Students of the Department of Social Work, St Joseph University, outside Alaphumi Baptist Church during their Rural Camp at Alaphumi village, Zunheboto district, held from July 11 to 18. (Photo Courtesy: SJU)DIMAPUR, JULY 21 (MExN): The Department of Social Work, St Joseph University (SJU), Chümoukedima, conducted a Rural Camp for Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) third-semester students at Alaphumi village in Zunheboto district from July 11 to 18. Held under the theme, ‘Campus to Community: From Notes to Nurture,’ the eight-day camp was aimed at providing students practical exposure to rural life, community needs and participatory approaches to development, according to a press release. As part of the camp, the students conducted a Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) exercise with the involvement of villagers. According to the department, the camp provided the students an opportunity to apply classroom learning in a community setting while gaining practical exposure to participatory rural assessment, surveys, community mobilisation and social awareness activities.