Class 11 summer internship with an NGO

Our School has a rich tradition of ingraining a sense of duty and responsibility towards community and country. An option amongst the choices offered for summer internships for class 11 is working with an NGO.

Every year School sends a group of students to 'The Hope Project' at Nizamuddin, which is doing commendable service for the underprivileged families of the area.

This year, 7 students attended a 5-day internship which allowed them as student volunteers, to interact with the outreach programme. They got the opportunity of a first hand experience of conditions in an urban slum and the specific efforts required for uplifting the children living here; in matters of health, nutrition and opportunities for education.

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The project runs community health centres, a mobile medical unit, education centres, a centre for counselling, a thrift and credit programme, baking and catering courses, vocational courses and other income generation projects for the benefit of the community.

The experience lent an engagement with the children studying with the Project. We, student volunteers, taught the pre-primary children alphabets, craft etc. Some of us assisted with the health care centre dispensing aids and medicines under guidance. We also observed patients in the OPD. A few of us attended the afternoon school sessions and helped with remedial classes for the weak students. A couple of us volunteered with the crche for children of 3-12 months. We had an enriching and eye-opening experience. We were overwhelmed by the response of the toddlers! We learnt how to communicate with and understand these young children. Many of the children come from deprived backgrounds and bringing a smile to their faces meant a lot to us.

Ifrah Ali (XI-D).