OCTOBER UPDATES
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Goa Student Chapter
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Joy of Giving Week 2013 Wish Trees, with wishes from our beneficiaries, were put up in public areas. More than 55 of the wishes were fulfilled.
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Participatory Community Development
Utkarsh
(Evening tuition in Pilani Resource Center)
(Overall upliftment of target community)
(Scholarship and Mentorship Program)
3 volunteers started teaching kids of Std. 10 & 12 in Baas, a nearby village. Dandiya workshop was held as part of Joy of Giving Week (JOGW) celebrations.
Health camp conducted in Baas for distribution of sanitary napkins & creating awareness related to health.
2 public meets were held to make
Hour of Joy was celebrated in every project to connect the BITSians with our beneficiaries.
people aware of their rights.
Oasis 2013 We conducted 2 events during the BITS annual cultural fest, Youth Sabha and Big Fight. The first was a policy making competition which saw participation from 26 teams in the 1st round, of which 7 qualified for the finals. It was judged by Mr. Hardayal Singh, Retd. IT Commissioner, New Delhi. The second was a quizzing event, with a whooping 86 participants. We also set up a stall for the sale of our SHG products. Nai Disha, an NGO based in Alwar, also displayed its products. Farhan Akhtar visited our stall after his band’s performance.
Certificates were given to scholars by the benefactor professors of BITS Pilani.
24 students have been awarded scholarships worth Rs. 56,700.
Sports competitions were held as part of JOGW 2013.
Dinner of Joy was held as part of our fundraising endeavor. Organ Donation Awareness campaign was conducted in the campus with printed donor cards being placed in the student messes. More than 350 cards were signed.
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Kaun Kehlaayega Genius quiz competition was held.
Students of Std. 8 & 9 were introduced to table tennis by BITS Pilani team
Disha
Self Help Groups
School Adoption Program
(Academic and Career Guidance)
(Livelihood platforms for women in Khedla & Baas)
(Convert backward govt. schools into model schools)
Stitching centre was inaugurated
23 kids were brought to BITS
Project Shilpangana, aimed at promoting a penchant for engineering in college girls, has been undertaken in association with ASME BITS Pilani Chapter. Its 5 phases are questionnaire, orientation, hands-on activities, personal counseling and extended help.
in Baas by the village sarpanch. 8 women are currently being trained in petticoats and kurtas.
Market survey carried out in Pilani market for ladies kurtas produced in Khedla. Women empowerment session conducted to emphasize the importance of fundamental rights.
Awareness workshop for sanitation, traffic safety and disaster management was conducted.
during JOGW. The itinerary included temple visit, breakfast, activities at Student Activity Center and a movie screening.
Community visits to improve parents’ participation were undertaken. Children were taught through interactive videos and activities
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Goa Student Chapter
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Shiksha
Career Counseling
(Coaching for admission test of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas)
(Provide information for career planning)
Topics like nouns, pronouns, adjectives and singular-plural were covered in English; and basic addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, fractions and geometric shapes in Mathematics.
lunch was served by Nirmaan volunteers to all mess workers, lawn workers and security staff as a token of gratitude for their services.
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Teach Zari
dents ranging from std. 1 to 5.
On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti,
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(Community advancement through education)
Regular attendance from stu-
Meal of Joy (2nd October)
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Enthusiasm levels are high and more students are expected in the following month
Classes were conducted regularly during the first two weeks.
Classes are being continued in
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First workshop conducted at the Municipal School, Vasco with a turnout of around 50 students.
the temple grounds due to holidays.
Decimals, fractions & factorization were covered in Maths.
Pratham Books Grant was received at the end of October and shall be given to the school in November.
Project is primarily aimed at the students of std. 9 and 10.
Employment Operations
Health Operations
Parishodh
(Empowerment of community based SHGs)
(Clean Zari awareness campaigns)
(Social innovations achieved through technology)
Main focus was given to the Waves (BITS Goa annual cultural fest) stall.
Wall Painting (3rd October) With the help of a local social activist,
Meeting with senior officials of the Public Welfare Division (PWD) & Pollution Control Board (PCB) was held at the beginning of the month to learn about the government work going on.
Alka Damle, our volunteers and kids in our evening classes painted a wall &
(for making budgeting software) and The Paper Bag Machine were actively pursued. Volunteers were contacted by a team from Georgia Institute of Technology for starting a Waste Management Project in Zari.
Participatory Community Development
decorated it with inspirational quotes.
Products included handmade
(Overall development of target community)
paper bags, wax-chip-gel & scented candles, sling bags, earrings, bracelets & bookmarks.
Evening of Joy (4th October)
On going projects like Arthika
Street play in Zari at 4 loca-
Waste Modeling system has
tions with focus on garbage disposal, open air defecation & sanitation, & unemployment,
been planned for BITS Goa campus to segregate waste generated.
Kids from Father Agnel’s orphanage, in the age group of 10-15 years, visited our campus for several activities including a career counseling session by one of the faculty members, an origami workshop, a computer skill learning session & a dance workshop.
Cloth Collection (5th October)
Paper for making handmade notebooks was ordered and the production shall start by the beginning of January.
Proposal made to CSR wing of Zuari Industries for funding of land for construction and maintenance of public toilets.
The play resulted in 10-15 kids joining our Teach Zari classes & 5 youngsters approaching us for collaboration on health issues.
Faculty & students donated old clothes in good condition. SESA Goa contrib-
Orphanage & Old Age Home Visit(6th Oct)
Tree Plantation & Book Binding (7th Oct)
Joyfest (8th October)
uted as a corporate partner, and do-
Volunteers visited
40 saplings (Areca Palms) were planted in
Children from Hamara School and residents
nated clothes as well as took care of
Our Home, Bog-
Zari with local community. Also, 92 note-
of Our Home were treated to a cultural
travel expenses. The collection,
malo and Father
books were
evening that included performances by
amounting to 3.5 tones was dispatched
Agnel’s orphanage
made from
Music Club, Aerodynamics Club and Dance
to Goonj Organization in Mumbai.
in Verna.
used paper.
Club at BITS Pilani campus.
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Tree Plantation Drive at Malkaram and Upparpally On 22nd October, 11 of our volunteers conducted tree plantation in the government school at Upparpally with the help of students of grades 6 and 7. 25 neem saplings were planted, with basic questions regarding the importance and maintenance of the trees being posed to the students. The students dug the pits and bunds were made around the saplings. The students were also given saplings to plant in their areas of residence, to help promote the cause further.
School Adoption Program - Pothaipally
12 volunteers carried tree plantation in the government school in Malkaram on 23rd October. 20 neem saplings were planted
in the school grounds with the help of the students. The teachers overlooked the activity.
Nirmaan at ATMOS 2013
Regular classes in English, Science and Mathematics are conducted for students of 3rd grade and above.
Two events ‘Come, Be My Teacher’ and ‘Wish Tree’ were organized at the techno-management fest of BITS Hyderabad. In the first event, 20 school kids were brought on campus & the participants shared their knowledge in various fields like arts, music, origami, maths and story telling with them. Parishodh, our technical wing, called for paper presentations (Samshodh) in diverse fields like energy, agri Recreational activities are organized after school hours culture, resource management, construction and transfor the holistic development of the kids, under the port. The event saw a participation from 10 teams guidance of the respective class teachers. with the winner receiving a prize money of Rs 2500 and the runner up received Rs 1500.
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” - Winston Churchill
Saakar
“You have to dream before your dreams can come true” - A.P.J Abdul Kalam
This is the candle making project introduced by the Livelihood Operations division. It aims at creating temporary employment for the women of Pothiapally village by teaching them the techniques of candle making and marketing
their products. This year we targeted the training was started around midand raw material was procured to prostudent volunteers. The candles were ships across Hyderabad, including the ulty showed interest.
potential market during Diwali and October. A professional was employed cedd further under the guidance of the marketed in various schools and townBITS campus where students and fac-
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Hyderabad Corporate Chapter
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Bangalore Corporate Chapter
School Adoption Program
Vocational Training Center
Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) batch of 45 students from Kothuguda ZPHS is progressing in English through activities like origami, story telling and skits. ALP was also started for class 5 in Hafeezpet Primary School.
On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the Nirmaan ‘Threads of Hope’ collection of bags and Ipad
This was carried out at the Gov- As part of the Joy of Giving Week, ernment Kannada School in donors and companies are invited to Ulsoor, Bangalore in partnership an evening of music, dance and with Reapbenefit. dining from some of the best restau-
School Landscaping Project
Food for Change
Around 160 students were taken to Birla Science Planetarium and Salar Jung Musuem. 65 students also visited the Children Theater Festival. Practice material for students attempting the National Means cum Merit Scholarship Examination was distributed among 84 students. Selected students would receive Rs. 500 per month for 3 years.
& laptop sleeves was launched. These have been specially tailored by the women of our Livelihood Advancement Center (LAC)
The plan was to level the ground and set up a garden to prevent water logging during heavy rains.
rants and hotels in the city. Nirmaan raised an amount of Rs 80000 this year as part of this event.
NSCP
Vidya Help Line (VHL)
(Nirmaan Sponsor a Child Program)
(Toll-free tele helpline for career guidance to students even from remote areas)
It aims at assisting the children (orphans, child laborers or those from extremely BPL families) through financial assistance and counseling to incentivize and encourage them to complete their school education. NSCP Team delivers the scholarship to the child and assigns a mentor to run the counseling program. 30 students have been selected under the NSCP program for the
The project, headquartered at Ranga Reddy district in Andhra Pradesh, aims to provide excellent guidance and appropriate ways of obtaining monetary support to students to pursue the career of their choice. Currently the project offers 2 services, toll-free tele-counseling (1800-425-2425/6) and career counseling workshops in government schools. The total number of calls received during October was 4337 and the total calls at VHL since inception has successfully crossed the 1 lakh mark on 3rd October. VHL expanded its services to Odisha with support from Orissa Cement Limited. 7 schools participated in the Teacher Training program for career counseling.
Chapter Expansion (Pilani)
Active Citizenship (Pilani)
Contact Us: Rajesh Tamadapally(+91-8886533325)
As part of our expansion plans, a new volunteer group has been formed in BKBIET, Pilani. The team is comprised of highly enthusiastic volunteers, with focus construction workers and their children. A survey was conducted to analyze the course of action, and it has been decided to start teaching the kids, and gradually approach issues like hygiene and sanitation. Lesson plans shall be designed for the same, and a bridge program for admitting the students to school is being worked out.
We, The People conducted a citizenship program and anchor training workshop for our Pilani volunteers to help in understanding our constitution, legal framework and the use of tools like RTI in our work. As a result of this, a government interfacing team has been instituted. One of our first actions was to address the nagging problem of disproportionate monthly ration in Baas village. The villagers and volunteers enquired about the same at the ration shop and required actions have been initiated.
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Newsletter Team Mrinalini Nath (Editor) Pooja Garg (Pilani Student Chapter) Sarvesh Patel (Goa Student Chapter) Asmitha Vanaparthi (Hyderabad Student Chapter) Sreekar Rao (Hyderabad Corporate Chapter) Manoj Papisetty (Bangalore Corporate Chapter)