“The opportunity to take part in this internship came at a very unexpected time.”
Tamoghna, Honours Bachelor of Social Sciences in Anthropology and Sociology, Forum of Federations, Myanmar and Nepal Project Support
The opportunity to take part in this internship came at a very unexpected time. I would keep hearing from my friends how it is important to do an internship before graduation but could never find something on my own. As an international student, it was sort of difficult. Coming across this internship was a great surprise and I knew that I didn’t just need it, I wanted to be a part of the program. Despite of the pandemic, the internship has given me the chance to gain professional skills, work in a team setting, and has so far proved to be a great learning process. I am currently working on the Myanmar and the Nepal projects and occasionally help the Ottawa office in carrying out tasks. At these offices we work together as a team towards a fiscal federal government, inclusive of both men and women. In the course of my study, I have found my research work to be focused on output-oriented styles and Forum of Federations gives me the opportunity to make a contribution on a bigger scale when it comes to working on issues that truly matters.
My expectations from the internship were to be able to gain a professional experience, to be able to translate the knowledge that I have acquired in my program in the past 4 years in a work setting and the structure and colleagues at the Forum allows me to successfully do so. In these past few weeks, I have learned not only in terms of work, but also in terms of my individual self. I have learned that I enjoy working and am definitely looking forward to working full time after the completion of my degree. I knew that I could use my degree to great lengths, but I didn’t realize the volume of the impact that my work with the right organization could make. Working at the Forum in this program is definitely proving to be the perfect end of the four years of university.