[SFU OLC Blog] Our Neighbourhood: Gariahat, Kolkata

Martyna Purchla

Health Sciences

SFU Student

/ 25 April 2012 /

An array of fruits laid out on the ground while a man on the side bends down to pick an apple up

In the summer of 2011, four SFU Health Sciences Co-op students, Martyna, Silvia, Lindsay and Christine went on an INCREDIBLE 4-month work term to India. Working with Destiny Reflection, an organization whose goal is to empower female victims of human trafficking to become self-sufficient through dignified employment. Their blog series, SFU Health Sciences Takes India!, captures some of the experiences on their life changing journey.

Martyna provides a tour of the neighbourhood where the SFU Health Sciences Co-op Team working at Destiny Reflection in India live.

Our Home on Dover Lane
The girls walking around the neighbourhood

Pedestrian Control
A group of men standing by the busy streets

Pandal Built for Durga Festival
Two of the girls standing in front of a blue gate with gold detailing

No horns? Yah, right!
The four girls pointing at a sign that says "No horns"

An auto rickshaw driving down the busy streets of Kolkata while a man carrying live chicken on his bicycle rides behind it

Unusual Traffic: Live Chickens on a Bike!
An auto rickshaw driving down the busy streets of Kolkata while a man carrying live chicken on his bicycle rides behind it

Beyond the Blog

Learn more about Destiny Reflections
Follow Silvia, Christine, Martyna and Lindsay's Co-op journey in India through their blog series: SFU Health Sciences Takes India!
Find out more about the opportunities available through International Co-op

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