Plustrust Fellowships
Plustrust identifies and supports those with entrepreneurial mindsets through its fellowships.
Plustrust fellowship is often the first opportunity, especially a rural woman with aspirations to make a difference to step out and address local needs around education and basic services. They look for very small amounts of funds and continue their work in the community with an added income trickle generated by the work. The term ‘micro service ventures’ seems to best describe their activities serving the ‘last-inch’ (way more remote than ‘last mile’ implies) in a service delivery chain to reach vulnerable communities.
Fellowship Overview
The fellowship process offers a complete experience of building a micro service venture.
The approach is inherently flexible and the fellowship process has been adapted to address emerging needs and issues.
As a Plustrust fellow you will get · Get a unique opportunity to test and pilot your ideas for change while improving your self-confidence, managerial skills, and professional calibre. · Receive mentoring and skill building support during the fellowship period of 6 months · A fellowship for 6 months |
Fellows identify their core purpose, design a service for a clearly defined user group, and pilot the activity. With support and on- ground mentoring from our Anchors our fellows to develop and ground a project idea. They build local networks and contacts relevant for the project and gain acceptance and support from the community. Through this process programmes, fellows build strength in three core areas: Personal Effectiveness, Project Management and Professionalism.
Applications are screened and selected candidates interviewed. Applicants understand the model and Plustrust understands the idea and the context. The next stage is the Plustrust workshop. It enables applicants to clarify their ideas and come up with a coherent proposal. Plustrust then reviews the proposals, and finalizes the fellowship details and amount based on the need in each case.
Fellowship Categories
The approach is inherently flexible and the fellowship process has been adapted to address emerging needs and issues.
Rural Women Edupreneur (RWE) Fellowship
For women changemakers who wish to improve quality and access to education and benefit marginalized children in rural and remote locations with poor schooling facilities. 74 RWE fellowships were offered from 2015-2022 and many are continuing their work beyond the fellowship period.
Return to Roots Fellowship
For women who want to pilot service enterprises on aspects like skill development, and basic services in their community. R2R fellows run their own service enterprises and simultaneously develop skills among other women service local needs. 20 R2R fellowships were offered from 2020-2022 and 14 are continuing their work beyond the fellowship period.
Changemaker Fellowships
For enthusiastic youth who wish to work on inclusive education and animal welfare and other related issues on a slightly larger scale. The fellowship offers them personal financial security as they test out their innovative ideas. 37 change maker fellowships were offered from 2010-2022 and many are continuing their work beyond the fellowship period.
Coaching Fellowships
For changemakers and Alumni who want to enhance their performance and achieve their goals. This was introduce in 2021 with the Karnataka Coaching Council of WICCI. 7 women availed the services of 7 established and reputed coaches over a period of 5 months.
Community Health Entrepreneur
For women eager to improve healthcare related services especially after the COVID crisis. The pilot batch of 21 women have been trained to deliver 11 basic tests and generate an income stream for themselves while serving their community. This is in collaboration with Bahaar Foundation and Portea