Internship ReportA report on the Internship done at

Saath Charitable Trust

By Shalini PalRoll no. : 644

Batch 20144th January 2012

MissionTo utilize

market-based strategies to

create inclusive

societies by empowering India’s urban

and rural poor.

VisionCreating inclusive societies

OBJECTIVES To facilitate access

to government or private services, facilities and information to the urban and rural poor.

To build the capacity for women and youth and link them with markets and jobs

To provide market based solutions to each member of a vulnerable family.

S E C T O R S

Livelihoods

Services

Urban Governan

ce

Saath Savings &

Credit Cooperati

ve Society

Health

Education

Affordable Housing

Human Rights Research

,Develop

ment and Communi

cation Cell

Its Reach

Reaches more than 1.5 Lakh

Householdsin Gujarat

and Rajasthan

Aim of the InternshipTo secure a challenging, full time position in an NGO that

offers professional growth while being resourceful,

innovative and competitive

To be able to deliver to the bottom-line in whatever work I

do

To understand the dynamics of the society that one day we

would ply our trade in

My role as an Intern Appointed to work for their RDC team that deals

with Research, Documentation and Communication required for the organization.

Made visits to the areas and districts where Saath works

Wrote case studies for them Voluntary work

Organized a few visits.

Task 1Website Profile

Task 2Newsletter

Task 3Case Studies

Visit to Saath Cooperative, Juhapura

Visit to Saath Cooperative, Behrampura

Visit to Saath Cooperative, Vasna

Task 4Visits Organized

Visit by Mahindra United World School

Visit by Journeys for Change

Visit by IIM students

Task 5Blog Updates

Task 6Editing and Creating Reports

Proofread and edited a research report made on Lions Quest Skills for Adolescence

program; got it printed and distributed as well.

Wrote 2 monthly reports for Project ‘U’, one comprising of only statistical data and

other one was an overall detailed report

Helped them a little with annual report as well

Task 7Presentation

Assigned the job of making a brand new presentation for Saath Charitable Trust with new updated content which can be shown to people visiting Saath office.

Task 8Voluntary Work

Teaching the children at Balghar Distributing stationery to children Children reciting poem

Teaching children how to write Interacting with the children Helping children write on their slates

Getting correct information on time from several sources,

while writing content for the newsletters and website profile

It was little tough, time consuming and tiring to find villages

located on the outskirts of the city while developing case

studies

Managing and coordinating the entire visit alone

Teaching and handling children between the age group of 3-6

years was also challenging

Challenges Faced

New Things Learnt Improved upon my writing skills

Learnt how to make official reports (statistical as well as

summarized reports)

Learnt Newsletter writing

Practically learnt Event Management

Stress Management

Time Management

Recommendations Saath has the potential to expand in other villages and states and should look

forward to this in the upcoming year.

They need to upgrade and improve upon some of the programs that they are

running, like one of the CFS centers was poorly maintained and more than 30

children were accommodated along with the teacher in a very small room. These

things should be taken into consideration and the children should be provided

with better facilities.

Regular visits should be made to the villages they work in, in order to make sure

that things are in place and administered properly.

Gave me a better insight into the present situation of the society that we live in

and taught me how we can help the needy people in our society through simple

steps

Offered me platform to showcase the skills that I acquired in college as well as in

my life and positively helped me throughout my internship

Provided me with hands on practical experience about the kind of work that is

expected from an employee in the office and the level of standard that the current

market demands

Taught me how to overcome challenges that I faced during the internship and how

to take over a project all by myself

Conclusions

THANK YOU!