHI, INDIA / AGRA, INDIA / JAIPUR, INDIA / COCHIN, INDIA / TILONIA, INDIA / LUCKNOW, INDIA / DEHRADUN, INDIA / RISHIKESH, INDIA
Work alongside women Ashoka Fellows and other social entrepreneurs, community activist, impact investors, development leaders, NGOs and social enterprises. Immerse yourself in the challenging work of gender and development in the largest urban slum in the world, stay with Indian families overnight, and work in teams on a design thinking project for a local partner with measurable social impact. Learn about Indian philosophy, yoga, meditation, traditional medicine and appreciate the exposure to different faith traditions. Visit the Taj Mahal, sail overnight on a houseboat seeing agricultural life along the river, take an overnight train, enjoy a Himalayan trek, learn traditional dance and Ayurvedic cooking, as well as daily yoga and meditation. Hear from special guests speakers across industries and sectors on a range of topics. Being physically fit is important as we will be hiking in the mountains, working in very poor, dirty slums during monsoon season, and taking local Indian transportation. We ask participants to self-reflect very often, be mindful and silent at certain points, and go for large stretches without access to WiFi. We work alongside very fragile communities, so participants will need to practice deep empathy, cultural humility, and be able to put others first on a daily basis. Join us and engage in the mysteries and beauty of India which exist alongside extreme poverty, sickness, discrimination, and all of the many contradictions inherent in the world's largest democracy. You'll be guided in this process from two seasoned development practitioners with years of experience on several continents. OVERVIEW
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REFLECT VERY OFTEN, BE MINDFUL AND SILENT AT CERTAIN POINTS,
July 8, 2018 to Aug 7, 2018
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Application Open: October 20, 2017
AND GO FOR LARGE STRETCHES WITHOUT ACCESS TO WIFI. WE WORK
* Priority Deadline: December 3, 2017
Application Deadline: February 1, 2018
ALONGSIDE VERY FRAGILE COMMUNITIES, SO PARTICIPANTS WILL NEED TO PRACTICE DEEP EMPATHY, CULTURAL HUMILITY, AND BE ABLE TO PUT OTHERS FIRST ON A DAILY BASIS. JOIN US AND ENGAGE IN THE
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MYSTERIES AND BEAUTY OF INDIA WHICH EXIST ALONGSIDE EXTREME
GEO Application (https://prodweb.neu.edu/webapp6/oisp/app/secure/s/main.action): All applicants must complete the GEO application. This is the first step for applying to any program.
Essay Questions: Answer each question in 2-3
POVERTY, SICKNESS, DISCRIMINATION, AND ALL OF THE MANY
paragraphs (completed online via GEO application).
CONTRADICTIONS INHERENT IN THE WORLD'S LARGEST DEMOCRACY.
$500 non-refundable deposit: Deposits must be paid through NUPay. Be sure to select the appropriate summer term.
What are your personal and academic reasons for wishing to participate in this Dialogue of Civilizations program? How will the program further your academic and career goals?
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YOU'LL BE GUIDED IN THIS PROCESS FROM TWO SEASONED
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What experience do you have with community engagement? Describe a circumstance when you weren’t sure what the correct response was to a culturally sensitive situation.
AND OTHER SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS, COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, IMPACT INVESTORS, DEVELOPMENT LEADERS, NGOS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES. IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE CHALLENGING WORK OF GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE LARGEST URBAN SLUM IN THE
Applications are not considered complete until deposit is received. This deposit will be applied to the full cost of the
WORLD, STAY WITH INDIAN FAMILIES OVERNIGHT, AND WORK IN
program.
TEAMS ON A DESIGN THINKING PROJECT FOR A LOCAL PARTNER WITH MEASURABLE SOCIAL IMPACT. LEARN ABOUT INDIAN PHILOSOPHY,
* Priority Deadline: All students that apply by the priority deadline will be considered for admission, as all dialogues
YOGA, MEDITATION, TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND APPRECIATE THE
remain open until the priority deadline. After the priority deadline, applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the
EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT FAITH TRADITIONS. VISIT THE TAJ MAHAL,
program fills. Programs are subject to close anytime between the priority deadline and the application deadline when a
SAIL OVERNIGHT ON A HOUSEBOAT SEEING AGRICULTURAL LIFE
program receives the maximum number of students.
ALONG THE RIVER, TAKE AN OVERNIGHT TRAIN, ENJOY A HIMALAYAN TREK, LEARN TRADITIONAL DANCE AND AYURVEDIC COOKING, AS
Update My Travel Plans on myNortheastern (https://my.northeastern.edu/) Once you have been accepted into the program and your the flight and accommodation details have been shared with you, you are required to create an entry in My Travel Plans for the trip. Please be sure to enter the following pieces of information:
WELL AS DAILY YOGA AND MEDITATION. HEAR FROM SPECIAL GUESTS SPEAKERS ACROSS INDUSTRIES AND SECTORS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS. BEING PHYSICALLY FIT IS IMPORTANT AS WE WILL BE HIKING IN THE MOUNTAINS, WORKING IN VERY POOR, DIRTY SLUMS DURING
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MONSOON SEASON, AND TAKING LOCAL INDIAN TRANSPORTATION.
HealthTravel Info: Dates, flight and accommodation details, etc.
WE ASK PARTICIPANTS TO SELF-REFLECT VERY OFTEN, BE MINDFUL
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AND SILENT AT CERTAIN POINTS, AND GO FOR LARGE STRETCHES WITHOUT ACCESS TO WIFI. WE WORK ALONGSIDE VERY FRAGILE
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COMMUNITIES, SO PARTICIPANTS WILL NEED TO PRACTICE DEEP
Should you fail to complete this step as directed, you may be prevented from traveling, may not receive credit for
ON A DAILY BASIS. JOIN US AND ENGAGE IN THE MYSTERIES AND
EMPATHY, CULTURAL HUMILITY, AND BE ABLE TO PUT OTHERS FIRST BEAUTY OF INDIA WHICH EXIST ALONGSIDE EXTREME POVERTY,
courses, and/or may be excluded from participating in other Northeastern global programs.
SICKNESS, DISCRIMINATION, AND ALL OF THE MANY CONTRADICTIONS INHERENT IN THE WORLD'S LARGEST DEMOCRACY. YOU'LL BE GUIDED IN THIS PROCESS FROM TWO SEASONED DEVELOPMENT
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
PRACTITIONERS WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ON SEVERAL CONTINENTS.&TEXT=NORTHEASTERN GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY -
Studying abroad requires a valid passport. You may also need a visa and/or other travel documents. It is
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN
your responsibility to ensure that all your documents are valid and appropriate to the nature of your
INDIA: WORK ALONGSIDE WOMEN ASHOKA FELLOWS AND OTHER
program.
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS, COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, IMPACT INVESTORS, DEVELOPMENT LEADERS, NGOS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES. IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE CHALLENGING WORK OF GENDER AND
Minimum Requirements
DEVELOPMENT IN THE LARGEST URBAN SLUM IN THE WORLD, STAY
Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.7
WITH INDIAN FAMILIES OVERNIGHT, AND WORK IN TEAMS ON A DESIGN
Minimum Semesters: Minimum of 2 completed Northeastern semesters at the time of program start date. NUin students are eligible to apply during their first semester on the Boston campus. Transfer and Global Pathways students contact GEO program coordinator for eligibility.
THINKING PROJECT FOR A LOCAL PARTNER WITH MEASURABLE SOCIAL IMPACT. LEARN ABOUT INDIAN PHILOSOPHY, YOGA, MEDITATION, TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND APPRECIATE THE
Other Requirements
EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT FAITH TRADITIONS. VISIT THE TAJ MAHAL,
: This Dialogue is primarily for students in one of three categories: 1) have a Minor in Global Social Entrepreneurship, or are in the process of applying for the Minor, 2) who have a Concentration in Social Entrepreneurship, 3) who have taken 2206 or another SEI course. All other students who apply will be given due consideration, and we are particularly interested in students from international affairs, engineering, human services, sociology, political science, economics, and computer science.
SAIL OVERNIGHT ON A HOUSEBOAT SEEING AGRICULTURAL LIFE ALONG THE RIVER, TAKE AN OVERNIGHT TRAIN, ENJOY A HIMALAYAN TREK, LEARN TRADITIONAL DANCE AND AYURVEDIC COOKING, AS WELL AS DAILY YOGA AND MEDITATION. HEAR FROM SPECIAL GUESTS SPEAKERS ACROSS INDUSTRIES AND SECTORS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS. BEING PHYSICALLY FIT IS IMPORTANT AS WE WILL BE HIKING IN THE MOUNTAINS, WORKING IN VERY POOR, DIRTY SLUMS DURING
COURSES
MONSOON SEASON, AND TAKING LOCAL INDIAN TRANSPORTATION. WE ASK PARTICIPANTS TO SELF-REFLECT VERY OFTEN, BE MINDFUL
Conduct research with social enterprises and pitch investors who may want to financially support the
AND SILENT AT CERTAIN POINTS, AND GO FOR LARGE STRETCHES
organization. Do not just study social entrepreneurship, learn from social entrepreneurs. Do not just study
WITHOUT ACCESS TO WIFI. WE WORK ALONGSIDE VERY FRAGILE
development, hear from practitioners about why development is hard. Work on projects designed by local
COMMUNITIES, SO PARTICIPANTS WILL NEED TO PRACTICE DEEP
partners to fulfill a real need. Constantly apply your skills and knowledge in the local context. By
EMPATHY, CULTURAL HUMILITY, AND BE ABLE TO PUT OTHERS FIRST
experiencing deep poverty and the gender and political complexities in India, learn more about yourself, and this builds character and cultural humility, which are indispensable skills in any career.
ON A DAILY BASIS. JOIN US AND ENGAGE IN THE MYSTERIES AND BEAUTY OF INDIA WHICH EXIST ALONGSIDE EXTREME POVERTY, SICKNESS, DISCRIMINATION, AND ALL OF THE MANY CONTRADICTIONS
ENTR4512 - Gender Perspectives on Integrated, Participatory Development in India : This unique SEI/DMSB Dialogue provides Northeastern students the chance to meet and work with leading women social entrepreneurs in India on issues ranging from gender education of girls and boys, waste management and ecology, microfinance, mobile health technology, impact investing, film arts, and civic engagement. In a society where inequality, injustice, and disrespect toward women and girls often prevails, and in the most populous democracy in the world of over 1.2 billion people, women are demonstrating in simple terms and through bold actions that there can be no meaningful development in India without the full participation of all its people. Social entrepreneurs are people who refuse to stop imagining life differently, and they work mindfully and tirelessly for the growth and development of themselves, their communities, and their country. Through these women social entrepreneurs, India is realizing and shaping her future, as each woman leader imbues this great nation with a vibrant and vital force. Students can learn a great deal from observing and engaging with practitioners in their daily work to improve people’s lives. From capturing stories, to designing monitoring and evaluation tools, to collecting data on community engagement, this course will expose students to the ways in which community-driven development, social entrepreneurship, leadership and humancentered design thinking overlap to create conditions for equitable and sustainable development. This course will be useful for any major because the tools we will use can be applied to sustainable business, social enterprise, nonprofits, public finance as well as the arts and community action. Students will have the unique opportunity to work alongside Ashoka Fellows, leading literary figures, publicly elected officials and social activists from the diverse corners of Indian society. ENTR4514 - Social Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking in Mumbai’s Urban Slums : Our overriding premise of this four-week course is that the inception and implementation of a social innovation begins by understanding a social problem from the ground up, and within a particular historical context, before developing a systems-based approach to reduce or solve the social problem. This does not imply a neglect of theory or research, but it does emphasize a learning-by-doing approach, where students delve into the hard, complex, messy realities of poverty in the country— gender inequality, financial exclusion, physical abuse, climate vulnerability, environmental degradation, water pollution, infectious disease, illiteracy, human trafficking, food insecurity, etc. Learning by watching, first, and then engaging in problem solving alongside local counterparts in government, private sector and the social sector, students will design, develop and test innovative solutions to either improve existing systems or propose new ideas to achieve sustainable development.
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IN THE MOUNTAINS, WORKING IN VERY POOR, DIRTY SLUMS DURING MONSOON SEASON, AND TAKING LOCAL INDIAN TRANSPORTATION. WE
Northeastern Tuition: $12,140
ASK PARTICIPANTS TO SELF-REFLECT VERY OFTEN, BE MINDFUL AND SILENT AT CERTAIN POINTS, AND GO FOR LARGE STRETCHES WITHOUT
Dialogue of Civilizations Fee: $1,250
ACCESS TO WIFI. WE WORK ALONGSIDE VERY FRAGILE COMMUNITIES,
Northeastern Tuition and DOC Fee Includes: 8 Northeastern credits, accommodations for program duration, international security and emergency support, and program related expenses (local transportation, field trips, excursions and group meals)
SO PARTICIPANTS WILL NEED TO PRACTICE DEEP EMPATHY, CULTURAL HUMILITY, AND BE ABLE TO PUT OTHERS FIRST ON A DAILY BASIS. JOIN US AND ENGAGE IN THE MYSTERIES AND BEAUTY OF INDIA WHICH EXIST ALONGSIDE EXTREME POVERTY, SICKNESS,
DISCRIMINATION, AND ALL OF THE MANY CONTRADICTIONS INHERENT
Additional Estimated Expenses: $1,134
IN THE WORLD'S LARGEST DEMOCRACY. YOU'LL BE GUIDED IN THIS
Students should anticipate spending the following out of pocket expenses during the program: $909 on meals and $225 on incidentals.
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