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A Quarterly Newsletter of Initiatives by Dr. Reddy's Foundation Volume 9 Issue 2 2010 Reach out and touch someone 1 Contents Editorial In this issue, we meet some very special people who are selflessly contributing to DRF's mission as volunteers. We asked them a simple question, "Why volunteer at LABS?" and the answers were surprising and heartwarming. While they themselves are an inspiration to our LABS aspirants, who are thrilled to have a chance to interact meaningfully with professionals from the "real" working world, these volunteers have, in turn, been inspired by the grit, Editorial Team determination and enthusiasm of the Supriya Daniel aspirants. Kalyani 2 Moving from our urban centers into the heart Madhushree Vemuru Cover Story of our country, we also encounter some Madhuri Rao Dempsey rural youth who are turning entrepreneurs, Ravi M Choudhury thanks to the Skilling Rural India program. These young people are being encouraged LABS News 8 to set up their own small businesses in their villages. Their transformation from dependence to independence, from poverty Special Feature 10 to self-sufficiency, and from despair to hope is truly remarkable. Contributors LABS Centers 12 Alekhya Parakala (Volunteer) This issue also features an exciting partnership between DRF, the Greater Amit Vashist (MSDF LABS, Yamunanagar) L&D 14 Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and Bhaskar Babu Boda (L&D) the Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA) to empower K Mohan Krishna (Sr Coordinator, SCOPE) Employerspeak 15 Kanthi Pedapati (Academic Coordinator, SCOPE) street food vendors. How many of us grab a quick and tasty bite during a busy day from Narayani Das (Consultant, Communications) Education News Snippets 19 a mobile food cart, but hardly give a thought Naveen & Team (MSDF LABS, Badarpur) to the difficulties faced by those preparing our treats? This eye-opening article tells us Prasad (Coordinator, MEDC) Education Special 20 Ramchandra K (Rural Livelihoods) what is being done by DRF and our partners to empower these entrepreneurs and ensure Ramesh Kumar N (MSDF LABS, Ernakulam) DRF in the News 23 a high level of hygiene and quality in the Rami Reddy (MIS) street food so many of us take for granted. Roshan Singh (MSDF LABS, Jammu) Finally, we put the spotlight on the amazing Samir Raj (MSDF LABS, Doiwala) 24 16 CSR work being undertaken by Tata Projects Sampath Kalavendi (AM, Partnerships & Communications) Limited, where charitable work and social Sarada Pranav (Counseling Psychologist) commitment are hardwired in the organization and its employees. Interestingly, there are multiple points of convergence between TPL Satyasri Chadalavada (CND, HO) Srijana Gummalla (Project Officer, Juvenile Homes) CSR Spotlight Education Feature and DRF in terms of our focus and vision Sunil Kumar (MEPMA LABS, Vizag) – TPL too strongly believes in achieving Surekha (MSDF LABS, Mysore) social transformation through education and employability skills training. Team members (Corporation LABS, Mint) Thomas AJ (Grameen LABS, Alapuzha) There are many other inspiring stories in this issue, and we hope you will enjoy them Ujwal Dhule (CND, West Zone) as much as we did. Happy reading! Vemulapati Madhu (Project Officer, MEDC) Please do share your feedback, thoughts Vijayalakshmi G (Volunteer, DRL) and comments on this issue with us at info@ drreddysfoundation.org 2 1 Cover Story volunteerism among corporate partners, team say there are many advantages to Accenture, Deloitte, IBM and Tata went into overdrive. They created new bringing in corporate volunteers with Projects Ltd (TPL), and 30 individuals leads, talked to companies about DRF real world experience: "Since they have registered as volunteers across and our volunteering program and have a strong understanding of the job India, with 66 donating their time and encouraged them to participate. They market, they know what aspirants need skills to the program so far. also worked with existing corporate in the real working world and what the For instance, volunteers from Accenture partners who have placed LABS real expectations of employers are. They visited three centers in Hyderabad aspirants in jobs in their companies to can help improve training standards and and provided training to aspirants on add the volunteering dimension to this help fill gaps in knowledge." personality development, language partnership, through guest lectures The response to DRF's call has been and communication skills and facing and skills training. Satyasri and Yogesh heartening. Since May, 202 volunteers interviews confidently. According to Kumar of the Corporate Networking from top corporate houses, including Ravi Prasad, the center facilitator at Tata Projects Ltd: The joy of sharing Since August, 36 TPL employees have registered as volunteers for DRF, of which as many as 20 have been active volunteers at four major LABS centers in Hyderabad. In the short time that they have served as volunteers, they have made a huge impact on aspirants, facilitators and the program as a whole. What is more, they themselves are learning from the experience and gaining " tremendous personal satisfaction from it. Here are some of their thoughts: We feel we can contribute I have observed the aspirants Personally, it is satisfying to to the program by helping to during their interactions and all know that because of us and make aspirants employment of them have confidence and a what we are doing, somebody ready. For example, our HR positive attitude. else is benefitting. I myself people can give them practical have never worked as a T.N.V.S Murthy, knowledge to prepare them for Junior Officer, QS department lecturer, but when I am able to the industry. Our employees teach so many people and have Reach out and touch someone find great happiness in sharing an impact on them, it makes me their skills with aspirants very happy. and helping to build their We want to help them gain V.B. Reddy, competencies. confidence. Many have stage Officer, Internal Audit Anil Kumar, fright and have difficulty in AGM Business Excellence communicating with and facing and Head, CS of TPL people in positions of authority. Many of us have heard and often quoted In May of this year, DRF began serious We want to work on this aspect Mahatma Gandhi famous words, "You efforts to engage more volunteers with them. We see a lot of What we have gained from must be the change you want to see in in our LABS program and to provide change and development in society, we would like to give the world." But how many people regard opportunities for both individuals and " We would like to share what them from session to session. back. Here we are able to give it as more than just another "quotable corporate houses to share their skills skills we have. This gives me We feel we are helping to our experience. quote" and actually try to live by this and experience with LABS aspirants. great satisfaction personally. transform people's lives. principle? The cynical among us may We created a new volunteering brochure Ravi Kumar, say, "not many", but in fact, at DRF, which highlighted such opportunities, Sandra Jacob, Kalyani Prabhala, Engineer, IT Manager, HR Officer HR through our volunteering program, we from mentoring and counseling to skills are meeting a sizeable number of people development and more. The corporate who are putting Gandhi's words into networking team, which is tasked action. with both enhancing placements and 2 3 Cover Story mingle with professionals and get a taste in the ITES and automation domains Excel. Volunteers have also devised of the corporate world. They tend to are underway, they are adding value various exercises around communication "We experienced true dedication to a cause": A first person account become very familiar with us (facilitators) by teaching aspirants a new software, and leadership development, including and therefore it is important to see how called "Tally', which is essentially a user group discussions, mock interviews Dawn Maldia Madsen, Consultant, e-payments, IBM, Based on our interviews with DRF employees, we suggested they can interact with strangers from and workplace do's and don'ts. As friendly financial/ accounting package. Copenhagen, Denmark & Jinjun Xiong, IBM Thomas various technical and operational process improvements. different organizations. Through these Raghavendra, facilitator at the Amberpet Volunteers installed the software and J. Watson Research Center, New York, USA. We worked with the MIS department to improve the LABS interactions, they gain the confidence to center puts it: "Because of their status reports. At the time the MIS department received are teaching interested aspirants the In 2009, we both secured a position within IBM's speak to people at all levels." package over 12 sessions to give them experience in the industry, they can weekly status information from each center in an excel offer practical knowledge and real world Corporate Service Corps, CSC, often called a business Volunteers from TPL have also been an added advantage in the marketplace. file and these were then manually consolidated into a new experience. This is very inspiring and version of the Peace Corps. The CSC program provides making their presence felt at various At the Amberpet center, TPL volunteers master excel document. The process was "tedious" and motivating for the aspirants." IBMers with opportunities to acquire global leadership centers in Hyderabad since August. At are conducting sessions on useful labour intensive. We convinced the MIS team to transform skills by moving to a new country for a month and the Warasiguda center where courses applications such as MS Office and Volunteering, of course, does not always the manual process into an automated one by developing helping a local organization. We had the great fortune a new set of software tools. The new automated process of being matched to DRF. takes less than a second to run in a personal computer. Initially we were attracted to the well described and Q A chat with Accenture's Priyank Piyush, associate software engineer We also worked with the DRF Value set which had been executed processes involved in making the LABS deployed in 2009. We recommended certain enhancements process a success. We worked with the head office and three of the LABS centers in Hyderabad. We learned to the existing processes, and where feasible, the inclusion & NH: How did you learn of the aspirants and share some of my like the Foundation offer. As I spoke the in-depth processes involved in establishing a of IT enhancements to further the communication between the head office and LABS centers. A Dr Reddy's Foundation? experiences and learnings. with them, I realized that their aim LABS facility, training the facilitators, running a center, PP: At Accenture, we believe in in life – becoming management NH: How did you mentor and professionals, medical practitioners, placement of aspirants and mentoring. The dedication Our experience with DRF has been extraordinary. We hope contributing through our core counsel the aspirants? and engagement the facilitators had for their work were that we have left some usable recommendations for the capabilities and we look for ways chartered accountants or software outstanding. From the head office we experienced organization. We've also experienced true dedication to a of using these capabilities and PP: I was able to deliver a session engineers – was not so different a drive in creating an accountable and value-based cause and were impressed by a way of life that was much which was interactive and get from mine. I was able to relate to strengths in the communities organization. more than just "work". everyone involved in it. In the last them. This was one of the reasons where we live and work. This hour of the session, I interacted I chose to interact personally with was made possible by the CSR with them on a one-to-one basis them and help them work on their team of Accenture which had and addressed their queries. During organized a meeting with Dr Reddy's objectives. this phase, I helped them set small, Laboratories. During this meeting, I achievable/ enabled goals for the NH: What has your experience as a came to know about the noble work next one-two months based on their being done by Dr Reddy Foundation volunteer been like? ambitions and aims. These short- and its efforts to bring hope to term goals may help them to remain PP: Interacting with these candidates unprivileged youth. focused and motivated. gives me immense satisfaction. I feel that I am able to give something NH: What attracted you to the NH: Was there a particular back to society. I would like to program? experience with the aspirants that thank DRF for giving me, and other PP: I was inspired by the idea that made a strong impression on you? professionals like me, a chance the Foundation empowers dropouts PP: The profile of many of the to interact with these talented from schools and colleges through candidates was more or less similar aspirants. I also appreciate the skill development programs and to mine. Many had college degrees. warmth and support of the LABS ensures employment opportunities I understood the importance of staff. It's a great feeling to be a part for them. I wanted to interact with quality education that institutions of this noble cause. ECIL, "These life skills and soft skills Teams of volunteers visited different books are excellent and the aspirants are help the aspirants a lot. They also feel centers and conducted sessions on making good use of them." proud to interact with people from elite teambuilding, personality development One significant outcome of such companies – there is a certain prestige and communication through a variety interactions between aspirants and associated with the volunteers and the of interesting games and activities. As corporate volunteers is that they help aspirants try to make the most of these Vijayasagar, facilitator of the Warasiguda to build the confidence of the aspirants, interactions. The volunteers certainly center observes: "The Deloitte team who are primarily from underprivileged add value to the course." was very well organized, with a slide backgrounds and who have not been Employees of Deloitte also contributed to presentation and well-planned out exposed to professional settings. Ramesh the development of aspirants in a major activities. They also donated 60 books Babu, facilitator, Abids center elaborates, way through their "Impact Day" initiative. on various subjects to our library. The "Aspirants are given the opportunity to 4 5 Cover Story to society and add value to the lives of aspirants. Mr. Rao is among the regular them to lead better, more successful others less privileged than themselves is eight or so private individuals who are lives," he explains. what brings many of the volunteers joy keen volunteers. Having attended a number of personality development and Change, or transformation, takes time. and keeps them coming back time and self-empowerment programs himself, It doesn't happen overnight, but every again. he enjoys the opportunity to share his effort that is made towards this goal, Take Mr. Mohan Rao, Managing Director of learnings with LABS aspirants through no matter how small, is valuable. And Sirveen Control Systems, who brings his motivational sessions. "I am inspired by what could be more valuable or more experience as a successful industrialist DRF's work and wanted to support it. I meaningful than the effort to transform and entrepreneur to his interactions with try to empower aspirants and motivate the life of another human being? Deloitte associates make an impact Deloitte's CSR initiative "Impact Day" is celebrated aspirants to continuously develop and hone these skills worldwide every year in June. This year, on June 11, as effective communication is essential for success in about 45,000 Deloitte associates were involved in various any organization. We then conducted some team building community service activities around the world. As many as games and distributed prizes to make the day a fun-filled 10,000 of them were deployed at 350 locations in six Indian learning experience. We wanted to use this opportunity to cities. There are a total of 80 "threads" for community broaden their horizons and support them in every way we service, which broadly cover education, women, health and could. Insights were provided on building strengths and safety, environment and social awareness issues. Deloitte overcoming development gaps. One of our goals was to associate Chandrashekar Datta describes his experience of help aspirants discover ways to maximize the resources volunteering at a LABS center on Impact Day. at their disposal. They were a very enthusiastic group. "Ten Deloitte associates, including me, were assigned to We also became aware of the difficulties faced by these the LABS center in Amberpet, Hyderabad. I was excited aspirants. For example, one aspirant had to drop out of to be a part of this altogether new experience. the session in order to take care of her parents. She had the spark to achieve many things but was constrained by What strikes me most about LABS is how this program, various hardships. Despite this, she is taking additional which began by providing job skills to street children, classes so that she doesn't miss out on the training. I has evolved into a program that caters to underprivileged was touched by her efforts to strike a balance at home youth by providing them with appropriate skills, and school, and realized that many of us have been very opportunities and guidance to mainstream them into the privileged in life. My colleagues and I felt a strong need to national economy. connect with people who are not equally privileged and to contribute in our own small way to their development. The day started with an introductory session where aspirants and Deloitte team members got to know a little I am sure that the positive experiences to be gained bit about each other. Next, we made a presentation on by spending time at a LABS center will trigger more communication and interview skills. We encouraged participation from volunteers in the future." involve direct interaction with LABS Management trainees from DRL also others to take life as a challenge and participants. Some corporate volunteers worked with DRF employees on a wide move ahead rather than weeping over have focused on operational / process variety of projects, such as market scans their fate." improvements that ultimately benefit and gap analyses, perception mapping, the Foundation and all its programs. For surveys, entrepreneurship development, The benefits of volunteering are not only example, two volunteers from IBM, as MIS-HR, case studies and website felt by aspirants but by the volunteers part of the company's Corporate Service improvement. DRL's Vishal Dash, who themselves. A common refrain among Corps, spent a month in Hyderabad, working with DRF to automate MIS prepared case studies on aspirants, says their stories offer a "ray of hope to volunteers is that they feel a deep sense of satisfaction when they are able to Would you like to be a LABS volunteer? processes and enhance communication those who face a lot of problems due to share their skills and knowledge with Please fill in the form available at our website processes within the organization. poverty and unemployment. They inspire others. The opportunity to "give back" http://drreddysfoundation.org/Careers_New.html and mail it to firstname.lastname@example.com / firstname.lastname@example.com 6 7 LABS News LABS aspirants join anti-tobacco rally Guest lecture on HIV/AIDS awareness Aspirants of the third batch of the Vizag MEPMA center On 30 April, the Badarpur team organized an AIDS awareness participated in a 2k run on 31 May on the occasion of World program for aspirants which was conducted by Mr. Satvir of Cast No Tobacco Day as a means to raise awareness among the Plan, an NGO. The speaker made an eye-opening presentation public of the dangers of tobacco use. The event was organized in which he covered key facts about the disease and provided by Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, information about prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. a leading corporate 500 bed hospital in Visakhapatnam. The hospital had earlier recruited a number of aspirants of the previous batch after they learned about the LABS process and its aim of creating livelihoods for youth living below the poverty line. Allepey aspirants develop and market new product CRS aspirants at Allepey LABS, with the help of their facilitator, launched a new product and marketed it in the field, gaining Mint LABS aspirants march against child labour valuable practical experience in their domain. They developed On 12 June, on the occasion of World Day against Child Labour, a washing detergent called 'GCA', which stands for Grameen Corporation LABS, Mint organized a rally to highlight the plight LABS CRS Aspirants. The team made, tested and packaged the of hundreds of millions of children throughout the world who product which they sold at one rupee for 75 gms and Rs. 10 are engaged in work that deprives them of adequate education, for 250 gms. They made a good profit from the sales, which health, leisure and basic freedoms, in violation of their rights. they then donated to one of the LABS aspirants who was facing The aspirants carried placards with such messages as "Burden financial difficulties. not the tender hearts", "Prevent poverty – educate the child", and "Knowledge first, work next", as a way to build public awareness on the eradication of child labour. "Green" initiatives Parents' meetings at Doiwala, Yamunanagar Keeping in mind the theme of World Environment Day 2010 On 12 June, MSDF LABS Doiwala held its first parents' meet. – "Many Species. One Planet. One Future" - aspirants of More than 25 parents attended the interactive session which was MSDF-LABS Ernakulam, with the support of the Ministry of led by Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Mir and his team members. Parents Environment and State Forest Departments, planted mahogany, were very keen to learn about the LABS training program and rosewood and amla saplings and organized a seminar and quiz the types of job opportunities that would be available to their competition on 5 June. children in the local market. The visitors were given a tour of On 9 July, the Jammu Center organized an awareness campaign the classrooms and served refreshments by their children. It on forest preservation. Aspirants conducted a rally through the was certainly an unforgettable day for the proud parents! busy bazaar area and carried colourful, informative posters. MSDF-LABS Yamunanagar also organized a parents' meet in They also interacted with the public to raise awareness on this June. As many as 35 parents attended the session, which was important issue. interactive and positive. Parents made several suggestions about the courses and wanted to know more about the LABS process. Most observed that their children had become much more DRF makes its presence felt at Mysore job fair responsible and career-oriented after joining the program. DRF set up a stall at a job fair organized by Employment Exchange in Mysore on 21 July, which proved to be a successful way of recruiting aspirants for both its MSDF and Grameen Kochi MSDF LABS aspirants enjoy study tour projects. As many as 66 people enrolled in the programs. The MSDF LABS Kochi-1 organized a study tour on 10 July for event also gave the DRF team an opportunity to interact with aspirants who were on the verge of completing their courses. potential employers who had stalls at the event. Aspirants visited Peechi Dam in Thrissur, famed for its extensive botanical gardens, and Athirampally in Kerala, which is known for its waterfalls. The idea behind the tour was to give aspirants a chance to bond with each other and refresh themselves before embarking on their new jobs. 8 9 Special Feature During the past one and a half years, the DRF team has facilitated the development of 104 micro-enterprises, thus providing self employment to around 104 families, particularly Small investments, big rewards the youth in these families. Giving rural youth a shot at entrepreneurship Youth in rural India are eager to be a part Developing micro-enterprises the training and confidence to set up their of the nation's economic growth picture, own workshops. DRF identified youth Wheels of change M In the first phase of this pilot, DRF focused yet many are reluctant to migrate to the who wished to pursue this vocation and largely on promoting high investment Pramod Gargade was a restless 22-year- ore and big cities due to various constraints. enterprises, such as poultry farms, sent them to Baramati town to work in old who worked as a helper in a two- While family considerations hold some more rural back, others have rural assets which dairy farming, sheep rearing, transport a modern automated workshop operated wheeler garage, but dreamt of repairing by the dealer of a leading two-wheeler motorcycles in his own workshop. A youth make it difficult for them to move out of businesses and agricultural inputs shops. manufacturer. These youth then attended native of Jiregoan village in Daund, Pune, their villages. DRF's 'Skilling Rural India' However, the team gradually realized that are realizing their program addresses the needs and hopes promoting high investment enterprises, a training course in Pune to learn both Pramod may have had the desire to become an entrepreneur, but he lacked the confidence dreams of becoming of these young people, by promoting especially those that require bank loans, the theory and practice of motorcycle to take the plunge because he did not possess takes considerable time and leaves out repairing. After 13 weeks (weekends) entrepreneurs, rural livelihoods through both wage of training, they received certificates a certificate from a recognized institute. All this employment and self-employment. a large segment of the youth population, changed at a meeting organized for youth by DRF thanks to DRF's who neither have the financial capacity from the Indira Gandhi National Open when he learned about the Hero Honda IGNOU training Skilling Rural Self-employment: Identifying nor the entrepreneurial ability to set up University (IGNOU), which gave them program in Pune. He immediately signed up and religiously such enterprises. Thus, in the second both confidence and a certain stature in attended the weekend classes while working during the week. DRF provided partial India program. By new possibilities phase of this pilot, in January 2010, their villages. DRF provided them small financial support for his fees and travel expenses and Pramod did well. He quit his identifying potential When DRF initially launched its pilot the team decided to focus its attention amounts (around Rs. 2,000) to purchase job, rented a 150 sq. ft. plot in Kurkumbh village, which was situated on a highway, project in ten villages in Daund Taluka entrepreneurs and of Pune District, the organization first on low investment enterprises, such tools and start their business. The youth and invested Rs. 25,000 to start his own two-wheeler repair workshop. Within three as motorcycle repair, drip irrigation, themselves invested their own savings months, the demand for his services had grown to such an extent that he hired an helping them to conducted a baseline survey to understand construction work, floriculture and additional employee. His earnings have been a boon for his family, who were finally to set up their shops. In this way, six obtain the training the nature of existing micro-enterprises others. young people began their motorcycle able to make important additions to their agricultural land. Pramod is now seeking and potential for new enterprises. The a bank loan so that he can begin supplying spare parts for two wheelers, and thus and resources they survey, which encompassed 1,840 In this phase, it was important to correctly repair workshops within a period of six expand his business further. need, this program families (9,521 people) in six of the identify potential entrepreneurs, motivate months. Each workshop is now catering 10 villages, found that there were 22 them to mobilize resources, help them to around five villages both in and outside has given rural youth different types of micro-enterprises and obtain technical know-how and market the project area. new opportunities to a total of 117 micro-enterprises, most of information and monitor and hold their Similarly, there was a clear need A new enterprise blossoms sustain themselves which were in the service sector. hands when required, to ensure that for skilled technicians to install drip Bapu Lokhande, a 32-year-old father of two, owned an the enterprise was both viable and acre of land in Malad village in Daund, but was unable to and their families The survey was able to identify 16 types sustainable. irrigation systems in the project villages. make the best use of this asset. He grew vegetables of micro enterprises which did not DRF encouraged several young men through a variety exist but for which there was sufficient who were interested in this activity to on half an acre for the family's needs but he would of exciting small demand for services, such as plant Supporting low investment also sell flowers and garlands on the highway as undergo 'on the job training' with the nurseries, vegetable shops, motorcycle enterprises an additional source of income. He bought flowers enterprises. repair shops, cloth shops, mutton and For example, the survey had found that local dealer of these systems. They are from a nearby market every morning and his wife now working as self employed service would make and sell garlands to motorists. While chicken shops, laundries, mobile repair there was a demand for motorcycle technicians/ salesmen and are earning the well on his property allowed him to irrigate shops, etc. repair services but that the youth lacked Rs. 4,000-5,000 per month. about half the land, the other half remained unused. With DRF's help, he was able to make a During the past one and a half years, the wise investment decision and purchase pipes to DRF team has facilitated the development irrigate this portion, thereby fulfilling his dream of of 104 micro-enterprises, thus providing growing flowers on his own land. He now grows self employment to around 104 families, the roses, tuberoses and marigolds that he sells particularly the youth in these families. and no longer has to buy flowers at high rates at the Of these 104 units, 66 are in the non- market, thus saving Rs. 250 per day. He also takes great farm sector and 40 are in the farm pride in the independence he has gained today. allied sectors, such as poultry and dairy farming. 10 11 LABS Centers State-wise Trained Livelihood Report 1 Himachal Pradesh Grameen LABS (with Union Ministry of Rural Development) 13 Kerala Grameen LABS (with Union Ministry of Rural Development) (01-Apr-2010 to 30-Sep-2010) Solan, Kangra Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kollam MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) 3949 Shimla Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Ernakulam 65 651 542 97 2 Uttarakhand MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) 14 Chhattisgarh Grameen LABS (with Union Ministry of Rural Development) 884 Dehradun, Haridwar, Doiwala Korba, Bilaspur 242 MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) Raipur, Durg 19 849 37 579 43 429 353 450 3 Haryana Grameen LABS (with Union Ministry of Rural Development) 56 362 413 538 144 97 15 457 278 Ambala Dadra and Nagar Haveli Andhra Pradesh Bihar Chhattisgarh Dadra & Nagar Haveli MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) Sonepat, Yamunanagar Silvasa Delhi-NCR Goa Gujarat Haryana 1 Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Odisha 4 Punjab 4 Grameen LABS (with Union Ministry of Rural Development) 2 Punjab Uttrakhand Rajasthan West Bengal Tamilnadu Uttar Pradesh Amritsar MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) 16 Gujarat Grameen LABS (with Union Ministry of Rural Development) Patiala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) 3 5 5 Delhi Surat, Rajkot, Ahmedabad MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) Faridabad, Nangloi, Najafgarh, Tilak Vihar, Jahangirpuri, Badarpur, Dakshinpuri, Kalyanpuri, Arthala 17 Uttar Pradesh Grameen LABS (with Union Ministry of Rural Development) Banaras, Kanpur, Meerut, Siddharth Nagar 9 17 MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) 16 6 Madhya Pradesh Grameen LABS (with Union Ministry of Rural Development) Allahabad, Agra, Jhansi, Basti, Banaras, Kanpur, NABARD LABS (with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Jabalpur Development): 11 MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) Rai Bareli, Kadipur, Bachrawan, Unchahar, Lal Ganj, Lambua, Jabalpur, Bhopal, Indore Jagadishpur, Amethi 6 7 7 West Bengal 16 20 Grameen LABS (with Union Ministry of Rural Development) Uluberia, Barasat, Dankuni, Jalpaiguri 18 Karnataka Grameen LABS (with Union Ministry of Rural Development) MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) Bengaluru, Mysore 14 Garia, Barrackpore, Bally, Kolkata SHG LABS (With West Bengal State Rural Development Agency) MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) Bengaluru, Mysore, Mangalore Goalpukur, Rajarhat 15 Odissa 8 8 Grameen LABS (with Union Ministry of Rural Development) 19 Jammu & Kashmir Cuttack, Puri MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) 10 MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) Jammu Sambalpur, Bhubaneswar 9 Rajasthan Grameen LABS (with Union Ministry of Rural Development) Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Ajmer 20 Jharkhand 21 2,17,284 youth trained so far… MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) Kashidih, Lalpur 18 Project-wise Trained Livelihood Report 10 Maharashtra Grameen LABS (with Union Ministry of Rural Development) (01-Apr-2010 to 30-Sep-2010) Nashik MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) 21 Andhra Pradesh EGMM LABS (with EGMM, Government of Andhra Pradesh) Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Thane Sattupally, Mahabubnagar, Rajamundry, Karimnagar 1678 MEPMA LABS (with MEPMA) 5782 Adoni, Nellore, Vizag, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Bihar 1614 11 MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) Ramagundam, Hyderabad. MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) 12 22 1104 Patna BPCL LABS (With BPCL) Kurnool, Hyderabad, Vizianagaram, Vijayawada, Guntur, Vizag, 843 Mahabubnagar, Chitoor, Kakinada. 296 Muzaffarpur 13 12 Tamil Nadu Corporation LABS (with Corporation of Chennai) 22 Puducherry MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) 18 97 Chennai Puducherry 28 55 Grameen LABS (with Union Ministry of Rural Development) Hosur, Madurai MSDF National Grameen (National) MEPMA-2 EGMM-4 NABARD MSDF LABS (with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation) Chennai Corporation Accenture SHG World Vision BPCL Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai 12 13 L&D Employer Speak Youth cash in on retail boom "BPO sector is growing by leaps and bounds" According to a forecast of the BMI India Considering the above scenario, DRF Serco is a leading service provider in the international and domestic BPO markets in India. Serco BPO (formerly Info Retail Report for the third-quarter of conducted a feasibility study to map the 2010, India's retail market will be worth A change of course vision) delivers voice-based solutions, database management and back office support services for Indian and international potential for entry level positions and about US$ 410 billion, with five percent the skill sets required for such jobs in Despite having completed her customers. New Horizons caught up with Mr. Abhijit Ray, Manager HR of Serco recently and asked him to share his of sales coming from the organized retail the booming retail market in Hyderabad. intermediate course, Sujatha had to thoughts about the LABS program. sector, which points to the immense The domain expert and his team visited work as a housemaid to help support opportunity in this sector. Organized some of the leading brands in the market her family. She lacked the confidence retailing includes corporate-backed like Shoppers Stop, Westside, Hyderabad to apply for a better job. Her life took hypermarkets and retail chains and an unexpected turn when a community Central, Big Bazaar, More, Spencers and privately owned large retail businesses. mobilizer, Mr. Karunakar, knocked LABS: A wake up call Reliance. After a series of discussions on her door and counseled her to With India's educated, aspirational middle with industry experts to understand what join LABS. With some difficulty, she "I was Sid from the film Wake Up Sid class growing larger and demanding skill sets would be needed by aspirants changed her work schedule in order – the boy who used to wander around a better retail environment and more to meet industry requirements, the team to dedicate her entire day to LABS and with his friends without engaging in any global brands and styles, large industrial designed a curriculum and handbook for joined the Retail Academy which was meaningful activity. The only difference houses and transnational corporations a 45-day Retail Sales course. The first being piloted in Hyderabad. When she was that he was rich and I was not!", are tapping into the growing retail pilot batch was initiated in Hyderabad completed her says Deepak Jethwa age 19. Deepak may market by introducing innovative store with 15 aspirants on 2 February. When 45-days retail have continued on his this aimless path formats, such as departmental stores, the training course was completed sales training, had he not found out about LABS. hypermarkets, supermarkets and in March, we were able to place our she was selected After completing Class 12, Deepak had specialty stores. aspirants in stores like Shoppers Stop, as a Customer Care Associate at little interest in studying further. He was Spencers, More, and Pepsico India Ltd. Major players in this sector are striking a leading retail facing financial problems and didn't see with an average salary of Rs. 5,000. the iron while it is hot. Bharti Retail has store in her very NH: How long has Serco been associated (selling/ troubleshooting), and the bulk the point in higher studies. A friend who strengthened its position in northern India The great success of this pilot project first interview. To with LABS? of the work is related to customer was a LABS alumnus told Deepak about by opening 59 stores, Bharti Wal-Mart motivated us to scale up this domain her delight, she interaction. The aspirants would the LABS program, and he decided to AR: We have been associated with enrol himself in the ITES course. is expected to open 10 to 15 wholesale across the country. The Retail Sales was offered a salary of Rs. 5,000. With benefit from more practice in customer LABS for a year; so far we have had a locations in the next three years and domain today has come a long way with her earnings, she was able to run the orientation, doing mock calls and When Deepak joined LABS, he was an wonderful experience. We appreciate the Marks & Spencer is considering plans nine batches under its belt and another house with ease and even save a little exercises related to problem solving as commendable work DRF has been doing enthusiastic and active learner, but he to open additional outlets in the next few 14 batches currently in session across money every month for her marriage. a part of their training module. Further, for underprivileged youth by giving them lacked communication and presentation years. Spencer's Retail, More (owned by the country. Major retailers absorbing Sujatha has tears in her eyes when barriers in communication can be recalls her past situation and compares skills that are in tune with current market skills. LABS training helped him to the Aditya Birla Group) and Shoppers our aspirants include Shoppers Stop, overcome through regularly asking them overcome these hurdles and when he it to where she stands today trends. We are delighted to have an MoU Stop (owned by the K. Raheja Corp) Lifestyle, Future Group, Westside, Metro, to communicate in English rather than graduated, he landed a job as a Tele (partnership for placements) with DRF already plan to expand. RPG Spencers and More. their native language. Sales Executive which will enable us to have a fruitful relationship for all our future endeavors. NH: LABS aspirants come from modest with Serco BPO. backgrounds. How do they cope at the His ability to handle NH: What are your thoughts about the pressure ensured workplace? LABS training program? that he survived AR: The fact that the LABS aspirants the challenges AR: We are impressed with the quality come from modest backgrounds and are of the work being done, and as ours is of his new job keen to make it big makes them unique. a growing economy, we feel that more whereas some of They are focused and tend to work harder corporates should come forward and his colleagues left. as they have experienced hardships in undertake sustainable programs and help Today, Deepak is the senior member of their lives. youth keep pace with the job market. As his group and even trains new joinees. the BPO sector is growing by leaps and NH: What can you tell us about the "LABS has given my life meaning and bounds, we foresee more opportunities attrition rates of LABS aspirants? shown me the way to lead a successful emerging in this sector. AR: Every sector is prone to attrition and life. I am taking my education seriously It may be a good idea to hire more the BPO sector is not immune. We try and have enrolled in college. My parents facilitators from the industry because the to keep the attrition rate low and focus are very happy about this. I was able to people from the industry have a greater on being more employee friendly. For pay my college fees from my first salary awareness of the job market. example, we offer incentives for good and am planning to buy a gift for my performance. Yes, a few of them have parents with my second salary. LABS is NH: In what areas do you think LABS left the organization but that is the usual indeed a boon for young people like me!" aspirants require additional skills? attrition rate. We foresee good growth says Deepak with pride. AR: The BPO process is mostly related prospects for those who stick with the to inbound and outbound processes organization. 14 15 Education Feature There is much to be said in favour of helping mobile food to Empowering street food vendors empower themselves to negotiate with municipal authorities for better facilities so that they can carry out their trade hygienically through education and more profitably. Vendors speak out T hough street If you are an employee at the Aaykar Rs. 200 everyday and can afford to send Bhavan in Basheerbagh or the nearby their children to school. food vendors Parishram Bhavan or the Babu Khan An entrepreneur to the core, Anand too "Apart from paying my cook and helper, "I have realized that it is very important to have an all Estate, you would definitely have earns a profit of about Rs 500 everyday. landlord and electricity bills, I also have provide clean water and hygienic food. It snacked on the delicious egg bondas India turnover supplied by Anand. His bandi (push cart) While Anand dreams of opening his to pay bribes to government employees increases the number of customers who own restaurant someday, Sivamma's of around Rs 80 offers an amazing variety of bhajjis, dream is to see that her children are well and give a cut to the local goons. I am patronize my stall. I hope that through left with little profit but hope that our the Aarogya project, the government crores and provide bondas, punugulu and samosas to educated and employed in white collar lot will be bettered soon, once the co- authorities will take more notice of us satisfy the 4 pm hunger pangs of office daily sustenance to workers at several high rise complexes jobs one day. operatives are formed and we become and provide basic needs like clean water more empowered" and garbage disposal facilities. Once thousands of people at Basheerbagh. Employees who want There are more such stories of those the MACS are formed and strengthened, to stretch their legs stroll down to his who have travelled the hard road from N. Mahender, 28 around the country, bandi, stand around and eat the delicious poverty and hardship to independence, Owner of a Chinese food kiosk we will be able to avail of financial at Safilguda Crossroads assistance also." this segment of snacks hot off the frying pan, while be it Prakash who sells jilebis while Sivamma, 45 the population others have him run up parcels of food promoting the goods of other vendors Tiffin stall at Koranti – for them at their desks. nearby or Babu Rao who has named his also elected as Mahila Leader in the MAC continues to be chat bhandar after his wife Lakshmi. While Anand takes care of mid-afternoon largely ignored. cravings, Sivamma – whose day starts There is a silver lining in each of these stories, but in the case of all these mobile To empower at the break of dawn, ensures that her food vendors, there was also a helping street/ mobile customers enjoy a hearty breakfast. By hand that helped to brush aside the dark "After the Aarogya project brought us all 6 am she is ready to serve steaming food vendors and hot idlis, vadas, dosas and pooris. This clouds. together, we meet at regular intervals and discuss methods to improve our promote hygiene landlady who owns more than five acres There are about 15,000 mobile food business. We have started by promoting of land in Utkoor village in Mahbubnagar vendors in Greater Hyderabad alone, and quality, DRF does not have time to think of how her 15 percent of this number being each other to our customers." and its partners land became uncultivable due to lack of women, who are plagued by a variety Prakash, 31 Jilebis & samosas pushcart at Shaporenagar have taken the water. Her husband, Aasanna, used to of problems. Harassment by police, work at a hotel in their village but they municipal authorities or local goons who initiative to provide were forced to migrate to the city as his demand a share of their meager earnings them with capacity earnings were not enough to feed their is an inescapable fact of their lives. three children. When the family landed There is essentially no support from the building and in Hyderabad, they began by selling idlis government or municipal authorities for entrepreneurship in a basket. Now, with the push cart and them to exercise their fundamental right skills. an improved menu, they make a profit of – the right to a livelihood. Mobile food vendors: Ignored urban population – students, commuters, Promoting food safety & and unheard daily wage earners and so on. entrepreneurship Nationally, street vendors who form Yet this segment of the working population The Education vertical of DRF in roughly two percent of our population receives hardly any government or partnership with the Greater Hyderabad have a turnover of Rs 800 crores. And institutional support. There is much to be Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and mobile food vendors who account for 25 Mission for Elimination of Poverty in said in favour of helping mobile food to – 30 percent of the total street vendors, empower themselves to negotiate with Municipal Areas (MEPMA) have joined have a turnover of more than Rs 200 municipal authorities for better facilities hands to address this issue through the crores. There is a large and growing demand for street food from the lower so that they can carry out their trade Aarogya – Safe Food Safe Water program. and middle income segments of our hygienically and more profitably. The thinking behind the program is that 16 17 Education Feature Education News Snippets achers Tools and train ing for new Pudami te Volunteers, children redecorate ECCE center s a unique project wa In July and August, ke the mented to ma conceived and imple nters Early Childhood Care and Education Ce ractiv e to the children. look aesthetic and att walls would street food vendors require capacity approximately 3,000 street food vendors are conducted on branding and promotion As a me re coat of paint to the building/ skills training not only to in 18 circles of the GHMC area. The as well as food hygiene. In fact, as the exercise, 'art' created have been a routine ed project was then divided into three s proposed to be us organize themselves through self name of the project, "Aarogya – Safe by older children wa phases for implementation. DRF and as the "out of the bo x" fea ture. recruited Pudami managed and self reliant cooperatives Food Safe Water", suggests, hygiene is ganized for newly MEPMA entered into an MOU 9 July 2009 o An intensive traini ng program was or May. The objective but also to develop entrepreneurship seen as the single most important need re conducted in tw derabad from 24-29 wherein several measures to empower Art workshops we venile Home for school teacher s in Hayathnagar, Hy hool practices, revis e the skills. Thus, the basic objectives of the of consumers, which if catered to will different centers – The Ju ce the teachers to sc with the preparator y mobile food vendors were formulated. training center. of the prog ram was to introdu rize them project are to: improve their business significantly. Girls and Moosapet ECCE as sessment and familia about 800 pieces of entry level student • Promote and nurture cooperatives of Phase 1 involves the ratification of Safe food practices are also an important The outcome was th 100 craft pr ogram. Classroom ng wi street food/ mobile food vendors members by the GHMC. This ratification agenda of Phase 3. In addition, in this different images alo as a collage transaction of va rious • Build the capacities of cooperatives of entitles them to an identity card and pieces wh ich were displayed s academic phase, members are also given training These display board subjects, street food vendors in undertaking the several other facilities that are provided on huge boards. lls of the planning for classes 6 to on federation concepts and financial on the wa management of their cooperatives. by the GHMC, such as water supply and were then mounted painted in 10 and English lan guage electricity and gas connections. In this management. Modules on all of these ECCE cente rs, which had been re oa • Promote safe and hygienic food blu e theme. The team development were als practices for the health of the urban phase, the members are also formed aspects will be printed and circulated to a bright yellow and Chirec School, part of the training. The into CIGs (Common Interest Groups). all members. of 15 odd volunteers from ted poor. Trishaniya and Am an, content was selec Workshops and orientation sessions are From the point of view of both health and including Aneesha, complete this from their textbo oks, so • Ensure quality food to the consumers a P to conducted for the members on concepts business, it makes good sense to ensure worked with Alekhy ECCE centre that teachers would find who are generally the urban poor and of group formation, book-keeping and activity. The children at the a ingful, relevant the sustainability of those who provide that their school are it mean the middle class. building leadership capacities. were visibly thrilled d right in and useful in their transforme Partnering with GHMC and MEPMA, In Phase 2, MACs (Mutually Aided Co- so many of us with daily sustenance. had been so radically classrooms as we ll. front of the ir eyes. MEDC conducted a survey and counted operative Groups) are formed. Workshops - Madhusree Vemuru as 330 As many Pudami school teachers in the participated op, which was teachers were Fast Facts worksh s for pre-primary batches. The session from Orient Longma n divided into seven while Ms. Sujatha • There are 15,000 mobile food vendors in Hyderabad and Secunderabad conducted by Ms. Anitha Khosla, the sessions for primary teachers. urce team conducted English language • 3,000 mobile food vendors have been enumerated and enlisted in 18 GHMC circles and an internal reso source team led the with an external re de an audiovisual • 2,160 have been ratified by GHMC and they have attended a one-day orientation program Ms. Barbara, along from Eduvision ma and Ms. Chandana by Ms. Sandhya an d • 55 CIGs (with 10-20 vendors in one group) have been formed with 810 vendors sessions. Mr. Bret ials were presented presentation of stories. Play mater designed that the activities were so • 5 MACS (Mutually Aided Co-operative Society) have been created with these 810 vendors m Magic Bus. The enhance the Mr. Malla Reddy fro their classrooms to • 810 vendors have attended a three-day workshop on health and hygiene, institution building, book keeping and group le to implement them in teachers would be ab of students. dynamics king and writing skills lis tening, reading, spea 18 19 Education Special The colours of change A painting workshop at DRF's bridge dance, painting and extempore dramatics, were holding crayons, sketch pens and The children, who were formerly very work." And for us at DRF, the question of saw Sunitha, who suffers from mental school for children of a Juvenile Home which are conducted once a month. water colours for the first time and none critical of any activity they were asked "will it work" changed to "It is working." illness, trying her hand at painting. for Girls in Hyderabad proves that art had any formal training in art. But the to join and would complain, saying "Why Recently, the bridge school organized The workshop brought about a positive As a result of the encouraging response has the power to heal, nurture and workshop achieved much more than just should I do this?", now said "We've never a painting workshop for the children and tangible transformation in all the to this program, we now have plans to transform. colourful paintings and happy children – enjoyed ourselves so much before." of the juvenile home. The event was three stakeholders – from disbelief to extend the program to all the juvenile "Setting into motion the wheels of vibrant and colourful in every way – it brought about a change in the mindset The Juvenile Welfare Department belief, from mistrust to trust and from homes in Hyderabad, as a part of the first change is an uphill task – even when the visible not just in the artwork that was of three groups of people: the children, who repeatedly said, "These kinds of hesitancy to confidence. "We never phase of our operations and subsequently commitment is huge. But when sprinkled created but in the faces of the children the Juvenile Welfare Department and the programs don't bring about any change", saw Sunitha laugh until now", was the to all the homes in the state. with a little affection and care, the who participated. Many of these children team at DRF. now said "Let's have an exhibition of this observation by the inmates when they - Madhusree Vemuru change is not just visible, it also happens much sooner than expected." says Srijana Gummalla, Project Officer of the education project at the Government Juvenile Home for Girls at Nimboliadda, Hyderabad. DRF set up a bridge school for the 90 odd children living in this home in February 2010. Supported by Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan, this is the first bridge school in Andhra Pradesh that caters to children lodged at a juvenile home. The school now has four teachers, of which two are appointed by DRF and two are government teachers. Before the bridge school was set up, the children had little sense of discipline or purpose. They were often found lounging about aimlessly in groups around the home, with nothing constructive to do. They attended vocational courses such as tailoring or beautician courses, but this too was done in a haphazard fashion. Today, things are different. All the children attend classes religiously from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm, just as they would if they were enrolled at a regular school. The curriculum and activities of the school include a three-month long Foundation Course that focuses on basic Math and Communicative English as well as building language skills. After completing this course, the students' academic skills are assessed and they are grouped according to their age for further training in preparation for their Class 7 and 10 examinations. An important aspect of the bridge school is to also encourage the creative abilities and life skills of the students through various recreational activities such as 20 21 Education DRF in the News Tiny tots on the road to global citizenship Global School Partnerships (DGSP) is a pressing global issue on which greater a program funded by the Department awareness is needed. They have engaged for International Development (DFID) in an activity branded as the Pudami Financial Express, 8 July which seeks to "motivate young people's Westrise Eco Friends Project, wherein commitment to a fairer, more sustainable schoolchildren make paper carry bags world." It promotes partnerships using old newspapers and give them between schools in UK and schools to local shopkeepers to replace the in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the plastic carry bags that are widely used. Caribbean. The program aims to equip young people around the world with This year, all the 31 Pudami Schools the skills and knowledge to enable them have found partners in various UK to become global citizens through the schools located in Warwickshire, development of joint curricular work Staffordshire, Hastings, Gloucestershire, and exchange visits. DGSP encourages Sandwell, Hertfordshire, West Midlands, the involvement of the wider community West Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, in school partnerships. It also aims Southgate and many other places. Of to raise young people's awareness these, several partners are moving at (Sandesh) on global developmental issues. full speed with project concepts and some are making a steady beginning. DRF initially entered the partnership in a small way in 2009, beginning with As we all know, any education is one Pudami School – The Pudami incomplete without building sensitivity Neighbourhood School, Hayathnagar on critical issues like social justice – which partnered with Westrise Infant and equity, diversity, globalization Times of India, 8 July Community School at Sussex, UK. This and interdependence, sustainable partnership won a preliminary grant development, peace and conflict and Sakshi, 27 May called the Reciprocal Visit Grant for the more. DGSP seeks to achieve this year 2009-10. The schools partnered on through the projects that the schools an interesting project on the environment, undertake. Andhra Jyothi, 22 April Dainik Jagran, 15 July Sakal, 12 June Aaj-Kal, 23/6/10 22 23 CSR Spotlight Tata Projects Limited: Where "giving back" is in the DNA W " hat comes from "No success or achievement in material manpower shortages in the construction facilities of schools near the project citizens homes/ ashrams, TPL staff and in Hyderabad and Indore to cater to the the people has terms is worthwhile unless it serves the skills workforce of the company and its sites. Schools have been supported with volunteers have sought to improve the needs of the booming telecom market. needs or interests of the country and its contractors. books, uniforms, computers, stationery, health and well being of various groups The 'telecom sales' curriculum was to go back to developed with inputs from TTSL. A people." JRD Tata furniture fixtures, sports materials, of society them many times over", TPL has partnered with NGOs like DRF, etc. The Primary Education Program total of 100 youth have been trained and said Jamsetji Tata. For The Tata Group has been credited for St. Mark's Boys Town H.S & I.T Centre, has been implemented in 41 schools, DRF and the Tata Group placed in various telecom companies. aggressively pursuing several corporate Montfort Technical Training Centre, and more than a century government industrial training institutes affecting 25,439 children in 21 sites. This DRF has a long-standing relationship An MoU was also signed with Trent, a social responsibility (CSR) initiatives now, the Tata Group has in India and has been successful in close to projects sites to impart training. program is supported by TPL employees with the Tata Group. Tata Council for Tata Group Company, to develop a LABS lived according to this integrating these initiatives across the who help by volunteering at the schools. Community Initiatives (TCCI) which co- curriculum and provide collaborative The students are identified from the belief of its founder. One Group companies, institutionalizing its ordinates the varied and widespread vocational training in the retail sector. villages in and around the projects Safe drinking water of the largest industrial very concept. community development activities of The partnership also supports the sites by the project teams. They are The poor quality of drinking water in Tata companies, collaborated with DRF to placement of LABS aspirants in their conglomerates in India, Tata Projects Ltd – a member enrolled in a three-month residential stores like Westside, Star Bazaar and course which encompasses practical India, the cause of several major health enhance the employability skills of youth the company's eminence company of the Tata Group, operates Landmark. training and theoretical classes by ITI hazards, has been a matter of major through a very unique programs called is not indebted to its as an engineering, procurement and construction company. Its core values staff and TPL employees. They are also concern. TPL's Safe Drinking Water "NEEV – Nurture, Educate, Empower, Currently Tata Power and DRF have economic success trained in personal development and program addresses this serious public Value". The Hyderabad Regional Group entered into an agreement to facilitate are good corporate citizenship, humility alone, but also to its and willingness to learn, concern for communications skills. Employees of the health issue by providing safe drinking (TCC-HYD) through member companies livelihood opportunities for 300 rural reputation for ethics and all stakeholders, business with ethics, company play a proactive role in training water to villages at different project of Tata, addressed the sustainability youth and about 100 urban youth in responsibility. passion for excellence and teamwork. and mentoring the candidates. sites of the company. TPL's in-house subject at LABS by providing support Maharashtra. The program for rural team designed the Reverse Osmosis through employee volunteering/ training youth, 'Skilling Rural India', is grounded Its focus is not only to usher in progress This is followed by three months of on- (RO) plant which converts contaminated programs, curriculum development and in the villages around Lonawala. through development of core sectors, the-job training at different project sites of TPL. After completing this phase of the water into potable drinking water, placement assistance through franchises, The most recent associations between but also to transform the communities making it safe for human consumption. program, they are certified by the institute contractors and suppliers. Tata Projects and DRF include around its project sites. "At TPL, The first Defloridation unit (1000 LPH) corporate social responsibility is not an as well as the Modular Employable Trades volunteering by TPL employees at LABS was installed in 2005 at Chinnakandukar Tata Communications Ltd (earlier known (MES) of the Government of India. To centers and working together on the add-on. It is fundamental to our business in AP. TPL has installed 31 RO units as VSNL) and DRF jointly set up the 'Tata date, 334 students have been trained and 'Skilling Rural India' program. strategy. We are committed to making a across its project sites, benefitting Telecom Training Academy' at Mumbai 90 percent have been placed at various positive difference in the communities in 2006 which ran for five years. It According to Mrs. Anuradha Prasad, project sites. 1,10,300 people. in which we live and work, explains Mr. trained financially disadvantaged youth Managing Trustee, DRF, "DRF and A.K. Mathur, Executive Director, TPL. from class C/D towns in India and Tata Group share a common vision Primary education Community based initiatives towards social transformation. For us helped more than 200 youth secure Employability skills training The objective of TPL's "Supporting TPL has adopted a holistic approach at DRF, It has been a decade of fruitful employment in various field locations of Primary Education Program" is to provide to social development through various partnership with Tata Projects, Voltas, Surveys reveal that 44 percent of the Tata Communications. basic education for underprivileged community based initiatives across Tata Communications, Tata Teleservices, 300 million youth (age 18-35) in India children who have not been fortunate India. From medical camps (blood In December 2008, DRF launched Tata Trent and Tata Power. I look forward lives below the extreme poverty line. These underprivileged masses are either enough to attend primary schools. It donation, free dental camps, pulse polio 'Asha LABS' in association with Tata to further deepening of our relationship unemployed or take up unskilled/ low provides academic support and helps immunizations camps, eye exams, mass Teleservices Limited, and under the to reach out to many more underserved skilled jobs for very low pay. Some are not to upgrade the infrastructure and sterilization camps, etc) to visiting senior pilot program, two centers were set up segments of the society." aware of the vocational training courses available to them and others may not be able to afford them. In this scenario, TPL provides employability skills training to entry level workers in welding, fitter, form carpentry, bar bending and electrician trades. TPL's program meets the dual purpose of enabling people to find gainful employment and bridging 24 25 DRF launched a monthly newsletter on LABS activities in May 2010. The poster gives a colourful glimpse into all the major goings on at LABS centers around the country. 6-3-655/12, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500 082. Ph: +91-40-65343424, 23304199 / 1868 Fax: +91-40-23301085 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com www.drreddysfoundation.org 26
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Chelsea, Liverpool approach Barcelona about unsettled Villa
Chelsea have joined Liverpool in sounding out Barcelona for striker David Villa. There's talk of Villa being unsettled at the Nou Camp as he doesn't get along with superstar teammate Lionel Messi.
Liverpool made an approach to Barca last week about Villa's situation and Cadena Ser says Chelsea have now also made a move.
Villa is unhappy being pushed to the flanks to accommodate Messi and is now considering his options.


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This March 11, 2014 photo shows Mickey, a pit bull, at West Valley Animal Care Center in Phoenix, Ariz. Mickey attacked four-year-old Kevin Vicente on Feb. 20, 2014. Mickey is now the object of a Facebook page that has garnered more than 59,000 likes on Facebook. The case moves to a Phoenix courtroom Tuesday March 25, 2014, as a judge hears arguments on whether Mickey should live or die, a question that has riled up thousands of animal lovers on social media. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Michael Schennum)
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Fate of dog in Arizona mauling to be decided
Tuesday, March 25th, 2014 3:00 p.m.
It is a legal case that has attracted a team of top death penalty lawyers, candlelight vigils and a polarizing Internet debate on mercy, blame and animal violence.
Campaign to save dog in Arizona mauling
Monday, March 17th, 2014 1:00 p.m.
A dog that mauled a 4-year-old Phoenix boy has received thousands of pleas for mercy through a Facebook campaign ahead of a court hearing to decide his fate.