When there is a day taken out to stop and do an environment check and to give a thought about what is happening around us, it's made special only by participation. The environment day activities at the Sarjapur campus started off with a free emission check for the vehicles. Many employees took time to get to the emission check stalls and made and effort to get it done to their vehicles.
Saahas, an organization working on municipal waste management and e-waste solutions had put up a stall in front of the learning centre. The main purpose of the drive was to create awareness about the amount of waste generated in the city and the hazardous effects that badly managed waste is bringing about to us. Our daily activities that are so dependent on various products and most importantly 'plastic'. The organization emphasises on the minimal usage of plastic and encourages people to use paper and cloth alternatives. They also has a small quiz on the waste management and gifted employees with a cloth bag on getting right answers!
Saahas has e-waste collection centres in a few places in Bangalore where you can go and dispose your e-waste carefully. The importance of recycling the batteries, floppies, cd's was told because they are extremely unsafe when disposed otherwise. They also set up the e-waste receptacle in offices, shops and apartment complexes.
for details mail to : response@saahas.org or log on to http://www.saahas.org/
Apart from solid waste management they also spoke about home composting and the benefits of it in houses where they cannot dispose the bio degradable waste safely.
For details on home composting log on to http://www.dailydump.org/
Movies were screened all through the day on the theme of environment. Greenpeace, an organization that works on various environment issues played a movie on 'Ganga' and 'Climage Change'. The movie surely did spark of a few thoughts on the viewers minds which lead to a good 10 minute conversation and conclusions about our dear environment and little things that we could do to contribute to a greener world from now on!
Happy environment day!!
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Sunday, 27 April 2008
Science Exhibition at the Viveknagar School
The month long preparation leading upto the Science fair paid off remarkably on the 8th of March.The combed hair, neat uniform and polished shoes indicated how seriously the children took this event. That the children were excited was evident by the look of nervous animation on their faces. Their excitement was contagious and the entire school was buzzing with enthusiasm.
In preparation for this grand show, some children from classes 5, 6 and 7 were selected and grouped to conduct various experiments. While the volunteers had prepared a list of experiments for each group, some of the children came up with their own ideas for experiments- like the model of the Solar System.
We, the volunteers spent quite a few days going over our old school books, brushing up on our concepts of electrons, protons, refraction of light etc. Things we had not pondered about in ages suddenly occupied all our free time- why does light have different velocities in different mediums, what is the summer & winter solstice… and so on. Finally with all the concepts clear in our heads we spent 3 weekends teaching the children the concepts relevant to their respective experiments. They responded intelligently to the concepts and spent considerable time doing homework on it. They then worked on the models and charts for the experiment. This was probably the most exciting time period for the school. Children other than the participants begged to be a part of the show & make models too. While we couldn’t allow everyone to participate (due to the sheer logistical problems), these children were encouraged to help the participants and understand the concepts with them. It was heartening to see all of them working excitedly on scientific concepts.
With the models and charts ready, the day of the Science Exhibition arrived. Each group stood alongside their chart & experiment, ready with speaking matter and nervous about the questions that would be posed to them. The teachers first went around, pausing to listen and question each of the groups on their experiment. It was a proud moment indeed to watch the children respond confidently to these probes from their ultimate authority figures. The other children from the school and the judges also strode around, admiring the work put up. When the day was finally wrapped up, the children were exhausted but proud of their own performances.
When we gave out the prizes the next week at the school, it was another day of pride and joy for the children. The look of pure glee on the faces of the winners and of excitement on all the other participants was the icing on the cake for the volunteers. All the participants received a book from the head master of the school for their efforts. These books were given to encourage them to read and continue their efforts in mastering Science and English. While we bid them all goodbye last week, we thought that there could not have been a better end to the school year than this grand event that showed the children in the best glow of their full potential.
-Swathi Nandi
Tuesday, 1 January 2008
Chennai Chapter
Orphanage Visit
If something is ever better than customer delight, it is the smile on the innocent face of a child. A group of 20 Wiproites visited an orphanage El Shadai, located 15km from CDC2, on the 14th July. The children sang songs and put their heads together on to puzzles after having enjoyed the music played by a Wipro-ite. With the distribution of snacks and donation of toys, the event was a definite success.
True knowledge is that shared with those who really benefit from it. Conducted primarily for the 6th-7th standard students, the Learning Initiative at
Learning Initiative Sessions are conducted :
@ TVK, Anna Nagar on second and fourth Saturday of every month
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http://picasaweb.google.com/WiproCares.Chennai/LearningInitiative
House Keeping Staff activity:
The House keeping staff activity, introduced in gratitude to the clean cubicles and hot cups of tea, is on full throttle. The activity happens every Friday from
Blood Donation Camp
Wipro Cares – Chennai forayed into a new area with the Blood Donation Camp conducted at CDC2 on
http://picasaweb.google.com/WiproCares.Chennai/BloodDonationCampCDC2
Clothes Collection Drive
The clothes collection drive conducted across all the Chennai Development Centers from the 6th - 22nd of August witnessed incredible support from all CDCs. 60 boxes of clothes have been collected. Of the orphanages and old age homes in our list, volunteers have already completed distribution to Little Hearts, Suyam Charitable Trust, Udhavum Ullangal, Good Life Centre, Nethaji Mercy Home and Aruwe. Upon completion we hope to have touched the lives of 2000 people. Special thanks to the FMG & HK team for their timely support in this activity.
http://picasaweb.google.com/WiproCares.Chennai/ToysDistribution
Independence Day Celebrations
Wipro Cares celebrated August 15th with an ebullient crowd of happy children at
Project Nethra
Did you know that there are 6.8 million people in
After a massive eye donation awareness campaign, across all the Wipro Chennai development centers, through FAQ sessions, group announcement mailers and videos, a total of 767 Wiproites have pledged to donate their eyes. The donor cards have been received from Sankara Nethralaya and are being distributed to the registered employees. The donor cards can be collected from the respective ODC volunteers or admin stores at each location.
To take this activity forward, Wipro Cares Volunteers offered to make the donation enrollment task easier for an employee by providing donor registration forms at their ODC.
House-Keeping Staff
For the benefit of the house-keeping staff, who is always around but never visible, Wipro Cares had initiated sessions to motivate, improve communication skills and increase options for employment. The focus is presently on the Pantry Staff of Tower-3. Volunteers conduct sessions every Saturday from
http://picasaweb.google.com/WiproCares.Chennai/ESecure
Sponsor a teacher
Wipro Cares Chennai had selected a graduate to teach the computer science students of 11th and 12th students in the Govt
January Jaunt - 2008
Wipro Cares Chennai celebrated new year 2008 in style by taking School students from the learning initiative on a trip to the planetarium and the Wipro Campus.
It was a fun filled day for the kids and had them motivated to want to study well and reach great heights in their life.
http://picasaweb.google.com/WiproCares.Chennai/JanuaryJaunt
Rs 4 Lakhs for Dining Hall Construction in Good Life Centre – Orphanage
Good Life Centre is a registered non-governmental organization with a goal of social rehabilitation of orphans, mentally and physically challenged and homeless children established in 1996. This Centre runs a residential and rehabilitation Centre, educational program, shelter for homeless children and summer activities . Started with 3 children, now it houses 120 inmates which include orphans, homeless children, neglected children, runaway children and physical or mental deficiencies, chronically ill and bedridden. Providing them food, shelter, education, medical aid and clothing with the support of volunteers. The centre solely depends on public donations to feed the children, lack of funding for basic medicine, hygiene, rehabilitation and education. They deserve the opportunity to go to school, have access to clean water, nutritional food, basic medical care and shelter. In order to provide the basic facilities for the children in a quality environment, Good Life decided to have their own building on the piece of land. In Jan'2006, the Boomi Pooja function was held to mark the construction of Children's Home building; work is begun with the help of major donations received through Hon'ble High Court of Chennai and from good hearted well-wishers.
http://picasaweb.google.com/vbilay/GoodLifeCentreOrphanageWiproCares
Hyderabad Chapter
As part of Wipro Care activities at Hyderabad, Wiproites visit 'Govt Senior Secondary school' near Nizampet, Hyderabad.
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Government Senior Secondary School
Nizampet Village
Hyderabad.
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Government Senior Secondary School
Nizampet Village
Hyderabad.
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