A transformative 5-day program that brings together NGOs and skilled volunteers to co-create tech-driven solutions for climate action. They will collectively understand barriers faced by organisations working in climate action and which of those barriers can be meaningfully solved by leveraging technology.
Quick Facts
📆 Duration: 5 days [Monday to Friday]
👥 Batch Size: 8-10 Participants per batch; 2 batches a month
📍 Location for Workshop & Stay: aikyam space at Kochi, Kerala
🛠️ Format: Residential, Workshops, Hands-on learning
💰 Cost: Free Workshop, Stay, Food & Tech tools. [Participants cover only travel costs. Note: Students can get a travel allowance, if selected]
Why you should Apply?
For NGOs
- Co-create ideas to leverage tech in your work with free, simple tools
- Learn to make institutional knowledge accessible, streamline day-to-day ops like staff & expense management
- Enhance discoverability, visibility, storytelling of your work to reach more volunteers, team, donors
- Implement data-driven programs, decision-making with vulnerable communities at the centre
For Volunteers - Professionals & Students
- Understand climate change complexities directly from NGOs
- Apply your skills in real climate action contexts
- Gain hands-on experience with tech tools that amplify your skills
- Build a network of climate tech peers and potential employers
What could success of the residency look like?
Confidence with tech: You feel more confident about leveraging tech in your important work
Actual Tech products: Based on your needs, the residency helps you set up tech. This could be your website , content management plan, an outreach tool, data analysis tools, etc
Live Results: You raise actual donations using methods you learnt, analyse your program data and go back with dashboards & results, etc
Maker Mindset: You become a self learner and actively improve upon the learnings from the residency
Timelines
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Wishing you the best from all of us here at aikyam.
