The program will emphasize the inner workings and logistics of the film industry in Mumbai and incorporate meetings with film professionals, visits to film shoots and prost production facilities.

This program is run in partnership with Center for South Asia Studies (CSAS), University of California, Berkeley, and India Study Abroad Center (ISAC).

The CSAS mission is to provide active support for the teaching and research activities of South Asia-related faculty and the learning and research activities of their students. CSAS intends to increase awareness and understanding of the South Asian nations, their peoples and the diverse cultures they represent, on the part of educators, students, the representatives of the media, and the general population of the State of California.

Our Feb student makes her first film at the end of the program. Read her 4 week journey!

Scholarships available for August/September 2008! Please click here for details.

See sample 4 week schedule.

Live and work in a small village and support the development of the children in this area through work with a grassroots organization. The service component is reinforced with learning opportunities for the volunteers.

Volunteers are placed with a local non-profit organization that is working in the rural and tribal belt of Raigad District for the last 15 years in approximately 4000 households. Their interventions have been focused in the areas of health, education, community development and educational sponsorship for deserving children.

Live and work in Goa in a quiet residential neighborhood. Volunteers are placed with a local non-profit organization that is run by and working for HIV positive people. Students get a chance to see the realities of those living with HIV, the challenges faced by them in society and work environment and be able to work to improve their life through different program activities. The organization provides support to approximately 800 people and families living with HIV. They conduct various activities and support services.

Volunteers also have the opportunity to teach in local schools for poor and underserved children.

Live and work in a small village teaching English and Math in schools. Volunteers are placed in local schools from kindergarten to high schools, rural tribal schools and also with special needs children in the area. This program offers volunteers to make a difference in the life of children from poor and rural communities and nearby tribal villages.

To read past student Liam's reports  click here

This program gives students a chance to learn about health problems faced by rural communities. Students work one on one with local doctors in the areas of public health, HIV/AIDS, and rural medicine. The program combines work with a mobile health van, small local hospitals, and health camps for children and HIV/Aids project run by a local non-profit organization. This program offers great learning opportunities for pre-meds, medical students, public health students and nursing students who are interested in International health.

Our January students conduct medical checkups for over 3000 village children! Read about their program experience...

This program gives students a chance to learn about health care problems faced by urban poor. Students work one on one with local doctors in local hospitals and small community clinics. This program offers great learning opportunities for pre-meds, medical students, public health students and nursing students who are interested in International health.

This program is offered to students with an interest in traditional medicine. The Ashram is a place of spirituality where patients come for “drugless” treatment through alteration of their diet, lifestyle incorporating mind and body systems. The philosophy of the Ashram is based on healing the entire body and mind through yoga, meditation, simple natural treatments and controlled vegetarian diet. Students here can immerse themselves in the lifestyle of the Ashram. The program requires a degree of commitment to learning about traditional medicine as the changes in diet and lifestyle can take time to get used to.