Saturday, October 6, 2012
"School of Hope" gets a Website
Thursday, October 4, 2012
The Gift of Time - Visit to Nirmal Hryuday
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
“Med-Matrix: a Community Drug Take Back Program”
Cause
for Change, a Jamshedpur-based NGO has launched “Med-Matrix: a Community Drug
Take Back Program” as a part of “Jamshedpur JoyFest: Joy of Giving Week 2012”.
This is an initiative to collect
un-used-but-usable-medicine from the society and after proper segregation
with pharmacist's consultation these will be distributed among the
deprived society through health camps and charitable hospitals.
With
the help 23 volunteers from Baridhi High School and 10 volunteers from the NGO
, Cause for Change collected 10 cartons of medicines in the 1st day.
CII-YI's "Jagriti" initiative for Rural Women Healthcare
As a part of Jagriti - an initiative by CII-Yi (XLRI) during “Jamshedpur JoyFest: Joy of Giving Week 2012”
- 20 girl students of XLRI interacted with around 120 adolescent girls and
women from a number of SHGs belonging to the area of Musabani Tehsil (East
Singhbhumi) as their first visit. The shared/educated them about female
specific health and hygiene related issues. Alert to the fact that women in under-resourced
communities do not have access to modern amenities owing to their financial
inadequacy, they distributed free of cost sanitary napkins, in order to place
it as a healthy substitute to the usual unhygienic means, which can cause
certain health problems.
These are some photos of their first visit on Oct 2nd
Gifts from Motilal Nehru Public School, Jamshedpur
We went and collected the contribtions from the JYOTI Club Chapter at the Motilal Nehru Public School today...
and this is how our collection center looks now!! :0)
"Jamshedpur JoyFest: Joy of Giving Week 2012" at Tata Cummins
Oct 3: "Jamshedur JoyFest: Joy of Giving Week 2012" was launched by Mr PS Satsangi, Plant Head
Nukkad Natak:.. "It is all about the Joy of Giving"
Oct 2nd: The DRACULA (XLRI's Dramatic Club) Team performed Nukkad Natak (street play) on the theme of "It's all about the Joy of Giving" in the Bistupur market, Jamshedpur
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Clothes and Dry Ration donation drive starts at XLRI Campus
Monday, October 1, 2012
Jamshedpur Auto Association joins Jamshedpur JoyFest: Joy of Giving Week 2012
Jamshedpur Auto Association is helping to carry the message of Jamshedpur JoyFest: Joy of Giving Week 2012 across the city..
Support Education of a Tribal Child: a SIGMA-XLRI & Jharkhand Tribal Foundation Initiative
Update: Thanks to all for their generous contribution. Your contribuutions have helped meeting the target of one yesr's education for 53 tribal children. The donations for this year are now closed.
SIGMA (Social Initiative Group for Managerial Action, XLRI) & Jharkhand Tribal Foundation (a registered 2-year old NGO formed by some XLRI staff members) have joined together to raise funds for t0+ tribal children of BPL families from 3 tribal schools:
- 15 children from St. Thomas School, Gandedhungri (annual educational requirement Rs 1200-1500/ child)
- 8 children from Savar tribe from Holy Cross School, Chowka, Chandil (annual requirement Rs 12600/child - includes their hostel expenses) &
- 30 children from St. Ignatius High School, Rengra, P.O. Tonto (annual educational requirement Rs 1500/ child)
Details of the schools and children are available at:
One can donate through online bank transfer (A/C no : 31859900844, IFSC Code : SBIN0004660 , State Bank of India, XLRI Branch)
OR by Cheque/DD in favour of "Jharkhand Tribal Foundation" payable at "Jamshedpur" and sent to the address of JTF at:
Jharkhand Tribal Foundation
Flat No 113 , Chandra Mohan Mahato Complex
Parmeshwar Colony, NH-33 , Pardih
Near Motor World Maruti Showrrom
Mango , Jamshedpur 831018
Note: In both the cases, please mail payment detail to contact@jtfjsr.org and sigma@xlri.ac.in
For any query, please contact Anubhuti Jain, Secretary, SIGMA (Mobile: +91 8235674566) OR Krishna Chaitanya, Senior Executive Member, SIGMA (Mobile: +91 8092523125)
Last year, SIGMA
Posters of Joy @ XLRI
Thursday, September 27, 2012
List of Initiatives: Jamshedpur JoyFest - Joy of Giving Week 2012
A number of events have been planned
across the city to celebrate during this week. Following is a list (as of now)
of the city-wide (& at XLRI initiatives) – and we are sure that more will
get added in the coming days:
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Donate for
Dignity: Like the past three years,
one of the major city-wide initiatives being planned is to invite donations for
material resources, and distributing them to the under-served and needy
segments of the society through NGOs and civil society organisations. Some
specific collection and distribution initiatives are planned with the help of
local schools, industries, Rotary, community organizations, NGOs and general
public:
o
Vastra-Samman: A donation drive to collect wearable
(clean and complete) clothes, blankets, shawls items is planned, which will be distributed to
the less-privileged through partner NGOs (Contact: Anubhuti Jain,
91-8235674566; Madhukar Shukla, 91-9431113764, sigma [at] xlri.ac.in
)
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Ann-Daan:
Similarly, a donation and distribution drive for dry ration (rice, lintels,
moodi, and biscuits) continue as one of the city-wide initiative. The
distribution of these resources was done through local NGOs to ensure that they
reach the right beneficiaries (Contact: Anubhuti Jain,
91-8235674566; Madhukar Shukla, 91-9431113764, sigma [at] xlri.ac.in
)
o
Grameen-Suvidha
- Help Making Villages Resource-Rich: A donation and distribution drive to
provide simple utility items to remote villages in Jharkhand around Jamshedpur,
such as:
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Combs, nail-cutter, safety pin
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Thick plastic sheets (4x3 mts) for
topping on huts
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Long handle water ladle (steel)
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Exercise book, pencil, scale, geometry box
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water bottle (food grade)
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Mosquito Nets
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Steel glass, plate, bowl, spoon
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Iron, multi vitamin tablets
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First aid box, Thermometer
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Update: Timken Ltd. has committed to contribute
200 mosquito nets towards this cause
o Donation and Distribution of Un-used but
Usable Medicines: An
initiative to collect unused but usable medicines is planned will be rolled out
by a city-based NGO, Cause for Change. These will be sorted and distributed to
charity clinics and health camps organized by NGOs and civil society bodies. (Contact:
Joydip Kr. Paul (91-7250271937) or
Mrintunjay Bhattacharjee (91-9162335200), Cause for Change, causeforchange [at] hotmail.com )
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Benefector-
Beneficiary Programs - Support Education of
Under-Privileged Children:
Last year funds worth Rs. 85,000/- were raised to support for one year
of education for 25 tribal and under-privileged children, studying at the Holy
Cross School, Chowka (Chandil), and at St Thomas School, Gande Dungri got financial.
Initiated by SIGMA-XLRI, in partnership with Jamshedpur Tribal Foundation (a registered
body founded by the Staff of XLRI), this year this initiative will be scaled up
to help more children by partnering with other schools. (Contact: Krishna
Chaitanya, 91-8092523125, sigma [at] xlri.ac.in
. Details of the programs at: http://www.jtfjsr.org/sigma.html
)
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Cotton
Saree Donation for Lepers’ Colony:
Rotary-West will collect and donate old (washed and clean) cotton sarees
to Lepers’ Colonies in Baridih and Burma
Mines, which are then used as bandages. You can also donate rolls of bandages (Contact:
Dinesh Rai Surana, 91-9431117169, dineshraisurana [at] yahoo.co.in )
In addition, a number of activities
have been planned by the XLRI students committees (SIGMA, CII-Yi, DRACULA,
Sportscom, etc.) to celebrate the Jamshedpur
JoyFest: Joy of Giving Week. Some of them are:
1. Nukkad Natak: Like
earlier years, the students will perform Nukkad Natak in Clubs, Housing
colonies, pandals, to create awareness about the event.
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2. Shadow A CEO (Sept 27th onwards): This
event is in partnership with ISB Hyderabad and IIMs – Ahmedabad, Bangalore
and Calcutta. The students will be bidding to spend one day with 25 selected CEOs during Sept 27th
till Oct 2nd on eBay. The Winning Bid amount will be donated to a
charity/NGO selected by the CEO. The CEOs will also match or exceed the
bidding amount for the charity. Ongoing (Contact: Barath Balachandran,
91-8235691736, sigma [at] xlri.ac.in
)
3. Jagriti: During
this week, XLRI girl students will visit villages nearby Jamshedpur to spread
awareness about personal health and hygiene among women. They will counsel
them and provide free samples for sanitation for one month to make them aware
about the value of hygienic living. (Contact: Debroop Sengupta, 91-9955198045,
cii_yi [at] xlri.ac.in )
4. Disha:
During the week CII-Yi students will identify and adopt 12 meritorious Class
X students from underprivileged background, and provide them with financial
and academic support for their board
exams. (Contact: Debroop Sengupta, 91-9955198045, cii_yi [at] xlri.ac.in )
Day
by Day Schedule of Events at XLRI
5. Inaugural Fund Raising Movie
Show – “In Search of Gandhi” (Oct 2nd): The
Jamshedpur JoyFest: Joy of Giving Week 2012 will kick off at XLRI with the
screening of Lalit Vachani’s BBC4 documentary “In Search of Gandhi”. The
funds rising event aims to raise Rs 20,000/- which will be donated to
“Missionaries of Charity – Nirmal Hriday” to contribute to roughly one month
of their requirements of ration, groceries, soaps, etc. (Contact:
Madhukar Shukla, 91-9431113764, sigma [at] xlri.ac.in
)
6. “The Gift of Time” (Oct 3rd): Like
earlier years, XLRI students will visit the lodgers of “Missionaries
of Charity- Nirmal Hriday” with gifts, and spend a day with them. (Contact:
Ish Pahuja, 91-9031909479, sigma [at] xlri.ac.in
)
7. Capacity Building of SHG Members
(Oct 4th, 5th & 8th): XLRI
students will launch the 3rd round of training/capacity building
of SHG members organized by Kalamandir during this week, and will continue
beyond the Jamshedpur JoyFest (Contact: Anubhuti Jain, 91-8235674566,
sigma [at] xlri.ac.in )
8. Silent Auction: “Donate
Generously, Bid Generously (Oct 6th): XLRI
students will collect artifacts from faculty and students, and put them for
open auction. The amount raised will go for a selected charity. (Contact:
Debroop Sengupta, 91-9955198045, cii_yi [at] xlri.ac.in )
9. Health Camp (Oct 6th): XLRI
students with medical degrees, in partnership with with volunteer medical
practitioners, will hold health camps to provide free medical check-ups, and
distribute basic medicines in the rural and slum areas. (Contact:
T Pradeep Sundar, 91-8235663407, sigma [at] xlri.ac.in)
10. Kehkaha Day (Oct 7th): The
XLRI students will be inviting children from under-privileged background and families
of XLRI staff to spend a fun-filled day at the campus. and have planned various fun activities for
them, . (Contacts: Shipra Asija, 91-8235674070; Honeydeep
Singh, 91-8092832987, sigma [at] xlri.ac.in
)
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The mailid for contacting and sharing
your plans to participate/ contribute is:
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Schools, NGOs participate in XLRI JoyFest of Giving
Besides the students, faculty and staff of XLRI, the ceremony was attended by principals from local schools, representatives from industries (e.g., Cummins Ltd., Jusco, Tata Steel, Telcon, Timken, and Tinplate etc.) and civil society organisations (e.g. Center for World Solidarity, Helping Hand, Kalamandir, Krityanand UNESCO Club, Rotary Club, SEEDS, TSRDS, etc.).
Like the past three years, one of the major city-wide initiatives being planned is to invite donations for material resources, and distributing them to the under-served and needy segments of the society through NGOs. Four specific collection and distribution initiatives are planned with the help of local schools, industries, Rotary, community organisations, NGOs and general public:
A donation drive to collect wearable (clean and complete) clothes items is planned, which will be distributed to the less-privileged through partner NGOs
Similarly, a donation and distribution drive for dry ration (rice, lintels, moodi, and biscuits) continue as one of the city-wide initiative. The distribution of these resources was done through local NGOs to ensure that they reach the right beneficiaries.
Last year 25 tribal and under-privileged children, studying at the Holy Cross School, Chowka (Chandil), and at St Thomas School, Gande Dungri got financial support for their education. This year the effort will be to partner with other organisation and extend this initiative to help more children. One can support by contributing for their tuition fee, uniform, and/or school books.
Like earlier
years, the students will perform Nukkad Natak in Clubs, Housing colonies,
pandals, to create awareness about the event.
XLRI girl
students will visit villages nearby Jamshedpur to spread awareness about
personal health and hygiene among women. They will counsel them and provide
free samples for sanitation for one month to make them aware about the value of
hygienic living. The students will be visiting local schools, XITE, etc. to
provide career tips, etc. The dates for these are being worked out in
consultation with the school authorities, and will take place after the
vacations.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Redefining the Art of Giving
Jamshedpur, Sept 20, 2012 (The Telegraph): Giving is a much richer experience than signing a
cheque or donating cash, says XLRI.
The premier B-school proves this point through the Joy
of Giving Week from October 2 to 6, the biggest festival of philanthropy in the
city, also known as Joyfest, with a curtain raiser on Thursday.
Though XLRI has been hosting Joyfest for the past
three years, organisers are trying to extend the definition of giving this year.
For example, they say that instead of watching reruns
of TV serials, one can spend that time teaching a child.
New initiatives as part of the campaign aim to promote
acts of giving — money, time, skills or just kindness.
XLRI has partnered with around 10 social organisations
and 30 schools to make the festival a success.
At the Joyfest unveiling ceremony on XLRI campus,
B-school students, faculty and social organisations explained what was on their
minds.
“Don’t think of this as an opportunity to discard your
stuff but a chance to sacrifice things you love so that those in dire need can
get them. Many people think that when it comes to donation, it is about
discarding old stuff. But that’s not the point. Nor is giving always about
money,” said Father C.L. George of XLRI.
Apart from Vastra Samman, the clothes collection
drive, as well as dry ration gifts to the needy, the campaign will have a
support education programme for the less privileged.
“Our best achievement through Joy of Giving is to make
students realise how privileged they are. Through giving, they learn to treat
people with dignity and respect them,” said Loyola School principal Father
Victor Misquith.
XLRI students will take up a number of activities
which involve nukkad nataks at public places. Students will also
participate in Jagriti, where they will tell women whyhealth and hygiene are
important, and also invite slum children to their campus. Fiscal and career
counselling sessions for Class X students are also on cards.
Unveiling Ceremony of Jamshedpur JoyFest: Joy of Giving Week 2012
Jamshedpur JoyFest - Joy of Giving Week 2012 was launched yesterday (Sept 20th) at XLRI Jamshedpur, graced by Fr CL George, S.J. (Dean - Admn, XLRI), Fr Victor Misquith, S.J. (Principal, Loyola School), Mr James Davis (E.A to MD, Tinplate Co of India), Mr Ronald D'Costa (Rotarian & Anurag Foundation) and Mr Amitava Ghosh (Founder, Kalamandir).
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| Lighting the Lamp |
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| Welcome Address by Fr George |
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| Bharat Bandh & bad weather - but people still came |
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| ...and shared the initiatives they plan to undertake during the Week |
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