Summer internship at Looms of Ladakh: Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

“Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man.” - Swami VivekanandaFor me, a summer internship at Looms of Ladakh was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.In the first week of my internship, I attended the Looms of Ladakh Women Cooperative (LLWC) Annual General Meeting-2022 in Chushul, and there I interacted with NABARD, KOSHA, and HIAL teams which helped me to build my network with different background professionals.In the second week of my internship, I engaged with the KOSHA team and learned about the application of blockchain technology in the fashion industry for the authenticity and genuineness of pure handmade products.In the third week of my internship, I was assigned; Spinning Training supervision, which helped me to showcase my teamwork, capacity building, and administrative skills.In the fourth week of my internship, I worked on sales, which helped me learn about sales, monthly sales analysis, and report making. And I was also assigned to follow up on the LLWC headquarters construction at Kuzey, I engaged with different stakeholders involved in the construction, which helped me to learn how to deal with various clients at the same time.In the remaining weeks of my internship, I was assigned to work on organizational change for LLWC. In this assignment, I initiated ESIC for LLWC members, introduced identity cards for LLWC members and employees, a daily worksheet for office bearers and employees to track the work record, an incentive structure for spinning members, ownership of the industrial tailoring team of LLWC, and a new LLWC showroom in Indira Gandhi International Airport (work under process), Delhi.In the last week of my internship, I traveled to Kargil and Changthang regions to distribute raw materials for production and collect their finished products. During this, I understood the difficulties faced by Ladakhi people in such an uninhabited, harsh climate and how they are working to overcome them. It helped me to think and learn about the importance of the sustainable fashion industry.I am grateful to Abhilasha Bahuguna, and the Elected Producer Leaders of Looms of Ladakh for giving me this opportunity.I am thankful to Milee Parmar for her mentorship, and I truly appreciate everything she has done for me during my short period at Looms of Ladakh.Needless to say, it was a great learning experience to work with different backgrounds,colleagues Nishant Raj, Saili Nagrale, and Amina Bano.I also made great friends (Jigmid Minjur, Tsering Namgyal, and Jigmid Rinchen) for life in Ladakh, and during weekends I visited different tourist places such as Buddhist monasteries, ice stupa, and palaces in Ladakh, it helped me to learn about the history, culture, and climate of Ladakh.

Your cart is empty

Your cart

Subtotal

Summer internship at Looms of Ladakh: Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

Subscribe to Read the Full Article