FSD

I thought since I am throwing around a lot of names that maybe I should explain a few things. FSD – Foundation for Sustainable Development, is a San Fran based organization that places people, primarily students, in-country to do an internship with a grassroots organization working to better their community. FSD has various sites around the globe that students can choose from and then at each site, various organizations with different focuses. Each location has a program director (in Jodhpur that’s Smita) and local program coordinator (that’s Madhu) that coordinates the host organization and host family, plans the orientation and midterm retreats, and is a main contact for students during their stay.

My group, D, Z and myself, came through NYU, so we did not get a choice of location or organization, but we are still grouped with all the other interns.  There are currently 15 interns (the most they have ever had) and on Saturday they are getting 10 more!  It’s been pretty crazy as they adjust to having more students, but also an amazing opportunity with lots of hands-on experience.