Isha Patnaik

Isha Patnaik did a volunteer service project for 2 weeks in the village of Deuladiha, Odisha during the winter break of 2017. This trip was organized by CORD USA (Chinmaya Organization for Rehabilitation and Development). The activities involved working with the various programs that CORD offers including field visits. These activities included interacting with Balavihar children and Mahila Mandal groups, and educating adolescent girls on sanitation and hygiene. Several days of physical labor such as village clean up, digging azolla pits and compost pits was also built into the activities.