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The American India Foundation is committed to catalyzing social and economic change in India and building a lasting bridge between the United States and India through high-impact interventions in education, livelihoods, public health, and leadership development. Working closely with local communities, AIF partners with NGOs to develop and test innovative solutions and with governments to create and scale sustainable impact. Founded in 2001 at the initiative of President Bill Clinton, AIF has impacted the lives of more than 1.9 million of Indias poor and aims to reach 5 million by 2018. Learn more at www.AIF.org
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PROGRAM DETAILS
GROUp SiZE: 15-20 students Staff: Two AIF Staff Two U.S. School Faculty Members Two Affiliated Parents
TENtatiVE ItiNERaRy: 6/26: Leave U.S. 6/28: Arrive Bangalore 6/29: Cultural Exploration 6/30: Visit AIF Projects & Communities / Frugal Innovation in Action 7/1: Rishi Valley & River School Rural Education 7/2: Rishi Valley & River School Environmental Sustainability 7/3: Corporate Social Responsibility: Visits to Corporations 7/4: Democracy & Citizenship Workshop at Infosys Campus, Mysore 7/5: Visit to Mysore Palace/Shopping 7/6: Travel to Nagarhole Wildlife Safari
*The Clinton Fellowship is a leadership program for highly skilled young professionals working high impact NGOs and social enterprises across India. Fellows work for 10 months on scalable and sustainable projects in the elds of education, livelihoods, public health, and human rights.
7/7 7/10: AIF Digital Equalizer School Frugal Innovation Service Learning Project 7/11: Travel to U.S.