Wednesday 21 May 2014

May 21 2014 : The Times of India (Mumbai)
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK RURAL DEVELOPMENT Work for rural development & make a living too



Has compassion or consideration for the needy been put on the backburner by the thought of earning your 
daily bread? A career in the rural development sector is now rewarded with adequate compensation to sustain 
he zeal.“The time is always be right to work for social good but with the CSR clause in the new Companies 
Act, employment opportunities have increased manifold in the development sector. A quick search on Linkedin 
will show that several companies are looking for candidates who understand the rural market. ,“ said Sahej 
Mantri, manager (alliances) at Hopemonkey.org, a nonprofit organization involved in fund raising.

STARTING OUT Social work or rural development as a discipline is available in many universities and 
institutes, both at the graduate and postgraduate levels. Specialization in post-graduation could in clude topics 
like human resource management, criminology and correctional administration, medical and psychiatric 
social work, family and child welfare, rural and urban community development, and schools social work.
However professionals say lack of a formal background in social work may not be a hindrance. “You can learn
 the working of the industry through internships and volunteer work. Once you have been in the field for 
some time you gain understanding about the beneficiaries to work towards their good,“ said Mantri.

CAREER PROSPECTS The job would involve working to provide solutions for people's social, economic and 
emotional problems through counseling, arranging conferences, increasing resources, spreading public 
awareness and starting social programmes and health services. Opportunities in the development sector 
are varied, which can range from working in various developmental projects of the government to working for 
NGOs and international organisations.


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