Association for India’s Development March 2009

Delhi Chapter Newsletter

Table of Contents Editorial

Editorial 1 March at AID Delhi has always been eventful.

We are ending this financial year 08 – 09 with an
Project Updates eventful note. Happy to make you all read me through
AID Aashayein 2 newsletter again. This edition of newsletter would
AID Gurgaon 2 provide you varieties with the main issue focused on
AID Prayas 3 Genetically Modified Foods. Education has always been
AID Jaagriti 4 the frontline activity of AID NCR and this episode of
Jamghat 4 the newsletter brings you results updates from various
Khoj 5 projects. We also had a workshop on politics of
Parichay 5 development for a set of active volunteers which was
Tara 6 mainly focused on to encourage volunteers think and
question whatever they do / see around. There was a
Articles volunteer orientation session at Parichay which
provided great insight to all the volunteers who
Experiencing Jaagriti – Abhishek 6 attended it.
I would like to focus the editorial on the issue of
veaxy dk eaxy &fot; cktisbZ 7 Genetically Modified Food. One can ask there are
millions of issues available and why GM foods? Food is
Volunteer Speak – Neeru Malhotra 9 something which is common in all of us and we all
could relate it to without which survival would be
Children’s Corner impossible. The varieties and diversity of food and its
Subi Parveen 10 making is celebrated everywhere in India. There are two
Sabreen 12 kinds of people who look food on different perspective.
Sajjad 14 One is the producer, who feed the world along with
earning bread and butter for him / her and the other is
Photo of the Month 15 the consumer. As a consumer, whenever and wherever
we’ve got our food we believe that the food we eat is
Contact us 15 safe and does not create any health hazard, but with
introduction of GM foods researchers state that the
health and side effects would increase tremendously.
Apart from all these the introduction of GM foods
would kill all the traditional diversity which existed in
the food and in fact would spoil the ecology.
The worst part of the entire issue is above 80%
of educated people in Delhi doesn’t know what GM
food is. As a consume we pay money for any material
we buy and we ask for warranty, replacement et al., but
in case of our food we are not aware of what we eat and
almost 95% of doesn’t know where our food comes
from and how it was processed. As a tax payer we have
every right to know how and where the food is coming
from. Once we start to think about that we might
certainly think of finding out what is best for us and
what is not.

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Bt-brinjal would be first variety of GM food
which is targeted to be launched in India. A GM-free
coalition which includes farmers association across the
country is working to stop the entrance of Bt-brinjal
into the market. AID Delhi is also a part of the
coalition and is helping in all possible terms in
awareness creation among the consumers etc.,. As a
citizen you should also step forward and question the
government / write to them to stop such things
entering into market.
Prevention is better than Cure – read more at
http://iamnolabrat.com
Without taking much of your time, I would
like to thank everyone for being so supportive and
adding so much of value to whatever we do. It has
been a great journey for me with AID and I hope you
might also experience the same. Do share them in the
forthcoming newsletter. Publications team is looking
for more volunteers to contribute.
Happy Reading!,
Selva Ganapathy. R
aid.selva@gmail.com
+91-9891358457
Project Updates: AID Aasahyein
1.Classes were held as usual on weekends and after a
long time, Deboshree and Anindita took upon the onus
of re-starting the Saturday classes and we are expecting
that now we will be able to schedule the timings
accordingly and have saturdays classes in full swing.
2.At the Operational Revenue Meet held at IIT-Delhi,
Deboshree, Anindita and Neeru attneded the meet. A
discussion was held regarding the space issue and a lot
of ideas came up. Following up with the same, a
meeting was held on 21st March, which was attended by
Anrban, Nitin, Kalindi and Neeru. It was decided that
Nitin will approach the MLA of Timarpur by the end of
March.
3.In the meanwhile we are also going to work on an
awareness drive for our project in which posters will be
put up at different places and we will try to generate
people who would like to support us.
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If you are willing to help us spread awareness about the
project around your area (North Delhi) then do get in
touch with us.
Contact Person: Neeru Malhotra
(neerumalhotra1@gmail.com)
Regular Volunteers: Sheetal, Sonam, Deboshree,
Anindita, Neeru
New Volunteers: In the month of March, we saw a lot
of new people coming into Aashayein and pledging to
come forward for the cause. Their names are: Sheetal,
Deboshree, Anindita, Mrs. Madhu, Prachi Aggarwal,
Shraddha
Timings: 3-5p.m. Saturdays. 11-1p.m. Sunday
Neeru Malhotra
+91-9971661422
Project Updates: AID Gurgaon
Updates for March
• Celebrated Holi at Unnati and Disha with the
kids
• Met Sukriti for the profile of a full-time co-
coordinator at AID Gurgaon
• Sukriti and Anshul checked DPS Shiksha
Kendra to explore possibilities of low cost
quality education
• Puneet, Sukriti and Munish met LI
representatives to discuss the expansion of
activities at Disha
• Closed requirements for AID Atlanta funding
• Anshul and Sukriti went to Parichay to see the
community
• Initiated process for the monitoring
mechanism for Disha and Unnati schools
• Blackboard procured for Disha
• RSEP donations closed for all kids with a few
dues remaining; the low cost option of Shiksha
Kendra was shared with everybody and most
of the sponsors were approving of the idea
Plans for April
• Getting Srijan into motion through activities on
Traffic signals and schools – Anupam and
Sukriti
• Close admissions of kids in Vivek High School
and DPS Shiksha Kendra - Sukriti and Anshul
• Streamlining the nutrition program – Anshul
and Taruna
Project Location: Gurgaon Sec 31, Jharsa Village
Regular Class timings: 10.00 hours – 13.30 hours
Regular volunteers: Anshul, Puneet, Rachit, Shankar,
Rashmi
New volunteers this month: -
Contact Information: Puneet - 9811621209, Anshul -
9873469546
Anshul Sachdev
+91-9873469546
Project Updates: AID Prayas
This March was the final lap of the year long
sprint to get 20 plus children whom we have been
preparing for the Nai Disha entrance tests. As I am
writing this on the 31st of March 2009, a jittery and
anxious set of volunteer-teachers go to sleep. Now as
they sleep, the last thought that runs through their
minds is - what would be the result of the next two days
of entrance sessions the children are to attend.
The preparation towards the vision of building
on last year’s success of Sona, Suby, Sabreen, Zulekha &
Sajjad successfully getting into Nai Disha, wraps in two
days time. The 1st and 2nd of April will see the 25 odd
children appearing for the tests. This time with a
difference though. Most of the children’s parents will
also be joining them along with the volunteer-teachers
to the session.
The resilience of Darshan, Kannan & Vikas
towards ensuring the admissions of the first batch of 5
children cannot be overlooked as we approach this
milestone. If it was not for their perseverance and astute
work with the children then this day would still have
been a distant dream. I salute them, along with many
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others who would concur with me today, for their
unselfish and full-hearted efforts.
And now, we stand at another pinnacle of
achievements at Prayas. We can now boast of proud
new set of inspiring, motivated and affirmative
individuals – Charu, Sugandha, Nikunj, Rajiv, Tarun;
who have made this day a reality. Charu, Nikunj &
Tarun have successfully managed a bunch of 4-7 year
olds that spread mayhem in the class as they
entered. Rajiv & Sugandha then had to use their
diligence and a sustained attack on their patience to
manage the next set of 7+ year olds. Hats of to them!
With the help of veteran volunteers at AID
NOIDA like Darshan, Kannan & Vikas’s directions and
support these volunteers, today there is hope of brighter
days at Prayas. A few other valuable volunteers of
mention, who are also to be noted for their long
standing efforts in this endeavor are – Anuradha, Raj,
Anand, Prasad & Rajat. To sign off I would like to keep
my fingers crossed and hope by the time you are reading
this we already have some good news to party about.
Also, kudos to Anand as he signs of the
accounts for the first Financial Year at AID NOIDA.
He has diligently & meticulously managed the accounts
and his efforts requires a candid applause.
Regular Classes:
Pioneer – Tuesday, Thrusday 20.30 hours – 22.30 hours
Eureka – Tuesday, Thrusday and Saturday 18.00 hours
to 20.00 hours.
Class – II – Monday, Wednesday and Friday – 20.30
hours to 22.30 hours and Saturday and Sunday 16.00
hours – 18.00 hours.
Regular Volunteers
Darshan, Kannan, Rajat, Anand, Rajiv, Sugandha,
Charu, Nikunj, Arun, Raj, Tarun, Priyanka, Vikas,
Poonam, Aakanksha, Sonia, Sonika
Special mention
Abhinash (Full timer)
Contact:
Arun: 099109-08774
Rajiv: 098119-81809
Arun Raj
+98-9910908774
 Project Updates: AID Jaagriti
1. We have finally started with a full-time center with a
regular teacher. Classes have been going on well and
children have developed an interest in learning.
2. A lot of improvement has been observed in the
writing and learning habits of the children. Many of the
children have full attendance at the classes and are also
completing their work regularly. The Level 1 children
who had never been too school have also shown great
improvement and are able to write well now.
3. A Drawing Competition was also organized and we
were surprised to see many artists emerge at Jaagriti. We
will be trying our best to hone this talent of the children
and take it further.
Activities for next month:
1. We plan to regularly monitor the progress of each
child individually and will be preparing a regular
progress report for each child in terms of his attendance
and improvement in studies.
2. Since we have now started with a full-time center, we
need to work out funding sources for Jaagriti.
3. Some students are expected to get admitted in nearby
school subject to completion of all formalities.
4. Work out the possibility of starting a nutrition drive
at Jaagriti.
Contact Person: Anchit Goel (anchitgoel@gmail.com)
Regular Volunteers: Anchit and Abhishek
New Volunteers: Some potential volunteers have
contacted us and are expected to join in month of April.
Timings:
Monday to Friday: 8-11 am (Regular Classes)
Saturday: 9-11 am (Review of students progress)
Sunday: 9-11 am (Skill Building and Fun Filled
Activities)
PROJECT BLOG: http://jaagriti-india.blogspot.com
Anchit Goel
+91-9818115226
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Project Updates: Jamghat
In the month of March 3 children from Jamghat’s
Ladoo Sarai center moved to Indore where they got job
in a hotel. All the three boys are above 18 years.We also
had a night walk with around 30 volunteers from
different companies. A volunteer who attended the
nightwalk gave his feed back as follows.
1. Firstly, it was a nightwalk that each member had
thoroughly enjoyed as they were able to relate to
most of the things they were exposed to.
2. Unanimously each member lauds your effort
and dedication in this noble cause and would
like to participate and / or help you in future to
do more for the people living in streets.
3. Every member really liked the way your team
explained each and every detail. They even loved
interacting every volunteer of Jamghat.
Outdoor children from Jamma Masjid center went
to a one day event held at British high commission
which was a happy day celebration of a company named
Group 4. Around 45 children from Jamma masjid
center participated in the event.4 children from Jamghat
have gone to Yamuna Yatra which is organized by
Swechha from 23rd March – 3rd April. The children are
from both centers. 5 new children have joined Jamghat
shelter home at Ladoo sarai centre.
Project Location: Ladoo Sarai and Jamma Masjid
Class timings: All the days
Volunteers:
Suchita, Abhinav
New Volunteers : -
Contact Information:
Amit Sinha - 9818705715
Website : http://jamghat.in
Selva Ganapathy
+91-9891358457
 Project Updates: Khoj
• Regular teaching classes are happening for
the kids at Rk puram sec-1, Ber sarai as
well as at IIT flyover.
• Regular weekend sessions at Prabhat Tara
are being conducted with very interesting
activities like 21-03-09 clay modelling,
drawing and painting, 14-03-09 sports, 7-
3-09 music by hemant from ekam satyam,
• Khoj foundation has also decided to work
on getting Voter i cards for homeless.
• Holi was celebrated with kids at all the
existing teaching sites as well as the
previous teaching sites as well.
• Auto for school going kids (increase in
their regularity)
• Meva lal a new full timer joined in Khoj.
He has an experience of 5 years in
working along with Salaam Baalak Trust.
• Profiling of all the kids is being done at all
the new teaching sites.
Project Location: Ber Sarai
Class timings: 15.30 hours
Volunteers:
Shashank,Annie, Gauri, Amrit, Neetu, Abhinav
Contact Information:
Zubair- 9868486272
Pawan- 9810406998
Abhinav Kumar Gupta
+91-9868371533
Project Updates: Parichay
Activity Update:
7. Sale of Holi colors and handicrafts on 4th and 5th
March was Rs.12,200/-
8. Sale of Spices and snacks (specially made for
holi) at ST amounted to Rs.9180/-
9. All the sponsored children attending to regular
school have passed with good grades in their
respective classes.
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4. Mona Kaleem, first volunteer from AID, USA
in the year 2004 has arrived India and will spend
few days with Parichay kids. She did a donation
drive in US and has brought stationary items for
kids. She has stayed in touch with Parichay for
past five years through emails and has plans to
support in many other ways. Her father and two
of her aunts who stay here in India will also visit
the centre.
5. Anirban networked with a good number of
people this month to organize an orientation
program for old and new volunteers at Parichay.
Fourteen people registered their participation in
the event. Ladies of Swayamsiddha group
cooked delicious lunch for the event.
6. On 31st March Vijay Bhaiya and Anirban visited
Manav Rachna Educational Institute, Faridabad
where an educational program for the children
of construction workers has been initiated by
few students including Chirag. Vijay Bhaiya
demonstrated few teaching techniques, shared
his experiences and interacted with volunteers
of this project.
After a minor surgery the steel rods have been removed
from Yusuf's leg, he is fine. Doctors have done plaster
and advised him to walk short distances with support.
The good news is that he is able to walk with support.
His progress will be monitored after three weeks.
Darshan lent a very active support in raising funds for
the treatment of the child.Parichay family is thankful to
all the contributors, supporters and well wishers.
Events planned in next month
Regular Stalls, Trip for Children, 9th Annual day
celebration
Project Location: Tukhmirpur, Bhajanpura.
Regular Class timings: Any day and anytime
Regular volunteers: Selva, Puneeta, Kalindi
New volunteers this month: NIL
Contact Information Vijay Bhaiya – 9810753425
Puneeta Chugh
+91- 9891217839

Project Updates : TARA
Activity Updates: Regular classes at TARA. TARA now
has two more locations as the community have moved
out of the place they were earlier sheltered. One of the
TARA center is located at ITO and the other at
Naraina. We are looking forward for volunteers to teach
children in these locations. Children received their
annual report cards on 31st of March. Ramphal stood
third in class. Ret of the children have also scored good
marks and have moved on to the next class.
Events planned in next month: Various workshops
on knitting, sculpting, at work, etc.
Special Needs/ Issues: volunteers for new project
starting in July 2009.
Project Location: Jamia Millia Islamia
Regular Class timings: 1pm to 5pm (Everyday)
Regular volunteers: 1. Kulsoom Rashid
2. Avneet Arora
3. Saba Rehman
New volunteers this month: none
Contact Person : Kulsoom Rashid - 9871551545
Kulsoom Rashid
(President, TARA)
+91-9871551545
Article : Experiencing Jaagriti - Abhishek
One morning when I was in college busy in my own
world, I got a call from an unknown number. On
answering the call I heard a young voice offering me a
chance to join an initiative to teach poor &
underprivileged kids on weekends; he asked me for my
e-mail id so he could send me details of this project –
JAAGRITI. While speaking to him, I first thought of
refusing as my exams were around the corner but than I
realized that it was now or ever.
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Life would always be busy. So by the end of the
call I had made up my mind to go ahead and enlist.
Initially I was excited about the project because I always
liked teaching and somehow I believed that I could be a
better teacher than any of the people whom I had seen
doing this job. So with all this excitement I reached for
the first day of action and what I experienced next
almost threw me off my feet. Over thirty five kids
shouting & grabbing me from all sides and I realized
this was not going to be easy & it certainly wasn’t.
In my next couple of meetings with Anchit &
Kunal(founders of JAAGRITI) we discussed various
plans about what & how to teach these kids. Our idea
was simple - to provide them an atmosphere where they
learn, create, think, stay healthy & evolve. We were quite
cautious as one thing was sure these kids were highly
motivated to learn and any mistake could lead to a drop
in this motivation. In the midst of all this planning I had
a spark of realization which compelled me to respect,
rather praise, the education system in India, something
that I have been criticizing all my life. I mean it was
proving so difficult for us to structure a basic course
for these young minds- A,B,C,D;1,2,3 , etc- and
somebody has put together the whole education system
in India which benefits millions of kids every year- the
whole idea seemed mind boggling!!! Learning subjects
from all disciplines of life ranging from science to arts, I
wondered what could have motivated them to design an
education system of this kind. And it was than that I
comprehended that all the exams we gave were not
important, I mean it was not about getting marks, what
was important was what we learnt when we studied for
those exams. We were given an opportunity, in our
formative years to groom ourselves, so that we become
fruitful for others, even as we progressed. Kids are
POTENTIAL. They are the seeds we sow today the
fruits of which will be reaped by society tomorrow.
Human beings are such that if their thinking is nurtured
then they can be very constructive, but if ignored, they
could walk on the path leading to our destruction. Let
us not allow these poor kids to bring such devastation.
Let us give them an opportunity to showcase their
ability too.
 After just a few days since I have become a part
project JAAGRITI I see that it’s not only the kids who
have learnt something but it’s also us who have learnt a
lot- perhaps more than those kids. Someone has very
aptly said “true learning comes only when you teach”.
This project will result not only in our student’s
awakening but our own JAAGRITI too.
Abhishek Kukreja
abhistrong@rediffmail.com
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yM+fd;ka gSa-- dqN Å¡p&uhp gks tk, rks----** eq>s yxk ;fn mudks chp esa
j¨dk u x;k rks mudh fpark ds igkM+ rys u tkus fdrus le; dh
lekf/k cu tk,xhA mud¨ ekufld j¨x] ikxyiu vkSj ekufld eanrk ds
chp dk Hksn crkus ds fy, eSa vius Kkuk/kkj ;k le>kÅ fo|k dk pkgs
fdruk Hkh ç;ksx d:¡] lc fujFkZd gh jgsxk lks muls dgk]^^vkils vf/kd
eq>s viuh v/;kfidkv¨a dh fpark jgrh gS] vki fuf'par gksdj ?kj tkb,]
tSlk vki lksp jgh gS]a oSlk dqN ugÈ gksxk] os rhu¨a esjs lkFk gh cSBsaxs
vkSj esjh vuqifLFkfr esa lsaVj ugÈ vk,axsA vkidh fcfV;k dh lqj{kk dh
ftEesnkjh gekjh gSA** os cM+h gh vuk'oLr Hkko&Hkafxek fy, vueus <ax
ls ueLrs djrs gq, dgrs&dgrs mBÈ&^^ns[k yhft, ljth] gesa tjk Hkh
Bhd ugÈ yxk rks ge rks viuh cPph d¨ vkxs ls lsVa j u Hkstsxa sA**
 muds tkus ds ckn cM+h nsj eSa Hkh fpafrr lk cSBk jgk fd u
tkus eaxy] ijohu vkSj vt; dks ysdj vHkh fdrus cPp¨ ds ekrk&firk
ls Hkh fuiVuk g¨xkA ijarq ,slk dqN Hkh ugÈ gqvkA leqnk; ds y¨xksa ds
ikl le; gh dgk¡ Fkk vkSj fQj os tSls ekgkSy esa jg jgs Fks mlesa r¨
cPp¨ ds fy, vkSj cM+s [krjs igys ls gh ekStwn FksA
vt; vkSj ijohu ds lkFk v/;kfidk,a 'kh?kz gh lgtrk vuqHko djus
yxÈA ijarq eaxy ds çfr ldkjkRed joS;k viukus vkSj mlls Mjuk can
djus esa mUgsa n¨&rhu ekg dk le; yx x;kA tcfd cPp¨ us mu rhu¨a
vkSj fo'ks"k :i ls eaxy dks rks ,d&n¨ fnu¨a esa gh viuk cuk fy;kA
v/;kfidk,a eaxy dks viuh d{kk esa j[kus d¨ lg"kZ rS;kj g¨ xb± r¨ esjs
flj ls cM+h fpark mrjhA
vt; vkSj ijohu rks vukSipkfjd f'k{kk dk;ZØe dh lHkh xfrfof/k;ksa esa
Hkkx ysrs Fks ijarq eaxy ekse ds jaxksa ls ydhjsa [kÈpus ;k vkd`fr;¨a esa jax
Hkjus essa gh fnypLih fn[kkrk jgkA mls xkus dk cgqr 'kkSd Fkk vius
vLi"V mPpkj.k esa Hkh og xkus dh rtZ dks ckdk;nk cuk, j[kus dh
Hkjiwj dksf'k'k djrkA chrrs le; ds lkFk eaxy us lkekftd
vkpkj&fopkj ds O;kdj.k dks Hkh le>uk 'kq: dj fn;kA exj rhu¨a ds
fy, eq>s j¨t gh [kkus dh dqN u dqN O;oLFkk r¨ j[kuh gh iM+rhA
rqyukRed :i ls vt; vkSj ijohu dh çxfr dh vis{kk eaxy dh çxfr
vkSj mldk fnu ij fnu laosnu'khy gkssrs tkuk eq>s vf/kd larks"k nsrk
FkkA og gjne fy[kus dk ç;kl djrk jgrk vkSj ge lc mldh
dksf'k'kksa dks c<+kok nsrs jgrsA eq>ls vkSj v/;kfidkvksa ls 'kkck'kh feyus
ij eaxy dk lhuk xoZ ls pkSM+k gks tkrkA
N%&lkr eghus ckn ,d fnu lsaVj igq¡prs gh [kcj feyh fd eaxy dh ek¡
LV¨o QVus ls ty dj ej xbZA og Hkh ekufld :i ls vLoLFk jgrh
Fkh vkSj ifr&iRuh ds chp cgqr >xM+k g¨rk FkkA vkl&ikl ds y¨x¨a dk
ekuuk Fkk fd eaxy fd firk us gh viuh iRuh d¨ tyk dj ekj MkykA
leqnk; esa vQokgsa cgqr tYnh tM+ idM+ dj ygygkrk o`{k cu tkrh gSa
vkSj dqN gh le; esa lp dk :i Hkh ys ysrh gSaA n¨ fnu ckn vt;]
ijohu vkSj eaxy lsaVj vk,A rhu¨a esa ls eaxy gh vf/kd xaHkhj vkSj nq[kh
yx jgk FkkA dqN gh fnu¨a esa rhu¨a igys dh rjg lsaVj vkus yxsA
eaxy dk lkekftd fodkl ns[krs gq, eSa mls dgÈ dke fnyokus dh
tqxr lkspus yxk FkkA
yxHkx ,d ekg ckn eSa lsaVj igq¡pk rks ns[kk fd eaxy vdsyk njokts ds
ikl v/kysVk iM+k gSA eq>s ns[krs gh nkSMk+ vk;k & ^^ljth] ikik vt;
vkSj ijohu ds lkFk Hkkx x,A** lqurs gh eq>s /kDdk yxkA FkksM+h nsj esa
mlus lkjh ckr le>kbZ fd xbZ jkr mls l¨rk N¨M+ mlds ikik vt;
vkSj ijohu d¨ ysdj dgÈ pys x,] lkjk lkeku Hkh ys x,A eaXky vius
firk dks cgqr cM+k cks> yxkA vt; vkSj ijohu vius iSjksa [kM+s gks ldrs
gS]a ,slk lksprs gq, gh mUgksaus ;g dne mBk;kA lqcg edku ekfyd us
eaxy dks ?kj ls fudky fn;kA
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^^eSa vc lsaVj ij gh jgw¡xk** eaxy us viuh leL;k dk gy
vius vki is'k dj fn;kA ijarq ;g laHko ugÈ FkkA eaxy vdsyk jg ugÈ
ldrkA iwjk bykdk vlkekftd rRoksa ls gh rks vVk iM+k FkkA
,d <kcs ij eaxy dks dke fey x;k] vkSj jgus dh txg HkhA <kcs dk
ekfyd dqN dqN laosnu'khy Fkk] ftlls eq>s dkQh vk'oLrrk feyhA
eaxy <kcs ij dke djrk] [kkuk [kkrk vkSj ogÈ l¨rk HkhA le; feyus
ij lsaVj vkrk rks cPps mlls xkuk lqukus dk vuqj¨/k djrsA og ukprs
gq, xkuk xkrk vkSj lcdk euksjatu djrkA eaxy lsaVj vkrk vkSj lsaVj
can gksrk rks vkl&ikl ds y¨x mls cqyk ysrs dksbZ pk; fiykrk rks dksbZ
[kkuk [kkus dk fuea=.k nsrkA og lcdk esgeku gks tkrkA leqnk; ds
yksx¨a dk mlds fodkl esa cgqr gh lfØ; ;ksxnku jgkA
,d fnu eaxy us dgk fd mls <kcs ij dke djuk vPNk ugÈ yxrk gS
vkSj mlus ,d Ms;jh ij vius fy, dke ryk'k dj fy;k gSA mldk
Lokoyach gksuk eq>s vpjt esa Mky x;kA vc og Ms;jh ij dke djrk
gSA xk;&HkSalksa dks ugykuk] pkjk Mkyuk] lkQ&lQkbZ j[kuk vkSj nw/k
igq¡pkukA jgus dh txg vkSj [kkuk Ms;jh ekfyd dh vksj ls gSA dqN
c¡/kk gqvk iSLkk Hkh feyrk gSA mlds ikik Hkh mlls feyus vkrs jgrs gSaA
og Hkh muds ikl tkrk jgrk gSA tc vkrk gS rks vt;] ijohu ds ckjs
esa crkrk gSA igys og lIrkg esa ,d ckj vkSj vf/kdrj eaxyokj dks
vkrk FkkA vc mldk vkuk eghus esa ,d ckj gh gks ikrk gS] ysfdu ftl
fnu cky dVokrk gS ml fnu feyus t:j vkrk gSA tc dHkh eSa mls
dksbZ isaV ;k 'kVZ migkj Lo:i nsrk gw¡ rks vxys fnu mls igu dj
fn[kkus t:j vkrk gSA 'kk;n og vc vf/kd vkRefuHkZj gks jgk gSA
dSlk vtc la;¨x gS fd dgkuh dk vafre vuqPNsn iwjk gksrs&gksrs cPp¨
dh fpYykgV dku¨a esa iM+h & ^^eaxy vk x;k] eaxy vk x;kA**
eqLdqjkrk gqvk eaxy dejs esa nkf[ky gks jgk gSA lj ij gkFk Qsjrs gq,
cksyk]^^ljth ns[k¨] eSaus cky dVok, gSaA**
dksbZ mlls gkFk feyk jgk gS] dksbZ mlds xys esa yVd jgk gSA eaxy
fdlh d¨ ^pksVh okyk* fdlh dks ^iryw* dgrs lcdh [kcj iwN jgk gSA
vkSj xkus dh Qjekb'k gksrs gh eaxy us Bqedrs gq, ^eq>ls 'kknh djksxh---**
xhr lquk;kA
lc vksj eqLdqjkgVsa vkSj f[kyf[kykgVsa----- eaxy gh eaxyA
&fot; cktisbZ
+91-9810753425
 Volunteer Speak – Neeru Malhotra

I started volunteering with AID to be precise

from 10th February 2008 and till date
it has been an awesome experience, something worth
being shared with everyone. For me volunteering was a
way, to pass the ample amount of time that I had.
During the initial months it felt really nice finally be able
to volunteer, everything looked perfect, but then after
sometime it's natural to start having your doubts, feeling
that maybe what you are doing is pointless, and then in
almost every situation one seems to back out and be
happy with doing their bit and thus tend to be satisfied
by their short stint of volunteering. Something similar
happened with me, just that I happened to attend an
Operational Revenue Meet just when I was in my phase
of doubts and dilly daling whether to continue or not.
There I happened to meet some amazing people, heard
experiences, got to know about the working of AID and
that was the day I decided that I am going to stay. I took
it up as a challenge for myself and came to realize that
not always in life do you need to do something
concrete, not always do you need to do things according
to what is expected from you, there are somethings that
you need to do because you need to do it.. simple.. no
complications involved :) On a little serious note, you
need to do certain things because not always in life will
you get a chance to do something so selflessly, to prove
yourself, to do somethings where you won't be judged
and last but not the least to do your duty. Volunteering
provided me with a platform to meet new people, have
a new outlook towards things, create opportunities for
myself and others and most importantly whether
directly or indirectly you do end up as a changed person
and trust me on this.. Change is always for good!

Happy Volunteering

Neeru Malhotra

neerumalhotra1@gmail.com

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Children’s Corner: Experience of the journey with Prayas – Subi Parveen

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Children’s Corner: Experience of the journey with Prayas – Subi Parveen contd….

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

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Children’s Corner: Experience of the journey with Prayas – Sabreen

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Children’s Corner: Experience of the journey with Prayas – Sabreen contd….

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

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 Children’s Corner: Experience of the journey with Prayas – Sajjad

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

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 Photo of the Month

Event: Photo of Volunteers from Prayas having a chat with chai after a cherishing trip
with the children to Qutub Minar.
Venue: Sector-16.,Noida
Photographer: Anand Gupta

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