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Myriad Faces Of Tourism  |
| September 04, 2010 |
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| With diverse experiences and research in sustainable tourism, EQUATIONS has the wherewithal to justifiably turn into an advisory... |
| The Equal and Opposite Effect |
| August 30, 2010 |
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| We have never before witnessed such a huge multi-billion rupee racket as the Commonwealth Games in... |
| State tourism policy scrutinized by various concerned organizations |
| August 29, 2010 |
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| The second and the final day of the Regional Consultation on Responsible Tourism in the North Eastern States of... |
| NE Tourism conference has an eye for future prospects |
| August 26, 2010 |
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| A two-day regional consultation on responsible tourism in the North Eastern states of India kicked off this... |
| NE tourism stakeholders to brainstorm at Gangtok for responsible tourism code |
| August 25, 2010 |
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| A two day regional consultation on ‘responsible tourism’ in the North-eastern region of India organized by... |
WORK WITH US
Work With Us
We are always interested in people who may be interested in us!
We have been obsessed with the question: Who Really Benefits from Tourism? Our work of the last 25 years indicates that the local communities – supposedly the ‘hosts’ - are those who benefit the least and have to bear the negative impacts of unregulated and often irresponsible tourism development.
Would you like to join us? We are a small team, based in Bangalore, but work nationally. Researches, strong analysis, connecting with local groups and movements and supporting their struggles, are key features of our work.
If you have the energy and desire to work on tourism issues, have excellent analytical and communication skills, enjoy multi-tasking, are willing to travel, be overworked and underpaid...we would be very keen to hear from you! Work experience in the development sector particularly in advocacy, research and networking will be important. Sharing our vision and values will be critical. Fluency with more than one Indian language will be valued.
Send us your resume: tell us more about yourself, your strengths and expectations and what areas of our work interest you. Write in to hr@equitabletourism.org.
Click here to download current positions - June 2010.
We also welcome people to write to us even if there is not a specific opportunity advertised. If you are curious and would like to explore opportunities for working with us, do write to us.
Intern/Volunteer With Us
EQUATIONS is committed to providing capacity building and learning opportunities to students both domestic and international to gain a critical perspective about tourism policy and impacts by interning with us. The focus of the internship is expected to be on issues connected with our areas of work and priorities. We do make serious efforts to match this with the intern’s skills and interests as well. Would you like to explore this further? Do write to us at hr@equitabletourism.org.
We do not have the financial resources to offer a stipend but we do provide solid learning opportunities, use of our extensive material and resources and our time to help you learn and contribute through expert guidance (and free lunch!!).
We also welcome requests if you would like to volunteer with us, We are flexible about the amount of time you can spend and the kind of work you would like to do – do let us know if this is something we can take further in a discussion with you. Volunteer work has ranged from helping with Organisation Development to sorting out our news clippings, to proof reading our documents, helping with our website and helping us develop a data base of all our contacts. We are grateful for any volunteer help – do contact us.
Examples of Work Interns Have Done in the Past:
Mary Dominic worked under ‘Tourism Resource Centre’ Programme from April 15 to April 30, 2010 (2 weeks). Her work was on reviews of tourism films, developing a bibliography of resources on economic impacts of tourism, and uploading our published work in online repositories. Her education - Second Year BA at St Xaviers College, Mumbai.
Rosa Thomas worked under ‘Child and Tourism’ Programme from April 15 to May 4, 2010 (2 and half weeks). She worked on ‘Mapping Child Abuse and Tourism in India’. This was done through accessing secondary data from media sources, reports and EQUATIONS studies. She also helped upload our published work in online repositories. Her education – Second Year Law, ILS Law College, Pune.
Umar Fikry worked under ‘Island Networking’ Programme from April 5 to May 5, 2010 (4 and half Weeks). He researched on tourism development, tourism policy & climate change in Lakshadweep islands with lessons from the Maldives. He also helped upload our published work in online repositories. His Education - Final Year Bachelor’s in Social Work (BSW) course, St Josephs College (autonomous), Bangalore.
Vishal Srinivas worked under ‘Economic Impacts and Tourism’ Programme from April 9 to May 10, 2010 (4 and half weeks). His research was on Corporate Social Responsibility in the hotel industry. He also helped upload our published work in online repositories. His education - First Year Law, Christ University, Bangalore
Aditya Kini worked under ‘Child and Tourism’ Programme from April 9 to May 10, 2010 (4.5 weeks). He helped develop a frame work on issue of child labour and it links to tourism. His Education - First Year Law, Christ University, Bangalore.
Pilar Durá Yáñez volunteered with us from January 4 to January 22, 2010 (3 Weeks). She helped us update the catalogue of our reports and photo-documented cases of child labour in tourism in Bangalore. Her education – Masters in Cultural Tourism, University of Barcelona. Pilar works as a Tour Leader and Teacher in Alicante, Spain, and was in India as a tourist.
Selma Koso worked under the ‘Child and Tourism’ Programme from September 1 to December 20, 2009 (16 Weeks). She did a status paper on ‘Child Pornography and its Links to Tourism’. Her education - Masters Programme in Human Rights, University of Gothenburg in Sweden.
Shirin Bhandari worked under the ‘Women and Tourism’ Programme from October 20 to December 18, 2009 (8 Weeks). She contributed to a position paper on ‘Women, HIV/AIDS and Tourism’. Her education - M.Sc in Social and Cultural Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science.
Kerstin Dahmen worked under the ‘Women and Tourism’ Programme from May 1 to July 31, 2009 (14 weeks). She did a research study on ‘Women’s Employment in the Tourism Industry’, with particular focus on the Hospitality Industry in Bangalore. Her education - Masters studies in Cultural Anthropology, University of Cologne, Germany.
Aarathi Kumar worked under the ‘Globalisation, Impacts and Tourism’ Programme from June 1 to July 10, 2009 (6 weeks). Her research study was on ‘Developing a Frame Work for Monitoring Corporations in Tourism’. Her education - Masters programme in Economics, IIT Madras.
M. Mourya worked under the ‘Globalisation, Impacts and Tourism’ Programme from March 4 to July 15, 2008 (19 weeks). His research study was on ‘Water use by the Hotel sector: A case of Bangalore Metropolitan Region’. His education - B.B.A.(T&H) from National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management (NITHM), Hyderabad.
Anuj Kaila worked under the ‘Governance, Law and Tourism’ Programme from April 23 to May 14, 2008 (4 weeks). His work was on examining the regulatory framework around private public partnership in the context of privatisation of common property resource. His education - BBA-LLB Symbiosis International University, Pune.
Charvy Hatkanagalekar worked under the ‘Governance, Law and Tourism’ Programme from April 23 to May 14, 2008 (4 weeks). His work was on examining the regulatory framework around private public partnership in the context of privatisation of common property resource. His education - BBA-LLB Symbiosis International University, Pune.
Kranthi Kumar worked under the ‘Andhra Pradesh State Networking’ Programme from March 15 to May 25, 2008 (10 weeks). He assisted in ‘Documentation of Tourism Developments in Kolleru, Andhra Pradesh’. His education - Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management (NITHM), Hyderabad.
Naitra Muralykrishnan worked under the ‘Globalisation, Impacts and Tourism’ Programme from June 1 to August 14, 2008 (6 weeks). Her study was on ‘Relevance /impact of foreign direct investment on the tourism industry and the fiscal benefits to the industry’. Her education - Master of Public Affairs LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A.
Jithin worked from September 29 to October 3 2008 and worked on ‘Understanding the impacts of tourism in India’, part of the Socially Relevant Project. His education - SDM Institute of Management Development, Mysore.
Renu Jaiswal worked from September 29 to October 3 2008 and worked on ‘Understanding the impacts of tourism in India’, part of the Socially Relevant Project. Her education - SDM Institute of Management Development, Mysore.
Sushma N worked from September 29 to October 3 2008 and worked on ‘Understanding the impacts of tourism in India’, part of the Socially Relevant Project. Her education - SDM Institute of Management Development, Mysore.
Malini Ranganathan worked under the ‘Globalisation, Impacts and Tourism’ and ‘Karnataka State Networking’ Programme from May 1 October 31, 2007 (26 weeks-part time). She did ‘Research and analysis of the World Bank’s Karnataka Municipal Reforms Project in line with the project goals and objectives’. Her education - PhD student, Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley.
Sinduja Krishnan worked under the ‘Ecosystems, Communities and Tourism’ Programme from January to April 30, 2007 (17 weeks). Her study was on the ‘Tourism Status on the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu’. Her education - MSc.Environment Management, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India.
Natalie Stimac worked under the ‘Tourism Education’ Programme from March 5 to April 30, 2008 (7 Weeks). She worked on communication material for Education Kit and on the EQUATIONS website. Her education - Ecole de Management et de Communication (ESM), Geneva, Switzerland.
Padma Srinivas provided HR support by strengthening the system in EQUATIONS on HR Processes from November 30 to February, 2008. She is a senior HR professional working with the corporate sector, Bangalore.
Jayaram Holla developed the data entry base for EQUATIONS contacts, 2 weeks in June 2007. His education - Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
Nallika Gajaweera worked under the ‘Globalisation, Impacts and Tourism’ Programme from March 15 to July 15, 2006 (18 weeks). She worked on ‘Bangalore - Garden City Lost? Demystifying Consumerism and Change’. Her education - Fulbright Fellowship to India in Anthropology.
Sujani K worked under the ‘Child and Tourism’ Programme from June 1 to June 30, 2006 (4 weeks). She worked on compilation of materials on child and tourism, mapping of NGO's working on child issues, research and compilation of legal and policy papers on child labour. Her education - Masters in Social Work (MSW), St. Aloysius College, Mangalore.
Rekha K worked under the ‘Women and Tourism’ Programme from June 1 to June 30, 2006 (4 weeks). She worked on compilation of materials on women and tourism, misrepresentation of women in tourism, mapping of women's organisations. Her education - Masters in Social Work (MSW), St. Aloysius College, Mangalore.
Shashikala worked under the ‘Child and Tourism’ Programme from June 1 to June 30, 2006 (4 weeks). She worked on preparatory materials for Child and Tourism Education Kit. Her education - Masters in Social Work (MSW), St. Aloysius College, Mangalore.
Sangeeth Shirodkar worked under the ‘Child and Tourism’ Programme from August 20 to November 30, 2006 (15 weeks–part time). He worked on the Educational Kit for Child and Tourism. His education - BA in Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Christ College, Bangalore (also an ECPAT youth member).
Ida Bohman worked under the ‘Globalisation, Impacts and Tourism’ Programme from November 1 to December 20, 2006 (7 weeks). She analysed impacts of globalisation policies on tourism from a gender perspective. Her education - Lund University, Sweden.
Ujjayini Banerjee helped with the ‘Compendium on SEZ/STZ’ from December 13 to January 13, 2007 (4 weeks). Her education - B.A.LLB, Christ Law College, Bangalore.
Alisha Malik worked under the ‘Globalisation, Impacts and Tourism’ Programme from December 13 to January 13, 2007 (4 weeks). She compiled information on projects of the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. Her education - B.A.LLB, Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley.
Kumar Shreeang worked under the ‘Andhra Pradesh State Networking’ Programme from January 15 to February 2, 2007 (3 weeks). He worked on a ‘Report on Medical /Health Tourism in India with special focus on Andhra Pradesh’. His education - Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management (NITHM), Hyderabad.