We went to Kaha Dam, Jambughoda, for five days. The bus journey took around 5 hours and 30 minutes, making it quite long, but we took a break halfway to have lunch. Kaha Dam, Jambughoda, is a village located outside the city. Upon arrival at the camp, we were assigned rooms, and the food and hygiene standards were excellent. The trip lasted five days, and on the first day, we were given a booklet with instructions on what questions to ask the villagers to learn about their way of life and how they manage with very limited resources.

The first day was mostly for rest since we were exhausted from the long travel, but we managed to ask the villagers a few questions. On the second day, we woke up at 6:30 a.m. and took a morning walk through the jungle, as our camp was located in a forested area. Later, we visited a local hospital and learned about how it serves nearby villages, which was a valuable experience.

On the third day, we went birdwatching and mountain climbing, which was physically demanding as we walked and jogged a lot. The fourth day involved basket making, visiting a local school, and participating in activities with the children. On the fifth day, we went zip-lining, completed the booklet by summarizing the activities from all five days, and ended the trip by stargazing.

LO2 – Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills

The challenges I faced included difficulty communicating with the villagers, as they spoke a different language. We were divided into four teams, and only one member of our team understood their language. Mountain climbing was also tough, as the terrain was filled with large stones, steep slopes, and the area was known for snakes and leopards. It was difficult both to ascend and descend. We also visited caves where we got stuck midway and had to retrace our steps to find an alternate route. Another challenge was basket making with bamboo sticks, which was particularly hard because it was my first time, and I struggled with it.

 LO1 – Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth Screen reader support enabled

My strength that i figured after the end of the trip, i was able to complete all the task and challenges that i faced during the trip and having a strength to wake up early and do activities and other stuff like morning walking and go for bird seeing. I was able to write all the problems that the villager were telling us as i was able to understand some what of it and able to make the pottery in the first time. I need to work on team work as sometimes we did our own work and find out questions to ask the villager. Also need to improve on listening skills as sometimes when some advice or villager talking i was feeling kind of dizzy and sleepy.

LO6 – Engagement with issues of global significance

On the trip when the villagers were explaining their problems to us that they go to government hospital which is pretty far away from the village and need to pay for the medicine and they earned very less money per day and they mainly depended on the climate and the nature for their food crops. They only use to celebrate two or few events and had very less free time. There was a scarcity of water as their dam are filled less of water due to drought seasons and they had to pay some loan to other people. In terms of technology they did not had tv, video games, electric gadgets, very few had phones and their house light use to go off for about a couple of hours or even half a day if it is a catastrophic issue.