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Being A college Representative
A brief intro of all you need to know about being a college representative for your college. (only for current college students from Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh colleges)
Awareness for Change
8PE Category: Respecting Nature and Environment
Sub Category: Environmental Education
NGO: Uthaan
We are all aware of the fact that fossil fuel reserves are limited and diminishing with each passing day. Along with that, the use of fossil fuels is harmful for the environment, since they give off carbon dioxide when burned, which causes the greenhouse effect. It is necessary in this day and age to be aware of our carbon footprint and the ways in which we could reduce it. Use of solar energy is an excellent alternative to fossil fuels.
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Sanskriti Foundation
The purpose of Sanskriti Foundation is to cultivate an environment for the preservation and development of the artistic and cultural expressions of India but of the world as a whole. The oragnisation was established in 1978, Sanskriti Foundation is a registered Public Charitable Trust based in New Delhi, India. Sanskriti perceives its role as that of a catalyst, in revitalizing cultural sensitivity in contemporary times.
Sanskriti literally means the ‘process of cultivating’. Heritage is its fruit. The need ...
Read MoreArtreach India
NGO: Artreach India
The organisation laid up its foundation in 2010 and began its public work in the same year. Artreach grew out of an exuberant mural painting project with Salaam Baalak Trust at the New Delhi station.
Their first project, Volunteer Residency, which was with the children of the New Delhi railway station who come every day to ...
Read MoreRedefining "Green"
8PE Category: Respecting Nature and Environment
Sub Category: Air Pollution
NGO: Being Green
Did you know that 'Air pollution in Delhi' has its own Wikipedia page? Shocking, isn't it? Delhi, the capital city of India, has an air quality that is so poor that it has caused around 2.2 million children irreversible lung damage, not to mention other chronic respiratory ailments and asthma. The air quality especially deteriorates during the winter months due to burning of leaves, bursting firecrackers during Diwali, along with industrial air pollution and vehicular emissions. The Government ...
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321 Education foundation
8PE Category: Sharing of knowledge
Sub Category: On-ground platform
Name of the organisation: 321 Education Foundation,Mumbai
321 Education Foundation works with the objective " to empower schools with their 2 year teacher training and school strengthening program" also they conduct several programs which will further enhance their services such as,
Best practices workshop: Built by and for teachers and school leaders, their workshops focus on knowledge improvement and skills. They take International best practices and customise into the local context.
In-person motivation sessions: They hold motivational sessions, celebration events and city conferences to encourage their educator to ...
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Smile foundation
8PE category: Sharing of knowledge
Sub Category: On-ground platform
Name of the organisation: Smile Foundation,Delhi
Smile Foundation works to empower less privileged children,youth and women through education, health care and livelihood initiatives. Children are the future of a nation for an emerging country like India development of underprivileged children holds the key to the progress of the nation itself and that education is the cornerstone of this progress. But education for children cannot be achieved without ensuring the welfare of the family a child can go to school regularly only when the family, particularly the mother is healthy and ...
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Door step School
8PE Category: Sharing of knowledge
Sub Category: On-ground platform
Name of the organisation: Door step School,Mumbai/pune
Door step school,Mumbai was established with the aim of addressing literacy amongst the marginalized sections of society. The school provides education and support to the often forgotten children of pavement and slum dwellers, construction site families and many other unprivileged families many of these Children are not enrolled in school and have limited access to books and a place to study. Additionally, many of these children are forced to drop out of school to work or care for younger children. Door step school ...
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Pratham Foundation
8PE Category: Sharing of knowledge
Sub Category: On-ground platform
Name of the organisation:Pratham Foundation, Mumbai
Pratham Foundation works with a mission to improve the quality of education in India and ensure that all children not only attend but also thrive in school is being accomplished by working in collaboration with the government, local community, parents, teachers, volunteers and civil society members. Pratham's strategies reconfigure teaching methodologies break down traditional tactics and challenge the current rote learning mechanism in schools. Their programs are innovative and outcome-driven in its early years. Pratham developed innovative teaching-learning methods, materials, and Measurement methods. ln ...
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Akanksha Foundation
8PE Category: Sharing of knowledge
Sub Category: On-ground platform
Name of the organisation: Akanksha Foundation,Mumbai
The Akanksha Foundation is a non-profit organisation with a mission to impact the lives of children from low income communities enabling them to maximize their potential and change their lives. They operate really 15 English medium schools in collaboration with the municipalities of Mumbai and Pune.The foundation takes on the management of low-performing Government schools with typically low student enrollment and transforms them by introducing Akanksha staff and curriculum also Central square Foundation is working with Akanksha to improve two major challenge areas:
1.School ...
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