I am going. Sisters are organising a medical camp!

Ms. Achal Dharbandodkar was a Trainee Social Worker (TSW) and a student from Goa University. She was a volunteer. She asked the migrants: What help did you get from this camp? Was the camp helpful? Mr. Iqbal Rajasab Bagwan said, “I had never done such a test before, and I wanted treatment for back pain. […]

I learnt ways to work with Migrants

“I am a student of social work. I have been enriched by the capacity building workshop. Interaction with academicians, high court lawyer, social activists, police officer and field workers helped me to understand violence, discrimination, confinement, wage theft, accident, and at times death, endured by the migrant workers as day to day scenarios. I was […]

I know my health status Thank you!

“As we are from the working class, we are least concerned about our health and endure our life with physical pain and hardship to earn our daily bread. We compromise with health issues. The medical camp had given us an opportunity to know one’s health condition. The medical team did a thorough check up of […]

A new chapter in the lives of 40 youth

“It was a proud moment for all of us. I have decided to grab all opportunities that knock at my door”, says Ms. Sunanda, a tribal youth from Udupi, Karnataka.   It was indeed a proud moment for 40 selected youth, largely from rural areas, who grabbed the opportunity to participate in the 5-day Advanced […]

The trainees developed empathy for one another

Anusmitha Raju, a 21-year-old woman from the Vettakurumba Tribe in Wayanad district said, “Indian Social Institute, Bengaluru provided me with an opportunity to discover my potential through a three-day training programme on ‘Self and Society’. Now, I feel motivated to speak confidently to my community members and listen to their concerns”. “The youth had a […]

Fisherfolk youth on the path of Empowerment

“Three-day capacity training programme on Self and Society helped me to gain self-confidence and courage. I never got an opportunity to hold a mic and speak in public. I was gripped with stage fear. Now I am different. I do not know what has happened to me in 3 days. After the workshop I am […]

I met a doctor and shared my story

“I work as a helper in a construction site. I cannot visit a hospital given my work schedule. When I heard that Indian Social Institute, Bangalore is organizing a free medical camp, I took special permission and came to the medical camp. It has been worth it. I had developed chronic body pain due to […]

A dream is a first step

A young and enthusiastic Mr. Vidhya Sagar,  pursuing his final year Bachelor of Law,  attended  the capacity building workshop on ‘Self and Society’. At the end of the workshop, he stated that  he  learnt how to be a reflective person. “The workshop methodology brought out my leadership qualities. I feel that I have a responsibility […]