PUSTAKA ABHIYAANA 2012

A Recap - 2011

Thanks to the continued support of the volunteers, the following were achieved in the last one year -

• Continued Sunday breakfast serving for over 30 weeks at various orphanages.
• Adopted second school- Srirampura Govt higher primary School, along with the existing Bastipura School under Shikshna Abhyan program with total of over 200 children.
• About 10 Govt schools were surveyed recording their various needs under Pustaka abhyan program with over 1000 notebooks, pencils and erasers distributed at various schools and orphanages.
• Conducted various camp at Doora village as part of Halli summer camp with over 50 children for 4 weekends.
• Donated a library at Doora with over 50 odd scientific books, guides, novels, self-motivation books and maps.
• Celebrated children’s day at 2 schools (Bastipura, Srirampura) with over 250 children put together, (with sports activities and painting competition and prizes worth 5000/- was distributed.)
• Sweaters were distributed to the needy in 2 orphanages.
• Dental check up camp was set up at 2 government schools and 3 orphanages putting up to total of about 400 children.  

AF conveys its heartfelt gratitude to all the selflessly working volunteers.

Kaamanabillu 2012

"Kaamanabillu" is back again with new vigor and enthusiasm like never before. The Mysore chapter of Aashayein Foundation celebrates its 2nd year anniversary on this occasion. 

"Kaamanabillu-Celebrating the spirit of childhood"

This time, AF plans for a bigger event to showcase the talents of kids. The objective of this event is to provide children from underprivileged institutions, a platform to showcase their talent in dance and drama. The activities that have been included in this year's event are Cultural Extravagance and an Exhibition.

Cultural event- The orphanages and other special institutions have been provided with professional trainers with expertise in dance and drama and they will be given an opportunity to stage their talents. More than 100 kids from different institutions in and around Mysore are expected to participate in this event.

Exhibition- An exhibition will be organized and space will be provided for NGO’s to exhibit their initiatives through display medium. The objective of this exhibition is to provide information to the general public of Mysore regarding the different institutions serving the underprivileged children so that they can directly or through AF, provide necessary support if interested. This event is open to all and AF is expecting a huge support from the volunteers as well as the general public for its success. 

Date of Event: 29th January 2012

Venue: Rotary High School Auditorium, Beside Mandovi Motors, Near Railway Station, Mysore.

Time: 4:30 P.M to 8:00 P.M

All are welcome!

For any further details please contact:

Akhilesh - 9986890140 - akhi92@gmail.com

Ankit : 9886707428 - ankit220810@gmail.com

Vinay: 9739461624 - vinaysbrao@gmail.com

“Kaamanabillu 2011 - Fill colours to life” (Event Report) marked the 1st anniversary of AF Mysore chapter.

-- Posted by Ashrith

Visit to Old Age Home on 7th Aug 2011

First time since Aashayein Foundation Mysore started its Sunday Breakfast Service in Jan '10, its volunteers visited an old age home as part of the activity. The place called "Home for the aged" was situated near Gandhinagar, Mysore and houses more than 140 inmates in a vast building that catered to most of the needs of the aged. Started in 1971 by The Bishop of Mysore, the institution looks after aged people of both the sexes, irrespective of their caste and creed. It depends completely on public charity for all kinds of monetary help.The place is well managed by many volunteers who have divided themselves into various departments like kitchen department, etc. It has a huge kitchen, many dining halls, well maintained rooms for staying, a drama hall and a very beautiful church. The residents here make various items out of wood, straw etc. which is put for sale at the entrance of the building. Every month they even celebrate birthdays of all inmates.

It was a completely new and different experience for AF volunteers to visit such a place and they couldn't help admiring the good work done by all the volunteers who stayed there and looked after the aged people. AF wishes to visit many more such places in future and support their cause. The volunteers also planned to initiate a new activity separately for old age homes where they could visit them on a regular basis and entertain them by performing various activities like singing, drama etc as AF has always believed in spending time with people for whom it matter the most. Many more good deeds to be done, smiles to be brought on many more faces, as always said, the Aashayein caravan shall go on.

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Summer Camp 2011

 

About the Camp:

Aashayein Foundation is organizing a summer camp for the children of class 9 and 10 at Guru Malleshwara High School, Doora Village, Mysore District. The camp will be held on eight days spread across four weeks. A total of about 50 children will be benefited from this initiative.

The objectives of the summer camp,

·         To generate an interest towards science and inculcate scientific reasoning among the children.

·         To demonstrate that the process of learning can be fun and interesting in an attempt to improve the retention rate at the school.

·         Focused career counseling and personality development to motivate children to pursue higher education.

·         To inculcate the habits of hygiene, cleanliness and social responsibility among the children

Activities:

Some of the key activities planned for the Summer Camp 2011iinclude,

·         Science Experiments: Children will perform interesting experiments that will help them understand the basic concepts of science and promote scientific reasoning

·         Craft and painting: An opportunity to pick up or hone the creative talent.

·         Career guidance: The interactive session will give explore the interests of children and share information on the exciting career opportunities in various fields.

·         Cultural activities: These sessions will bring out the hidden talent within the children and will culminate with a grand closing ceremony featuring stage performances by them. 

·         Games: An innovative approach to promote working in teams.

·         Natural History Museum: A field trip to the Regional Museum of Natural History, Mysore.

·         First Aid: A session on understanding the basic first aid procedures for common injuries/emergencies.

·         Fun with Maths: This session will aim to simplify and generate interest towards one of the most dreaded subjects.

·         Computers: An interactive session about understanding the wonder machine and its applications.

The children will be served with lunch & snacks on all the days of the summer camp. About 30 volunteers are working closely to make this project a grand success. A similar camp was successfully organized by Aashayein Foundation during 2010 at Govt. High School, Hadinaaru Village, Mysore that benefited about 60 children. 

How can you help:

You can play a vital role in creating special moments for children which have a positive and long lasting impact in their lives. Help us reach out to children who have never had an opportunity to be a part of any Summer Camp.

• Volunteer to help making the project a success
• Monetary Contribution towards the project

All contributions are tax exempted under section 80G of the Indian Income Tax Act, 1961

To make a contribution, please contact:

·         Akhilesh M: +91 9986890140

·         Ankit Gupta: +91 9886707428

·         Anil Raj: +91 9686863574