Jeevika Fellowship for Law students, Centre for Civil Society 2022
Centre for Civil Society(CCS) helps the local street vendors and shopkeepers by taking care of their legal needs and awareness to protect them from legal abuse or harassment daily. For example, Many of such shopkeepers or street vendors are penalized under MCD with a huge amount of fines but later it is observed that fine should be very less or it wasn’t really their mistake, most of the times.
CCS is inviting applications for the Jeevika Fellowship from the law students for the cohort of April 2022 to March 2023 to provide legal aid and spread awareness on the rights of street vendors in Delhi. CCS is looking to engage 10-15 law students, across the colleges, who are passionate to contribute by assisting street vendors in Delhi. Their team will train all fellows on filing complaints, collecting grievance data, and spreading awareness on the legal rights of street vendors.
Why you should do the Jeevika Fellowship
- Receive training on research and writing
- Interact with senior team members at CCS and understand research in the Indian policy landscape
- Gain grassroots experience and engage with the National Hawkers Federation
- Apply legal training to real-world problems and assist street vendors in enforcing their rights
- Access CCS alumni network and programs (workshops on rule of law, markets, individual freedom and more) worth Rs. 10,000 in a year
- Get an opportunity to publish in CCS blogs such as Azadi.me and Spontaneous Order
Eligibility Criteria
- Students in their 2nd or 3rd year of a 5-year LL.B. OR 1st or 2nd year of a 3-year LL.B. programme
- Fluent in Hindi
- Available for work both online and offline (COVID-19 protocols will be followed)
- Prior experience in fieldwork, legal aid, volunteering, and leadership roles (desirable)
- Based in Delhi-NCR and willing to travel locally (local commuting costs will be covered)
- Students will be expected to commit 10-12 hours per week
Deadline: 31 March 2022