ONLINE GROUP PROGRAMS

Without the need to travel, this online group program offers the opportunity to learn about the social situation and the work of social workers in Tanzania and India, and to explore similarities and differences. Live online site visits, such as meeting with and communicating  with attendants of a youth club in Tanzania and India, provide firsthand insights as if you were right there on location.

The program can be tailored to the needs of the learning group, such as the specific content, the number and frequency of online sessions, and whether students work on assignments independently outside the sessions, which they can then discuss with the program leader. It is also possible to focus the content on just one of the two countries.

Social Work, Education, International Development

Location:

Online Program out of Moshi/Tanzania and Jaipur/India

Duration:

1-8 live sessions + homework

Module 1

• Live Session 1: Introduction to social issues in Tanzania and India & Cultural factors influencing social issues and social work in Tanzania and India.

• Objective: To understand Social Work-related issues in Tanzania and India within their cultural context.

• Homework: Students complete cultural self-assessment worksheets; students read Social Work Case Studies and answer written questions. 

• Lecturer: Intercultural Coach

Module 2

• Live Session 2: Discuss findings of Module 1 with the online supervisor (Social Worker from Tanzania and India). Introduction to Finance and Funding of Social Work NGOs in Tanzania and India.

• Objective: To understand funding and finances of Social Work NGOs in Tanzania and India.

• Homework: Research fundraising opportunities for Social Work NGOs; analyze feasibility of access.

Module 3 & 4

• Live Session 3: Discuss findings of Module 2 with the online supervisors. Introduction to Economic Empowerment, Common Income Generating Activities, and Capacity Building Programs to improve livelihood standards of low-income members of society.

• Objective: To understand the importance of economic empowerment and its implementation.

• Homework: Students read additional case studies. Students research ideas for income-generating activities and evaluate their findings. Students develop a checklist and observation form for a live online meeting with beneficiaries of a Social Work NGO.

• Live Session 4: Online meeting with beneficiaries of the NGO in Tanzania and the Social Worker, discussing their existing income-generating activities. Suggesting new options and observing their reactions. Analyzing observations from the live meeting and identifying difficulties. Completing observation forms.

• Live Session 5: The same session as Module 4, but with the NGO in India.

Module 5 & 6

• Live Session 6: Discussing observations from the live meetings with the internship supervisors; introduction to the training session. Preparation for the live training session.

• Objective: To conduct a training session on economic empowerment.

• Homework: Developing educational materials for economic empowerment; students submit their materials to the supervisor.

• Live Session 7: Live Training Session for beneficiaries of the NGO in Tanzania, using the developed educational materials.

• Live Session 8: Live Training Session for beneficiaries of the NGO in India, using the developed educational materials. End of Session: Wrap up and discussing learning outcomes.

Social Worker, Intercultural Coach

High School Students, College Students, University Students, Professionals

6-40 PAX

Throughout the year

11-20 students; all modules out of 2 countries: 300 USD/per student