Students consider working for NGOs over MNCs?
The idea behind starting a youth collective was to help people see women as leaders. AANYA WIG,
When I saw the work being done for these children, I decided to dedicate my entire time and effort here. DIYA GOSWAMI, Student
Giving it back to the society where we live holds utmost significance for a lot of youngsters. Today, on World NGO Day, some Delhi University students and alumna share how they have given up their career prospects in multinational corporations (MNCs) to be able to serve the masses.
Diya Goswami, a final-year sociology (Hons) student at Hindu College, shares: “I am interning at an NGO.” Like most students, Goswami also had ideas about working at an MNC to boost her CV, but changed her mind after she started volunteering at the NGO. She says, “I am seeing real life struggles that I would have been completely blind to, had I opted for an internship at an MNC. When I saw the work being done for children, I decided to dedicate my entire time and effort here.”
Varsha Panwar, a final-year Hindi (Hons) at Mata Sundri College for Women, who is powered by her own life experiences, informs, “I don’t come from a privileged background. Maine khud gareebi dekhi hai.” Panwar reveals she got the opportunity to intern at a media company last year, but turned it down to volunteer at an NGO.
Sangeeta Kumari, a finalyear BA (Prog) at DU’s School of Open Learning (SOL) adds, “I chanced upon an NGO that changed my way of looking at women’s issues. No corporation can make me feel impactful like working here did.” Some graduates of DU have gone a step further and made a career in social work. Aanya Wig, an alumna of Lady Shri Ram College, runs an NGO that works with underprivileged women. “We work continuously towards raising awareness about menstrual hygiene, financial and legal literacy for women. I am proud to say that all the volunteers at my NGO are students from schools and colleges,” says Wig.