Louis-ferdinand Bravard –AVISSeptember 9th 2009

My Internship in AVISStay : From 8th July to 18 September

The work team: Dominique, Pierre and Sylvaine

Set of problems : to study the volunteer work offer amidst Auroville units

The studyWhat bring the voluntary service?

What are the needs of students and volunteers for the future?

What is the employment capacity of Auroville Units?

What are the needed skills

How many units?

How many volunteers?

Used tools

Existing Excel data base

AV Handbook

Auroville net

The field survey

MethodologyTo establish different work areas

To update the different data concerning units in Auroville

To do a field survey (Interviews)

To find means to exploit the answers

The data base12 work areas with 274 units

An on-going update facility

31 interviews

Target: Short term + long term volunteersDomains Activities Units

Auroville name

Email AdressDernière

mise à jour

N° Questionnaire

Personal development House Of Mother's Agenda martinez@auroville.org.inBody work Laboratory of Evolution loechu@auroville.org.inbody awareness Matrimandir Andy michaelt@auroville.org.inHuman evolution Savitri Bhavan Shraddhavan savitribhavan@auroville.org.in

Verite Guest House Bhavana verite@auroville.org.in 18/08/2009 12

Evolution

The questionnaireDid you have a lack of human resources?Have you worked before with volunteers in the past?How many volunteers have you received in last

years?Were you satisfied by their contributions?Could you define your needs for basic tasks and

specific projects?What kind of specific skills are you most needed?Who is the mentor?How many volunteers could you host at a given time?What support could you offer to volunteers?

Exploitation toolsDate 8-sept.-09 Questionnaire number 26

Unit, Group, Service or project Gaia's garden

Email ID kireet@aurovil le.org.inTelephone number 2622-739

Contact Kireet

Domain Commerce & Handicraft Mentor (s) Kireet

Duration and time frame

1 week Support offeredTea + Lunch + accomodation (Gaia's garden)

Conditions 0

Gaia's garden

Basic need of volonteer work

ActivitiesConcerning the canyon project: Physical work. People help to control the erosion in differents places.

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0

Studied domains

Concerning the use of volunteers in the past

Estimate the hosting capacity of AurovilleOn average: 4 volunteers per unit/year (basic

tasks + specific projects needs)

Estimate: 140 units could be available to host volunteers

Extrapolation: Auroville could host 550 volunteers per year

Needs of volunteers: type of work and time

Most required skills1. Social and teamwork

2. Linguistic

3. Educational

4. Creative

5. Research

6. Managerial

Offered in kind compensationsTee and meal

Accommodations

Other: Discount on purchase Financial contribution Transport

Main issuesStrong need for accommodation facilities

A large variety of practices of contributions offered to working volunteers (Discounts, services,…)

AVIS facilities are unknownCommunity awareness on volunteer work is

low

Some recommendationsTo create an accommodation infrastructure

To cooperate further AVIS-Guest Service with the aim of integrating volunteers & working guests in the community

To define a clear policy for students and working volunteers,

Set up the details of an economic & ethic frame work (rights & services, with rules of the games ), insisting of the quality of experience offered

To further the study of units needs

Thank you for your attention