"School of Hope" gets a Website

 

XLRI's PGP-CEM students organised an event for the differently-abled children at the School of Hope, Jamshedpur, launched a website -www.schoolofhope.co.in - for the school, donated a computer system, besides giving them a fun-time - dance, magic show, gifts, etc.

The Gift of Time - Visit to Nirmal Hryuday

 

Nirmal Hruday is an Old People's Home and Orphanage in Baridih, Jamshedpur run by the Missionaries of Charity. On Oct 3rd 2012, students of XLRI visited them, took sweets, one month of provision and love and affection with them. They spent time with these people who have been abondoned by the society and their own families...

“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 2^nd

 

 

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

 

Clothes and Dry Ration donation drive starts at XLRI Campus

Oct 2nd, 2012: Vastra Samman & Ann Daan - donation of clothes and dry ration - started at XLRI Campus. Students visited faculty and staff residences and collected the items. Collection bins have also been put in the hostels. The drive will continue through the week.

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:

http://www.jtfjsr.org/sigma.html

 

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

 

They were once described as MBAs in Joy Management. The students of XLRI spent an evening making hand-made posters, which will be used for creating awareness about "Jamshedpur JoyFest: Joy of Giving Week 2012"