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Louis-ferdinand Bravard –AVISSeptember 9th 2009
My Internship in AVISStay : From 8th July to 18 September
The work team: Dominique, Pierre and Sylvaine
Set of problems : to study the volunteer work offer amidst Auroville units
The studyWhat bring the voluntary service?
What are the needs of students and volunteers for the future?
What is the employment capacity of Auroville Units?
What are the needed skills
How many units?
How many volunteers?
Used tools
Existing Excel data base
AV Handbook
Auroville net
The field survey
MethodologyTo establish different work areas
To update the different data concerning units in Auroville
To do a field survey (Interviews)
To find means to exploit the answers
The data base12 work areas with 274 units
An on-going update facility
31 interviews
Target: Short term + long term volunteersDomains Activities Units
Auroville name
Email AdressDernière
mise à jour
N° Questionnaire
Personal development House Of Mother's Agenda [email protected] work Laboratory of Evolution [email protected] awareness Matrimandir Andy [email protected] evolution Savitri Bhavan Shraddhavan [email protected]
Verite Guest House Bhavana [email protected] 18/08/2009 12
Evolution
The questionnaireDid you have a lack of human resources?Have you worked before with volunteers in the past?How many volunteers have you received in last
years?Were you satisfied by their contributions?Could you define your needs for basic tasks and
specific projects?What kind of specific skills are you most needed?Who is the mentor?How many volunteers could you host at a given time?What support could you offer to volunteers?
Exploitation toolsDate 8-sept.-09 Questionnaire number 26
Unit, Group, Service or project Gaia's garden
Email ID kireet@aurovil le.org.inTelephone number 2622-739
Contact Kireet
Domain Commerce & Handicraft Mentor (s) Kireet
Duration and time frame
1 week Support offeredTea + Lunch + accomodation (Gaia's garden)
Conditions 0
Gaia's garden
Basic need of volonteer work
ActivitiesConcerning the canyon project: Physical work. People help to control the erosion in differents places.
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0
Studied domains
Concerning the use of volunteers in the past
Estimate the hosting capacity of AurovilleOn average: 4 volunteers per unit/year (basic
tasks + specific projects needs)
Estimate: 140 units could be available to host volunteers
Extrapolation: Auroville could host 550 volunteers per year
Needs of volunteers: type of work and time
Most required skills1. Social and teamwork
2. Linguistic
3. Educational
4. Creative
5. Research
6. Managerial
Offered in kind compensationsTee and meal
Accommodations
Other: Discount on purchase Financial contribution Transport
Main issuesStrong need for accommodation facilities
A large variety of practices of contributions offered to working volunteers (Discounts, services,…)
AVIS facilities are unknownCommunity awareness on volunteer work is
low
Some recommendationsTo create an accommodation infrastructure
To cooperate further AVIS-Guest Service with the aim of integrating volunteers & working guests in the community
To define a clear policy for students and working volunteers,
Set up the details of an economic & ethic frame work (rights & services, with rules of the games ), insisting of the quality of experience offered
To further the study of units needs
Thank you for your attention