We are currently in the process of growing our grassroots collective, and have rebranded from Womxn Offering Wisdom to the South Asian & Tamil Women's Collective. We would like a student to help us with developing a culturally responsive mentorship/career development program for young South Asian and Tamil women (ages 15 -25). We have received a small number of funds to develop this program over the year and launch it by spring 2022.

We will ensure the student has a clear understanding of what these elements are for our organization, and be provided growth and development opportunities.

We believe this project will involve:

• Source sponsors and design care/welcome packages for all program participants [I.e. outreach emails, products, etc.]
• Support with resource creation for program participants [mentorship program guides, onboarding, curriculum materials, etc.]

Students will be provided access to organization information as required, including access to google folder and documents.

The primary goal of implementing a mentorship/career development for young South Asian & Tamil women is to support during a time of uncertainty around career pathways/future of work and support overall well-being with a community care approach. We hope to gain an understanding of what components should be included and on implementation strategies.

The South Asian and Tamil Women Collective has approximately 10 volunteer members that provide spaces for intergenerational learning and relationship building. We have designated project teams, and team leads helping guide, mentor and support volunteers from diverse sectors and lived experience. Students will be provided guidance and mentorship from the Research/Programming Team leads and Managing Director to grow and learn new skills, build experience working with an intergenerational team and collective community, and opportunities to participate in personal/professional development.