Taaluq Foundation invites children between 6th grade and 12th grade to participate in the ‘Hope4WorldYouth Internship Program’ in Pakistan during their summer vacation in Pakistan. This program provides a platform for non-resident Pakistan (PRI) children globally to learn and understand the culture of their peers in Pakistan by spending time together in a classroom environment.
Highlights of the program
- Earn volunteer hours through internship opportunity abroad
- Internship at your preferred location or choice of government public school in Pakistan
- Great opportunity for parents to give back to their school/community through their children
- Be a part ofa reputed non-profit organization dedicated for education
- Freedom in creating and executing your dream project, from start to finish
- Demonstrate leadership skills by being a role model
- Cultural exchange through peer groups abroad
- Expert advice and guidance from experienced members of the organization
- NRI children living anywhere in the world can participate
In this program, children will be visiting a government public school in a village of their choice in Pakistan*, organizing a workshop, sharing their experience and learning from the local children. The objective of this program is to help non-resident Pakistan children learn the public education system in Pakistan, while making them partners in spreading the educational awareness in Pakistan. The objective also includes providing volunteer opportunity for children to earn community service hours for their school/college admissions.
Taaluq Foundation teams in Pakistan, the parents of the participating child and the participating school will be working collaboratively to implement this program. In this program, children visit public schools in Pakistan where their parents or grandparents studied and organize a 2 day workshop in their respective school. Parents will be identifying the school of their choice in India, preferably where they studied or originated.Taaluq Foundation will coordinate with the school and facilitate the workshop.
Registration Process: Registration process to participate in this program will start in the month of March every year. An invitation will be sent to the Taaluq Foundation mailing list with instructions to register in the program before the due date. All NRP children living anywhere in the world, currently studying between 6th and 12th grade, with broadband internet connection and phone at home, are eligible to register in this program. All registered students will need to participate in at least 2 conference or Skype calls of 1 hour each to learn the process and demonstrate their workshop readiness before start of their vacation.
Donation to support the school Registered students should make a donation of PKR$18000 to support the school in Pakistan that they will be doing the workshop. 100% of this donation (Rupees 10,000) will be spent for the development of the school. Additionally children may also raise funds through their community service projects and further support the school in Pakistan.. The participating child will present the amount to the school during her/his visit to the school, ensuring their full contribution is channeled towards the development of the school.
Workshop Model
Below is an example of how a typical workshop is organized. However, Taaluq Foundation will provide all the requisite information to each registered students to help customize their agenda for the workshop.
