Reflections from the field

There was a time when we had good days and bad days, and there was a time when I wanted to turn around, pack it up, and call it quits. Those times tell me to push myself and not to … Read More

For one month of internship I went to Surat(Gujarat) with my four friends. We know that Surat is a developed city but it developed slowly so as a social worker it is important to know how it developed. From my … Read More

Part: 1 My four friends and I are in Surat, Gujarat for our fieldwork. It’s such a nice place you all must visit once. Through this message I just want to say about the functioning of police over here.. The … Read More

A workshop on comics power was facilitated by Kankana, Liza and Ankita of Bosco Institute  at Sauhard, an NGO in Ahmedabad. The initial expression of all the participants was ‘I can’t draw’ but the enthusiasm that was visible in them … Read More

The experience of YaR Documentation for 20 days from 14th January to 2nd February 2011 has given me insights and lessons professionally and personally. As a group, I experienced working smoothly in the data collection process where the staff of … Read More

The Bethesda Youth Welfare Centre is one of the pioneering Non-governmental organizations in the state of Nagaland. It is committed to work for the upliftment of the people, affected by drugs and HIV/ AIDS related problems. The organization works and … Read More

I was with the Adivasis Legal Education, Research and Training Centre. (ALERT CENTRE,) Ranchi for a month for my field work. ALERT is small organization with a small staff that works among the tribal community in the Letethar and Gomla … Read More

A month long field work in Rural Volunteer’s Centre (RVC), Akajan in Dhemaji District of Assam was a great learning exposure. The field work gave an opportunity to learn about the organization, its programmes and projects, visit different people in … Read More

Field work in Ranchi was a very great experience for me. It was a very tough time for me as I had to move from village to village situated in the hilly areas enduring hunger and cold. I was placed … Read More

LIFE IN SNEHALAYA I was placed for about a month in Snehalaya, Guwahati, an organisation working for the street children. This is the first time that I had ever worked with an organisation working with the street children. During this … Read More

My recent fieldwork in North East India for Drugs and AIDS Care (NEIDAC) , Shillong was a rich learning experience for me as a social work student. The organization is involved in addressing care and support of HIV/AIDS in partnership … Read More

“When you challenge yourself, you excel yourself’’ When I recently went to Arunachal Pradesh for my field experience in Itanagar diocesan empowerment association (IDEA) the organisation engaged me in conducting a survey in three districts of Upper Subansiri, Lower Subansiri … Read More

I spent one month of  field work in Prodigals’ Home (PH), Dimapur (PH). PH is an NGO which runs various projects to reach out to the people. The vision/mission is sustainable and equitable social order through people’s participation and its … Read More

For the 3rd semester field work I had gone to Itanagar Diocesan Association (IDEA), Itanagar. I was engaged in community survey aimed at understanding the living condition of the village people. The community survey was carried out in three districts … Read More

I spent my one month fieldwork at Guwahati Street Children Project of World Vision India. The organisation focuses mainly on the development of the children who are living in the slum areas of Guwahati. The one month of my involvement … Read More

My work with Don Bosco Social Welfare Centre, Tamenglong for one full month gave me new insights into real social work. I had some very memorable moments there and I came across some very touching scenes. Tamenglong is one of … Read More

“You do anything long enough to escape the habit of living until the escape becomes the habit.” That’s what addicts do…. and to come out of that habit is the challenge for them. It’s a non ending battle for addicts … Read More

  As a part of MSW studies I was working in Delhi based Action Aid India and its partner Pardarshita. I was involved there almost one month in different activities. From 18th October, the first 15 days I did the … Read More

I did my field work at North Eastern Regional Domestic workers Movement in Shillong. During my stay I did many things, from meeting different kinds of peoples to handling different kind of situations. One thing that really shook me was … Read More

I had a stint of 20 days in the month of October 2010 at Snehalaya Don Bosco, Guwahati. The agency works for the rehabilitation and reintegration of children in distress. During these few days, I got a chance to experience … Read More

Health is wealth is what I learned since my child hood days. From the 18th of October to 13th of November 2010 I was in the agency called Zoram Entu Pawl situated at Aizawl. It will take lots of time … Read More

  Misconceptions are common among all of us. We have misconception about many things. The   misconception I had prior to my fieldwork was that rehab centres are synonymous with jails. There might be also many other people who had this wrong … Read More

Global Organisation for Life Development is an organisation working on three projects, Ujjawala project for the traffic victims, Sanskar for people with HIV/AIDS and drug users and Swadar Shelter Home for destitute families. One month field work made me realise … Read More

TRUTH OR DARE During the one month field work experience in Gold Organisation for Life and Development, Guwahati, I met and interacted with three categories of people – or rather I would like to use the term say people who … Read More

As part of the field work activity I went to an organization called World Vision, where I was placed under the Guwahati Street Children Project. Under the guidance and watchful eye of Mr. Gamelil Sherio the project manager, I carried … Read More