AID Delhi newsletter march 2009

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Association for Indias DevelopmentDelhi Chapter Newsletter

March 2009

Table of Contents Editorial

March at AID Delhi has always been eventful. We are ending this financial year 08 09 with aneventful note. Happy to make you all read me throughnewsletter again. This edition of newsletter wouldprovide you varieties with the main issue focused onGenetically Modified Foods. Education has always beenthe frontline activity of AID NCR and this episode ofthe newsletter brings you results updates from variousprojects. We also had a workshop on politics ofdevelopment for a set of active volunteers which wasmainly focused on to encourage volunteers think andquestion whatever they do / see around. There was a volunteer orientation session at Parichay whichprovided great insight to all the volunteers whoattended it.

I would like to focus the editorial on the issue ofGenetically Modified Food. One can ask there aremillions of issues available and why GM foods? Food issomething which is common in all of us and we allcould relate it to without which survival would beimpossible. The varieties and diversity of food and its

making is celebrated everywhere in India. There are twokinds of people who look food on different perspective.One is the producer, who feed the world along withearning bread and butter for him / her and the other isthe consumer. As a consumer, whenever and whereverweve got our food we believe that the food we eat issafe and does not create any health hazard, but withintroduction of GM foods researchers state that thehealth and side effects would increase tremendously. Apart from all these the introduction of GM foods would kill all the traditional diversity which existed in

the food and in fact would spoil the ecology.The worst part of the entire issue is above 80%of educated people in Delhi doesnt know what GMfood is. As a consume we pay money for any materialwe buy and we ask for warranty, replacement et al., butin case of our food we are not aware of what we eat andalmost 95% of doesnt know where our food comesfrom and how it was processed. As a tax payer we haveevery right to know how and where the food is comingfrom. Once we start to think about that we mightcertainly think of finding out what is best for us andwhat is not.

Editorial 1

Project UpdatesAID Aashayein 2AID Gurgaon 2AID Prayas 3AID Jaagriti 4Jamghat 4Khoj 5Parichay 5

Tara 6

Articles

Experiencing Jaagriti Abhishek 6

veaxy dk eaxy &fot; cktisbZ 7 Volunteer Speak Neeru Malhotra 9

Childrens Corner

Subi Parveen 10Sabreen 12Sajjad 14

Photo of the Month 15Contact us 15


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Bt-brinjal would be first variety of GM foodwhich is targeted to be launched in India. A GM-freecoalition which includes farmers association across thecountry is working to stop the entrance of Bt-brinjalinto the market. AID Delhi is also a part of the

coalition and is helping in all possible terms inawareness creation among the consumers etc.,. As acitizen you should also step forward and question thegovernment / write to them to stop such thingsentering into market.

Prevention is better than Cure read more athttp://iamnolabrat.com

Without taking much of your time, I wouldlike to thank everyone for being so supportive and

adding so much of value to whatever we do. It hasbeen a great journey for me with AID and I hope youmight also experience the same. Do share them in theforthcoming newsletter. Publications team is lookingfor more volunteers to contribute.

Happy Reading!,

Selva Ganapathy. [email protected]

+91-9891358457

Project Updates: AID Aasahyein

1.Classes were held as usual on weekends and after along time, Deboshree and Anindita took upon the onusof re-starting the Saturday classes and we are expectingthat now we will be able to schedule the timingsaccordingly and have saturdays classes in full swing.2.At the Operational Revenue Meet held at IIT-Delhi,

Deboshree, Anindita and Neeru attneded the meet. Adiscussion was held regarding the space issue and a lotof ideas came up. Following up with the same, ameeting was held on 21st March, which was attended byAnrban, Nitin, Kalindi and Neeru. It was decided thatNitin will approach the MLA of Timarpur by the end ofMarch.

3.In the meanwhile we are also going to work on anawareness drive for our project in which posters will beput up at different places and we will try to generatepeople who would like to support us.

If you are willing to help us spread awareness about theproject around your area (North Delhi) then do get intouch with us.

Contact Person: Neeru Malhotra

([email protected])

Regular Volunteers: Sheetal, Sonam, Deboshree,Anindita, Neeru

New Volunteers: In the month of March, we saw a lotof new people coming into Aashayein and pledging tocome forward for the cause. Their names are: Sheetal,Deboshree, Anindita, Mrs. Madhu, Prachi Aggarwal,Shraddha

Timings: 3-5p.m. Saturdays. 11-1p.m. Sunday

Neeru Malhotra+91-9971661422

Project Updates: AID Gurgaon

Updates for March

Celebrated Holi at Unnati and Disha with thekids

Met Sukriti for the profile of a full-time co-coordinator at AID Gurgaon

Sukriti and Anshul checked DPS ShikshaKendra to explore possibilities of low costquality education

Puneet, Sukriti and Munish met LIrepresentatives to discuss the expansion ofactivities at Disha

Closed requirements for AID Atlanta funding Anshul and Sukriti went to Parichay to see the

community Initiated process for the monitoring

mechanism for Disha and Unnati schools

Blackboard procured for Disha RSEP donations closed for all kids with a few

dues remaining; the low cost option of ShikshaKendra was shared with everybody and mostof the sponsors were approving of the idea


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others who would concur with me today, for theirunselfish and full-hearted efforts.

And now, we stand at another pinnacle ofachievements at Prayas. We can now boast of proud

new set of inspiring, motivated and affirmativeindividuals Charu, Sugandha, Nikunj, Rajiv, Tarun; who have made this day a reality. Charu, Nikunj & Tarun have successfully managed a bunch of 4-7 yearolds that spread mayhem in the class as theyentered. Rajiv & Sugandha then had to use theirdiligence and a sustained attack on their patience tomanage the next set of 7+ year olds. Hats of to them!

With the help of veteran volunteers at AIDNOIDA like Darshan, Kannan & Vikass directions andsupport these volunteers, today there is hope of brighterdays at Prayas. A few other valuable volunteers ofmention, who are also to be noted for their longstanding efforts in this endeavor are Anuradha, Raj,Anand, Prasad & Rajat. To sign off I would like to keepmy fingers crossed and hope by the time you are readingthis we already have some good news to party about.

Also, kudos to Anand as he signs of theaccounts for the first Financial Year at AID NOIDA.He has diligently & meticulously managed the accountsand his efforts requires a candid applause.

Regular Classes:Pioneer Tuesday, Thrusday 20.30 hours 22.30 hoursEureka Tuesday, Thrusday and Saturday 18.00 hoursto 20.00 hours.Class II Monday, Wednesday and Friday 20.30hours to 22.30 hours and Saturday and Sunday 16.00hours 18.00 hours.

Regular VolunteersDarshan, Kannan, Rajat, Anand, Rajiv, Sugandha,

Charu, Nikunj, Arun, Raj, Tarun, Priyanka, Vikas,Poonam, Aakanksha, Sonia, Sonika

Special mentionAbhinash (Full timer)

Contact:Arun: 099109-08774Rajiv: 098119-81809

Arun Raj+98-9910908774

Plans for April

Getting Srijan into motion through activities onTraffic signals and schools Anupam andSukriti

Close admissions of kids in Vivek High Schooland DPS Shiksha Kendra - Sukriti and Anshul

Streamlining the nutrition program Anshuland Taruna

Project Location: Gurgaon Sec 31, Jharsa Village

Regular Class timings: 10.00 hours 13.30 hours

Regular volunteers: Anshul, Puneet, Rachit, Shankar,Rashmi

New volunteers this month: -

Contact Information: Puneet - 9811621209, Anshul -9873469546

Anshul Sachdev+91-9873469546

Project Updates: AID Prayas

This March was the final lap of the year longsprint to get 20 plus children whom we have beenpreparing for the Nai Disha entrance tests. As I am writing this on the 31st of March 2009, a jittery andanxious set of volunteer-teachers go to sleep. Now asthey sleep, the last thought that runs through theirminds is - what would be the result of the next two daysof entrance sessions the children are to attend.

The preparation towards the vision of buildingon last years success of Sona, Suby, Sabreen, Zulekha &

Sajjad successfully getting into Nai Disha, wraps in twodays time. The 1st and 2nd of April will see the 25 oddchildren appearing for the tests. This time with adifference though. Most of the childrens parents willalso be joining them along with the volunteer-teachersto the session.

The resilience of Darshan, Kannan & Vikastowards ensuring the admissions of the first batch of 5children cannot be overlooked as we approach thismilestone. If it was not for their perseverance and astute work with the children then this day would still havebeen a distant dream. I salute them, along with many


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1. We have finally started with a full-time center with aregular teacher. Classes have been going on well andchildren have developed an interest in learning.2. A lot of improvement has been observed in thewriting and learning habits of the children. Many of thechildren have full attendance at the classes and are alsocompleting their work regularly. The Level 1 childrenwho had never been too school have also shown greatimprovement and are able to write well now.

3. A Drawing Competition was also organized and wewere surprised to see many artists emerge at Jaagriti. Wewill be trying our best to hone this talent of the childrenand take it further.

Activities for next month:1. We plan to regularly monitor the progress of eachchild individually and will be preparing a regularprogress report for each child in terms of his attendanceand improvement in studies.2. Since we have now started with a full-time center, weneed to work out funding sources for Jaagriti.

3. Some students are expected to get admitted in nearbyschool subject to completion of all formalities.4. Work out the possibility of starting a nutrition driveat Jaagriti.

Contact Person:Anchit Goel ([email protected])Regular Volunteers: Anchit and Abhishek

New Volunteers: Some potential volunteers have

contacted us and are expected to join in month of April.Timings:Monday to Friday: 8-11 am (Regular Classes)Saturday: 9-11 am (Review of students progress)Sunday: 9-11 am (Skill Building and Fun FilledActivities)

PROJECT BLOG:http://jaagriti-india.blogspot.comAnchit Goel

+91-9818115226

In the month of March 3 children from Jamghats

Ladoo Sarai center moved to Indore where they got jobin a hotel. All the three boys are above 18 years.We alsohad a night walk with around 30 volunteers fromdifferent companies. A volunteer who attended thenightwalk gave his feed back as follows.

1. Firstly, it was a nightwalk that each member hadthoroughly enjoyed as they were able to relate tomost of the things they were exposed to.

2. Unanimously each member lauds your effortand dedication in this noble cause and wouldlike to participate and / or help you in future todo more for the people living in streets.

3. Every member really liked the way your teamexplained each and every detail. They even lovedinteracting every volunteer of Jamghat.

Outdoor children from Jamma Masjid center wentto a one day event held at British high commissionwhich was a happy day celebration of a company namedGroup 4. Around 45 children from Jamma masjidcenter participated in the event.4 children from Jamghat

have gone to Yamuna Yatra which is organized bySwechha from 23rd March 3rd April. The children arefrom both centers. 5 new children have joined Jamghatshelter home at Ladoo sarai centre.

Project Location: Ladoo Sarai and Jamma Masjid

Class timings: All the days

Volunteers:Suchita, Abhinav

New Volunteers : -

Contact Information:Amit Sinha - 9818705715

Website : http://jamghat.in

Selva Ganapathy+91-9891358457

Project Updates: AID Jaagriti Project Updates: Jamghat


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Activity Update:

7. Sale of Holi colors and handicrafts on 4 th and 5thMarch was Rs.12,200/-

8. Sale of Spices and snacks (specially made forholi) at ST amounted to Rs.9180/-

9. All the sponsored children attending to regularschool have passed with good grades in theirrespective classes.

Regular teaching classes are happening forthe kids at Rk puram sec-1, Ber sarai aswell as at IIT flyover.

Regular weekend sessions at Prabhat Taraare being conducted with very interestingactivities like 21-03-09 clay modelling,drawing and painting, 14-03-09 sports, 7-3-09 music by hemant from ekam satyam,

Khoj foundation has also decided to workon getting Voter i cards for homeless.

Holi was celebrated with kids at all theexisting teaching sites as well as theprevious teaching sites as well.

Auto for school going kids (increase intheir regularity)

Meva lal a new full timer joined in Khoj.He has an experience of 5 years inworking along with Salaam Baalak Trust.

Profiling of all the kids is being done at allthe new teaching sites.

Project Location: Ber Sarai

Class timings: 15.30 hours

Volunteers:Shashank,Annie, Gauri, Amrit, Neetu, Abhinav

Contact Information:Zubair- 9868486272Pawan- 9810406998

Abhinav Kumar Gupta+91-9868371533

4. Mona Kaleem, first volunteer from AID, USAin the year 2004 has arrived India and will spendfew days with Parichay kids. She did a donationdrive in US and has brought stationary items forkids. She has stayed in touch with Parichay for

past five years through emails and has plans tosupport in many other ways. Her father and twoof her aunts who stay here in India will also visitthe centre.

5. Anirban networked with a good number ofpeople this month to organize an orientationprogram for old and new volunteers at Parichay.Fourteen people registered their participation inthe event. Ladies of Swayamsiddha groupcooked delicious lunch for the event.

6. On 31st March Vijay Bhaiya and Anirban visitedManav Rachna Educational Institute, Faridabad

where an educational program for the childrenof construction workers has been initiated byfew students including Chirag. Vijay Bhaiyademonstrated few teaching techniques, sharedhis experiences and interacted with volunteersof this project.

After a minor surgery the steel rods have been removedfrom Yusuf's leg, he is fine. Doctors have done plasterand advised him to walk short distances with support.The good news is that he is able to walk with support.

His progress will be monitored after three weeks.Darshan lent a very active support in raising funds forthe treatment of the child.Parichay family is thankful toall the contributors, supporters and well wishers.

Events planned in next month

Regular Stalls, Trip for Children, 9th Annual daycelebration

Project Location: Tukhmirpur, Bhajanpura.

Regular Class timings: Any day and anytime

Regular volunteers: Selva, Puneeta, Kalindi

New volunteers this month: NIL

Contact InformationVijay Bhaiya 9810753425

Puneeta Chugh

+91- 9891217839

Project Updates: Khoj

Project Updates: Parichay


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Life would always be busy. So by the end of the

call I had made up my mind to go ahead and enlist.

Initially I was excited about the project because I always

liked teaching and somehow I believed that I could be a

better teacher than any of the people whom I had seen

doing this job. So with all this excitement I reached for

the first day of action and what I experienced next

almost threw me off my feet. Over thirty five kids

shouting & grabbing me from all sides and I realized

this was not going to be easy & it certainly wasnt.

In my next couple of meetings with Anchit &

Kunal(founders of JAAGRITI) we discussed various

plans about what & how to teach these kids. Our idea

was simple - to provide them an atmosphere where they

learn, create, think, stay healthy & evolve. We were quite

cautious as one thing was sure these kids were highly

motivated to learn and any mistake could lead to a drop

in this motivation. In the midst of all this planning I had

a spark of realization which compelled me to respect,

rather praise, the education system in India, something

that I have been criticizing all my life. I mean it was

proving so difficult for us to structure a basic course

for these young minds- A,B,C,D;1,2,3 , etc- and

somebody has put together the whole education system

in India which benefits millions of kids every year- the

whole idea seemed mind boggling!!! Learning subjects

from all disciplines of life ranging from science to arts, I

wondered what could have motivated them to design an

education system of this kind. And it was than that I

comprehended that all the exams we gave were not

important, I mean it was not about getting marks, what

was important was what we learnt when we studied for

those exams. We were given an opportunity, in ourformative years to groom ourselves, so that we become

fruitful for others, even as we progressed. Kids are

POTENTIAL. They are the seeds we sow today the

fruits of which will be reaped by society tomorrow.

Human beings are such that if their thinking is nurtured

then they can be very constructive, but if ignored, they

could walk on the path leading to our destruction. Let

us not allow these poor kids to bring such devastation.

Let us give them an opportunity to showcase their

ability too.

Activity Updates: Regular classes at TARA. TARA nowhas two more locations as the community have moved

out of the place they were earlier sheltered. One of the TARA center is located at ITO and the other atNaraina. We are looking forward for volunteers to teachchildren in these locations. Children received theirannual report cards on 31st of March. Ramphal stoodthird in class. Ret of the children have also scored goodmarks and have moved on to the next class.

Events planned in next month: Various workshopson knitting, sculpting, at work, etc.

Special Needs/ Issues: volunteers for new projectstarting in July 2009.

Project Location: Jamia Millia Islamia

Regular Class timings: 1pm to 5pm (Everyday)

Regular volunteers: 1. Kulsoom Rashid2. Avneet Arora3. Saba Rehman

New volunteers this month: none

Contact Person : Kulsoom Rashid - 9871551545

Kulsoom Rashid(President, TARA)

+91-9871551545

Project Updates : TARA

Article : Experiencing Jaagriti - Abhishek

One morning when I was in college busy in my own

world, I got a call from an unknown number. On

answering the call I heard a young voice offering me a

chance to join an initiative to teach poor &

underprivileged kids on weekends; he asked me for my

e-mail id so he could send me details of this project

JAAGRITI. While speaking to him, I first thought of

refusing as my exams were around the corner but than I

realized that it was now or ever.


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After just a few days since I have become a part

project JAAGRITI I see that its not only the kids who

have learnt something but its also us who have learnt a

lot- perhaps more than those kids. Someone has very

aptly said true learning comes only when you teach. This project will result not only in our students

awakening but our own JAAGRITI too.

Abhishek Kukreja

[email protected]

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I started volunteering with AID to be precisefrom 10th February 2008 and till date

it has been an awesome experience, something worthbeing shared with everyone. For me volunteering was a way, to pass the ample amount of time that I had.During the initial months it felt really nice finally be ableto volunteer, everything looked perfect, but then aftersometime it's natural to start having your doubts, feelingthat maybe what you are doing is pointless, and then inalmost every situation one seems to back out and behappy with doing their bit and thus tend to be satisfiedby their short stint of volunteering. Something similarhappened with me, just that I happened to attend an

Operational Revenue Meet just when I was in my phaseof doubts and dilly daling whether to continue or not.There I happened to meet some amazing people, heardexperiences, got to know about the working of AID andthat was the day I decided that I am going to stay. I tookit up as a challenge for myself and came to realize thatnot always in life do you need to do somethingconcrete, not always do you need to do things accordingto what is expected from you, there are somethings thatyou need to do because you need to do it.. simple.. nocomplications involved :) On a little serious note, you

need to do certain things because not always in life willyou get a chance to do something so selflessly, to proveyourself, to do somethings where you won't be judgedand last but not the least to do your duty. Volunteeringprovided me with a platform to meet new people, havea new outlook towards things, create opportunities formyself and others and most importantly whetherdirectly or indirectly you do end up as a changed personand trust me on this.. Change is always for good!

Happy Volunteering

Neeru Malhotra

[email protected]

Volunteer Speak Neeru Malhotra


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Childrens Corner: Experience of the journey with Prayas Subi Parveen


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Subi is moving from Class III to Class IV at Nayi Disha, Sector 29 Noida.

Childrens Corner: Experience of the journey with Prayas Subi Parveen contd.


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Childrens Corner: Experience of the journey with Prayas Sabreen


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Sabreen is moving from Class II to Class III at Nayi Disha, Sector-29, Noida.

Childrens Corner: Experience of the journey with Prayas Sabreen contd.


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Sajjad is moving from Class II to Class III at Nayi Disha, Sector-29, Noida.

Childrens Corner: Experience of the journey with Prayas Sajjad


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