Rangoli Competition @ Jaagriti

The Jaagriti team thought of celebrating this Diwali in a very joyful and colourful manner and so decided to have a Rangoli Making Competition for the children and volunteers on the day of Diwali.

'Rangoli' signifies creative expression of art by means of colours and is also considered a symbol of good-luck. Rangoli is made on the entrance doors of homes, to welcome guests and goddess Laxmi (the goddess of wealth and fortune).

For the competition, the children were divided into 6 groups of 6 Children each, along with 2 volunteers with each group. They were given 1 hour to complete their Rangoli.

Volunteers: Anchit, Jasraman, Gaurav, Abhishek, Saurabh, Joydeep, Chandan, Manish, Kumkum, Guhan, Ankit and Sneha.

In the end, the Rangoli were judged by Ankit and Kumkum and they selected first, second and third prize winners and one special prize winner.

Winners

First Prize

Children: Suruchi, Hari, Parvati, Hasim, Seema, Vinod

Volunteers: Anchit and Chandan

Second Prize

Children: Laxmi Prasad, Vikas, Vimleshwari, Dhool Singh, Goamti

Volunteers: Jasraman and Gaurav

Third Prize

Children: Nazrana, Asiyan, Aakash, Preeti, Vikas

Volunteers: Saurabh and Manish

Special Prize

Children: Prince, Ankit, Khushboo,

Volunteer: Gaurav

All the winners received lots of chocolates and snacks and fruits were also distributed among everyone.

Happy Diwali !!

A fun filled morning for Jaagriti children

Date: 5th October 2009

Venue: Wave Cinemas (Rajouri Garden)

Movie: Dil Bole Hadippa

Show Timings: 9 am to 11:30 am

The children enjoyed to their fullest and for many it was like a dream come true. :)

Special Thanks to NSIT Rotaract Club and Wave Cinemas for the transport arrangements, free movie show and refreshments.

Pics available online at:http://picasaweb.google.co.in/anchitgoel/MovieScreeningAtWaveCinemasMovieDilBoleHadippa#

Jaagriti Celebrates Joy of Giving

Project Jaagriti is celebrating Joy of Giving week, a national movement, a platform which giveseach one of us the opportunity to reach out and do something good- something that you have always wanted to do. More importantly, it offers us the chance to use the power of collective individual action to make a difference.

Last week, we launched a campaign to collect various old reusable items, such as old clothes, old newspaper, stationary, study material etc. for the benefit of the children and their families under the project. The campaign, already conducted with over 600 families, friends and relatives at various locations, has been a great success and is still ongoing.

Locations

Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology (NSIT), Sector-3, Dwarka(Changemaker: NSIT ROTARACTCLUB)

An Amateur Theatre Group- Dramatech, IIT Delhi(Changemaker: JASRAMAN)

Dakshinayan Society, Sector 4, Dwarka (Changemaker: JOYDEEP)

Bengali Colony, Mahavir Enclave (Changemaker: ANKITA &SNEHA)

Sara International, Noida (Changemaker: JASRAMAN & LALIT)

Mansarovar Apartments, Sector 5, Dwarka (Changemaker: ANKIT)

Over 400 Kg of old clothes, 50 Kg of old newspaper, lots of stationary and reusable study material has been collected.

The Collection:

Segregation Process:

Distribution:

After segregation, the clothes are being partly given to GOONJ (An NGO) and distributed among the children and families under the project.

GOONJ Collection Center:

Distribution among children and their families:

This is just the beginning…..

So join the movement, now!

“Be the Change, you want to see in the WORLD”

Art Bank by AID Delhi and AID Gurgaon

On the eve of Independence Day, 2009, AID Delhi and AID Gurgaon in association with MyWebEra had organized a painting competition under the name “Udaan”. The competition, in its most healthy form among kids produced some creative and colourful results.

We are glad to share these priceless possessions with you- it is priceless because it is crafted out of the most purest abilities and enthusiasm by our children. Please find the links below –

to the event:

http://picasaweb.google.com/aid.delhi/UdaanPaintingCompetition#

and the paintings:

http://mywebera.com/paintersera/eventinfo.aspx?eventid=1#tab2

AID Delhi and AID Gurgaon under its different projects named as Aashayein and Jaagriti in Delhi and Unnati and Disha in Gurgaon are initiatives to provide primary education to the underprivileged children and enhance their living by educating them on right nutrition and through various skill building exercises.

“Udaan” meaning Flight (of Freedom) symbolizes the spirit of independence in the heart of every child. The ‘Udaan’ purpose was to make sure that the kids paint their imagination and dream.

The entire amount generated through the sale of the paintings will go towards the education and development of these children and to organize such events at a larger scale in future.

On behalf of the children, AID Delhi and AID Gurgaon, I present to you this opportunity to support and recognize the value and the talent of our budding generation and buy their paintings.

Looking forward to hearing back from you soon.

For further details, please contact me.

Warm regards

Anchit Goel

Founder and Coordinator

Project Jaagriti

+91-9818115226