Hello jolly people,
The following is a post recalling the events of my
first week at work.
Interview & First
Impressions
After finally receiving a phone call from a much esteemed
non-governmental organisation, Link to Life, I set out for the interview I was called
upon. Let me walk you through the
different phases of the week. I work
only on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays; this was negotiated and also due to
the leniency of the staff of Link to Life, which produces a very interesting
and enjoyable working environment. However,
an important point to be noted is that I wanted to indulge into a sector that made
feel that I was contributing for the betterment of the lives of each and every
one, hence the choice of searching for an internship in a Non-Governmental Organisation, hereinafter NGO, actively
engaging themselves into social work.
Coming back to the point, when I arrived at the NGO, my first impression
was that they are very open and joyful. I
was very warmly welcomed and satisfied with the going of the interview, since I
scored the internship on the spot.
More on the
Organisation
Link to Life is a Non-Governmental Organisation actively
engaging itself in the counselling and support of cancer patients as well as
their families. The organisation has
been set up by a group of volunteers, some of them being cancer survivors
themselves. They also indulge into
cancer awareness campaigns in community and social welfare centres as well as
private companies. The aim of the talks
and awareness campaigns are to sensitise the public at large on the different
types of cancers that exist as well as the different treatments that comes with
it.
Work?
With this in mind, I got back home feeling satisfied with my
day and wanted to actually start working as soon as possible. The first day of work was quite hectic for I
did not know what I had to do. However, with the help of a few colleagues which
I am really close to now, I started to grasp the going of the
organisation. We started slowly with the
update of their new website here and
Facebook page here (Also do
not forget to like the Facebook page and support the NGO on their journey to
alleviate the pain of cancer patients).
However, I soon began to understand that a few things were missing to make
the necessary impact online. Equipped
with a few tips and tricks learnt in my degree and having implemented it successfully,
the number of person exposed to the NGO on their social network increased
dramatically.
This is one of the few projects I have been assigned to work
on. Much more followed afterwards since
then. Keep in touch for more information
is to come on the other projects I have been assigned to since.
Warm regards,
Swaraj Nunkoo
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