India Study Tour

  India

New Delhi

Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: November 10 to November 19, 2008

Description: Visit New Delhi, Mumbai and the Eastern state of Orissa for an unforgettable and rare exchange with communities on the margins of Indian society. Meet community activists and leaders supported by AJWS who are providing hope and promoting change across gender, caste and educational lines. Tour Moghul monuments in New Delhi, shop in Mumbai and admire the Sun Temple in Orissa. The AJWS Study Tour will provide unique insight into India's history, culture and politics through conversations with the country's leading politicians, journalists, academics and elected officials. This promises to be an extraordinary journey!

Highlights: Scholar in Residence: Rabbi Steven Z. Leder, Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Los Angeles

Optional Travel: The Golden Triangle, November 20 to November 23, 2008

Cost in US$: $8,500, based on double occupancy

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to India Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Resume
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
• Alumni Network

American Jewish World Service's Mission Statement: American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is an international development organization motivated by Judaism's imperative to pursue justice. AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world regardless of race, religion or nationality. Through grants to grassroots organizations, volunteer service, advocacy and education, AJWS fosters civil society, sustainable development and human rights for all people, while promoting the values and responsibilities of global citizenship within the Jewish community.

Year Founded: 1985

American Jewish World Service is a Jewish based organization. We do not require our participants to be of the same faith. Our volunteers will not be involved in religious proselytizing.