The internship summary is as follows: The internship was with SAR Social Initiative-SDMC Trust from September 2016 to fulfill course requirements. The objectives were to gain professional experience in corporate social responsibility, sustainable development, and funding/implementing social projects. Activities included database research, due diligence assessments, grant management, and reporting. Field visits provided exposure to a free dispensary and health needs assessment. The internship helped with documentation, evaluation, and database skills. Limitations included a theoretical focus and limited practical fieldwork. Recommendations included improved health camp planning and community participation.

1. Internship with SAR Social Initiative-
SDMC Trust
Sept. 2016
Submitted to: Prof. Kumkum Bhattacharya
Prepared by: Arup Bhattacharjee
MSW (Semester-III)

2. Topics:
 About the Organization
 Objective
 SDMC Activities
 Assigned Work
 Field Visit & Exposure
 Professional Growth
 Limitations
 Recommendations

3. About the Organization:
Smt. Sita Devi Malhotra Charitable Trust is social welfare initiative
and family foundation of SAR Group, Gurgaon works for the
betterment and empowerment of people from health, education,
livelihood and environmental aspects towards the self-sustenance
and healthy life.
SDMC Organizational Structure:
Chief of Operations
Managing Trustee
Chief Medical Officer Sr. Program Officer
Program
Officer
Founder

4. Objective:
o To meet the partial fulfillment of the course curriculum
o To gain a professional experience
o To gain an exposure in CSR
o To gain experience in dealing with professional sustainable
management
o To get an exposure in Funding, Implementing and Corporate
Agency

5. SDMC Activities:
o SDMC Trust is a registered
Trust under Indian Trust Act
1882.
o It is actively involved in social
development initiatives since
2009 in Himachal Pradesh,
Delhi/NCR and Haryana,
Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan,
Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha,
Maharashtra.
PRIMARY
HEALTH
CARE
PRIMARY
EDUCATION
SKILL
DEVELOPME
NT
SANITATION
AND
ENVIRONME
NT

6. Assigned Work:
The Projects which were assigned:
o Database Research
o Due-diligence Process
o Grant Management
o Project Reporting
o Visit Project Location, Gagret, H.P.
o Need Assessment of Manesar, Haryana with SDMCT Team

7. Data base Research:
 As part of Desk research, listed out the Relevant NGOs
working on Drinking water, Sanitation, Skill Development
with basic Contact Details which can be used by the Trust
for future network.
 Proposed the up-gradation required for the Navodyam
Website, SDMC Trust
Due-diligence Process:
 Learnt about the need and process of project and NGO
assessment. It includes basic documentation and analysis of the
project components from a unbiased prospect.
 Practical experiment and evaluation of one new proposal
submitted to SDMC Trust and also studied several Due-
diligence documents available with the trust.

8. Grant Management Cycle:
o Developed Primary
Knowledge and prepared
Case Studies
o Understanding MOU
through Case Studies
o Reviewed Research article
on Grant Management of
USAID
o Learning: Top down
Approach
Conceptual
ization Solicitation &
Eligibility
Selection
Award &
MOUGrant
Approval
Implementati
on
Monitoring
Evaluation

9. Project Reporting:
 Reporting Cycle which can be
quarterly, half yearly as per project
nature.
 Reporting formats varies from
project to project as the
parameters of project deliverables
varies.
 Studies Project reports submitted
by one of the project partner of
SDMCT.

10. Field Exposure 1:
Free Dispensary, Ggret,
Himachal Pradesh
Duration-Two days Visit
Purpose-
o to learn healthcare
initiative by SDMCT
o To learn about the
organizational set-up
o To meet different
stakeholders including
Factory workers of Lectrix
o To visit Health camps in
nearby villages

11. Field Exposure-2
Rapid Need Assessment on
Primary Health, IMT Manesar
Duration-3 days visit
Purpose-
o To know the Primary Health
Status of those areas
o To identify the need of them
related to health
o To get a practical exposure
and develop Professional
expertise

12. Professional Growth:
o Need Assessment-it helps to identify the exact need of a
given place and of given issue .
o Documentation & Report writing-it helps to present, study,
analysis and keep records in a more rational way.
o Project Evaluation-by Due-diligence
o Database Research-it is important to keep records for future.
o Goal oriented Focus

13. Limitations:
o Documentation based- Theoretical in nature
-Mostly Office based work activity, lack of practical exposure in Field work
and deficit of office surrounding field areas
o Limited time was a key obstacles of getting more detailed information.
o All information is not easily accessible or not permitted to disclose as
per Company policy, rules and regulations as per the disclosure of
confidential information.
o The study is purely limited on analysis base; there is no provision of any
test or Survey on any hypothesis base.
o Lack of expertise in finance-accounting and management for trainee.

14. Recommendations:
o Developed proper Planning for Primary Health Check up
camp.
o More Community participation is needed in camp.
o Incorporation of professionals.
o Focus on Women Empowerment & Education,
Awareness Generation & Family Planning in Delhi,
Haryana region.
o Organize Community program in rural areas and associate
other Officials as well in yearly basis.

15. Thank You
Contact Details:
arupbhattacharjee728@gmail.com