Camp Report 2023

St.xavier's College
Maitighar , Kathmandu

Submitted By:
Radhika Rana
Roll no :28
Bsw 2nd year

Submitted To
Mrs.Ekta bajhracharya
Mr.Sunil Chimariya
Mr. Krishna Thapa
Department of Social Work

Date of Submission
27th November ,2023
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to our Principal Fr. Bobby jossep S.J for
granting us the permission to organize this camp. I would also like to thank to our head of
department, Mr.Krishna Thapa for the everlasting support and our camp supervisors: Mr. Sunil
chimariya and Mrs.Ekta bhajrachary for the continuous motivation that they have provided us
throughout the duration of the camp.
We would like to express special thanks to all the source persons in the field for playing a
significant role in the completion of our camp activities without any hindrance.
We would like to thank the local people of all communities that we visited for their support in all
our camp activities as well as entire BSW Department and the students for their joint effort in
making this camp a huge success . I would also like to thank my parents and friends for their
immense support and help during this camp. Without their help, completing this camp would
have been very difficult.
with regards,
Radhika Rana
 Contents

Introduction.................................................................................................................................................1
Objectives....................................................................................................................................................2
Activities.....................................................................................................................................................3
Observation...............................................................................................................................................15
Analysis.....................................................................................................................................................16
Methodology.............................................................................................................................................17
Theoretical Application.............................................................................................................................18
Learnings...................................................................................................................................................19
Personal feelings........................................................................................................................................20
Challenges.................................................................................................................................................21
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................22
Annex........................................................................................................................................................23
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Introduction

Bachelor's in Social Work course of Kathmandu University includes a social service camp once

in a year. This year we the students of BSW 1st year of St Xavier's College went for a 12 days

camp at Sindupalchowk ,thulopakhar. This year's camp was initiated with the theme" परिवर्तित

समाज को लागी परिवर्तित सोच.” Basically, Social Work camp intend to make students better

understand community life, people's needs and problems. It helps to prepare students to

formulate a plan of action for resolving community issues. Importance of camp helps students

together and build team spirit. We students not only make new friends but also learn to cooperate

and respect the views of others.

Social work camps intend to make trainee better understand community life, people’s needs and

problems. It prepares students to formulate a plan of action for resolving community issues.

Moreover, such camps also encourage trainee to develop a sense of empathy and accept

community life with great respect. Providing an unprecedented opportunity for students to

understand rural social problems and the interventions adopted to resolve the same, such camps

also help to figure out the impact of social and cultural norms and institutional practices on the

lifestyle of the local people. On 30th October, we all went to social immersion camp

accompanied by our teachers Mr. Sunil Chimariya and Mrs. Ekta Bajracharya, with the theme

“परिवर्तित समाज को लागी परिवर्तित सोच.” Our destination was Thulo Pakhar,

Sindhupalchowk in Shree Sansari Mai Mavi School.

Thulo Pakhar, Sindhupalchok is a village in Sindhupalchok district in the bagmati zone of the

central Nepal, inhabitated with various diverse community of people. It had maximum facility

and the school was in better condition than expected as it had huge playground for conducting
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programs and for other recreational activities. As every community have problems they also had

problems like alcoholism, child marriage, water scarcity, unemployment etc. It was a place with

lots of greenery and peace with less facility like heath post, water, school and grocery. Every

people from the communities were equally friendly and kind towards the trainee.

As a social work student and having the opportunity to be in a 12 days camp, learning

about different things and facing hardship was something new and fun. In 12 days we got to

learn to cooperate well with each other, help each other and communicate in a better way while

taking surveys. We also visited Tatopani, China border for outing where we saw the two sides of

the country. Through this camp we learned various difference between the rural area and urban

area like pollution, facilities, social problem, nature, culture etc, also we learned how to

cooperate with people and interact with them and on the Nov 10th we ended our camp

successfully with full of learning and good emotion.

Objectives

 To provide students with a comprehensive outdoor education experience.

 To encourage students to develop problem solving skills.

 To study the socio-economic and cultural aspect of people of Sindupalchowk .

 To know about social problems in the society and community.

Objectives of trainee

 To do survey in different topics Such as alcoholism , child marriage ,foreign employment

,unemployment ,gambling etc .

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 To learn how to adjust in group and environment

 To encourage appropriate peer interaction

 To know about the camp

 To explore our capabilities and potentials.

Activities

DAY TIME ACTIVITIES

6:00 AM REACHING ST XAVIER’S COLLEGE
8:00 AM DEPARTURE
11:00 AM LUNCH
1:00 PM REACH THE DESTINATION
1:00-2:30 PM SETTLEMENT
DAY 1 2:30-3:00PM SNACKS
3:30-5:30 PM TRANSECT WALK
5:45-7:00 PM MAINTENANCE
30 OCT
TH
AND WASHROOM/ PREPARATION DINNER
7:00-8:00 PM DINNER/DISH WASHING
8:00-8:20 PM SHARING
8:30 PM BED TIME

On October 30th, the trainees started their camp and everyone arrived at St. Xavier's

College at 6:00 AM, where everyone gathered to load essential materials and food supplies for

the camp. Departure from the college by 11:00 AM, the trainees arrived at Sukute, Dolakha, at

Kalinchok Bhojnalaya, for lunch. Following the meal, at 1:00 PM, the trainees reached their final

destination, Thulo Pakhar in Sindhupalchok, after a lengthy journey. For the next 12 days, the

trainees lodged at Shree Sansari Mai Mavi School. We settling in, and cleaned the classrooms

designated for stay. After the cleaning, they arranged carpets in the classrooms. Finally, at 1:00

PM, the trainees settled into their accommodations and took a much-needed rest. At 2:30 PM,

snacks were served, followed by a Transect walk at 3:30 PM. During this walk, the trainees

observed the landscape, houses, community, and various sectors such as facilities and

government establishments. Upon returning from the Transect walk at 5:45 PM, the assigned
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maintenance group undertook the cleaning of the washrooms. Simultaneously, the designated

food team prepared dinner for the day. At 7:00 PM, the dishwashing team completed the task of

cleaning dishes and cooking materials. After dinner, at 8:00 PM, the trainees participated in a

sharing session. At 8:30 PM, the trainees went to bed , having fulfilled all their assigned duties.

DAY TIME ACTIVITIES

5:30AM WAKE UP
6:00-6:30 AM EXERCISE
7:30 AM BREAKFAST/DISH WASHING
8:30 AM MANUAL WORK (Toilet Cleaning)
9: 15AM PREPARATION FOR OPENING
10:40-11:30 AM OPENING
DAY 2 11:45 AM LUNCH
12:30 DISH WASHING
31 OCT
TH 1:00- 3:00 PM SOCIAL MAPPING (Group 4 - Snacks)
3:00-3:45 PM SNACKS
3:45-4:30 PM DISHWASHING (Group 4 - Lunch)
6:30 PM DINNER
7:30-8:00 PM DISH WASHING
8:00-8:45 PM SHARING
9:00 PM BED TIME

On the 2nd day, 31st October trainee woke at 6:00 AM and went for exercise and after

the exercise trainee had their breakfast at 7:30 AM and after the breakfast the assigned

dishwashing group washed the dishes and at 8:30 AM trainee cleaned the washroom and at 9:15

AM trainee prepared and arranged the materials for the opening ceremony and at 10:40 AM

trainee began the opening ceremony with the welcoming speech, dance, drama and the

registration. After finishing the opening ceremony trainee had their lunch at 11:45 AM and the

assigned dishwashing team cleaned the cooking materials at 12:30 PM and after lunch at 1:00

PM trainee started the social mapping based on the transect walk and the assigned group for

snacks went to prepare the snacks for the evening and at 3:00 PM trainee had the snacks and the
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assigned group for dishwashing went to wash the dishes and the group for the dinner went to

prepare for dinner at 3:45 PM and at 6:30 PM trainee had the dinner, the assigned group for

dishwashing went to was the dishes at 7:30 PM and at 8:00 PM trainee went for sharing session

and after completing all the works trainee went to bed at 9:00 PM.

DAY TIME ACTIVITIES

5:30-6:00 AM WAKE UP
6:00-6:30 AM EXERCISE
7:00-7:30 AM BREAKFAST

7:30-8:00 AM DISHWASHING
8:00-8:30 AM SURVEY QUESTION DISTRIBUTION
10:00-10:30 AM LUNCH
DAY 3 10:00-10:30 AM DISHWASHING

1 NOV
st
11:30-5:00 PM SURVEY

5:00-6:00 PM DANCE PRACTICE

7:30-8:15 PM DINNER
8:15-8:45 PM DISH WASHING

8:45-9:15 PM SHARING
9:15-10:00 PM RECREATION
10:00 PM BED TIME

On the 3rd day,1st November the task of this day was survey which was conducted for

understanding the issue of the community we are staying in. The third day of camp began with

the morning exercise, all trainees got freshened up and by 6:30 am. Consequent to the breakfast

at 7:30 am, the survey question was distributed to every student and were requested to go

through every question if any query. The lunch making team stayed back for the preparation

where as others went to get ready for the survey. Thenceforth the lunch at 10 am and

dishwashing, trainee left for the survey at 11:30 am which was scheduled up to 5 pm. Trainee

returned at 5 and had some discussion on pad making training which was be held by the trainees.
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Then after some refreshment and dance practice for community work, at 8:15 dinner was

done.Following that at 8:45 pm trainees were called for the sharing session. Each trainee shared

their experience throughout the day as well as their learnings. After that there was recreation

session where game was played by everyone and then trainee was finished up for the day at

10:00 pm.

5:30-6:00 AM WAKE UP
6:00-6:30 AM EXERCISE
7:00-7:30 AM BREAKFAST
7:30-8:00 AM DISH WASHING
8:00-8:30 AM SURVEY QUESTION DISTRIBUTION
10:00-10:30 AM LUNCH
DAY 11:30-4:30 PM SURVEY
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5 PM FATHER ARRIVED
2nd 5:30-6:30 PM DANCE PRACTICE
7:30-8:15 PM DINNER
NOV
8:15-8:45 PM DISH WASHING

8:45-9:15 PM SHARING
9:15-10:00 PM RECREATION
10:00 PM BED TIME

On the 4th day, 2nd November trainee woke up at 6:00 AM and went for the morning

exercise and had the breakfast at 7:00 AM and likewise the assigned dishwashing team washed

the dishes at 7:30 PM and the documentation team distributed the survey questionnaire to

trainees at 8:00 AM. Afterwards at 10:00 AM trainee had their lunch and after having lunch

every trainee went to get ready for the survey and headed for the survey at 11:30 AM. Later on

after coming back from the survey father bobby visited the trainees at the school at 5:00 PM

while the trainee who had their dances for community work practiced for the dance and at 7:30

AM trainee had their dinner, the assigned dishwashing team went to wash the dishes at 8:15 PM

and after some time at 8:45 PM trainee went to sharing session with the recreation session held
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by recreation team at 9:15 PM and after completing all the work at 10:00 PM trainee went for

bed.

5:00-6:00 AM WAKE UP
6:00-6:30 AM EXERCISE
6:30-7:30 AM BREAKFAST
7:30-8:45 AM DISH WASHING
9:30-10:30 AM LUNCH AND PROGRAM PREPARATION
10:30-11:45AM DISH WASHING AND PROGRAM PREPARATION
DAY 11:45-4:00 PM SCHOOL PROGRAM
5
4 -4:30 PM SNACKS
3rd
NOV 4:30-5:00PM DISH WASHING

5:00-7:00 PM DINNER PREPARATION / MAINTENANCE

7:00-8:00 PM DINNER
8:00-8:45 PM DISH WASHING
8:45-9:15 PM SHARING

9:15-10:00 PM RECREATION
10:00 PM BED TIME

On the 5th day, 3rd November trainee woke up at 6:00 AM and went for the morning

exercise and had the breakfast at 6:30 AM and likewise the assigned dishwashing team washed

the dishes at 7:30 PM. By 10:30 PM trainee finished having the lunch and went to prepare for the

school program and by 11:45 AM the assigned dishwashing team finished washing the dishes

and at 11:45 AM trainees started the school program and by 4:00 PM after finishing the school

program trainee had their snacks and the assigned dishwashing team washed the dishes and by

5:00 PM the assigned dinner preparation team went to prepare for dinner and assigned

maintenance team cleaned the washroom likewise by 7:00 PM trainee started having their dinner

and by 8:00 PM the assigned dishwashing team cleaned the dishes and at 8:00 PM trainee went

for the sharing session with the recreation session held by recreation team by 9:15 PM and after
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that all the trainee went to do their things and after completing all the work trainee went to bed

by 10:00 PM.

DAY TIME ACTIVITIES

5:00-6:00 AM WAKE UP
6:00-6:30 AM EXERCISE
6:30-7:30 AM BREAKFAST
7:30-8:15 AM DISH WASHING
8:15-9:00 AM PREPARATION FOR COMMUNITY WORK
DAY 6

4th 9:00-10:00 AM LUNCH

NOV 10:00-10:45 AM DISH WASHING
10:45-12:30 PM COMMUNITY WORK
12:30-2:30 PM REST TIME

2:30-5:30 PM PAD MAKING TRAINING

3:00-3:30PM SNACKS
3:30-5:00 PM CLEANING WALL AND GROUND
5:30-7:30 DINNER PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE
7:45-8:15PM DINNER
8:15- 8:45PM DISH WASHING
8:45-9:15 PM SHARING

9:15-10 PM RECREATION

10:00 PM BED TIME

On the 6th day,4th November As regular this day also started with freshen up and morning

exercise and then we all headed towards the preparation for our community work. Then after that

we had our lunch and then we went to get ready for our community work and then we went to

community for the performance and then we completed our community work at around 12:30 pm

then we headed towards school and half of the students were engaged in pad making training and

others were involved in wall painting and wall cleaning. After that we had our snacks and we had

rest and then we started dinner preparation and completed dinner at around 8:15 pm. continuing

with our day we all had sharing session and recreational activities. After that we all went to bed.
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DAY TIME ACTIVITIES

6:00 AM WAKE UP
6:00-6:30 EXERCISE/ FRESH UP
AM
7:12-7:45 BREAKFAST
AM
7:45-8:00 DISH WASHING
AM
8:00-10:30 MANUAL WORK (LIBRARY, WALL PAINTING OF CLASS, GRASS PICKING)/
DAY
AM LUNCH PREPARATION
7
10:30-11:00 LUNCH
AM
5th
NOV 11:00-11:45 DISH WASHING
AM
11:45-3:17 FREE TIME
PM
3:17-4:00 SNACKS
PM
4:00-5:30 LIBRARY WORK CONTINUATION/DISH WASHING
PM
5:30-8:00 LIBRARY WORK CONTINUATION/DINNER PREPARATION
PM
8:00-8:30 DINNER
PM
8:30-9:00 DISH WASHING
PM
9:00-9:30 SHARING
PM
9:30-10:00 RECREATION
PM
10:00 PM BED TIME

On day 7, 5 th November at 6:00 am trainee began the day with little bit of exercise. Then

trainee went to freshen up after that at 7:12 am trainee had their breakfast then afterwards trainee

at 8:00 am started the manual work. The trainees were divided into their interested field like wall

painting, library and gardening where the trainees who were involved in wall painting drew two

of the classes with beautiful picture and painted the walls and trainee involved in library work

cleaned the library and separated the books section into different genre and stacked the books

according to the books genre which will help the students to find the particular books which they

are interested of. After hours of manual work trainee at 10:30 am had lunch and after the lunch

trainee had rest time or free time from 11:45 to 3:17 pm where trainee were free to go anywhere
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or rest. After that at all the trainee had their snacks and continued with the library project at 4:00

am trainee separated the book genre to subject, production and price tags after that trainee

stacked the book in the shelfs according to the genre and subject of the book. After the library

project trainee had dinner at 8:00 pm and had sharing and recreation session at 9:00 pm and

ended the day with every duties finished at 10:00 p

DAY TIME ACTIVITIES

6:00 AM WAKE UP
6:00-6:30 AM EXERCISE/ FRESH UP
6:30-6:50 AM BREAKFAST
6:50-7:30 AM DISH WASHING
7:30-9:30 AM COMMUNITY WORK PRACTICE(DANCE, DRAMA, SONG)
9:30-10:00 AM LUNCH

10:00-10:30 PM DISHWASHING
DAY 8 10:30-12:10 PM COMMUNITY WORK
12:10-1:40 PM FREE TIME
6th
1:40-2:30 PM SNACKS
NOV
2:30-3:00 PM DISH WASHING
3:00-7:00 PM LIBRARY WORK
7:00-7:30 PM DINNER PREPARATION
7:30-8:00PM DINNER
8:00 -8:45 PM DISHWASHING
8:45-9:28 PM SHARING
9:28-10:00 PM RECREATION
10:00 PM BED TIME

On day 8, 6th November at 6:00 am trainee began the day with little bit of exercise then

trainee went to freshen up. Afterwards at 6:30 am trainee had their breakfast and after breakfast

at 7:00 am all the trainee went for the practice before heading for the community work. Since it

was the day of community work trainee had their lunch early at 9:30 am after lunch trainee

headed for community work at 10:30 am after community work trainee has a short free or rest
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time after that at 1:40 pm trainee had their snacks and after having snacks trainee at 3:00 pm

trainee went continued to work in library in the second day. All the trainee worked together to

separate the books according to the genre and the course after that trainee also made the due date

card for the library books and stapled it at the end of the book and after that trainee stacked the

books according to their genre separately and cleaned the library after completing the library

work at 7:30 am trainee had their dinner and after dinner and dishwashing at 8:45 am trainee had

their sharing and recreation session and after completing all the duties at 10:00 am trainee ended

the day.

DAY TIME ACTIVITIES

5:00-6:00 AM WAKE UP
6:30-7:30 AM HEAVY BREAKFAST
7:30-1:00 pM Manual work and lunch preparation
1:00-2:00 PM LUNCH
2:00-3:30 PM FINISHING OF THE MANUAL WORK
DAY
9 3:30-5:00 PM REFRESHMENT AND SNACKS PREPARATION

5:00-6:00 PM HAD SNACKS AND DINNER PREPARATION

7th
NOV 7:30-8:00 PM SHARING
8:00-8:30 PM DINNER
8:00-8:45 PM DISH WASHING
10:00PM BED TIME

On the 9 day ,7th November the task of this day was manual work, which consisted of

wall painting. As usual, the day started with the morning exercise, all trainees got freshened up

and by 6:30 am and had their heavy breakfast at 7 am. The lunch making team stayed back for

the preparation where as others went to do their assigned work. Thenceforth the lunch at 1 pm

and dishwashing, the manual work continued and lasted till 2:30 pm, everyone went to get

refreshed and for their personal cleanliness. The trainee volunteered to work in library and the

other team worked according to the schedule and had snacks at 5 pm. Trainee had the dinner at
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8:30. Consequent to that there was sharing session where each coordinators gave the updates and

some discussion on outing venue was made. After that there was recreation session where game

was played by everyone and then trainee was finished up for the day at 10:00 pm.

DAY TIME ACTIVITIES

5:00-5:45 AM WAKE UP AND BREAKFAST PREPARATION
6:00-7:00 AM BREAKFAST AND PREPARATION FOR OUTING
7:00AM-12:45 PM OUTING
1:30 PM REACHED NEPAL/CHINA BORDER
2:00- 3:45 PM LUNCH AND SIGHTSEEING
DAY 10
3:45 PM LEFT FOR SCHOOL
8 NOV
TH 5:15 PM REACHED SCHOOL
5:30 PM SHARING /DINNER
5:30-7:00PM BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
7:00- 8:00PM PERSONAL WORK
9:00 PM BEDTIME

On day 10,8th November trainee woke up early at 5:00 AM and had the breakfast for the

outing at6:00 AM and by 7:00 AM all the trainee and the teachers headed out for the outing and

by 1:30 PM trainee reached the destination which is Tatopani, China border where trainee

viewed the area, clicked photos, bought Chinese food and observed other things after that trainee

again rode the bus and went for lunch by 2:00 PM and after having lunch trainee went for

sightseeing the area and left for the school at 3:45 PM. Then by 5:15 PM trainee reached the

school and by 5:30 trainee had their dinner while having sharing session and after the sharing

session trainee had a birthday celebration at 5:30 PM and after that from 7:00 PM trainee had

free time to complete their personal work and by 9:00 PM trainee completed all the works and

went to bed.

DAY TIME ACTIVITIES

6:00-6:30 AM WAKE UP
8:00-8:30 AM BREAKFAST
8:30- 9:30 AM CLOSING PREPARATION
9:30:10:30 AM LUNCH
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10:30-11:00 AM CLOSING AND FOCAL GROUP DISCUSSION PREPARATION

11:00-12:00 PM FOCAL GROUP DISCUSSION
12:00-1:30 PM CLOSING

1:30-3:30 PM DISHWASHING/MAINTENANCE/CLEANING

3:30-6:30PM DINNER PREPARATION

DAY 11
6:30-7:30 PM DINNER
9th 7:30-8:30PM DISH WASHING
NOV
8:30-9:30 PM MAINTENANCE/CLEANING

9:30-10:00 PM PACKING
10:00PM BED TIME

On the 11day ,9th November the chief activity of this day was closing. The day started by

waking up at 6am and exercise. The breakfast team for the day went to prepare the breakfast

whereas others started to prepare for the closing ceremony. By 8 am, trainee had their breakfast

and by 9:30am trainee went to get ready. At 10:30 am had lunch and preparation for fgd

happened, Subsequent to that fgd started. Then the closing ceremony started which includes

dance, drama and songs by trainees as well as the school’s students. After the dishwashing and

maintenance, we started preparing dinner. Then after the maintenance of the room, trainee started

to pack the bags. At,10 pm trainee was done for the day.

DAY TIME ACTIVITIES

4:30-5:00 AM WAKE UP
DAY 12 5:00-6:30 AM LOADING THINGS INTO BUS
6:30 AM DEPARTURE
10th 8:00AM BREAKFAST (ON THE WAY)
NOV 11:00PM ARRIVAL TO MAITIGHAR

The last day of camp started with freshen up and then we loaded our items with the

kitchen materials and other logistics and then bags into our bus and then at around 6:30 am we
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departed from the school and was headed to our college. Then we all stopped at Sukute to have

our breakfast then at around 8:30 we all continued our journey and at around 11 am we all

reached to Maitighar and unloaded all the materials.

Observation

Throughout the camp, I observed the life style of the people of a Thulo pakhar Community. I

notice that the people were very hospitable and friendly. I observed lots of new things with new

environments and peoples. The houses were made of mud and woods. Every single house do

agriculture for income process. The people living in Thulo pakhar community had less

employment and education opportunities as well as less knowledge about proper sanitation.

Almost all the people were uneducated and some were dropout, the economic status was poor

too. When asked about the social issues that take place in society, people were complaining

about problems they are facing such as water, electricity, child marriage , unemployment and
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many more. Development activities still lacking behind. People are unaware about social

issues.No proper facilities of education, roads, electricity, sanitation etc…

The school where we stayed was big and beds were comfortable to sleep. Although the

bathroom, toilets were good. The kitchen area was huge also had the good space to store foods

and to wash the dishes. The place we went for outing Tatopani china border was so beautiful

with rivers and so many hills .And houses were also good I felt like my own hometown Syangja .

During the survey, the trainee observed the huge difference in lifestyle between rural and urban

people on how much different their livelihood, education. Also observed the warm hospitality

shown by kindness and closeness of the people.

Analysis

During this 12-days camp we got to view things in a different perspective. We got to analysis the

situations through a social workers perspective and not just a student. Observing the locality and

learning about the people and their problems is very important for future learning.

For a camp to be successful it doesn’t need to be all about fun and games it can be educational.

The activities organized during the have helped the student develop different skills that can be

used in the upcoming future. I also analyzed that people were happy seeing the awareness drama

and presentation which was educational. It was hard for the people living in Sindupalchowk to

earn income for their daily life and children.

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People, their hospitality, love and friendly behavior to their guest even though they have faced

lot. Due to people of that community show that it was creating an obstacle for people’s

transportation and delaying their work. of problems and obstacles in their lives.I analyzed that

there was many problems and one of the main problem was the social issues like child

marriage ,alcoholism ,gambling and other health problems And the government’s contribution is

lacking, I also examined the work possibilities, numerous jobless people were find out through

the survey.

The location in Sindupalchowk is relatively developed compared to the other sites the trainee

visited. The place was very good, clean and peaceful. Similarly, every facility was conveniently

accessible.

Methodology

1. Active listening/ observation: I actively observed the lifestyle of people, their living

conditions. There I also saw the poverty, lack of resources and facility, lack of various

economic activities and unemployment. I also observed their rituals and also listened

about their culture and tradition. Also the scarcity of proper drinking water, lack of

electricity was also observed.

2. Community visit: During the community visit I had interaction with different

individuals. I found there are various people from different ethnicity, caste and religion
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and during community visit I learned that people around the community has various

different social problem.

3. Questionnaire: I applied the questionnaire method by asking some questions targeting

the local people in the community. Through this I learned the different that various

people have different problem surrounding them.

4. Group work: Throughout the camp I learned to coordinate with people surrounding me

through which while doing manual work it helped a lot in coordination and interaction.

Without their coordination we wouldn’t have been successful while completing our

assigned task. With the help of group work we all also organized awareness program.

5. Active/ interactive participation: We all students visited certain schools and had a small

interactive game session with the students from the school were we learned to interact

with the school students and communicate with each other. I also learned to motivate

others to help them in participation by participating first by myself to motivate others.

Theoretical Application

At the camp trainee applied theoretical knowledge practically. We applied a lot of the social

work principles during this camp. The principles the trainee applied during the time of the camp

were:

Principles of Acceptance:

A social worker needs to accept everyone respectfully and positively deals with them. This

principle was applied on a daily basis, with the people who lived there as well the students.
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Working in groups we had to respect everyone differences and put a collective effort to complete

the goals. Principle of acceptance was also important at the time of survey as we need to build a

good relation with the people.

Principles of Communication:

This was the one of most important applicable principle in this camp. Without this principle we

could have made this camp energetic and successful .The proper communication is crucial in

social work relationship. It was a crucial part of the camp as well. It was important for the

coordination between the trainees and also at the time of the survey.

Principles of non-judgmental:

We applied the principle of non-judgemental by not judging people on any basis. We build a

good rapport among the people by not judging them.

Social learning theory:

Trainee applied the social learning theory when trainee had a group discussion about how to

conserve the water for the daily usage. As the trainees discussed about the strategies for efficient

water usage, trainee observed and learned from others to adopt and incorporate the practice into

the trainee life by observing and learning from the other trainees which helped in implementing

the effect of shared knowledge for the water scarcity challenge.

Behaviorism Theory:

Trainee applied this theory by observing the behavior of the surrounding people and acting

according to the the people around the community.

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Learnings

The overall social work camp was a great learning experience. It was opportunity for all of us to

come out of our comfort zone and look at things from the perspective of a social worker. We

learnt a lot from our teachers, senior's local people and from each other. Some of my learnings

are listed below:

Professional learning

 Understand the importance and value of teamwork and co-ordination.

 To apply theoretical knowledge practically

 How to be a good leader and the importance of proper communication.

 We learned to adopt ourselves in different situation and circumstances.

Personal learnings

 It taught us how the thoughest task can be solved easily when worked as team.

 Maintenance of patience

 We learned to adopt ourselves in different situation and circumstances.

 To communicate with people having different thoughts.

 Camp helped us a lot to improve our communication skills and dealing with people.

 To work in team

 The main thing we learned during the camp days were the survey, manual work, socio-

mapping and awareness.

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Personal feelings

I found this social work camp to be a great opportunity. The camp pushed us to step out of our

comfort zones and made us push our limits. I found the camp very fruitful. It helped me

understand the need of social work by showing the condition that a lot of people are living in. I

also think that the camp helped me form a good bond with my friends. There were a lot of times

that I found the camp to be tiring but after the success of the camp I found all our efforts to be

worth it .From overall experience of the camp, I felt very fruitful as I got to learn many different

things from the rural area and mainly I got to practice my theoretical knowledge into practical for

which I feel so grateful for this opportunity. Also during surveys while the local people were

sharing some of their personal feelings I felt sudden sadness with them which motivated me to

become a good social worker in the future.

Challenges

Although the camp taught us a lot there were definitely some challenges along the way.The

challenges are:

 Role confusion amongst the group members

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 Lack of coordination between the trainees

 Difficulties managing the students during the awareness program

 Difficulties in follow according to time routine.

 Kitchen work and cleaning was challenging

 Lack of proper light facilities.

 Manual work

 Talking to the strangers during survey.

Conclusion

On our 2nd camp, we got to experience a lot of things. The camp was a huge learning experience

for all the students. Students got to work as a team and Experience working in group and apply

the knowledge, we acquired in class practically. 12 days, each with new plan and objectives.

Within these days students got to see the true glimpse of the societies condition and needs of
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social workers in today’s world. Although there were challenges along the way we were over to

overcome them. The memories and the experience that this camp has given us will forever stay

with us. Hence, the second-year camp was a whole new experience to us, visiting the places

which I had ever visited, conducting survey in different way, ended our 12 days camp with lots

of fun, entertainment, experience and learning.

Annex
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Source: BSW 2023 SURVEY DAY

Source: BSW 2023 OUTING DAY

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Source: BSW 2023 CLOSING CEREMONY