What does it look like to take classroom learning and apply it directly to real-world community challenges?
For Gurreet Kaur, a student from University of Arizona, it meant spending a month at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham contributing to the Gender Harmony Project—an initiative led by the Center for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality (CWEGE) in collaboration with AMMACHI Labs.
Through the Live-in-Labs® program, Gurreet gained hands-on experience in community engagement while supporting key initiatives around women’s rights, digital literacy, and legal awareness.
Hands-On Field Experience in Karnataka
During field visits in Bangarpet (Kolar district), Gurreet helped deliver Digital Literacy and Life Enrichment Education (DL + LE) sessions, teaching local women practical smartphone skills and cyber safety.
She also helped facilitate games and group activities during Mahila Utsavam—a local celebration of women—building strong rapport with participants and encouraging active village involvement in ongoing community sessions.
Making Legal Knowledge Accessible
Drawing on her background in law and social justice, Gurret helped shape the content and delivery of the Legal Resources and Referral Pathways module.
Her research covered key legal protections for women, relevant Karnataka court decisions, and direct routes to legal aid and support services. To ensure the materials resonated with the community, she developed participatory activities and locally relevant everyday scenarios that help women understand their legal options for seeking support and protection from violence.
More Than an Internship
Gurreet’s time at Amrita successfully bridged academic study, professional training, and meaningful ground-level engagement. Working alongside researchers and practitioners, she saw firsthand how academic knowledge can be translated into practical tools that address real societal challenges.
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