With the support of the Pears Foundation and the JDC Meiron joined GPM as a year long Development Intern. In September Meiron moved to Palghar, a small town just outside of Mumbai where Gabriel Project Mumbai’s main office is based. Meiron graduated last summer from the University of Southampton with a BSc in Sociology and Social Policy. She loved her studies; they were challenging in all the right ways and helped her to realise that she wanted to work in the nonprofit sector. When deciding what to do after graduating Meiron knew that she wanted to leave the UK for meaningful work rather than travel.
Her position as the Development Intern at GPM has surpassed her expectations of what she thought she would be doing. Meiron helps with many projects at GPM and has the opportunity to see how the development work happens from behind the scenes as well as in the field. " My day to day schedule includes doing office admin, reviewing HR policies, creating various educational sessions to run in the field, and conducting research for GPM. Essentially, I do a little bit of everything and I really like that!"
GPM works to engage international visitors with the work we do in India and often large groups of young people will come to work with us for 2-3 week periods. Meiron will be working with these groups of volunteers, orienting them to India, to GPM's activities, and helping them to engage with GPM’s work in a meaningful way.
Meiron is excited to see what the next ten months have in store for her, and we know she will do great things here at GPM!
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