Walkathon 2008
To create a platform to interact with people from all walks of life and
spread awareness about our mission and our vision of every child
getting a right to education.
| Date | 20th July, 2008 | | Venue | Kanteerva Stadium, Bangalore | | Target Audience | People from all walks of life | No. of participants
| 300 |
DetailsWalkathon
2008
was an initiative of Aashayein Foundation. On this day people from
all walks of life came together to walk for spreading the awareness of
importance of education. It was a 4.5km walk which started at
Kanteerava stadium. The chief guest for the function was Mr. Manivanam
founder of Heart and Soul foundation. About 300 – 400 people had come
for the walk. There were software professionals, house wives, business
men, senior citizens people and most important the kids. 40 kids of
“Sahakari Vidya Kendra School, Jayanagar” were also there to cheer the
people who had come for the walk. These kids are from a group of about
180 kids whom we are providing education this year through one of our
project “Bacche Mann Ke Sacche”. Also, to make the Walkathon colorful
we had colors. As the people completed the walk they left their
memories behind with their palm prints and their thoughts on bill board.
Aashayein Weekend Summer
Camp
| Date | 5th April to 18th May, 2008 | | Venue | Sahakari Vidya Kendra, Jayanagar, Bangalore
| | Target Audience | 5th, 6th and 7th Standard Student’s
of Sahakari Vidya Kendra | No. of participants
| 30 |
DetailsThis
is
the project which is presently being carried out by us 'Aashayein
Week End Summer Camp' for 'Sehkari Vidya Kendra, Jayanagar'. The
objective is to have learning while having fun and thus making good use
of the coming holidays. What is being done in the Summer Camp? - Exciting
trip to Planetariums and Museums.
- Special Training to students
in School on their Favorite subject: Art/Music/Science/General
Knowledge/Dance.
- Food/drinks will be provided to children during
the Camp.
- Exciting prizes at all stages for the children
- Parents
and
children are invited for the Prize Distribution and celebration on
Sunday, 18th May, 2008, which will be a big media event.
Duration
of the Summer Camp: 12 classrooms on every Saturday and Sunday between
5th April to 18th May. Timings: Saturday and Sunday: 9am to 12
pm.
Art Mela
| Date | 2nd Feb, 2008 | | Venue | Sahakari Vidya Kendra, Jayanagar, Bangalore
| | Target Audience | Students of Sahakari Vidya Kendra | No. of participants
| 300 |
DetailsAs
a
part of our new initiative "Techno Kids", we organised our very first
event named "Art Mela" on coming Saturday 2nd FEB 2008. It was a
Colorful day with a Drawing Competition held for school kids .This was
also the first session where all of us met the kids and got to know
their world. The inputs from kids provided us with useful information,
which was used for planning our Summer Camp. The kids were asked a list
of questions. A very Generalized topic was given for the Drawing ,
to give them a chance paint their world with bright and wonderful
colors which showcase the talent hidden in these kids and their unique
outlook for each topic. Around 350 kids will took part in this event.
The Movie "Taare Zameen Par" has come out with a very exciting concept
and new outlook for such events.
One year Celebration| Date | 6th Jan, 2008 | | Venue | Little Sister of the Poor, Hosur Road, Bangalore
| | Target Audience | Members of Aashayein Foundation and
Little Helping Hands | No. of participants
| 60 |
DetailsWe
had
invited Dr.Sangeetha – She is a Visually Impaired but an
extraordinary person. She is first ever in Karnataka to complete her
PhD and Women Studies. She does lot of community services. She has also
been awarded by Abdul Kalam and honored by Queen of London as well. It
was wonderful having her as a chief guest. She shared with us all the
difficulties she had faced in her initial life and how she overcame all
those and how we as an organization can learn from her experience in
trying to change the way society perceives and treats underprivileged
people and how we can change their perspective and make them aware and
responsible of their duties towards society and nation.
Children Day Celebration
| Date | 17th November, 2007 | | Venue | Cafeteria Oracle Office, Banargatta Main Road,
Bangalore
| | Target
Audience | Students of
Government School Dairy Colony and Government School SG Palya | No. of participants
| 250 |
DetailsAs
part
of the Children’s Day Celebrations, Aashayein Foundation and
Sahayoga jointly organised a program on 17th November 2007. We began
with sowing 7 saplings in Government Higher Primary School, Diary
Colony at 8:30. From 9 till 10:30 we screened an animation movie, Bal
Ganesh. This was followed by quiz for 10 mins. We also had a story
narrated by Sharon (Sharon is a teacher in England). She narrated the
story in English and Aparna translated in Kannada for the kids. The
kids were really fascinated and gripped by the story. In the end we
gave goodie bags to each student which had chocolates, wafers, pencil
and a packet of juice.
Choti Si Asha
| Date | 7th October, 2007 | | Venue | Ganesh Bagh, Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Road, Bangalore | | Target Audience | 70 kids of BMKS, their parents, 300
students from 3 orphanages:
Sumangali Ashram, Asha Deep and Sneha
Nilaya
| No. of
participants
| 600 |
DetailsCultural
competition
between orphanage children. The first biggest and
successful event for Aashayein Foundation that reaffirmed what we stand
for was held on the 7th of October, 2007, at Ganesh Bagh, on Bhagwan
Mahaveer Jain Road (Infantry Road). Through Choti Si Asha we celebrated
the awareness of two projects: Bacche Mann Ke Sacche (BMKS) and Sur
Tarang. Many important people graced the occasion. From our chief guest
Shri. Lakke Gowda to the judges for the music competition, each person
was a stalwart in their own field. As a part of Sur Tarang music
competition and nurturing musical talents of kids from various ashrams
was held on October 7 2007. We held a preliminary round in the
orphanages where we selected 3-4 children per participating orphanage.
The finals were held on October 7 2007 and prizes were awarded to
children. Boisterous cheers of the crowd and the happy faces added to
energy of the event. At this juncture we would like to thank the
teachers and principals of the Sahakari Vidyalaya in Jayanagar 9th
block and Al Ameen School in Shivajinagar for their immense support in
making this initiative a grand success. We got food sponsored by
Akshaya Patra ISKCON, and the venue for the event by the President of
Ganesh Bagh, Shri Parasmalji Roonwal. Aashayein Foundation will like to
thank all our sponsors. Choti Si Asha was a huge event, an event
we all will hold very close to our hearts. We also had coverage by
television (DD Chandana) and newspapers (The Hindu and Deccan).
Independence Day
Celebration
| Date | 15th August, 2007 | | Venue | Government School, Dairy Colony, Bangalore
| | Target Audience | Students and volunteers of
Aashayein Foundation | No. of participants
| 140 |
DetailsAashayein
Foundation
conducted a drawing competition at Government Higher Primary
School, Dairy Colony, Bangalore on 15th August 2007 to celebrate 60
years of independence. The theme for the competition was India. Drawing
books and crayons were given to every child who participated. The main
idea behind this event was to celebrate Independence Day with promotion
of talent and with joy. This was also a platform for our guests to
participate with the children in the competition. All our members and
guests teamed up with children and asked them questions about India and
gave them their inputs. It ended as one of the most memorable
Independence Day having spent great time with kids and taking a trip
down the memory lane while painting with them.
Aashayein Waves| Date | 16th June, 2007 | | Venue | Kanamangala Village, Kolar
| | Target Audience | Students and local villagers | No. of participants
| 250 |
DetailsOne
of
our member, Sreekanth, had the idea of performing a musical for the
school children. So, on June 16th 2007 when we were heading for the
phase 2 of our book distribution at Hospet and surrounding villages,
Cognizant's music band 'Waves' pitched in and performed for the
children with just a week of practice. The children really enjoyed the
show, and were effervescent with enthusiasm. A few enthusiastic boys
even danced for all the numbers and they particularly enjoyed the
kannada songs and started singing in chorus. Despite of all the
challenges it was definitely a major achievement for both Waves and
Aashayein. |
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