
Mission: To educate, employ and empower vulnerable children and women in Kolkata so they can avoid sexual exploitation.
Location: Kolkata, India
Website: http://destinyreflection.org/
Placement Details: PDF Link
Internship description: Global Fellows at Destiny Reflection will gain the unique opportunity to work in a business setting that is making a social impact. Fellows experience flexibility in the type of work that they do for Destiny Reflection which could be geared towards website work, social media marketing, or financial analysis. Past fellows have engaged with the community by creating workshops for a girls shelter home as well as a red-light district community center. The welcoming environment of the Destiny Reflection office allows for cultural immersion as well as conventional business experience.
Required skills: Ability to take initiative, communication, compassion, flexibility, open-mindedness, sociability
Relevant interests: Women’s economic empowerment, girls education, retail, sex trafficking, business operations, social impact
Potential Majors/Minors: Anthropology, Communications, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Ethnic Studies, Finance, Management, Marketing, Psychology, Public Health, Retail Studies, Sociology, Studio Arts, Women’s and Gender Studies