Association for India’s Development

Delhi Chapter

Newsletter, May 2005

Edition # 1

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 Table of contents From the Editor’s Desk

Krishna, Riputapan

From the Editor’s Desk

We are extremely glad to release our first
Journey of Delhi chapter newsletter. The objective of this newsletter is
to keep everyone interested in AID-Delhi
Projects abreast with the developments taking place.
Parichay It’s taken a while to come up with this one but
Tsunami Relief Work we shall do it regularly (read quarterly) in
Faith Foundation future.
Nayi Disha
This being the first newsletter, Anuj (our
Cells honorary President) gives an insight into how
RTI Delhi chapter started last year and its journey
Environment till date.
Health Services
Livelihood Generation We have described about some projects
Fund-Raising which are currently going on. All the projects
CSR are given from first person view to be more
effective.
Events
We want this newsletter to not just provide the
Campaigns “news” about AID Delhi but also act as an
awareness tool. So in this newsletter we are
Knowledge Sharing (Kyoto) sharing some facts about the KYOTO
protocol – a protocol to protect our invaluable
Facts environment. In every edition we would like to
bring such an informative article.
Open Volunteer Positions
Also featured are the experiences of our
Future Roadmap volunteers. Plus the current open volunteer
positions with us.
Volunteers Speak…
We expect comments / suggestions about this
Contact Information newsletter from the readers, so that we can
make it better.

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AID Delhi – A heart-warming journey
Contributed By: Anuj
I came in touch with AID in October 2002 while I
was pursuing my MS at University of California,
San Diego. It was when I was about to return to
India after completing my Masters that I realized I
should work with AID in Delhi too. There was not
much that was going on in Delhi at that time.
There was an online group that was not very
active.
I met Neelesh (the only active AID Delhi contact
then) in my first week in India and we discussed a
bit about how things are and what needs to be
done. This was not about Development of India, it
was about how to revive AID Delhi. We decided to
call a common meeting on the Republic Day
(about 20 days from the day we met).
Meanwhile, I discussed my interest in volunteering
with a non-profit organization with a lot of friends.
Many of them showed interest. I am really grateful
to them for providing the moral support then. Had
they not shown that initial interest, AID Delhi might
not have been possible. About 8 people attended
the first AID Delhi meeting. The meeting was a
monologue – obviously by me… I talked about AID
and what it does in India. I talked about what all
we can do. I talked about our full-time volunteers
in India - the Jeevan Saathis and also the Saathis.
Possibly I could not capture their imagination that
well, only 2 of them came to the next meeting.
The first meetings were about gaining a critical
mass and things to be done to build a dedicated
group so that something can actually be
accomplished. People listened to me, but then
thought that the dose was heavy and did not turn
up in the next meeting. But I was definitely
interested in a serious group. Not a group of
people who would meet to socialize.
So, the first challenge was to get dedicated people
to volunteer. The second and a very important
challenge was to have a meeting place. We
wanted to meet in central Delhi to be fair to
volunteers from all corners of NCR. The first few
meetings were held at public places like Wimpys,
Jantar Mantar, Birla Mandir, Bangla Sahib
Gurudwara etc.
Meanwhile we had started with some activities – in
particular, books collection for our Shiksha Vahini
program and meeting school principals for
enrolling them into the program. The program
involves improvement in quality of science
edu cation in schools through special Joy of
Learning sessions and by linking schools for
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holistic growth. Things were, however, moving
very slowly.
Varun and Krishna designed the first website for
us. It was crude, but things were in place.
A visit to Qudsia Ghat had motivated us to study
pollution in Yamuna and some work also went into
planning an inter-college social awareness event.
Not much materialized in the first half of the year.
Many volunteers lost steam and discontinued. It
was tough to continue; almost nothing was
working the way we wanted.
We did not lose hope though. We started meeting
twice a week, once in central Delhi and once at
STMicroelectronics in N oida. Things were still
hazy. Nothing clear was in sight. It was after one
meeting at ST tha t Krishna showed interest in
going to Parichay. I was elated, but skeptical.
Many previous volunteers had shown similar
interest but were not seen in the following
meetings.
Krishna proved my skepticism wrong. His regular
visits to Parichay motivated othe rs. Anirban joined
soon. His enthusiasm and ideas also made people
to sit up and think. It was no longer just one
person who was speaking. Somendra and Yuvraj
joined the group. I met Mayank -- This IIT-IIM grad
had left his high-paying job to venture into non -
profit organization sector. His regularity and
commitment motivated others to follow suit.
Things had reached the critical mass. There was
no looking back. Amit arranged for a stall at
Rendezvous – the IIT festival, where we
showcased Parichay’s stuff. Sales were great.
Parichay had never sold more than Rs.2000/- in a
stall. Sales here surpassed Rs.4500/-. This was a
major moral boost to all of us.
We had got a source through which we could
support Parichay – our only project at that time.
This was followed by numerous stalls. Sambit
went to BITS Pilani. We put up stalls in different
colleges in Delhi. Things looked good.
In the meanwhile, our interaction with ST had also
started taking shape. While Environment Day
poster campaign was one level of participation, we
supported material collection during Flood relief
activities. We set up a stall at ST and sales
surpassed Rs.25000 in three days. This was
fantastic.
Meanwhile Lippika had come across reference of
Faith Foundation in a magazine and Anirban set
out to search for Reshma, whose interview had
appeared in the magazine. Soon, we started
working with Faith Foundation too. Our
participation was very limited. While Vijay bhaiya
at Parichay had an almost part-time job, Reshma
and Shubhadeep at Faith Found ation had full -time
jobs. We did not have bandwidth beyond Parichay more self-reliant. We also need to work
supporting and facilitating. We did that. on CSR initiatives at ST and other organizations.
We look forward to working on social
Lots of things were moving simultaneously.
responsibilities for individuals too. We wish to work
Volunteers at ST, under Parul’s enthusiastic
on research projects. We wish to create
leadership, were exploring CSR initiatives like
educational and health awareness material and
vermicomposting, gray water recycling etc. for the
pamphlets. Digital Unify program needs to be
new campus. A research study was done and
started in right earnest. A proper network of
quotes invited. There were discussions about
organizations is a need of the hour. And then there
collaborating in Digital Unify program. The
is so much to ask for in terms of equality and
relationship was strengthening.
justice.
Sveta, Arti, Mayank, Roopa and Mithilesh started
It sure is a long way to go, and together we will
going to Nayi Dishaa over weekends. Like other
make this journey a success.
activities, this was erratic in the beginning. Things
improved slowly though. Peeyush then joined with
his Joy of Learning kit.
Then there were campaigns like the ones for clean Projects
water in Bhopal, Global Day of Action for Justice in
Bhopal and campaign for affordable medicines.
Rajeshwar joined us on the Global Day of Action.
His enthusiasm is infectious. Parichay
Contributed By: Somendra
We were on our way to the AID -India conference
when Tsunami struck. The disaster and the
Parichay is a school located in north east Delhi.
devastation numbed us for a moment. The first
Mr. Vijay Bajpayee started this school in the year
session of the conference was devoted to
2000. Presently the school is located in a building
whatever could be urgently done for Tsunami relief
which is the shelter for some 25 families. Each of
from the distance. Volunteers in Delhi were busy
the families has five to eight members. Before
coordinating relief material.
Parichay’s existence, the male members of the
Requirements were changing every hour. People family (above eight years) used to work and
donated medicines, groceries, baby food and a female members staye d at home. None of the kids
whole plethora of material. We sent relief material went to school. Mr. Bajpayee started the school
from Delhi. with the motive of educating the kids of the locality
and to provide some sort of vocational training to
We were swamped with calls from people who
the children so that they have a better living.
wanted to reach out and volunteer in the affected
areas. We also got in touch with people who
wanted to know how they could help from Delhi.
Meera aunty, Riputapan and many volunteers
contacted and joined us after they interacted with
us during Tsunami relief activities. Meera aunty
offered her house as a preferred venue for the
CSH and almost one year after our revival, we had
a home where we could meet and discuss things
in a private informal environment.
We celebrated our first anniversary (26 th Jan) at
Parichay. We also formally decided on
responsibilities for office bearers. Smita and
Samira chipped in for managing the finances. We
started contributing a lunch a month to the AID The thought was simple but the task was
Delhi common kitty. enduring. In the next few years more and more
people joined their hands to strengthen the
So, a corpus is being built. We will use this to
activities at Parichay. The description will b e
facilitate functioning of our projects and
completely imaginative since during those days
campaigns. It will make us financially independent. AID was not a part of Parichay. It would be a mere
When we look into the future, there are lots of tailoring of words if I try to describe what Parichay
challenges. We need to put lots of effort at Nayi is today. It is a part of their life now.
Dishaa and Faith Foundation to smoothen their AID joined hands with Mr. Bajpayee in mid-2004.
functioning. We need to make the community at Krishna (AID volunteer) started going to Parichay

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to teach the kids. From July, I too started going to
Parichay on every Sunday. AID's participation has
catapulted Parichay's progress. First it was only at
level of teaching. Then we arranged for a stall in
the IIT Delhi festival for the hand made items of
Parichay. AIDers manned the stall along with Vijay
Bajpayee. Then there were few more stalls of
Parichay which followed with AID’s participation,
out of which the most important one was at
STmicroelectronics , Noida wh ere Parichay items
worth Rs. thirty thousand were sold. It brought
smiles to the kids. On the eve of Diwali, school
bags were given to the Parichay kids. It was a
delightful moment for the kids.Next it was a picnic
for the Parichay kids which was also jointly
organised by AID.
From January 2005 , Parichay started its masala
making unit. Ladies of the community they were
eager to work. They were provided with chakki,
mixer and the unit started. Though we have not
yet managed to have a great sale of items bu t we
are trying to get hold of more and more people
who can buy these things on a regular basis.
Presently four children are going to formal school
with the help of some enthusiastic sponsors. What
AID is looking for is the self sustainability of
Parichay. Well to few it might be an obscure idea.
But to all of us Parichay is a struggle for these
socially deprived people to make an impression in
the society. We have faith on our volunteers and
with the blessings of our well-wishers; we hope to
make this struggle successful.
Tsunami Relief Work
Contributed By: Sambit
Within hours of the disaster, AID Delhi started
mobilizing volunteers and collecting relief material.
We decided to provide all kinds of logistic support
to AID Chennai. We were swamped wi th phone
calls from all parts of north India for information on
the on-going relief efforts, and for volunteering
opportunities. In order to work efficiently we
divided ourselves into two teams: The first h eaded
by Anuj dealing with all the volunteering activities;
and the second by Li ppika and me managing the
collection of relief materials and their dispatch to
our Chennai office. For this, we were in regular
touch with the Chennai office as the requirements
were very dynamic and were updated every week.
Volunteers were organized according to their
experience and expertise. People willing to spend
more than two weeks were directed to the
Chennai office. There they were assigned work
and sent to the affected areas. Others, who could
spare less time, were assigned work like
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documentation and sorting of relief materials at
our godown in Chennai. For the collection of relief
material, we approached many companies to
organize collection camps in their premises. All the
companies we approached agreed readily. The
camps saw an overwhelming response. We had
camps at ST Microelectronics, Fidelity, Private
Sector Partnerships -One Abt Associates and ITC.
Besides these companies, we had a lot of
donations in both cash and kind from numerous
individuals. The most striking aspect of these
donations was that these came from people of
varied economic backgrounds. But the intentions
were the same. Everyone wanted to contribute in
whatever way they could. After the collections, we
sorted all the material and packed them neatly into
cartons with labels on top. The intention was to
relieve our over -worked friends at Chennai of the
extra-effort.
In all, we collected over 5 tonnes of relief material
packed into more than 260 cartons. These
included 5 cartons of essential medici nes, more
than 7000 new clothes (donated by ITC) and dry
ration. The relief truck was flagged off from the ST
Microelectronics office, which also served as our
sorting center, with a prayer and a one-minute
silence for the millions affected by the killer
Tsunami. We also pledged our complete support
and help for those whose life has changed forever.
We wish to acknowledge the contributions
received by AID – Delhi for Tsunami Relief:-
S.No. Name Contribution
1 Dr.Meera Vaswani 5000
2 Rohit Bhasin 1000
3 Prem Rautela 500
4 Rajat Kohli 2000
5 Arvind S Rooprai 1500
6 Parul Bajaj 4000
7 Harit Lal 2000
8 Neeraj Lal 2000
9 Rwik Sen gupta 500
10 Sushrant Monga 1500
 11 Sri Ram Gupta 150 association of AID Delhi with Faith Foundation.
12 Amit Bhansali 500 We invited her to our CSH to tell us in detail about
13 Ruchika Chaddha 1000 how everything started and what she aspires for
the kids and how we can help so as to have a
14 Roopa Iyer 1000
better future for the kids.
15 Amit Dhiman 2000
16 Anuj grover 1350 Inspired by the meeting AID volunteers started
17 Min, JNU 1625 going to teach the kids on weekends. They have
18 ITC 7000, Clothes raised funds for medicines and donated clothes for
19 Fidelity Clothes, material the kids. Faith Foundation is now more than 1.5
years old. Some of the kids are the earning
20 Bhavna Sharma Clothes, medicines
members of their families so it took time to
Clothes, ration,
21 STMicroelectronics convince the parents for sending their kids for the
medicines classes. 40 -50 kids turn up for the classes on a
22 Flextronics 4,28,100 regular basis on the weekends, 5 pm on
Saturdays and Sundays. Sometimes the number
of kids shoots beyond 60. Classes begin with a
Faith Foundation round of simple warm-up exercises. Basics of
Contributed By: Anirban mathematics, English, and Hindi are taught by the
volunteers. Each volunteer takes care of a certain
One fine day as Mrs. Reshma Ghosh was coming group. With the aim of providing a window to the
out of Barista (PVR Priya complex) she saw some creativity in the kids, drawing classes are also
kids picking rags and some playing like any other held. Prizes are given to motivate the kids towards
kid. Her curiosity led her to the fact that these kids studies, for best drawing or for the highest score in
belong to a nearby slum and are mostly a test. Classes for awareness towards health and
ragpickers. The plight of the kids moved her and hygiene and their rights are also held. Some of the
she thought of doing something to improve their kids suffer from learning disabilities such as
lives. It was late 2003, she started spending dyslexia making learning a real challenge.
weekends teaching around seven kids in front of Medicines of common diseases are distributed to
Barista.She was joined by her friend Subhadip and the kids standing in a queue, a virtue which
her son Orko. In spite of their hectic office learned men often forget, after every class. Finally
schedule their commitment towards the kids the food packets are distributed among the kids so
remains rock solid. Lots of passer-by's pause and as to add a bit of nutrition value in their diet.
have a look at what’s happening and then move
on. Some ask questions regarding how can they
help but they actually never come back to help.
But as time passed a small fraction of people got
motivated and started lending a helping hand. AID
Delhi came to know about Mrs Reshma's efforts
through an interview published in a magazine in
September, 2004. After getting the coordinates of
the class our volunteers (Anirban and Somendra)
visited the site on a Saturday evening hoping to
get information about Mrs. Reshma and her
classes i.e. when and where exactly they are held.
During the first visit we came to know from a
shopkeeper that a lady has been teaching the
slum kids for quite sometime and that the classes
are usually held from 10 am onwards on Students of various Delhi based colleges like IIT
weekends. We talked to some kids who were have been motivated to actively participate in
picking rags and they told us with gleaming eyes, teaching and other activities at Faith Foundation.
which showed unflinching love for the lady who AID has also facilitated presentations by Faith
cares of r them, that Didi will come tomorrow for Foundation in various student forums in order to
promote social responsibility among students at an
teaching them. We left the place with lot of
excitement and decided to come back next early age.
morning.
One memorable incident will remain etched in the
Finally that morning came and we (Anirban and minds of our volunteers forever. During one of the
classes in peak winter we saw a puppy covered
Yuvraj) were there to meet Mrs. Reshma. The
with pieces of foam and sleeping happily. On
meeting was the beginning of a long-time

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asking the kids we came to know that one of the
kids named Chand, who saw the puppy shivering,
collected pieces of foam lying around and made a
warm bed for it. Love and care are not words in
vogue for these kids but they are the true feelings
which reside in thei r hearts.
As AID believes in involving the community to
solve the problems of the community, efforts have
been made and will be made to motivate and
involve people to contribute towards a better life
for the underprivileged kids.
Nayi Dishaa
Contributed By: Mayank
Nayi Dishaa Free Educational Society was started
by Mr. Jaswal - a retired Army officer - in 1992 in
NOIDA. AID US had supported Nayi Dishaa for
about an year earlier. Nayi Dishaa is a
government recognized primary school and the
admission cri terion is that the child should belong
to a family of income lower than Rs.1500/- a
month.
AID Delhi's interaction with Nayi Dishaa started in
July 2004 when we contacted them to donate
books we had collected from Mata Jai Kaur Public
School (Ashok Vihar) as a part of our Shiksha
Vahini program.
Volunteers started visiting the school over
weekends and teaching for about 2 hours. Some
volunteers also visit the school on weekdays to
teach for about an hour.
Cells
Contributed By: Anuj, Riputapan
(Th ese cells are basically study groups)
Right To Information
This cell will essentially spearhead the "Right to
Information" (RTI) campaign from AID Delhi's side.
We already have some basic contacts with
Parivartan (the pioneer in "Right to Info" in Delhi).
The participants will interact more with Parivartan.
They should also be members of Right to
Information Manch - which was launched about a
year back and is a stable forum now. They will
update the group about RTI, file RTI applications
and also encourag e other AID volunteers to file
RTI applications and be active and aware citizens.
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Environment
This cell doesn't need any introduction - think all
that you can think of. Yamuna, Rainwater
harvesting, toxic wastes, energy conservation,
water conservation, alternative energy, waste
management, environment sensitive technologies
etc. will only be some of the things that this group
will work on... The group will have enormous
flexibility in what it desires to take up. Essentially,
this cell will mark AID Delhi's foray into
environment related issues. Activities on
Envirionment day (June 5), Yamuna Walk, Toxics
tour etc. all come under the purview of this cell.
Health Services
This cell will be a precursor to the AID Delhi's
initiative in health care. The cell should begin by
writing health related pamphlets and translating
those in English to Hindi. This cell will also be
involved in "affordable" health care techniques /
activities for the urban poor (and if possible rural
poor). Besides, it’ll involve studying age-old health
care practices in different cultures and
communities and documenting how they fit into the
society of today. The cell shall also arrange visits
of doctors to our different projects.
Livelihood Generation
This cell shall work in close consonance with
Dhriiti. We have been in contact with Dhriiti
(www.dhriiti.org) for quite some time. They are a
very active group of young people who are
working for community empowerment. They work
with the community to design a livelihood
generation methodology / business model for
them. This cell will act as a launch pad for AID
Delhi's foray into micro-credit, self-help groups
and community entrepreneurship. This cell will
start with studying different community
empowerment case studies from over the world to
get a good feel of what a big difference their
contribution can make. Anirban Gupta and Nidhi
(of Dhriiti) will be more than happy to help and
guide us through this.
Fund Raising
Does this cell even need an introduction? This cell
will be involved in coming up with innovative ways
of fund-raising for AID Delhi (and its partner
NGOs). The target is to make donors aware of
AID's activities and then motivate them to
contribute to the cause of India's development. We
can collaborate with Art and Dance clubs in
different colleges and ask us to perform for a
charity show - not only will we promote local talent, dispelling the animosity and fostering the
but also raise money at very low cost. Need is to feeling of oneness among the people of
work with lots of groups. This is one of the most India and Pakistan.
exciting (and possibly strenuous ) activities. I
mean, I remember the excitement and the tension
when we organized fund-raiser concert in San
Diego.

Corporate Social Responsibility

CSR is a concept whereby companies integrate
social and environmental concerns in their
business operations and in their interaction with
their stakeholders on a voluntary basis. This cell
primarily focuses on promotion of CSR initiatives
among corporate houses. It gives the corporate
houses a chance to give back to the society they
v Global Day of Action (Dec’04) - AID
flourish in. Also it helps in making the employees
Delhi, We for Bhopal, Green Peace Delhi
more socially aware, turning them into responsible
and The Other Media organized an event
citizens. th
at India Gate to commemorate the 20
anniversary of world’s biggest industrial
Under CSR initiatives, the most significant disaster in Bhopal.
achievement of AID Delhi has been in developing
a strong association with ST Microelectronics,
Noida. Thanks to Parul’s enthusiasm, various
tasks have been accomplished under CSR banner
at ST and many other projects are in pipeline.
Projects like Rain Water Harvesting have already
been implemented. Proposal for vermicomposting
is under review. Tsunami relief is perhaps the best
example of CSR @ ST. In association with Goonj
(an NGO) & ST, AID was able to dispatch much-
needed relief material to the needy in Tamil Nadu.

We hope to maintain our strong touch with ST,

paving the way for more such initiatives at different
corporate houses.
v Protest Against Killings (Jan ’04 ) -
AID Delhi volunteers participated in the
protest/ condolence meeting for social
workers Mahesh and Savita, who were
Events shot at point-blank range in Gaya, Bihar .

Compiled By: Riputapan

From time to time, we have organized and been a Campaigns

part of various events. A summary of a handful of
them has been listed. Compiled By: Riputapan

v Indo-Pak Peace March (Mar-Apr ’05) – A v "Right to Affordable Medicine and

walk into the hearts of people -- that is the Treatment" Campaign (Dec ’04)
aim of Indo -Pak peace march which v Clean water in Bhopal Campaign (Nov
kicked off on 23rd March. Anuj, ’04)
Rajeshwar , Amit and Ripu joined the v Goonj campaign in ST (Aug ’04)
march. It’s a unique experience to be a v Interlinking of Rivers Awareness
part of such a march wherein people of all Campaign(July’04)
religions, castes etc. walk hand -in-hand
singing songs of amity and peace. This
peace march will go a long way in

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 deducting the greenhouse gas emissions
Kyoto Protocol absorbed by carbon sinks from their gross
emissions in the commitment period. This
Compiled By: Riputapan provision includes emissions absorbed or emitted
by certain land-use changes and forestry activities,
The Kyoto Protocol is a legally binding such as reforestation.
international agreement to reduce the greenhouse
gas emissions causing climate change, which was Ratification
initially negotiated during the CoP-3 meeting held The treaty becomes effective 90 days after
Kyoto, Japan in 1997. ratification. The ratification procedure requires the
The agreement would commit industrialized signatures of at least 55 Parties to the Convention,
countries to reduce emissions of six greenhouse and must include enough Annex I Parties
gases (excluding 03 and water vapor) by 5% by (industrialized nations) to account for at least 55
2012. Rather than placing a specific target on percent of total CO2 emissions from industrialized
each of the gases, the overall emissions targets countries in 1990. As of April 15, 2004, 122
for all six would be combined individual gas countries had ratified or acceded to the Kyoto
reductions would be translated into "CO2 Protocol. But those countries represent only 44.2
equivalents" used to produce a single figure. of the total CO2 emissions from industrialized
The agreement specifies that all Parties to the countries in 1990. The United States - the world's
Protocol must follow a number of steps including: largest emitter - withdrew from Kyoto in 2001, so
the only way that the Protocol will enter into force
v Design and implementation of climate now is if Russia ratifies the agreement.
change mitigation and adaptation
programs
v Preparation of a national inventory of
emissions removals by carbon sinks Facts
v Promotion of climate friendly technology
transfer Compiled By: Krishna
v Fostering partnerships in research and
observation of climate science, impacts
and response strategies World’s Population Figures
Year Population Increase
Developing countries are not legally bound to (Crores) (Crores)
emissions reduction targets as yet, because these
countries have historically been responsible for 1970 391 -
only a small portion of the global greenhouse gas 1980 452 61
emissions. 1990 522 70
2000 603 81
Emissions Reduction Targets: 2010 697 94
Requirements to achieve the 5% group target:
v 8% emission cuts by Switzerland, most
Central and East European states, and the Open Volunteer Positions
EU (which will meet its target by
distributing different rates among its
member states.) v School Teachers' Network Coordinator
v 7% emission cut by the US Responsibilities:-
v 6% emis sion cuts by Canada, Hungary, § Establishing STN in Delhi
Japan, and Poland § Representing AID at various Govt.
v Russia, New Zealand, and Ukraine are to Agencies
stabilize their emissions v Research Coordinator
v Norway may increase emissions by up to Responsibilities:-
1% § Researching on topics viz., pollution;
v Australia may increase emissions by up to diet; chemical pesticides; organic
8%Iceland may increase emissions up to farming; health; urban planning ;
10% sewage treatment; environmental
impact assessment; globalization;
A provision in the agreement allows a nation to economic policies; gender inequity etc.
§ Converting the findings to a pamphlet
meet its reduction quota by reducing emissions
format
from power plants and automobiles. Developed
v Fund Raisers
countries may also achieve their commitments by

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 Responsibilities:-
§ Organizing fund-raising events and I also developed the AID Delhi website. Besides
supporting the Fund-raising coordinator. teaching at Parichay and website development
v Technical Writers there are a lot of other things which I developed
Responsibilities:- during this experience . My attitude towards
§ To come up with innovative ways to "society" has changed a lot. In the beginning I
make learning fun for children used to think that NGOs don’t do any work except
§ Prepare educational material for show-off. Also there is very little that can be done
classes VI – X by a person like me apart from donating money to
v Relationship Managers poor people. I was wrong. "Everyone Counts" is
Responsibilities:- proved in my case. I worked along wi th Vijay
§ To serve as a poin t-o f-contact between Bajpai and you and brought about some change in
institutional bodies and AID-Delhi the lives of the children and their families in
§ To organize AID events in your Parichay.
organization/institution and create
awareness Stalls were the next biggest part of my work.
There I got a chance to interact with different kinds
of people. It was really interesting to compare how
Future Roadmap volunteers in the stalls think and how people
outside think. Besides I will always cherish the
v Vermicomposting, Environment Day, wonderful time I had manning these stalls, with my
Energy Audits as part of CSR @ ST fellow AID Delhi volunteers.
v Discussion with Directorate of Education
in order to spread STN Then the awareness about various issues l ike
v To mobilize the volunteers coming from saving water, electricity, oil , paper , what not!!
different parts of Delhi to volunteer in their Reduce, Reuse and Recycle .
respective zones. Actually these should be imparted while in
v Hire paid volunteer(s) to sustain activities schools. We should do something regarding this.
at Faith Foundation
v More stalls for Parichay and facilitate their In these 10 months, I met some like-minded
drive to be self-sustainable people and meeting them is like adding wind to
v Fund Raising activities to support the fire. It really increases the energy levels within
existing AID Delhi initiatives and to oneself. We don't think "Why I am doing all this?" if
venture into new ones. we are not alone.
v Give shape to Digital Unify Program to
bridge the digital divide When I got the job in Bangalore, I felt sad be ca use
I didn't know how to tell you. But the fact has to
come out and it came. Also I was sad because I
Volunteers Speak… doubt whether I would be able to deliver the same
again.
Contributed By: Krishna
It is really sad to leave a nice organisation, nice
As I prepare to join Intel in Bangalore, I would like friends and nice work. But I will be continuing
to share my beautiful experiences with AID Delhi. whatever that can be done through mails.

It was in the month of February that I first met Anuj

by seeing a poster in ST. He directed me to a
CSH. The first CSH was at Birla Temple. I reached Contact Information
there at Indian timing (30 min late!). After this I
didn't attend any CSH because of….laziness !!!
Postal Address : AID Delhi ,
But I was a member of volunteers list of ST. Then B-121, MIG Flats ,
in June/July Anuj started conducting meetings in Phase-IV, Ashok Vihar ,
ST once in 2 weeks and sent a mail regarding the Delhi - 110 052
same. It was a turning point for me. I was always E-mail : delhi@aidindia.org
fond of teaching. In the meetings/mails, Anuj told aid.delhi@gmail.com
about a slum school in Bhajanpura. I asked him for Website : delhi.aidindia.org
further details. He introduced me to Vijay Bajpai Phone : 9818248459 (Anuj)
alias Vijay Bhaiya and I started teaching at Group Mail id : aid_del@yahoogroups.com
Parichay. aid_delcore@yahoogroups.com

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