The World of JAAGRITI

Christmas Celebrations 2010

2010-12-28T22:13:00.003+05:30

Christmas celebrations this time at Jaagriti were a bit different. Along with the volunteers we had people from around Dwarka and a couple of volunteers from Rotaract club of NSIT Regency who came to ensure that this Christmas becomes one of the most memorable one for the kids. The children awaited their advent with great enthusiasm and excitement. They decorated their classroom and also a small Christmas tree to make sure that Santa makes a visit to their place. Santa, the father of the local Church in Dwarka and rest all came in a mini-bus. As soon as they got down they were greeted with applause and a loud "Merry Christmas".

The children had made drawings of Santa, Christmas tree, bells and snowman, which they showcased on their arrival and convinced everyone about their fabulous aesthetic skills. The visitors too had come with full preparations. They sang Carols, interacted with the kids and distributed cakes to everyone around. The Father discussed with the young buds about the significance of Christmas and did take something back from them- a promise to keep smiling and laughing always.

However, the show was stolen by Santa all alone. He shook hands with kids, gifted them toffees and grooved to the songs sung by them. It was a very rejuvenating experience for one and all present there. We thank all of them for spending their precious time with us and appreciating our efforts and look forward for their presence next time too. The children are still in an awe of the celebrations and the smile on their face has only got widened.

- Shryans

Diwali Celebrations!

2010-12-01T17:31:00.002+05:30

Diwali celebrations at Jaagriti..Rangoli Competition..Diya Decoration Competition...Drawing Competition..Sweets, Games and lots of fun.. :)

My First Day at Jaagriti- Prerna

2010-08-14T08:53:00.000+05:30

My first day at Jaagriti added a new meaning to the word ‘happiness’ in my dictionary.

I knew it would be a great feeling to share my knowledge with others, but when it actually happened, it was a totally new experience. To think that I made some children smile that day made me happy. To think that this very small contribution that I make was going to make a difference in someone’s life made me happy. I felt as if I had entered a new world, out my regular schedule of going to college, completing assignments, going out with friends, etc. Here, I met children who were so eager to learn new things. They welcomed me so nicely that I had no problem mixing with them.

Putting it straight, I think it was awesome. I went there as a music teacher. And yes, I want to thank Manish and Sidhant, who came there to guide me through my first class. I was a bit nervous in the beginning, but the children were so friendly and enthusiastic that my nervousness did not last for more than 2 minutes! We talked about their likes and dislikes and I was glad to hear that many of them liked studying. I insisted them on singing any song that they knew. They hesitated at first, but in the end, almost everyone had performed something or the other. Anita gave us two dance performances, Sangeeta cracked a joke where as others like Sugni, Rekha, Ravi, Rahul, Priyanka, Noor Jahan sang nice songs. I started liking everyone instantly. I think, Ankit who was the youngest there, was also the naughtiest!!! Of course they didn’t spare us after all this. Sidhant, Manish and I had to sing ‘Twinkle twinkle little star’ for them! It was really fun.

Then I started teaching them about the little music that I know. There were some who could sing a bit and there were others who couldn’t but the spirit with which everyone was singing was commendable. In the end, I clicked their photograph as well. That was my first day.

After all these descriptions, I still can’t describe the self satisfaction that I got that day. I think it’s not just about teaching them. It’s about learning something from them as well. We don’t realize how lucky we are. Our parents gave us the opportunity and the resources so that we can study and grow in life. I think that is what Jaagriti is doing for these children. Hats off to everyone working for Jaagriti. I am really happy I did my little bit to help. But this is just the beginning. There is a long way to go.

- Prerna

My First Day with Jaagriti

2010-08-01T09:23:00.000+05:30

First day at the Jaagriti site (Dwarka sec-17) was such an exhilarating experience. At first it was a little confusing whether the children would accept me as a new member of the Jaagriti volunteer team or not but as we reached there they came running to us, swarming about greeting us with "Good Morning". They made basic house-shapes that day and showed keen interest in learning art. It was their never-ending excitement to learn something new that kept us going and we didn't even realize how hours passed by.

Nothing can be compared to the joy of helping these children shape a better future out of their lives. Their incessant vigour and zeal to try out new things is going to take them places for sure. I would always be in touch with all of these children. Thanks to Jaagriti that gave me an opportunity to lend a helping hand.

Cheers to the children and Jaagriti!!

- Sona

Jaagriti takes another step....

2010-07-26T00:10:00.003+05:30

Jaagriti has taken another step towards providing basic education to underprivileged children. A new project has been started in Sector 17, Dwarka.

To start with, a room was provided by the residents of the community for conducting classes. The project was started with 28 students initially living in the colony itself. The community has permanent houses, unlike the ones in Sector-10, 13 and almost all the people living in the community are daily wagers, mostly rickshaw pullers.

Over the last two weeks, the number of students has risen to 45 with new entries everyday, which has been the main source of motivation for volunteers. This was achieved by visiting houses personally and convincing parents to send their children every day. Many parents were very enthusiastic about this idea of free education.

With the rising no. of students, the class was divided into 3 different groups, namely A, B and C.
Group A - Children who can read and write and go to school
Group B - Children who can identify alphabets and write them. Some children go to school in this group.
Group C - Children who have never been to any school, and are absolute beginners.

Furthermore, we have decided to hold classes for Group A and B together. Group C classes will be held separately due to a large no. of students in it. Last week, stationary and notebooks were distributed to everyone, and writing books were provided to Group C children. Books for group B will be acquired soon.

A very important task before the volunteers and the teacher is to begin the admission process by admitting children to the nearby Govt. School in Sector-3. Apart from academics, drawing classes have been started for 16 children on Sundays.

Activities Planned for the month of August:
A no. of other activities have been planned for the month of August, like clay modeling, Sketching, Dance and Moral Education. Also, Independence day will be celebrated in the community itself.

Looking forward to suggestions from everyone. :-)

Regards,
From the entire Jaagriti Sector-17 team
(Manish, Sidhant, Sagar, Shryans and Sona)

Jaagriti Street Play on RTE

2010-06-17T00:37:00.009+05:30

The Right to Education (RTE) Task Force at Jaagriti, in collaboration with Swechha, organized street plays for communities at its centers in Dwarka to make the parents and children aware about the various benefits of the act and motivate parents to send their children to school. Special emphasis was laid on Girl education. After the play, the volunteers interacted with the parents and also made list of children for admission into schools. Jaagriti will now help the parents in admission of their children and will also track the performance of the children and provide support to them, as and when needed.

Drawing Competition @ Jaagriti

2010-05-27T15:51:00.006+05:30

...Fun, Masti, Life is back at Jaagriti. Drawing competition was organised for the children from all our projects. Special entry by TEEKU (Jaagriti's Theater Expert!)..Check out the pics for details.... :)

School Admissions

2010-05-10T23:33:00.020+05:30

Jaagriti touches a new milestone, enrolls 78 children from poor communities in Sector-10, 12, 13 and 17 in Dwarka, under Regular School Education Program (RSEP) into Classes I-VIII. This includes new admissions as well as school dropouts, taking total enrollment to 92+. For many children, this is their first experience of formal school education. Thanks for your continuous support to us! :)

Right to Education (RTE) Task Force

2010-05-09T22:57:00.007+05:30

With the implementation of the Right to Education Act in India from 1st April 2010, there arises need for NGOs to work towards making the potential beneficiaries aware about the Act and also monitor the proper implementation of the Act, in coordination with other stakeholders. With this perspective, Jaagriti has created an RTE Task Force consisting of like-minded individuals from various NGOs across NCR, with the following dual objectives:

1.To generate awareness among communities and our neighborhoods about the various provisions of the act, its benefits and also help parents in enrolling their children in the nearby government schools/private schools (with 25% quota).

2. To regularly monitor the implementation of the act through RTIs, brainstorming sessions with relevant stakeholders, visit to schools, interaction with parents and children, follow-up sessions etc.

Following are the action points:

1. All the interested individuals/volunteers/NGOs can come together and develop a common understanding regarding various provisions of the act and also identify areas/communities where there is a need to generate awareness.

2. Small teams for different areas could be formed and teams hold responsibility for locating government schools in that area, developing rapport with the school authorities, conduct awareness sessions in the communities and helping parents in getting children admitted. Thus, the first objective of the task force would be addressed.

3. During the time admissions are not going on in schools, the small teams could focus on the second objective that is monitoring the implementation of the act in their area, its progress and the challenges.

4. Monthly/quarterly meetings of all small teams could be held and we can interact, brainstorm and share best practices and progress reports.

At Jaagriti, we have already started working on this and are running RTE Act awareness and school enrollment drive in Sector-10, 12, 13, 17 in Dwarka, New Delhi. There are estimated to be more than 100 children not going to school and we are visiting the community, interacting with the families, making them aware about the benefits of the act and also helping the families get the children admitted in a nearby school.

Join the Task Force now!! For further details/queries, please email at info@jaagriti-india.org

Community Development Program

2010-04-15T23:47:00.005+05:30

In association with the Rotaract Club of NSIT, Jaagriti has started a Community Development Program, with the following objectives:

· To understand education, economic and health and nutrition background, and various challenges faced by the families in the communities under Jaagriti, with special focus on need for micro-finance and status of women and infant care.

· To generate awareness and consciousness among the families about the importance and benefits of education, health-care and nutrition so that these are taken-up as a choice and not coercion.

· To evaluate what difference Jaagriti has made to their lives, how we can further provide support to them, and develop a bond of trust and affection between the children, their families and Jaagriti.

This would be helpful to Jaagriti in developing sustainable solutions for addressing the needs of the communities, taking into account the communities background and the challenges being faced by them.

Special focus will be on community of construction workers (migrant labourers) at our projects, as they are one of the most vulnerable sections of the society with very limited facilities, negligible government support and receive low wages.

The NSIT Rotaract and Jaagriti volunteers have developed a questionnaire (attached) for this and also done some studies (about state of construction workers, BPL cards, government schemes, micro-finance etc.) to conduct the survey more effectively.

The program is being implemented from today and will move ahead in a phased manner:

Phase 1: Survey of 50+ families of migrant labourers, along with focused group discussions to generate awareness about need for education, health and nutrition and various government facilities available to them. (April 2010)

Phase 2: Compilation of Data, result analysis and final report preparation. The finding of the surveys will be shared with relevant stakeholders at both, state and central level. (May-June 2010)

Phase 3: Discussions, Brainstorming sessions and presentations within community to generate awareness and also within Jaagriti team to make our initiatives more effective.

The above is a pilot program and it will undergo lot of changes during the various phases of implementation. Once completed, the above 3 phases will be replicated at other communities under Jaagriti and various follow-up sessions will also be planned.

NSIT Rotaract Volunteers: Medha, Rishab, Chanpreet, Nehal, Chandramohan, Mahima, Kamini, Vibhor, Shryans and Manish

As always, we need your suggestions and comments to make the program more effective and fruitful.

Mobile Library

2010-03-11T23:48:00.002+05:30

At Jaagriti, our focus has always been on developing basic reading, writing and arithmetic skills among the children. With this perspective, the initiative of Mobile Library has been started at Jaagriti to inculcate the habit of reading among the children, to enhance their learning and also keep them more informed about the world.

We have initially started with about 50 books, which contain very short stories in Hindi and English along with pictures describing the stories. Children first understand the pictures and then relate them to what is written in the book. The books have been procured from PRATHAM books and some primary level books, collected during the Joy of Giving week campaign, are also being used.

We visit the project every weekend to issue books to the children and also teach them how to understand and read the book.

The children can avail the service very easily, they don't need to have any Library Card and can borrow the books by just entering their name in the record book. Books borrowed from the library can be used for two weeks.

It has been 3 weeks since we started this initiative and the response of the children has been very good. As new academic session is about to begin next month, we look forward to conduct some drives to collect second hand primary class books for our children. We are also exploring options of using some software (such as CBFL program by TCS) to help us in this initiative and will also introduce a daily one hour reading period in our classes.

Like always, we look forward for your suggestions/comments to strengthen our initiatives and increase our outreach.

Thanks

Anchit and Kant

Sadbhavna-2010

2010-02-24T23:57:00.000+05:30

What more can someone ask for? It was a great day filled with lots of fun and enjoyment for about 80 children and more than 20 volunteers at Jaagriti. Sadbhavna-2010 was organised by NSIT Rotaract Club and Jaagriti at NSIT in Dwarka. The day started withsports events, where boys competed with each other in 3 leg race and girls in lemon spoon race. The children were divided in groups of 4 and the group which completed the race in shortest time, emerged as the winner. Children eagerly took part in the races and cheered each other. Finally, 4 girls and 4 boys won the prize.

By this time, the children had started feeling very hungry as they had not even had breakfast and so we took them to have some delicious food in the college mess. All the children really liked the chole-bhature and rajma-chawal, served to them by the mess staff.Some of the children just came to me and said: Bhaiya, humne kabhi zindagi main itna khana nahi khaya, aaj bahut maza aaya. :)

Next in line was the Confidence Building session by an NSIT teacher, Dr. Duru Maam. The children were taken to the NSIT Auditorium and for many of them it was first time that they were seeing such a big hall and stage. Each child was asked to come in front and tell their name, about themselves, their family, what they like and what they want to become in future. And this was the most interesting session among all. Many of the girls, even few boys were very shy to come forward and talk about themselves. They either hid themselves or covered their faces with hands. But finally all of them came out and spoke well.

Priyanka wants to become a doctor and serve the people in her village, Gomati wants to become a dancer, Rajrana wants to becomes a teacher, Kaushal wants to become Desh ka Sipahi, Prince wants to become an IAS Officer, all of them have big dreams in their eyes. Even the 5 year old Rinku has already decided to become an Police Inspector in future. Many of them also sung songs and recited poems. And to our surprise, they knew the whole song or poem and spoke each word very clearly. I wondered, if I ever recited any poem so well in my childhood, like these children did.

Now it was time for some dance and fun on the DJ. All the children and volunteers danced together for an hour. Many of the children danced very well with the volunteers while some were very shy including myself, some were jumping, some just watching and some of them just moving their legs and shaking their hands, lost in their own world. Gomati emerged as the best dancer and will be receiving a special prize. Finally, we packed our bags and dropped the children back to their homes but many of them were not ready to go back and wanted to enjoy more. We promised to bring them back again and also take them for a picnic soon.

One thing special I liked about today’s events was that it was the first time children from our two projects had come together and all of them got mixed up well with each other, played and danced together. It was a complete FAMILY!

Special Thanks to NSIT Rotaract Club members, who coordinated the entire event. It was a great show and we hope to do together lot many such activities in future. Many club members have already joined Jaagriti as regular volunteers. Thanks everyone, all our volunteers, donors, associates and well wishers, who have made it possible for Jaagriti to take such initiatives and bring a change in the lives of those in need.

Check out the lovely Pics taken by Kant, athttp://www.flickr.com/photos/jaagriti

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Republic Day Celebrations!!! :)

2010-01-27T11:26:00.007+05:30

FREEDOM IN THE MIND,
FAITH IN THE WORDS,
PRIDE IN OUR HEARTS &
MEMORIES IN OUR SOULS...
LETS SALUTE,
THE NATION ON Republic Day!
VANDE MATARAM

The day started with a heavy fog and a chilly weather but the spirits were high for the Republic day celebration with our little friends at Open Skies and Jaagriti. As me and Anchit reached at the Open Skies, Manish and Sidhant were already there and were helping Master Ji and Chandan in settling the kids to start with celebrations.

We started with talking about the Republic day with kids. And then we started with a game where we blindfolded the participating kid and then kid trying to hit a hanged ball with stick or a bat in the provided three hitting chances. Kids seems very excited to participate in the game. Many children secured their prize in the game.

The second game was Hoopla, where children had to throw the ring on goodies like chips, cake, chocolate, biscuits, bathing soaps. This game provided a chance for lot of kids to participate and check on their throwing precision. Third game was fruit eating competition, where group of four kids participated in each round and winner were awarded with fruits, fruits for fruits :). At last we held prize distributions for the winner of the first game and fruit eating competition. Winners of the first game were awarded with coloring book and colors. Later Mr. Saharan and Dr. Goel, distributed Samosa and Ladoos to the children. And we ended the ceremony at Open Skies with Gayatri Mantra and National Anthem.

Our next destination was Jaagriti where we saw that children were eagerly waiting for us. At Jaagriti we were also joined by Kumkum. The celebration schedule was same for Jaagriti too. As we talked with kids about Republic day, then followed by same set games and activities for children at Jaagrirti. At Jaagriti, volunteers also tried hands on the Hoopla game but we realised the children are much better than us. :)

Everyone enjoyed to their fullest and celebrated the Republic Day with full enthusiasm.

Jai Hind :-)

More Pictures at: http://picasaweb.google.com/kantkishoresharma/RepublicDayCelebrationOpenSkiesAndJaagriti?locked=true&feat=email#

Thanks

Kant Sharma

New Year Celebrations

2010-01-04T22:09:00.003+05:30

This New Year we wished to be actively involved in doing something for the underprivileged children and not just in giving a donation. One of our team members knew Jasraman so we contacted her to know more about what she's been working on. It is then that we realized that Jaagriti was doing exactly what we were looking for. Without wasting any further time we decided that we will visit the kids on 1st Jan 2010.

It was a chilly morning of 1st January 2010 and we were five friends united for a common cause, arranging material for the workshop we had planned at the project site.

As it was our first time experience with these kids we thought that we will teach them a vocational skill: how to make paper (newspaper) bags. While on our way to the project site we were wondering as to how these kids will respond to what we had planned to teach them and how much effort will they need to learn it? But when we reached the site and saw these young kids bubbling with energy, all our doubts evaporated.

The volunteers helped us seat the kids in 3 large circles and two of our friends lead the kids into learning how to make paper bags. Everybody got so much involved in the activity that time seemed to fly and suddenly "sheets of newspaper" were transformed into paper bags! Everybody had a smile on their face but with a marked difference...The kids had the "smile of achievement" and we, “smile of satisfaction".

Later, the story teller amongst us weaved a web of fascinating stories for the kids and I captured their smiles in my camera.

By the time the stories got over, the atmosphere was set for distributing the gifts and awards. The hard work and efforts of the kids had paid its dividend. The kids got goodies for their sincerity and diligence.

In the end, we were surprised by the keenness and grasping speed shown by the kids. Not only did they learn how to make paper bags but the neatness with which they made the paper bags was phenomenal. It was evident that they were a bunch of bright kids looking for the right opportunity to come out of their cocoon and transform into a butterfly.

We are impressed by the efforts of Jaagriti and congratulate you on your efforts. It is indeed a noble cause and we stand with you in the cause of making a meaningful difference.

We would like to thank Jasraman, Anchit and Ankit for all their efforts...

Overall, it was an enriching experience and a meaningful start to a New Year!

- Ravi

Christmas and New Year Celebrations

2009-12-29T13:35:00.003+05:30

Folks! We celebrated Christmas on a bright and sunny afternoon at Jaagriti where we had a variety of fun-filled and happy activities. With the help of our cheerful and ever smiling volunteers we gathered the sparsely dressed little children who came braving the chilly weather of Delhi. We decorated the premises with Christmas trees, festoons and colourful balloons. Cold cream and snacks were also distributed amongst kids. The children, who were the most active participants in the occasion, cheered and jived on various bollywood numbers.

And it would be incomplete and unfair if I don’t mention about the show stealer i.e. our very lovable and adorable Santa Claus who came, played, sang and doled out chocolates to the largely restive but enthusiastic crowd. At the end of the day we cherished several innocent smiles and came back with hearts filled with satisfaction. We are determined to keep these smiles alive and to fulfill the promises that we have made to these angels. I am sure that posterity will be proud of us!

- Piyali

Origami Classes

2009-12-15T01:36:00.000+05:30

“A chilly Sunday morning…lots of used A4 sheets in one hand…color-boxes in the other…where the hell are you going ??”…that’s what an acquaintance in my society asked me when we met at the society gate. I just smiled back. The mission was to revive the arts and craft classes at Project Jaagriti.

So we reached there at Open Skies site and found the class going on as expected. The attendance was good and the excitement quite evident when the kids spotted us. A hearty ‘Good Morning’ welcomed us and erased all my doubts about whether the kids will be excited about this class or not. We quickly made the kids sit in circles and assigned one volunteer to each group to help them. One of the kids took the paper and got his pencils ready as he thought we are going to paint something. He was puzzled when he was told that we are going to make something using only paper.

Origami, the art of paper-folding, has been on our mind for some time for the project. What can be more interesting than witness a useless-looking paper turn into a bird or a frog or just about anything under the sun? So for our first class we chose a simple yet interesting shape … a jaw-snapping dinosaur (http://www.origami-club.com/en/fun/wiggle/index.htm). As the dinosaur took shape fold-by-fold, the kids’ excitement was a treat to watch. Even the coloring part was fun, with someone drawing as many as two pairs of eyes on his dinosaur!!

As we continue to dig the internet for more interesting origami, a word of caution to others who plan to conduct such sessions with kids: The number of pages missing from kids’ notebooks is directly proportional to the quality of Origami classes!!

Happy Volunteering!!

Ankit

Picnic @ Jaagriti and Aashayein

2009-11-12T09:47:00.001+05:30

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open”. This famous quote by our beloved Jawahar Lal Nehru, was brought to realisation at AID, when the ever enthusiastic kids of Aashaiyen and Jaagriti, were taken to the Nehru Planetarium, on the 8^th of November, 2009.

The journey began early in the morning on a Sunday, when the kids, gleaming with radiance and filled with excitement boarded the bus en route to the planetarium. The entire journey echoed with cheery voices and a small antakshri session between the kids and the volunteers. Getting off at the Teenmurti house, the kids were assembled and taken in. All went mum when we entered the planetarium. While we lay back on the flexible seats, the dome shaped roof, projected a beautiful display of the solar system, wooing our kids and scaring some. A Well informative session of our solar system followed, projecting different planets and their surrounding environment with excellent visualisations.

Our young astronauts further quenched their curiosity by visiting the museum, where different systems existing outside earth surface were explained in detail, with model replicas and pictures. An understanding of the basic concepts of science was considered crucial for children by Nehru, and his endeavour proved to be a success amongst the kids of Aasheyin and Jaagriti.

The kids were then given refreshments consisting of tasty patties, samosa’s, chips and cake. A small gaming session followed where a boy’s v/s girl’s team was made to play, what is popularly known as, ‘Dog in the bone’. The entire atmosphere was tense, as the girls and boys cheered and sneered at each other. In the end, the boys tasted victory! Next, was a fun game of ‘Passing the parcel’, where kids caught with the parcel were made to sing and dance.

The whole day left the entire team tired and exhausted but with a sense of achievement, as the kids walked back to board the bus, screaming for more!

Kudos to the team of Aashayein and Jaagriti , namely, Prachi, Zulaikha, Vipra, Deboshree, Anandita, Pinky, Nikita, Srishti, Navya, Vandita, Ritu, Anchit, Ankit, Mohit, Pallavi, Saurabh, Vivek, Chandan for making this day another memorable addition to the list of initiatives working towards the cause.

Zulaikha Rahman

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Rangoli Competition @ Jaagriti

2009-10-22T13:13:00.004+05:30

The Jaagriti team thought of celebrating this Diwali in a very joyful and colourful manner and so decided to have a Rangoli Making Competition for the children and volunteers on the day of Diwali.

'Rangoli' signifies creative expression of art by means of colours and is also considered a symbol of good-luck. Rangoli is made on the entrance doors of homes, to welcome guests and goddess Laxmi (the goddess of wealth and fortune).

For the competition, the children were divided into 6 groups of 6 Children each, along with 2 volunteers with each group. They were given 1 hour to complete their Rangoli.

Volunteers: Anchit, Jasraman, Gaurav, Abhishek, Saurabh, Joydeep, Chandan, Manish, Kumkum, Guhan, Ankit and Sneha.

In the end, the Rangoli were judged by Ankit and Kumkum and they selected first, second and third prize winners and one special prize winner.

Winners

First Prize

Children: Suruchi, Hari, Parvati, Hasim, Seema, Vinod

Volunteers: Anchit and Chandan

Second Prize

Children: Laxmi Prasad, Vikas, Vimleshwari, Dhool Singh, Goamti

Volunteers: Jasraman and Gaurav

Third Prize

Children: Nazrana, Asiyan, Aakash, Preeti, Vikas

Volunteers: Saurabh and Manish

Special Prize

Children: Prince, Ankit, Khushboo,

Volunteer: Gaurav

All the winners received lots of chocolates and snacks and fruits were also distributed among everyone.

Happy Diwali !!

2009-10-16T11:23:00.005+05:30

A fun filled morning for Jaagriti children

2009-10-15T10:05:00.002+05:30

Date: 5th October 2009

Venue: Wave Cinemas (Rajouri Garden)

Movie: Dil Bole Hadippa

Show Timings: 9 am to 11:30 am

The children enjoyed to their fullest and for many it was like a dream come true. :)

Special Thanks to NSIT Rotaract Club and Wave Cinemas for the transport arrangements, free movie show and refreshments.

Pics available online at:http://picasaweb.google.co.in/anchitgoel/MovieScreeningAtWaveCinemasMov ieDilBoleHadippa#

Jaagriti Celebrates Joy of Giving

2009-10-04T10:44:00.012+05:30

Project Jaagriti is celebrating Joy of Giving week, a national movement, a platform which giveseach one of us the opportunity to reach out and do something good- something that you have always wanted to do. More importantly, it offers us the chance to use the power of collective individual action to make a difference.

Last week, we launched a campaign to collect various old reusable items, such as old clothes, old newspaper, stationary, study material etc. for the benefit of the children and their families under the project. The campaign, already conducted with over 600 families, friends and relatives at various locations, has been a great success and is still ongoing.

Locations

Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology (NSIT), Sector-3, Dwarka(Changemaker: NSIT ROTARACTCLUB)

An Amateur Theatre Group- Dramatech, IIT Delhi(Changemaker: JASRAMAN)

Dakshinayan Society, Sector 4, Dwarka (Changemaker: JOYDEEP)

Bengali Colony, Mahavir Enclave (Changemaker: ANKITA &SNEHA)

Sara International, Noida (Changemaker: JASRAMAN & LALIT)

Mansarovar Apartments, Sector 5, Dwarka (Changemaker: ANKIT)

Over 400 Kg of old clothes, 50 Kg of old newspaper, lots of stationary and reusable study material has been collected.
The Collection:

Segregation Process:

Distribution:
After segregation, the clothes are being partly given to GOONJ (An NGO) and distributed among the children and families under the project.
GOONJ Collection Center:

Distribution among children and their families:

This is just the beginning…..
So join the movement, now!
“Be the Change, you want to see in the WORLD”

Art Bank by AID Delhi and AID Gurgaon

2009-09-19T01:04:00.000+05:30

On the eve of Independence Day, 2009, AID Delhi and AID Gurgaon in association with MyWebEra had organized a painting competition under the name “Udaan”. The competition, in its most healthy form among kids produced some creative and colourful results.

We are glad to share these priceless possessions with you- it is priceless because it is crafted out of the most purest abilities and enthusiasm by our children. Please find the links below –

to the event:

http://picasaweb.google.com/aid.delhi/UdaanPaintingCompetition#

and the paintings:

http://mywebera.com/paintersera/eventinfo.aspx?eventid=1#tab2

AID Delhi and AID Gurgaon under its different projects named as Aashayein and Jaagriti in Delhi and Unnati and Disha in Gurgaon are initiatives to provide primary education to the underprivileged children and enhance their living by educating them on right nutrition and through various skill building exercises.

“Udaan” meaning Flight (of Freedom) symbolizes the spirit of independence in the heart of every child. The ‘Udaan’ purpose was to make sure that the kids paint their imagination and dream.

The entire amount generated through the sale of the paintings will go towards the education and development of these children and to organize such events at a larger scale in future.

On behalf of the children, AID Delhi and AID Gurgaon, I present to you this opportunity to support and recognize the value and the talent of our budding generation and buy their paintings.

Looking forward to hearing back from you soon.

For further details, please contact me.

Warm regards

Anchit Goel

Founder and Coordinator

Project Jaagriti

+91-9818115226

Jaagriti team..

2009-09-10T22:09:00.006+05:30

Long pending but it finally happened, the get together of Project Jaagriti team. The rain did try its best to restrict us from coming together but we all finally managed to reach the destination. It was great fun, brainstorming on new ideas, playing fun games, laughing to deadly PJs by Vivek, Kshitijand Jasraman and the photo session by Manish and Abhishek. We all wished that we could have stayed longer but we had to leave, with a promise to be back again with a bigger team and to celebrate new achievements, with a movie and lunch next time!

Volunteer Experience Sharing..By Jasraman

2009-08-16T13:57:00.001+05:30

Happy Independence Day. My first day with Jaagriti and my first celebration with them! The day began at 9 and I found my self surrounded by enthusiastic lot of young friends. I was on a different high for almost an hour, realizing and grasping the activities revolving around. It was a call and ultimately I was one with them. What amazed me was the simplicity in everything. Whether it was an interactive session between the kids and the volunteers; ease of holding crayons and paint brushes by kids who were simple in their creations and yet so real; the balloon session; the sound of music in their own melodious voices and bringing the lighter side out by sharing jokes that brought smile to all. Followed by flag hoisting and singing of our National Anthem; distribution of sweets and prizes for the art. The highlight of the day was to leave our palm impressions on the chart in tricolour. It looked a Master Piece! Thank you Jaagriti for this opportunity and my appreciation is ever growing.

Regards,

Jasraman Sayal.