I havent talked at all about my placement here at the human rights office. This is because I have just started into the work :) The three days I spent in the office last week I got to know how everything operates and plan with my supervisor what I would like to accomplish in my time here, also I had a lot of reading to do to prepare myself for an outreach program on Mon-Tues. There are many cases/projects pending or in progress here in the office, in the area of women's rights, children's rights, workers rights etc, as well as some more social work like cases such as finding orphans an orphanage. All of us here in the internship are either lawyers, MA Graduates and a few are applying for Grad school. A great group to work with. This past Monday and Tuesday we were at a church run school educating youth ages 9-18 on their rights in regards to domestic violence. After an informal talk and open discussion with the children we offered them the opportunity to speak to one of the 3 support workers we brought in, all of whom are from different organizations that help children dealing with violent situations. These individuals were here to see students one on one - I feel this was extremely beneficial for the kids. We offered a service that I hope the children benefited from and for those who spoke one on one, I hope at the very least the children now know who they can go to for help and that this is the start of putting an end to the abuse/violence they are suffering.
Hi Miss Natalie...First of all, Congratulations on earning your Masters Degree, my Dear, & from the looks of it, you are already using it to do "good works"...Your Mom sent me the photos of your living quarters & while pretty sparce, it looks secure which is the most important thing...From your blogs & photos, it appears as though are enjoying your work & that it will be very rewarding...Thank you for putting me on your Blog List...I will enjoy reading about your experiences...Keep Safe...Love, Shirley C.
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