HIH-UI PARTNER FOR WINTERIM PROGRAM

Students from UI were at HiH between December 09 and January 10 as part of their India Winterim study abroad course.

Supported by dedicated Hand in Hand mentors, the University of Iowa students worked on projects with clear deliverables in each of HiH’s five pillars. In a study of entrepreneurship among self-help group women, they examined the tangible and intangible benefits of HiH’s training inputs. Other groups evaluated our Residential Bridge Schools, proposed an exit plan for Solid Waste Management projects, suggested optimal pricing strategies for Kai-Raasi community-paid clinics, and presented a SWOT Analysis of HiH Citizens’ Centres.

For their project work with Hand in Hand students researched and collaborated with the BplansForHumanity (BpFH), a virtual network aimed at making social networking more socially responsible. Hand in Hand is a partner organization for the university’s India Winterim Program that uses educational tourism to learn from and directly interact with leading social entrepreneurs, environmental, non-profit organizations and academic institutions in India.