Dear Volunteers by Pravah

Contribution and value!

2021-08-24 14:30:16 UTC

Jimwell,

It has been wonderful working with you through the four week of the project. The openness and learning approach with which you worked on the anxiety-focused therapy diary has been lovely to see.

Mental health, and specifically anxiety, has been on the rise (even more so), especially since the pandemic. Often times, clients would step into a session to make meaning of this, and explore ways to manage their experiences and feelings around anxiety. The purpose of the diary was for clients to have tools/skills and find creative ways to manage it outside of the session as well. Keeping this in mind, you were able to create a unique, simplistic (making it easily understandable for the clients!), lively with the visual cues and a meaningful diary for clients.

Post your presentation with the mental health team, the diary has been integrated to an institutional model wherein clients would be provided this outside of the session, as an additional means apart from therapeutic support. This would add value to identify and explore ways to manage feelings through modalities of journaling, art and mindful doodling.

Your curiosity to know more, growth orientation towards understanding the cultural context of India, eagerness to learn, and the research and creativity skills you have demonstrated - all of them have contributed to the therapy diary and the wonderful work you showcased!

I wish you all the best in your journey ahead, with many more learning curves filled with growth - personally and professionally!

Regards,
Tamanna Edwards | Mind Piper

Dear Ayesha,

2021-08-28 02:10:34 UTC

It's been really wonderful working with you virtually. We hope that you enjoyed the process too.

Both the FGDs organised with parents and adolescents were really helpful for the field team.

FAYA is an ambitious project for adolescents from Tribal area in Dungarpur district and you have created and designed valuable resource material for Super Sathi centres in the shape of posters.

As I shared with you that have finally inaugurated our Super Sathi centre for adolescents and we are into the process of translating both posters in Hindi, so that they can be displayed at the centre.

The content was appreciated by our documentation team and they are going to use it for other project purposes too.

Thank you once again for your valuable contribution for this project. We wish a great future ahead.

With love
Rajdeep and team Jatan

2021-08-28 05:36:39 UTC

Dear Jacky,

It was amazing working with you! There wasn't a single week, where catching up with you didn't feel exciting. The one month of project went by so smoothly, without anyone of us realising.

When you interacted with the girls, you stayed patient and tried your best to know them as much as you can in the brief time.

Work wise, you've been proactive and your earnest efforts could be seen in the submissions. You didn't need much context setting from me, you researched about it and tried to enquire why things are the way they are and how do the girls learn. I must say, I was really impressed with your submissions. Will be giving the activities soon to the girls and let you know how did it go.

You're a lovely lady and it was fantastic knowing you. :)

shalinigpt123 — 2021-08-28 07:32:54 UTC

Dear Harkirat,

You have been an incredible person to work with. You sincerity and commitment for the project was very inspiring and the bond that we have been able to establish in such a short time is really good.

I am so glad I got to know you so well, and you contribution to Sajhe Sapne is definitely valued by us.

Hoping to be in touch with you!

Warmly,
Shalini from Sajhe Sapne

Dear Sam,

mishruhela — 2021-08-28 14:50:02 UTC

Congratulations on the exceptional journey that you've had through the past few weeks. Starting from the point where you were a little unsure, hesitant, and honestly worried as to how things will ever happen to the day when you shared how through this journey you've been able to learn how to engage with opinions you don't agree with, with more openness and not just that, but also play the devil's advocate as a facilitator.

I want to celebrate the way you actively reflected, openly shared concerns, sought support, challenged yourself to learn, and your resilience through it all. Believe me, when I say this, your contribution has added a lot of value to the samjho toh programme and community. I am grateful to have gotten the chance to walk this journey with you.

All the best for what lies ahead, I hope you find many more new things to learn through your journey and contribute that back to your (Future) students' lives as a (future) professor. :)

Let's keep connecting.

Love,
Meenakshi

Dear Ana,

mishruhela — 2021-08-28 14:56:45 UTC

What a fantastic journey has it been Ana! Congratulations on the major leaps that you've taken through the past few weeks. From public speaking, facilitating, designing sessions, innovating, dealing with challenges, the list is endless.

I want to celebrate the way you truly took ownership of your learning, actively challenged yourself, and moved beyond your comfort zone, it required persistence and courage and you've demonstrated that plenty. I see that you're on your path to youth work and becoming a fabulous facilitator. Believe me, when I say this, your contribution has added a lot of value to the samjho toh programme and community.

I want to wish you all the best for your journey ahead, and I am grateful to have gotten a chance to work alongside you, I truly hope we continue to connect. Looking forward to seeing what you do next :)

Love,
Meenakshi

Dear Emely,

pgpdm18siddhant — 2021-08-28 16:17:56 UTC

It has been a deeply fulfilling experience to work alongside you. The values of authenticity, candor, commitment, and openness that you approach the world around you and your work with has been deeply gratifying to witness and learn from.

I am deeply thankful to you for all the memories that I shall carry forward with me - our wacky check-in questions, our laughs over the end-of-week conversations, the frantic run to get everything together, bonding over food and culture, and many more. You are leaving an unforgettable mark on both Aastha and I.

The thing that I have learned from you that shall stay with me the most is: embracing vulnerability. The fear of being vulnerable can be deeply daunting with one often feeling exposed and unsettled by it. The thoughtful and conscious personal work that you have put in and continue to do, made me pause and reflect on how even I sometimes engage with it

I am deeply excited to see the wonderful change that you would make in the world and in the Guatemalan community through your learning in community psychology in all your future endeavors.

Always know that in all of us at Mind Piper you are gonna have a team who're gonna be your lifelong cheerleaders.

P.S. Looking forward to hosting you again.
[Cue: This time in-person; with the hope that your travel plans with Aastha come true soon. :D]

Dear Mumina,

2021-08-28 16:23:14 UTC

I had such a great time working with you. This has been such a learning process for me as well and I have enjoyed learning about you so much.
You are such a hardworking person and full of such great ideas!!! I can envision you as a caring empathetic but a badass lawyer spreading radical kindness and nurturing feminist space spaces for everyone around you.
I am so grateful for this opportunity and will continue remaining in touch with you <3<3

Warmly,
Disha

It was so wonderful working with you and more than that getting to know the beautiful person that you are.

2021-08-28 16:33:46 UTC

Don't ever stop asking difficult questions and sharing your stories because that's what makes you so unique and beautiful. I am so glad and grateful to have had the opportunity of working with you and being a small part of your journey.

Me, along with the whole team would like to wish you all the love, luck and success for your future endeavours.
Keep shinning-
Parmita and Team Haiyya