“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” –  Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ms. Nishu Goel, a student of B.Tech-Information Technology, Manav Rachna University was selected for the International Citizen Service (ICS) Programme by Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO). During her role as a volunteer for three months, she was a part of a group of volunteers from UK, Cambodia, Bangladesh, and Nepal.

A team of 20 volunteers travelled to the rural parts of India to work on the Sustainable Development Goals with the major focus on Gender Equality. She was the only Indian girl volunteer in her cross-cultural team and managed the group dynamics very well as a project leader.

The team also traveled to other parts of the country for a mid-phase review. Now she is back after completing her assignment, and is working towards strengthening the living of two women and a kid from the community. Her travel, accommodation, insurance, and other expenses for the completed assignment were funded by the UK Government.

Nishy says, “After successfully completing the ICS programme, it does not seem very difficult to bring a change in the community. ICS is definitely once in a life-time experience”.