Internship experience at Hope Foundation, Kolkata by Dibyangana Nag

Name, College, Year of Study of the Student Intern

Dibyangana Nag, CMR University- School of Legal Studies, 3^rd year

Name of the Organization and its Full Address

Hope Foundation, Kolkata, 39, Panditiya Pl, Dover Terrace, Ballygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal 700029

Duration of Internship

3 weeks

Role

Legal Intern

How did you apply?

Send your CV to [email protected]. If you are selected, you will be notified as soon as possible. They’ll send the guidelines that one should follow during the course of their internship. They will also provide you with the necessary information regarding where and whom to report.

First Day Formalities, Infrastructure, First Impression

On the first day, they introduced us to the organization and the work they do so that we could get accustomed to the work environment.

They explained the functioning of the organization and they allotted me to the Sponsorship Project. The senior staffs were very patient and comfortable communicating. I had to pay an amount of Rs. 1000 as a donation to the organization for the internship which indirectly is used for the development of underprivileged children.

Main Tasks

This Non-profit Organisation works for the underprivileged children and supports them financially. This organization is a blessing to society, as it also helps the students in their education programs. I was allotted under the Sponsorship Programme, where I made reports of children of Sunderbans Island and helped the staff with some documentation. Though it was my first internship, I learned valuable lessons from my assigned activities as well as from the staff. The work included the making of academic reports of the students of Sunderbans Island and helping the team with documentation and computation. Initially, my internship was in offline mode but then due to the rising amount of Covid cases it was shifted to online mode. Though the mode was changed the discipline of work was the same, and all the reports that were allotted to me were successfully finished right on time.

Good Things

It’s ideal for the 1^st year law students, as NGO internships play an important role in developing their character. The internship gave me valuable experience, learned how to manage my time and how organize work to maximize efficiency.

Bad Things

It can be inconvenient if the concerned intern is not fluent in the local language (Bengali). The donation amount of Rs. 1000 can be a lot for an internship in NGOs.

Stipend (If Any)

No stipend

Accommodation, Commuting to Office

No accommodation provided, any local bus to Hindustan Park from where there’s a walk of 350 m (approx. 5 min)

Other Points and Perks

In the three weeks with The Hope Kolkata Foundation, I feel I was able to learn as much as I could. However, I would further like to work more with non-profit organizations. The scope of activities that are involved with these organizations, interests me a lot. Nevertheless, this internship experience was very important and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to get practical experiences.

Author’s Note

Thank you [LawBhoomi] for the help that you’ve been providing all along the way by posting about internship opportunities thus helping students get internships. I’m hoping that sharing this experience on your platform, will encourage more students to intern or volunteer here.

If you’d like to intern or volunteer at HOPE KOLKATA FOUNDATION, kindly contact on 91-33-40645851 (Jhulan Ghose- Intern & Volunteer Coordinator), or email at [email protected].

This post has been submitted by Dibyangana Nag, a student at CMR University.