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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH BLOODCONNECT
About BloodConnect
Launched on 1st April 2010, BloodConnect is a student’s initiative taken up by motivated
students from IIT Delhi and the University of Delhi aimed to tackle the grim situation of
blood in Delhi. It works to promote voluntary blood donation and to ensure that no person
has to suffer due to shortage of blood. BloodConnect is a service, linking people who need
blood and people who are willing to donate blood.
About Internship
Bloodconnect is seeking energetic, friendly and hardworking interns to assist our research
and expansion units. The interns will be mentored by Bloodconnect members over
mails/telephonic conversations. The internship provides a unique opportunity of working at
ground level to understand the situation of Blood donation and then to tackle it.
Internship opportunities:
Ground level research internship (required in all cities):
You will have to find answers to the following questions:
 What are the problems faced by patients in regards to blood? (Classification can be
done on the basis of patients economic background of patient, blood requirement,
area where required, urgency of requirement)
 Is there a blood shortage? (Checks to be done on the adminsitrative side of analyzing
shortage, supply over the past few years of hospitals, analyzing if shortage is season
specific, blood group specific, etc)
 How do we tackle the problem in the city? How do we setup and start
working?(Analyze what solutions are required- camps, helpline, transparency, etc.
Figure out how do we implement the solution- contact colleges, mobilize youth, take
corporate support, solve it from administrative side, etc)
Other internship opportunities:
 Help setup a system for coordination between blood banks. The internship can be
based on either improving the system (coding in php, drupal knowledge) or
implementation of the system- would require being in touch with blood banks on a
daily basis
 Online outreach based internship- Only for people with experience in video making,
photoshop, coral draw, etc. Using the technical skills, increse the online outreach of
BloodConnect.
Internship duration – Any continuous period of one and half month in between 13th May
2013 to 20th July 2013.
Location – Anywhere in India.
You will be paid for ground level transportation involved while working for the cause.
(example: Going to the hospital to collect data, talking to patients, etc)
This internship is specifically designed for youngsters who wish to contribute their bit in
making the world a place where something as essential as blood is there for all regardless of
any factor. BloodConnect particularly aims at reducing blood shortage in the country. The
interns are expected to commit themselves to the cause itself. The objective of the internship
is to create a united effort in tackling the issue of blood shortage in the whole country.
At the successful completion of the project, you will be entitled to a merit certificate of
appreciation and excellence. You will also get a chance to setup BloodConnect wing in your
city or be a part of core-team prevalent in your city, if we find you worthy.
Interested people should send their resume at [email protected] before 8th may
2013. Do mention about the kind of internship you are interested in (ground level research,
outreach, system implementation).
If you have any queries, feel free to write to us on the above mentioned email ID.
For further information about BloodConnect, visit: www.facebook.com/bloodconnect |
www.bloodconnect.org.