University of Melbourne students participate in a Virtual Internship Program at the Annika Linden Centre
Adapting our activities to new technology is not something new, and has become more common due to the pandemic. This includes volunteer activities from AVI, which are usually done face to face and must now be done online. This, in turn, allows the program to have an even bigger and more effective impact.
Seven students from the University of Melbourne have participated in a Virtual Internship Program at the Annika Linden Centre in Bali, which houses four of Inspirasia’s grantees. Each volunteer was connected with these organizations to assist them with their needs, focusing mostly on fundraising and digital marketing.
During their internship, the volunteers did a fantastic job at improving the design of the YPK website as well as the Annika Linden Centre’s brochure within just four weeks. It is great to see collaborations like these in which NGOs can benefit from volunteer’s skills and talents, while the volunteers can learn and grow through this new experience.
“Overall, the project work has been an extremely enriching and enlightening experience, both on a personal level, by enabling me to become a citizen better prepared to engage in intercultural communication and thrive in diverse workplace environments, and intellectually, by exposing me to and informing me of the incredible presence and impact of Annika Linden Centre and its sub-organizations, in Indonesia.”