Custom Internship Plan Microfinance out of Tanzania
Day-per-Day Schedule
Total duration 5 weeks x 20 hours/week (part-time)
Online Work

Offline Work (intern)

Wed,
July 1

4pm-5pm Preparation Session:
Understanding Tanzanian work culture;
Introduction to the Microfinance
Organisation; incl. Intern + World
Unite! Tanzanian internship coordinator

Thu,
July 2

4pm-5pm Meeting between intern +Tanzanian internship coordinator +internship supervisor; discussing
objectives, tasks, schedule of offline
work and online supervision sessions

Mon,
July 6

5pm-7pm online supervision session.
Internship supervisor gives
introduction to microfinance in East
Africa and explains the work of theorganisation. Provides literature formore in-depth reading and gives tasks
to be completed before next
supervision session

Objective a. To understand how
microfinance works in Tanzania
2 hours (after session) intern working
on tasks:* Reading the literature provided* Summarising the concept of
microfinance and its benefits tomembers in 500 words

Tues,
July 7-

4 hours intern working on tasks(continued from day before); sendsummary to supervisor

Wed,
July 85pm-7pm online supervision session.
Discuss tasks done by intern; answer
questions about Objective a.
Supervisor explains about small
business models in the Kilimanjaro
region, funded by microfinance systemand background/needs of members of

Objective b: To assist in identifying
the business models that work
best for VICOBA members andplanning small business models forthe members
2 hours (after session) intern work ontasks:

Thu,
July 9Village Community Bank (vicoba)
Microfinance groups.

* formulating general financial advice tovicoba members (taking into accounttheir financial family situation)* develop general principles of small
scale businesses that work for vicoba
members-4 hours intern working on tasks(continued from day before)

Fri, July 5pm-7pm online supervision session.
10Discuss the tasks
done by intern. Choose one businessidea to work out a business plan.
Supervisor provides templates forbusiness plan

2 hours (after session) intern reading
template of existing business plan.

Sat, July
11
Sun,
July 12
Mon,
July 13

Tues,
July 14

5pm-7pm online supervision session.
2 hours (after session) intern working
Going through business plan template on task (writing business plan1)and discussing business ideas of intern
for creation of business plan 1.
4 hours intern working on task
(continued from day before)

Wed,July 15

5pm-7pm online supervision session.
2 hours (after session) intern working
Checking status of Business Plan; Q&A on task (continued)

Thu,
July 16

4 hours intern working on task
(continued); intern submits businessplan to supervisor (evening)

Fri, July 5pm-7pm online supervision session.
2 hours (after session) intern working
17Discussing the business plan 1. Discuss on task (writing business plan 2)
idea about business plan 2.
Sat, July
18
Sun,
July 19
Mon,
July 20

5pm-7pm online supervision session.
2 hours (after session) intern working
Checking status of Business Plan; Q&A on task (continued)

Tues,
July 21

4 hours intern working on task(continued); intern submits businessplan to supervisor (evening)
Wed,
July 225pm-7pm online supervision session.
2 hours (after session) intern working
Checking status of Business Plan; Q&A on task (continued)

Thu,
July 23

4 hours intern working on task(continued); intern submits businessplan to supervisor (evening)

Fri, July 5pm-7pm online supervision session.
Objective c: Identify the best
24
Discussing the business plan 2.
techniques of record keeping for
Then supervisor explains about current VICOBA womenrecord keeping methods of the vicobas Task: 2 hours (after session): Intern(purchase of vicoba stocks, loans, repay makes SWOT analysis of the currentof loans).
process.
Sat, July
25
Sun,
July 26
Mon,
July 27

5pm-7pm online supervision session.
Discussing the task done by intern.
Supervisor provides case studies ofproblems identified in the process ofrecord keeping methods of the vicobas

Tues,
July 28
Wed,
July 29

2 hours (after session): Intern
researches and suggests improvements
to the process (possibly technicalsolutions that are feasible)
4 hours intern working on task
(continued from day before)

5pm-7pm online supervision session.
Discuss task, Q&A

2 hours intern working on task
(continued)

Thu,
July 30

4 hours intern working on task
(continued); intern submits report

Fri, July 5pm-7pm online supervision session.
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Discussing the report. Supervisor
provides a list of current businesses &products done by vicoba members

Objective d: Assist VICOBA members
on sales techniques to find markets
for their products
Task:* 2 hours (after session) intern reading
the listSat, Aug
1
Sun,
Aug 2
Mon,
Aug 3

5pm-7pm online supervision session.
Internship supervisor gives
introduction to training sessions

2 hours intern working on task:* Thinking about best methodology forsales training for vicoba members

carried out for vicoba members.
Tues,
Aug 4Wed,
Aug 5

4 hours intern task:* Writing a training plan for sales
traning for vicoba member
5pm-7pm online supervision session;
training plan Q&AThu,
Aug 6Fri, Aug 5pm-7pm online supervision session.
7Discussing the report. Final evaluationof learning outcome.

2 hours intern working on task
(continued)
4 hours intern working on task
(continued); intern submits report