Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Additional Information
Interests
Timeline

Uddipana Sarma

Social Worker
Guwahati

Summary

Dynamic social worker with experience at multiple organizations,skilled in client support and community engagement. Successfully organized health sessions and provided psychosocial support, enhancing women's health awareness. Proficient in analytical assessment and conflict management, driving impactful initiatives that address critical social issues.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
6
6
Languages

Work History

Social Work Trainee

NIMHANS
04.2024 - 05.2024

Participated in client counseling sessions, recorded case histories for further diagnosis, visits to the open and closed wards for updates on client's care, group work with patients and their caregivers, attended seminars and paper presentations on various studies by the scholars and faculty.

Social Worker

Tezpur District Mahila Samiti
07.2023 - 12.2023

Organized sessions on MHM, antenatal and post-natal care, sexual and reproductive health of women, provided psychosocial support to the clients within the organization, attended and took history of legal counselings, organized an exhibition to display the history of the agency, designed a website for the weavers to market their products online.

Volunteer

Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Office, Sonitpur
07.2023 - 08.2023

Organized rabies awareness session, session on reproductive health as well as antenatal and post natal care of women, nutrition for adolescent girls and waste disposal methods which are non-hazardous and eco-friendly

Intern

Green Hub India
06.2023 - 08.2023

Identified and addressed cases of child marriage through discussions and sessions, organized sessions for the celebration of World Breastfeeding week in collaboration with nutritionists and community resource persons, held multiple sessions on MHM, sexual and reproductive health, environment friendly disposal methods for addressing climate change.

Volunteer

Centre for Women Studies, Tezpur University
01.2023 - 06.2023

Collected case history and undertook need assessments to understand the needs of the Sahani community, conducted sessions with resource persons from Tezpur University to address MHM, eco-friendly waste disposal methods, antenatal and postnatal care, child marriage and multiple unplanned births in younger women. The concerns of annual flooding and relocation along with livelihood concerns were also recorded.

Intern

INSIDE NE
10.2020 - 02.2021

Created, curated and tailored content, managed social media handles (facebook, instagram and twitter), analyzed social media metrics to refine content strategies and improve performance, lead brainstorming sessions to generate innovative content ideas

Education

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Tezpur University, Tezpur, India
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts - History

Cotton University, Guwahati,
04.2001 -

Skills

Analytical assessment abilities

Accomplishments

  • Awarded and funded at IdeaRun 2023 for project proposal on 'Empowering Communities Through Pad Making: A Proposal for Sustainable Livelihood in Assam', IEEE Smart Village Conference, Empowering Communities, South Asia Working Group. Duration: June 2023-Current.
  • Student Panelist at IEEE Smart Village Conference 'EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES THROUGH ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRODUCTIVE USE OF ENERGY' addressing the concerns in development disparity. [Dated: 11th August, 2023]
  • Paper presentation at "The Indian Journal of Social Work (IJSW) Round Table Series: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Communities of Practice: Transforming Universities for Climate Action", organized by TISS, Mumbai.
  • Paper theme: "Situated Knowledges in Social Innovation: Experience of University Actors to Address Menstrual Management, Livelihood Enhancement and Climate Action in North East India."

Additional Information

Research Experience

  • "Conflict-affected Queer Community in Manipur : A Study of Manipur's Ethnic Conflict through Queer Lens" under Dr. Samhita Barooah, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Tezpur University, Assam.
  • "Reproductive and Menstrual Health of the Sahani Women In Maithan" under the guidance of Dr. Mousumi Mahanta, Assistant Professor, Chandraprabha Saikiani Centre For Women Studies, Tezpur University, Assam.

Interests

Community Health

Disability Rights

Queer Activism

Sexual and Reproductive Rights

Dalit Rights Advocacy

Child Rights Advocacy

Climate Action Activism

Timeline

Social Work Trainee - NIMHANS
04.2024 - 05.2024
Social Worker - Tezpur District Mahila Samiti
07.2023 - 12.2023
Volunteer - Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Office, Sonitpur
07.2023 - 08.2023
Intern - Green Hub India
06.2023 - 08.2023
Volunteer - Centre for Women Studies, Tezpur University
01.2023 - 06.2023
Intern - INSIDE NE
10.2020 - 02.2021
Tezpur University - Master of Social Work, Social Work
04.2001 -
Cotton University - Bachelor of Arts, History
04.2001 -
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