The document provides details about the internship experience of Mayank Singh at Asian Sahyogi Sanstha India, a non-profit organization. During the internship, Mayank visited several projects run by the NGO including a child welfare committee, slum areas, literacy centers, and a sewing center for women. He also helped organize a free eye checkup camp at a local jail. The internship exposed Mayank to the important social work done by the organization in areas like education, vocational training, and community development.

1. ASIAN SAHYOGI SANSTHA INDIA
SUMMER
INTERNSHIP
INSTITUTE OF LAW, NIRMA UNIVERSITY
Mayank
6/19/2013

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Table of Content
Sr. No Subject Page No
1 Preface 2
2 Acknowledgement 3
5 Brief About NGO 4
6 Voluntary Organization 5
8 Project Description 6

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Preface
This project is an outcome of the three weeks placement programme of
Institute of law, Nirma University of Science & Technology for the
students of second semester. The main constituents of the project are the
report on fieldwork carried out during the internship, the research on
related issues and the weekly report of my work. I have tried my best to do
justice with my activities and put it in black and white with the same effort
as I did it during the interns.
MAYANK SINGH
Date: 20/06/2013 Name & Signature of Trainee

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Acknowledgment
Firstly and most importantly I would like to thanks Sir Vikas Kumar and Sir Amarnath Jaiswal who
guided me throughout this internship program. They both provided me the most proper guidance in the
process of understanding the working and proceeding of the Ngo. It would not had been possible
without both of them. Vikas Sir guided me in all of the field work and Amarnath Sir helped me in
learning all the office work. In fact both of them were there to help me in whichever specific area I had a
problem. The internship could also not had been possible without the able supervision of Sir Victor John
President Asian Sahyogi Sanstha India and Usha Das Ma’am Director in charge of Asian Sahyogi
Sanstha India. All of the staff present at the Organization also did their best to contribute to this learning
experience of mine. Last but not the least I would like to thank my family members who supported me
throughout this program.

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A Brief of Asian Sahyogi Sanstha India
The Asian Sahyogi Sanstha India (ASSI) works for the wellbeing of the society by making continuous
and relentless efforts in the field of Social work. The tag line of the Organization is “Sharing Quality
lifestyle through holistic ministry” and the works been done and being done by the Organization prove
that these are not only mere words as the Organization has put a lot of efforts in making a quality
lifestyle a reality for the thousands of those who crave for it. ASSI is a charitable society established in
1996, registered under Societies Registration Act, XXI
Of 1860 U.P. It is authorized to work all over India. The organization is also regisrtered with the
ministry of social welfare and rehabilitation. The organization It works in various fields like the Sahyog
A Child project, Literacy Program, Vocational Training for women and physically challenged, Medical
Health Camps, HIV/AIDS Awareness programs, Pulse Polio program, Relief & Rehabilitation ,
Community Economic Development, Community learning center, Micro loan, Japanese Encephalitis
awareness Program, Prisoners ministry, Sewing Program Training. It maintains a very high standard in
its workings and the projects it takes up. Each of its staff are dedicated to serve the needy and thus their
work is no more a work for them because it is for a cause and that too a noble cause thus it is close to
worship of god for them. It is located in the city of Gorakhpur and is setting an example for rest of the
Ngo’s to follow its remarkable streak of flawless and uninterrupted service to humanity. In this report I
will be sharing my experience of internship with the Asian Sahyogi Organization India, which I would
be pursuing for a period of one month starting from 20th May 2013 to 20th June 2013.

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Voluntary Organization
Voluntary organization is nothing but an independent sector playing an important role as an independent
force outside the realm of government and private sector. But in financial terms it depends heavily on
both the government and private business.
Characteristics of a Voluntary Organization
 Formal:-institutionalized to some extent-if not registered at least having a definite programme or aims
and object, and also rules and regulations of governance.
 Private:-institutionally separate from government.
 Self Governing:-not controlled by the government or any other outside entity.
 Not-for-profit:- non profit distributing
 Voluntary:-involving some meaningful degree of voluntary participation either in actual conduct of the
organization or in the management of its affairs.
 Non-religious:-not primarily involved in promoting candidates for elected office etc.
 Non-political:-not primarily involved in promoting candidates for elected office etc.
Non Profit
 Non Profit does not mean the voluntary organization should not generate a profit and run in perpetual
loss
 Profit if any, should be ploughed back into the organization for charitable purposes and not distributed
by the way of dividends etc, to the members of the organization.
 Non-profit or not-for-profit means non profit distributing.

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Project Description
I started my internship on a very high note, wondering what the NGO would be like and who will be the
people I will be meeting over there.The first day arrived and I was happy and contended to see a very
beautiful and serene atmosphere filled with calmness welcoming me on my first day. Seeing the people
over there made me full of hope that this will be a very learning and enriching experience. On the very
first day I got onto the work and was sent for a field visit under Vikas Kumar sir and the office work was
done under Amarnath Sir, from here my internship started. Here I would be dealing with all of my
internship work one by one.
WORKDONE:
Visit to Child Welfare Committee(CWC):
On 22nd May I went to the CWC Gorakhpur, here cases, matters and disputes regarding child
adoption, missing/found child, transfer to orphanage are dealt with. The judges sitting here go
through each and every matter and give their final decision to whatever is in the favor of the child’s
better future. During my visit I saw a matter where a woman had a request to adopt a child but the
people at CWC did not grant it as told by the lady she already had a 19 year old boy child and she
had parted from her husband. Looking at the facts the counselors decided that the lady was in no dire
need to adopt a child and also she was not financially well suited for the adoption as she had parted
from her husband. The whole procedure to be followed during adoption of a child and transfer of a
child from one organization to another and also taking custody of a lost child is explained below:
 In case of taking custody of a lost/unknown child the person/organization has to approach the
Child Welfare Committee (CWC) where he has to fill in form no. 10 for the short term
placement of the child.

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 In case of transfer of a child from one organization (temporary) to another in order to restore a
child to an institution form no. 11 has to be filled in after being presented at the CWC.

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 In case the real guardians of a child residing at the orphanage come to take the child then they
have to fill form no. 9 after being presented at the CWC.

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 Slum visit :
On 25th May we had a visit to a slum alongside Gorakhpur railway station. Here I got to meet migrated
poor families from Punjab who were earning their daily bread by doing minor and petty jobs in
Gorakhpur. The families living here either have only one or two earning members and most of them sell
bed sheets or socks. Mostly the male members sell bed sheets and female members sell socks. They live
in extreme state of poverty as in an area of around 3000 sq ft. (approx..) reside a total of around 20 to 25
families, each of these families have around 4 to 6 six members. They all lived in huts made up of
bamboo and plastics, and it seemed more sort of temporary settlement but these people have to live here
24*7 for the period they are doing their business over here. I had a talk with a family and few small
children over there, the women present over their told me that they have a hard time in earning money as
they have to loiter all day long selling their items and they end up with only few money that is just
enough to feed their family and children for a day. I pondered upon the reasons because of which these
people may be subjected to such poverty and concluded that not only their own neglect towards a quality
life and education but also the lack of involvement of Government Organization and officials is
responsible. In such a scenario our Ngo Asian Sahyogi Sanstha India comes into play, it helps such slum
dwellers in a plethora of ways. First and the most important contribution done by the Ngo in improving
the life standard of these people is by providing their children free of cost basic education. The
organization runs a project named “Sahyog A Child” under which it provides poor and needy children
with a classroom and teachers who help these under privileged children in their basic knowledge.The
hotograph provided would be of some help in knowing the fields where the project actually operates.
The Organization also provides a platform to the women of these slums to work as they give them
sewing machines which can be really helpful to earn money as it can be used for various sorts of
tailoring works.

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 Visit to Sahyog A Child (SAC):
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The Organization also works in the field of providing free education to poor children from families
which cannot afford to educate their children. Most of the students present at the coaching center are
from migrant families. Their parents earn their living from either selling bed sheets or socks. The
Organization through its project tries to make an effort to provide free basic education to such students
who have the potential to make it big in life but their initial steps are not strong enough to make a solid
start because of economic instability. According to me if such children are provided the basic education
then they can prepare themselves better for the coming challenges of life as the lack of basic knowledge
is the only hurdle preventing them from understanding the importance and need of basic education. I
took interviews of few students over there and I am mentioning them as it is.

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 Mamta:
Age 10 yrs
Father Ratan Lal ( Bedsheet seller)
Mother Mindro (Socks seller)
Class UKG
Home Condition Parents support her education but father drinks.
 Sneha: (Mamta’s sister )
Age 8 yrs.
Father Ratan Lal (Bedsheet seller)
Mother Mindro (socks seller)
Class No schooling
 Disha:
Age 8 yrs
Father Shankar (seller of bed sheets)
Class No schooling
mother Krishna (seller of socks)
Home condition Parents thinking of sending to school.
 Saahil: ( Disha’s brother )
Age 10 yrs
Father Shankar ( seller of bed sheets)
Mother Krishna (seller of socks)
Class No schooling
 Kripa:
Age 7 yrs.

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Father Om Prakash ( bed sheet seller)
Mother Sunita ( socks seller)
Class No schooling
Home condition Father drinks and only brother goes to school.
 Ashish:(Kripa’sbrother)
Age 11 yrs
Father Om Prakash (bed sheet seller)
Mother Sunita (socks seller)
Class 3rd
My experience with these children was very enriching as got to know the real conditions that prevail in a
poor family because of which such talented students never get to see the face of a school. I was really
delighted by the efforts that are being made by the Organization to provide such basic but still the most
important form of education.

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 FREE EYE CHECKUP :
Free eye checkup was organized by the Organization at the Gorakhpur Jail for the prisoners and the
inmates of the jail. Dr. Anjum Jain (eye specialist) was the supervising doctor. I worked as an event
manager helping the Organization members in organizing the event. A total of over 100 prisoners were
provided free checkup. This initiative was taken by the Organization to help the prisoners of Gorakhpur
main Jail. The program started around 10 am on the first of June, a delegate of 2 doctors and 2 co-
workers were there on behalf of ASSI along with me and the staff of ASSI who made this program
successful. I have attached a newspaper clipping.

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 VISIT TO MSPK ( WOMEN SEWING CENTRE) :

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The Organization provides free vocational training to women in sewing. Mostly all the women who are
a part of this program are from poor and village families with the least or no education, so such training
helps them to overcome the traditional shackles that prevent village women from being self-dependent.
This training course gives them a paved pathway to walk on to emerge self-dependent.
 VISIT TO LITERACY CENTRE:
The Organization works towards providing free education to children who reside near by the Ngo’s
campus, in the evening time all the children get together along with the teachers who are appointed by
the Organization to teach at the literacy center. The students coming over here are from very poor
families and most of them do not go to school and haven’t got any sort of schooling. The teachers
present here are qualified enough to help these children in the problems faced during their school studies
and even teach those who do not go to schools by following a syllabus which is designed by the
Organization members keeping in mind the basic knowledge and study to which these students should
be exposed to. I took interview of students present over there and found out that most of them were from
very poor families. They were all between the age group of 6 to 12 years. Many of them never went to
school so in my view such schooling and coaching in the evening free time will prove to be very
beneficial to these children and moreover to the society.

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 VISIT TO KHORABAR ( MUSSAHAR COMMUNITY AND FOREST
EDUCATION CENTER):
1) MUSSAHAR COMMUNITY:
I had a visit to Khorabaar, Gorakhpur. This place is famous in here for its forest and the vivid ecosystem
that exists over here. Apart from a number of different species of vegetation, here also exists a section of
our society that cannot be in practical terms called a proper section of our society. Here I am talking
about a tribe that lives on the fringes of the Kushmi forest area, it is called the Mussahr tribe. These
people live in a state of extreme poverty and are totally neglected by the Government. The neglect is so
much to an extent that these people have even lost hope that any government action would be taken in
order to make the standard of living of them worthwhile. Talking to the people of this community I
came to know about various facts that can only be seen and felt if we see it by our naked eyes. The
families living here earn their daily bread by collecting leaves from the forest area and selling them as
leaf plates in the market. As one would had thought that these people are living in this state of poverty
because of their means of livelihood which is so much primitive sort of but to the contrary I found out
that each family in here earns around 250 to 300 RS. On daily basis, this makes it around 9000 rupees
per month. In my opinion such an amount of money is enough to lead a life where the basic needs are
met as it is way beyond the poverty line as given by our government. But looking at the condition of
their houses, clothes and overall appearance I came to a conclusion that the reason that these people are
living in tis poverty is because of their own negligence and mismanagement of resources, but we are
also at fault since these people haven’t got a chance to educate themselves it is our foremost duty to
educate them regarding their rights and management, so that they can make proper use of what they
have worked their guts out. These people have entered into a shell of their own and do not trust the
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interpret it as capture of their own land by luring them to stay in as tenants in the houses provided by the
government. This type of shelter they reside in.
2) STUDY CENTER AT SIKRI FOREST AREA:
Education is the most formidable tool by which persistent poverty can be removed in permanent manner.
Providing funds and giving liquid money only leads to further elevation of abject living conditions as it
proves to be an easy way out of the prevailing poverty but ultimately it makes poor people dependent on
the wish of others. By imparting education we can pave a way out of this poverty and let these people
walk on it by themselves so that they can be made able to carve their own way out of such hard giving’s.
ASSI recognized the potential of education in such backward tribal areas and started their own education
project to provide free of cost knowledge and education to children as well as adults. Here students from
various communities including various tribal groups like the mussahri tribe study to get basic knowledge
that would help them to fight the tough school competition or else because of their poor background,
even going to school won’t be of much use for these tribal children. I had a talk with the teacher
teaching at this study center and through him I got to know that around 20 to 25 students regularly come
to the center. He also told that he has been teaching here for around 7 years and has seen how education
can bring a change in the standard of living if not immediately remove poverty. The center has in total 2
teachers one is B.A passed and the other 12th passed, both of them being competent enough to teach
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group meetings. I also took the interview of few students who have done their coaching at the center and
are going to school now. Here are they:
 Ravikala:
Age 10
Class 1
School Nehru Public School
 Ranu:
Age 9
class 1
School Nehru Public School
 Amarjeet:
Age 12
Class 4
School Panchsheel School
These are only three interactions that I have quoted, but I met children from class 1st to 5th and it was
quite evident that they showed a stark difference from their surroundings. They had the spark in their
eye as they were no longer from the same tribal group which only knows how to make leaf plates but
they have been running parallel to the main stream students all thanks to the literacy project taken up by
the Organization. I am sure it will continue to make changes in future also.

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