Revant Sindhu, a student of IIM Indore, spent 6 weeks in May & June, 2015, as an intern with Sankalp. Here’s what she has to say about her experience.
It’s that one story that always brings back the same memories, the same thoughts, the same emotion and that tingling feeling of how nothing went wrong and you’re hence definitely forgetting something. And then, it begins to border on regret.
One Saturday morning, right when May began, I headed out to find the Sankalp workplace (I couldn’t say ‘office’ even if I tried). And, of course, I managed to get lost. Luckily for me though, the brain only registered ‘lost’ once I was right next to the right building! I then spent time meeting the people I’d be learning from and hearing about Sankalp and the things that are being done. And , it wasn’t too long before it was clear that I was at the right place- hopefully, I would make myself useful.
I spent my time going over donor reaction reports- donor reactions are a reality which most organizations refuse to accept- about 3-5% of blood donors may experience reactions which may be either local or vasovagal reactions. A published scientific paper backed by a sufficient amount of relevant data will lead to both a change in policy and a necessary acceptance of this reality- which will in turn amount to organizations being prepared to handle these reactions and an overall better donor experience which is extremely valuable.
The act of blood donation can do with being more donor-centric, with focus on the fact that the donor is choosing to do the right thing rather than what he/she could gain from what is pegged to be a selfless act.
I got to attend a bunch of blood donation drives over my 6-week stint. What began with a curious newbie eventually closed with an enthusiastic kid who was willing to come back and stay forever. It’s the small things that matter- for the big picture or even the thought of the big picture would be non-existent without ‘em.
I felt at home, I felt like I was actually being useful, I felt like I learnt something new, something that would stay with me forever, every passing minute. Every little thing seemed perfect, but of course, like everything in the world, you can keep moving to perfection- the best part of course is that the team is tireless and constantly moving, towards that perfection which is ever-elusive.
One Saturday morning, right when May began, I headed out to find the Sankalp workplace (I couldn’t say ‘office’ even if I tried). And, of course, I managed to get lost. Luckily for me though, the brain only registered ‘lost’ once I was right next to the right building! I then spent time meeting the people I’d be learning from and hearing about Sankalp and the things that are being done. And , it wasn’t too long before it was clear that I was at the right place- hopefully, I would make myself useful.
I spent my time going over donor reaction reports- donor reactions are a reality which most organizations refuse to accept- about 3-5% of blood donors may experience reactions which may be either local or vasovagal reactions. A published scientific paper backed by a sufficient amount of relevant data will lead to both a change in policy and a necessary acceptance of this reality- which will in turn amount to organizations being prepared to handle these reactions and an overall better donor experience which is extremely valuable.
The act of blood donation can do with being more donor-centric, with focus on the fact that the donor is choosing to do the right thing rather than what he/she could gain from what is pegged to be a selfless act.
I got to attend a bunch of blood donation drives over my 6-week stint. What began with a curious newbie eventually closed with an enthusiastic kid who was willing to come back and stay forever. It’s the small things that matter- for the big picture or even the thought of the big picture would be non-existent without ‘em.
I felt at home, I felt like I was actually being useful, I felt like I learnt something new, something that would stay with me forever, every passing minute. Every little thing seemed perfect, but of course, like everything in the world, you can keep moving to perfection- the best part of course is that the team is tireless and constantly moving, towards that perfection which is ever-elusive. Patrika Edition
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