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SAMHITAa samarthanam publication

Jan to March 2020Vol 12 Issue 24 |

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Women’s Day specialThe launch of a new training

unit for women

Inauguration of the National Head Office for Cricket Association for the Blind in India

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23 years of serving the societySamarthanam Trust

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Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled, founded in 1997, is an NGO working towards facilitating opportunities to enable persons with disabilities and the underserved to keep pace with the rest of the society by providing quality education, accommodation, nutritious food, vocational training and placement based rehabilitation. It was established by Founder Managing Trustee Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar along with his schoolmate and childhood friend, Late. Nagesh SP. The organization is affiliated to the World Blind Union and Rehabilitation International. Acknowledging the efforts, National Award for Child Welfare (2010) by Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India and National Award for Child Welfare (2014) in the institution category were awarded. Samarthanam also received the National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities 2017.

SAMARTHANAM AT A GLANCE

Samarthanam envisions to touch 10,00,000 lives by the year 2030

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VisionAn inclusive society free from discrimination where persons with disabilities

become contributing members, living with dignity and respect.

MissionTo empower visually impaired, disabled and underprivileged people through developmental initiatives focusing on educational, social, economic, cultural

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The year 2020 at Samarthanam has begun with new projects being launched for women empowerment, opening of the National Head Quarters for Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) and the 23rd Anniversary of Samarthanam with a promise to extend the organization’s services to various geographies and expand its reach.

Women empowerment is one of the major focus areas at Samarthanam and in this regards, a beauty and tailoring unit has been inaugurated at Samarthanam. The training unit will help the women to learn and practice in these fields and consecutively help in finding employment as part of vocational training.

This quarter, Samarthanam has been honored with the Rotary Karnataka CSR Award for the category CSR Implementation Excellence in Skill Development and Livelihoods. Samarthanam’s Skill development programmes are spread across 13 cities of India focusing on improving the employability among the disabled. In this sector, we appreciate the recognition from Rotary and for acknowledging our efforts. We are also thankful to The Times of India Sports Awards jury, who nominated the Indian Blind Cricket team as the “Team of the Year,” which comes as a great encouragement.

We are currently living in uncertain times with the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus that has greatly affected the nation and the world. The number of people succumbing to the deadly virus is increasing each day across the world. The pandemic reached India in the Month of January and has been spreading rampantly without any barrier. To control the pandemic, Government has announced a 21-day lockdown across the country. Due to which, people with disabilities and those dependent on everyday wages are unable to make their ends meet. Samarthanam, with a greater responsibility to aid to the disability sector, initiated “Samarthanam COVID Rescue Relief Services.”

Samarthanam has brought together certain medical and food essentials for the poor, marginalized, daily wage workers, senior citizens and the disabled, who are unable to step out during the lockdown. While we are currently serving a few sections of the society in Bengaluru, we hope to extend our reach to other cities where Samarthanam has its presence.

There is an absolute need to stand together in these difficult times. We need to follow the safety measures as directed by the health experts and the Government. During the lockdown period, in case of any emergency as faced by the people with disabilities and the poor, Samarthanam’s Relief team will be ready to offer assistance.

Let us fight against the Coronavirus pandemic together and express our solidarity as a nation.

Mahantesh GK

FROM THE FOUNDERMahantesh GKFounder Managing Trustee, Samarthanam Trust

President, Cricket Association for the Blind in India

President, World Blind Cricket


NEWSCORNER

International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating women’s achievement in the social, economic, cultural, and political divisions. The day also finds its significance in bringing attention to women’s rights, equality and making every workplace suitable for women. Samarthanam respects the contributions given by women employees who constitute 35% of the organization. We strive for women empowerment in the society and also boost their economic independence by creating employment opportunities, vocational training and support projects.

Marking International Women’s Day, Samarthanam launched a special unit for training women in tailoring and beautician courses. The ‘Tailoring and Beautician Project’ was inaugurated by Shashikala Jolle, Hon Minister for Women, Child Development and Empowerment of Differently-abled and Senior Citizens, GoK; K. Latha Narasimha Murthy Former Member BBMP & BJP Member, HSR Layout, Bangalore; Nalina Girish, Proprietor HP Gas Agency, HSR Layout, Bangalore and Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar, Founder Managing Trustee of Samarthanam. The delegates who were part of the inauguration appreciated the efforts of Samarthanam in supporting women with skill-building, economic individuality, and self-sustenance.

A new project for women launched by Samarthanam on the International Women’s Day

Rotary District 3190 organized its Third Annual Karnataka CSR conference to celebrate the contributions made by various stakeholders towards community service in Karnataka for socio-economic development of this State. It is an initiative to recognize the best CSR projects across five broad categories in Karnataka.

Samarthanam was awarded the Rotary Karnataka CSR Award for the category CSR Implementation Excellence in Skill Development and Livelihoods. Samarthanam expressed its gratitude to Rotary for recognizing the contributions made towards community service.

The Third Annual Rotary Karnataka CSR Conference and Awards was attended by Dr Ashwath Narayan C.N., Deputy Chief Minister, Minister for Higher Education, IT & BT, Science & Technology, Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood, Karnataka State, District Rotary Governor, Dr Sameer Hariani and President, Prathima C.

Samarthanam receives the Rotary Karnataka CSR Award for its Skilling Initiatives

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Samarthanam Skill Development and Livelihood Programme is working towards empowering the youth with disabilities and the underprivileged through technical and sector-based skill-building programmes, andimproving their employment opportunities at large.

CABI receives nomination for the Times of India Sports Award (TOISA)

The Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA), fourth edition, celebrated the achievements of the Indian sportspersons who have accomplished great feats in the National and International arena. These brilliant sports personalities of our country were recognized and honored in an award ceremony organized at New Delhi. The Indian Blind Cricket team has been nominated for the Times of India Sports Award - “Team of the Year” category. The acknowledgment was greatly appreciated by CABI and the team members.

“Congratulations to the winners. You have made India proud. It is an honor to share the stage with eminent sports stars across the country. I am thankful for the consideration and look forward to receiving similar support in the near future.”

- Mahantesh GK, Founder Managing Trustee of Samarthanam, President of CABI and WBC

Samarthanam celebrates its 23rd Founding Day Anniversary

Samarthanam is a pioneer in transforming lives of people with disabilities across various fronts, empowering them and making their lives complete. Samarthanam journeyed 23 years catering to the disabled community and serving people with disabilities at every level.

Samarthanam Trust celebrated its 23rd anniversary with energy and enthusiasm at the organisation’s HQ in HSR Layout, Bengaluru. Chief Guest, Shivaram, Kannada actor and celebrity, adorned the stage along with Mahantesh GK, Founder Managing Trustee of Samarthanam, other trustees and privileged guests. Samarthanam employees who have dedicated a decade of service were honored on this day, acknowledging their selfless efforts.

Samarthanam team and beneficiaries performed on stage with skits, dance and songs amid cheer and applause. The support received from our followers and supporters was greatly appreciated on this special day.

Samarthanam is moving towards vision 2030 and we look forward to receiving your valuable support and encouragement as always.

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The inauguration of the National Head Office of Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) took place at Samarthanam HQ in Bengaluru. The premise was filled with energy as the delegates, guests, supporters, and Samarthanam beneficiaries participated in the opening ceremony.

The inauguration was graced by D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers; Satish Reddy, MLA Bommanahalli; Mahantesh G K, Founder Chairman of Samarthanam International and President of CABI, WBC and other trustees of Samarthanam.

The Chief Guests inaugurated CABI’s National Office which will serve as the hub for blind cricket proceedings across the country. CABI is fostering blind cricket in India, organizing tours and tournaments and supporting the cricketing careers of visually impaired players. Many World Cups have been played and won by the Indian Blind Cricket team and countless awards received under CABI’s leadership. With the establishment of CABI’s National Office, the team can now focus on streamlining and efficient planning of its activities.

CABI inaugurates its Head Quarters in Bengaluru


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Samarthanam’s team met Hon Chief Minister of Karnataka, B S Yediyurappa; Jagadish Shettar, Minister of Large and Medium Scale Industries (excluding sugar) of

Karnataka and Arvind Bellad, MLA representing Hubli-Dharwad West constituency and requested support

for Samarthanam Accessible Building at Dharwad.

The CEO of Tech Mahindra Foundation, Rakesh Soni met the Founder Mahantesh GK on a visit to

Samarthanam HQ. Rakesh Soni toured the program units of Samarthanam and spent time with the

beneficiaries of the skilling centre.

Representative Members from the Australian High Commission visited Samarthanam for a brief interaction with the leadership team, students and staff. Andrew Collister, Consul and Chairperson ACG, Direct Aid Program, interacted

with the Women Cricket players and largely inspired the team.


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Samarthanam’s COVID-19 Rescue Relief activitiesThe entire world is fighting the havoc created by the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus, which entered India on 30 January, 2020. The number of people affected has been gradually rising across many Indian States. Karnataka has recorded 7 deaths and around 150 positive to CoViD- 19. While the safety measures, social distancing and lockdown are being followed to curb the spread of the infection, in due process, daily wage workers and the disabled are being most affected.

Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled has put together a ‘Rapid Response Relief Kit’ for a few sections of the society which have been severely affected due to the 21-day lockdown in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak. The kit comprising of everyday essentials and some medical necessities for the poor, marginalized, elderly, daily wage dependent and disabled people of Bengaluru. The kits were distributed to people across the city of Bengaluru, following all the precautions of social distancing and safety. Samarthanam distributed relief kits in the city of Bengaluru and looks forward to expanding its relief activities to other cities where Samarthanam has its presence. In the first batch, Samarthanam in association with support partners is sending out relief kits, a total worth Rs 25 lakhs, to start with and aims to reach a total worth of Rs 1 Crore.

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INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AT SAMARTHANAM SCHOOLSHIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS QUARTER

marking important days with celebrations• Samarthanam celebrates days of national prominence every year at its premises, involving students, staff and beneficiaries, where the teachers convey the significance of the day in detail to the children. World Braille Day on Louis Braille’s Birthday was celebrated in an event presided by Samarthanam Trustee Vasanti Savanur who explained the importance of the day.• Indian Republic Day witnessed a grand celebration which took off with flag hoisting followed by stage shows and dance performances by the school children. The event was graced by Samarthanam Founder Managing Trustee Mahantesh GK; Shwetha Nandakumar, Client Visit Manager from CGI; Swarnamayee Das, Project Head from United Way Bangalore; Pooja Sinha HR L&D Manager from NTT Data; Ipsita Thakur, Associate Director- Corporate Citizenship, from KPMG Global Services Pvt. Ltd; Sneha CSR Head from Deloitte; Prateik Das Lead – CSR, from Xiaomi Technology India Pvt. Ltd. and Taranjit Singh Rekhi, Head of Global B & PS Quality Risk Security from ATOS.

learning and cultural activities• Students from Primary, High School & ID School participated in a Science Quiz Competition for the Disabled and Under-privileged students organized by Samarthanam Trust in collaboration with Karnataka Science and Technology Academy.• A workshop on Bharatanatyam was held for the Primary and ID School children by Udupa Foundation where the students were introduced to the basics of the classical dance in an interactive format.• The Primary and High School children were a part of IGNITE Fest, an Annual Educational Fest organized at MVJ College of Engineering, bringing together hundreds of children from Shelter Homes and Community Centres to participate in games and fun workshops.

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Health and Fitness• A Hair and Skin Health Camp was organized by Hair – Line Diagnostic and Health Care Pvt. Ltd for

students of Samarthanam School.• A session by name “Pavithra – personal care” emphasised on the personal hygiene practices for girl

students from sixth and seventh grades. • Shankara Eye Hospital conducted an eye check-up camp for the students of Primary and ID School at

Samarthanam HQ where 160 Primary school students were screened and 25 were referred to the hospital for further procedures. From ID School, 57 children were checked and 24 children were referred to the hospital.

• A Yoga expert volunteered to teach basic yoga to the children from Primary and ID School. Teachers were also a part of the session learning yoga and its significance.

• AECS Maruthi Dental College conducted a Dental Camp for High School students providing oral health education to children, screened for oral diseases, and specialized dental services were offered.

• Siddhartha Foundation’s Free Mobile Health Clinic conducted a Health Camp for the students and staff to check on their general health status.

• A professional from Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society conducted an awareness session with basic information, personal hygiene, and other activities for High School students.

• Oxford Dental College Hospital and Research Center conducted a free Dental Check-up Camp at High School with a session on oral hygiene. The students were screened for dental problems and referred to the hospital for further procedures.

Hair and Skin care Camp for the students


Oxford Dental College staff at Samarthanam for the Dental Check-up Camp

Siddhartha Foundation’s Free Mobile Health Clinic for the students

Pavithra programme organized for girl students


VOLUNTEERING ACTIVITIES AT SAMARTHANAM SCHOOLS

• Senior leaders from Socgen, and Otis visited Primary school and interacted with the students.• A counselor and an expert in Life skills Training, Arpitha, conducted two sessions for the Primary school

students on good habits, table manners, etiquette, and ideal practices in general.• Target Company organized a day-out program for the Primary school children to Discovery village along

with athletics and other fun activities.• On Indian Republic Day, the Primary School children were part of the LIT Fest at Aditya Birla’s office,

where performances on patriotism received a big round of applause.• Volunteers from a corporate firm helped Samarthanam students with their English language in three

different sessions, helping them improve their communication and understand the fundamentals.• Volunteers from Cisco, Tata Elxsi, ServiceMax, Atos, Saltside Technologies, GKN Aerospace conducted

cricket, games, activities, yoga sessions, on various days, along with gift distribution, arts and crafts activities creating a friendly and positive impact.

• Workshops were organized for the employees of NetApp and Microsoft employees by Samarthanam staff on various art and craft activities.

• Professional hairstylists from VLCC Institute offered free haircuts for the Primary and ID School girls on the occasion of Women’s Day.

A session on good manners by the expert counselor, Arpitha

School children’s visit to Discovery Village sponsored by Target


HIGHER EDUCATION

higher education programme ananthapur• On the occasion of Louis Braille’s Birthday, a Sports Meet was organized by the Govt. Employees & Teachers Association for Visually Impaired Ananthapur, at PTC grounds Ananthapur. It was inaugurated by Rasool, Asst. Director, Dept. of Welfare for PWD‘s & Senior citizens of Andhra Pradesh where HEP students participated and won prizes.• Kumari Chinnari, Visually Impaired HEP student, presented a dance performance at “The Lepakshi Vaibhavam - 2020” event organised by the Government of Andhra Pradesh at Lepakshi, Ananthapur. At the Lepakshi Vaibhavam 2020 dance event


higher education programme guntur• Subramanya Sharma Swamiji, Founder of Lalithapeetam, Chowdavaram, visited Guntur centre and interacted with Higher education students and blind cricket players.• Guntur HEP students participated in the “Legal Services Camp” with a cultural performance organised by the National Legal Services Authority of India at Guntur.• Dr. Rajashekhar, Director, Hindu College conducted a special class in Economics for higher education students.

higher education programme pune• Pune Team organized a “Workshop on Creative Power” for HEP students at Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune. Volunteers from Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India Private Limited were the main facilitators of the work-shop who also distributed assistive aids to HEP students.• In the Inter-State Kabaddi finals held at Delhi between Maharashtra and Tamilnadu, Maharashtra Team bagged the first place. HEP student Varsha Bhise was the captain of Maharashtra Team who received Gold medal and trophy.• Pune HEP students participated in the Mumbai Marathon.


Cultural performance by the students at the ‘Legal Services Camp’

A session on Economics by the Director of Hindu College

higher education programme bangalore• Bangalore HEP students participated in the Mumbai Marathon• Higher Education Students participated in the Republic Day Parade held at Manekshaw Parade Grounds, Bangalore • A session on the advantages of using EYE_D App on smart phones was organized for Visually Impaired students with a demonstration.

The Inter-state Kabaddi Finals Winners

Students at the Mumbai Marathon

higher education programme delhiA medical camp was held at Samarthanam Delhi Centre by AIIMS along with a Dental camp and Eye Check-up camp.


higher education programme belagavi• Higher Education students of Belagavi Branch participated in the state level chess competition organized by Samanvaya Blind Foundation• HEP Students participated and won many medals in the State-level Paralympics Games 2020 organized by Karnataka Sports Association for the disabled sportspersons at Mysore Chamundi Vihar Stadium• Manjula Goragudde, participated in the State-level Paralympics Games 2020 and secured the first position. She was also selected for the “National Levels Paralympic game 2020.”

higher education programme bellari• HEP students of Bellari branch participated in the cultural events organized during the District level Kannada Sahitya Sammelana and received participation certificates.• Bellari Higher Education students secured good marks in the Degree semester examinations of Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, with 12 students scoring more than 60%.

higher education programme dharwad• More than 200 HEP students from all branches of North Karnataka participated in the 5th Hubballi-Dharwad Walkathon 2020 that was held at Nehru Ground, Hubbali.• A Senior officer from Vijaya bank facilitated a session on “Financial Management” for HEP students.• President of “Rotary Club of Seven Hills” conducted an awareness session for the HEP students on Corona Virus “COVID-19” and also shared the precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

higher education programme gadag• Around 50 Higher Education students of Gadag, Dharwad, Belgavi and Ballari Branch presented dance and music performance on the occasion of “3rd Mega Cultural Event”, organized at Samarthanam Gadag Centre.


Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, Bellari

Hubbali- Dharwad Walkathon

Participants at the State-level Paralympics Games 2020, Belagavi

Mega Cultural Event, Gadag


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A mega job fair at Samarthanam Bangalore LRC Capacity Building programme at Bangalore LRC

A Medical Camp held for the staff and beneficiaries

ABB senior representatives inaugurated the Skilling Programme

Field Visit for the tailoring students to Sunshine Readymade Garments

Science quiz competition by Karnataka Science and Technology Academy


Road Safety Awareness Programme by Samarthanam Chennai trainees

SKILLING CENTRE DELHI

Sarla, Delhi Centre beneficiary scored 4th position in the Boccia Men and Women Championship 2020

held at Chandigarh and qualified for the International Championship

• Samarthanam Mumbai centre has been shifted to a new building and the facility is being set up.

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• A Workshop on Financial Literacy, Law & Government Schemes for Differently abled & Under-privileged Women was organized. The sessions helped the trainees understand the basics of Finance and its implications.

• Volunteers from IQVIA conducted mock interview sessions and practical training on digital literacy.

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A Workshop on Creative Power was organized for the Pune Centre trainees along with assistive aids

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Delhi Centre trainees participated in the CII Workshop and Disability Camp organized by the

Delhi Government

An industrial visit to Ekdant Engineering and Fabricators introduced beneficiaries to various tools

and equipment employed in an industry


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• Guntur Town’s first Woman City Planner V. Sunitha and Indian Blind Cricket team Captain Ajay Reddy visited the centre and interacted with the beneficiaries.

• Sobha Rani, the District Judge of Guntur visited the centre for a motivational session.• A special interaction was organized with a famous Charted Accountant who actively interacted with the

trainees and offered guidance with their career plans.

A visit by Guntur City Planner and Indian Blind Cricket team Captain

A visit by the District Judge of Guntur

• An English Trainer visited Ananthapur LRC for a 3 day training class on BPO skills, customer etiquette, answering FAQs and handling disputes in the BPO sector. He also briefed on the communication, Customers Relation Management and Call Scripts.

• National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities in collaboration with the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities organized a Mega Cultural event, ‘Divya Kala Shakthi,’ inviting artists and sportspersons with disabilities. Four students from Ananthapur participated and two students went onto the final round.

• LRC Ananthapur Team organized a Health Camp for the LRC and HEP students by Chaithanyam Diagnosis Lab to explain and create awareness on COVID-19.

A participant at Divya Kala Shakthi

• Kochi centre organized a graduation and certificated distribution event for the outgoing beneficiaries.

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The free Health Camp by Chaithanyam Lab

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• Mobilization activities have been carried out across the villages surrounding Belagavi• Placement activities were carried out through visits to companies like Reliance Mall, Sun Enterprises,

Aequs ,Vega helmets, Marriot Hotel, Mega Mart, Anand Life sciences, Mallikarjun steels, Hydro pack (India) Pvt Ltd, Vishal Mart and so on.

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• A motivation session led by the District Coordinator and team Yuva Spandana, Ballari proved to be enlightening for the students who gathered inspiration from the speeches.

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• Samarthanam Dharwad successfully organized the 5th Hubballi-Dharwad Walk-a-thon 2020. The event received extensive encouragement from people and supporters. Samarthanam organizes such significant events to create public awareness in the society in an effort to motivate people and to take a step closer to our vision. The funds raised through walkathon will be used for building the state-of-the-art accessible facility at Dharwad which would cater to persons with disabilities in the region.

Gangadhara is an ambitious individual who always wanted to stand on his own and seek financial independence. A hearing impaired person from a farming family in Karnataka, because of his family’s economic status he was unable to pursue higher education. Though Gangadhara had a strong desire to study and prepare for competitive exams, his family’s financial instability could not support his dreams.

Gangadhara had come across the Skilling Programme at Samarthanam Ballari and heard about their training modules. He struggled a lot with communication in English as he had studied in a local medium school. He had difficulty in understanding Computers and reading English, which are essential prerequisites for preparing for competitive exams and interviews. Though he had the knowledge, he lacked the confidence to face an interviewer and speak fluently. He enrolled for Samarthanam’s 3 month training course and began to build his skill sets with the objective of finding employment.

In three months Gangadhara improved his basic Computers, MS-Office, Communication Skills, Soft Skills, and Typing. He thanks Samarthanam’s training for improving his self confidence and communication skills. He secured a job as Customer Support Executive and is independently taking care of his family. He dedicates the credit to Samarthanam and says that the timely intervention of Samarthanam has helped him transform his life and gave it a new direction.

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T Samarthanam’s Parisara, apart from being the dry waste management service provider, also promotes the 3Rs, Reduce-Reuse-Recycle, with various activities raising awareness in the public. Parisara’s sustainable dry waste recycling system aims to create a greener environment and lessen the burden on landfills.

• Suchitha, the Food waste convertor processed 2459 Kg food waste into 784 Kg manure• ThePlantNurseryat Samarthanam comprises of ornamental plants which are grown

and maintained by Samarthanam team for sale in-house and for the purpose of corporate gifting and generating income to support the programmes.

• The phase I construction work has been started at KodikondaCheckPost, Ananthapur which is going to house a skilling centre, other skill training programmes and a Dairy farm. The dairyfarmatKodikondais materializing with the support of Rasthrotana Sanga Goshala Chikkabalapur, and an individual donor from Ananthapur.

Werequestyoursupportforthehassle-freeoperationoftheDairyFarm,whichwouldbeofferingemploymentopportunitiestomanyPeoplewithDisabilitiesandthesurroundingcommunityofKodikonda.

SamarthanamWasteManagementProgramme(SWMP)Parisara launched Samarthanam Waste Management Programme (SWMP) this quarter with an aim to create a sustainable livelihood for RPs (Rag Pickers) along with raising awareness on source segregation in the society and effective collection methods to maximize recycling of dry waste. The project covers households, offices, shops, schools, education institutions, malls, supermarkets, bank, hotels and hospitals. The local Municipal Corporation has been supporting this initiative by providing Dry Waste Collection Centres in the respective wards to ensure the strict implementation of waste segregation.

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WOW is a recycling programme, initiated by ITC. It is a corporate level program where the focus is on ensuring proper segregation and recycling of waste. In association with Samarthanam Trust, ITC executes various programmes under WOW with the help of BBMP. This quarter, Samarthanam WOW Team implemented community propagation programmes at 83 apartments and covered 12540 flats/villas across all the wards majorly in the South Zone.

WELL-BEING OUT OF WASTE


1443 tonnes of dry-waste covered

12540 households propagated

442tonnes of LVP/MLL processed


HIGHLIGHTS• Three students from ID school participated in the National Level Floorball Coaching Camp at Goa.• Samarthanam Annual Sports Meet was organized at BBMP Ground in HSR Layout. During the

interactive session with the students, the chief guest, Ravichandra, spoke about the importance of having self belief, being focused and goal oriented. All the students competed in events including Sprint, Relay, Kabbadi, Volleyball, Throw ball, Floor hockey Kho-Kho and Cricket.

• Special Olympic Bharat organized the Young Athletes program for 15 children hailing from Early Intervention programme and the ID school at Samarthanam. The games were planned to encourage, motivate and improve the social and communication skills, gross and fine motor skills.

• Karnataka Sports Association for the physically handicapped organized State-level Paralympics Games 2020 at Mysore Chamundi Vihar stadium. 49 athletes from Samarthanam, 10 from Belgaum centre, participated in different events like running, shot put, discus throw and so on.

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Four Students with special needs from ID School participated in a Cycling Race at an International

School in Sarjapur.

State Level Sport Climbing selections by Mountaineering Association of Karnataka. 28 PwD

participated. 11 VI students and 2 PH athletes selected for the National Level competition.

TATA Mumbai Marathon with 55 runners from Samarthanam, Nandeesh, VI, completed 10K run in 54 min. Sunitha, VI, completed 10K run in 59 min.

IIMB RUN 2020 at IIM Bangalore campus where 98 students from Samarthanam School took part


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The second season of the Nagesh Trophy was held from 7 November 2019 to 21 January 2020. 55 league matches were played between 24 State teams across 12 cities from 7 November 2019 to 19 December 2019. Following which were the Quarter Finals, Semis and the Final Match. Quarterfinals were held at Faridabad, Bengaluru, Guntur and Kota. The Semifinals and the Finals were held in Bengaluru at the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Andhra Pradesh lifted the coveted IndusInd Bank Nagesh Trophy by defeating the hosts Karnataka in the Final Match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

Veteran Indian player and KSCA president Roger Binny handed over the IndusInd Bank Nagesh Trophy National T20 Tournament for the Blind 2019-20 to AP captain D Venkateshwara Rao. Guest of Honour, Rajeev Gowda, MP, assured all help to promote blind cricket in India.

Samarthanam welcomed the iconic Australian cricket player, Steve Waugh, who interacted with the blind men and women cricket teams at the BBMP grounds. The Australian legendary cricket player spent some time discussing cricket with our blind cricketers and also shared valuable advice. The Blind Cricket players expressed their gratitude to Steve Waugh who proved to be greatly inspiring and courteous to the entire team.

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Sunadha is the group of artists with disabilities at Samarthanam who perform on various National and International platforms, portraying Indian art and culture on stage, This quarter, Sunadha, the dance troupe of Samarthanam, delivered over 10 performances at various events. The major highlights include;

• Performances at the Divya Kala Shakti, South Zonal Level cultural event organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DIVYANGJAN) and the Ministry of Social Justice. The program was inaugurated by the Hon Governor of Tamil Nadu, Banwarilal Purohit.

• The Annual Convention of ServiceMax at Hotel Leela Palace, the opening ceremony of AVANSE Financial Services, where the Deputy Chief Minister was the Chief Guest, the invocation dance at the inauguration of the World Malayalee Federation, Bangalore were a few other performances.

• Sunadha orchestra team performed at the prestigious Indian Institute of Science and also at the Bangalore Kite Festival organized by the Rotary International, HSR.

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Balasubramanyam is a versatile singer of the Sunadha Troupe. Hailing from Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, he developed an interest for singing at an early age. While performing in 2014 at a regional programme on Suvarna Channel, he was noticed by Samarthanam and was invited to be part of the art and culture troupe. Balasubramanyam has received free training from Samarthanam in the areas of music and computer skills. He has traveled across the US and UK as part of Samarthanam’s performances. We are constantly amazed at the way our visually impaired beneficiaries communicate with music. While he sings during special events, he has also honed in the skills to be part of the Business Process Outsourcing unit of Samarthanam.

Samarthanam is constantly working to motivate our artists and seeing our disabled artists perform well helps remove the disability barrier and create good artists and well rounded individuals.

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28corporates

614volunteers

1836 hours of service

14 students completed their internship at Samarthanam in this quar-ter who were exposed and engaged in all the programmes right from Schools, LRC, Digital Library and Assistive Technology Accelerator. These include students from Christ Academy Institute of Law, Christ University, Krupanidhi Degree College and SVR College.

There were a total of 7 awareness visits from various institutions. These include 80 students from Deshpande Foundation, 15 LEAD Prayana, 12 students from NIMHANS, 9 students from University of Buffalo, 60 Students from St Josephs Commerce College, 8 students from Azim Premji and 15 students from University of Zurich.

VolunteeringCorporates

HSBC, Socgen, University of Buffalo, Wells Fargo, Fidelity, Moody’s, Textron, Microland, Radware, VMware, Citi Bank, ABSYZ, Aditya Birla, GKN Aerospace, Atos, Morgan Stanley, Yaskawa, Cisco, Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India Private Limited, JC Penny, Citi Bank, Service Max, Saltside Technologies, AIG, Otis, Ocwen, Porter, Tata Elxsi

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Yaskawa India Pvt Ltd supported Samarthanam under CSR with a school bus that will enable our intellectually challenged children to commute to school without any hassle. Yaskawa Leadership team Akinori Urakawa – President & CEO; Tomomi Omori – Chief Financial Officer; Shailendra Salvi - Chief Operating Officer and Harish BS – Head HR &GA, CSR were part of the inauguration ceremony. The team was presented with an orientation to all the verticals and a few engaged in art and craft activities with our ID School students. A total of 80 volunteers participated in the activity including some senior members.

AIG conducted Microsoft sessions with our LRC beneficiaries, on MS Excel, MS Word, mock interviews and soft skill training. Total of 60 volunteers attended the session and taught our beneficiaries the basics of MS office and how to crack interviews. The volunteering session proved to be valuable and greatly benefiting for the trainees.

Microsoft organized Women’s Day celebrations at their corporate office and invited Samarthanam beneficiaries from School, LRC, Cricket and other verticals. Sessions on health, hygiene, arts and crafts were organized for the students. Around 60 volunteers were part of the event.


Yaskawa India Pvt Ltd supported Samarthanam with a School bus


HIGHLIGHTS• Braille books for Samarthanam Higher education at Hyderabad and Telangana location have been

supplied.• An archive for the library audio, video and text materials has been initiated • A visit to KPMG for the orientation process was done and recorded 15 books. • K Leelavathi IAS, Dr. D V Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers in the

Government of India, Vinay Guruji, and Shashikala Jolle, Minister of Empowerment of differently Abled and Senior Citizens of Karnataka were the dignitaries who visited the Samarthanam Digital Library and appreciated the initiative.

SAMARTHANAM DIGITAL LIBRARY

85volunteers

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1608books

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4443Audio books

22071Scanned pages

10368Regular books

5899Braille books

Minister DV Sadananda Gowda glancing through a Braille book

1867books

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MOBILE LIBRARY

71hours in service

8School visits

178books circulated

16companies

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K Leelavathi IAS recording an audio byte at Digital Library

Minister Shashikala Jolle recording an audio byte at Digital Library


The Human Resources team at Samarthanam, this quarter has organized a Health check-up camp for the LRC beneficiaries led by Dr. Anitha from AIIMS. Regular health checks for the employees and beneficiaries are a part of the employee welfare activities, helping the organization stay strong and operational.

Under the employee engagement division, Funterval 2.0 was started in January 2020 where various fun activities are organized for the employees every fortnight. Alongside, a Personality Development and Capacity Building Workshop were held for teachers and trainers in the HSR Campus with the help of a volunteering group. The three-day Indian Sign Language workshop to learn the basics of sign language garnered great interest from the employees who participated in the training and assessment.

SAMARTHANAM HUMAN RESOURCES

607Total employees

211Women

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SAMARTHANAM OVERSEAS

Samarthanam overseas team is planning for an International Internship programme, by inviting students and volunteers from the US and Canada for a 3-week internship programme at the 6 major centres in India including Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Kochi and Hyderabad.

Personality Development and Capacity Building Workshop

Indian Sign Language Learning Workshop

• Xchanging Technology Services India (DXC)

• DXC Technology India Private Limited• Morgan Stanley Advantage Service Pvt Ltd• Otis Elevator Company• ITC Limited• IndusInd Bank • ABB India Foundation(Rakesh Kumar)• Societe Generale Global Solution Centre

Private Limited• REC Foundation• Entco Software India Private Limited(Micro

Focus)• Lowes Services India Pvt ltd• RBL Bank Limited• International Association for Human Values

(JDA)• L & T Technology Services Ltd• Charities Aid Foundation America(Target

Foundation)• AIG Analytics & Services Pvt. Ltd.• Redseer Management Consulting Private

Limited• Avanse Financial Services Ltd• Moog Motion Controls Private• Tangoe India Softek Services Pvt Ltd• ServiceMax Technologies India Private

Limited• V Kare Charitable Trust• Eli Lilly services India private limited• Tech Mahindra Foundation• Yourcause LLC• NASSCOM Foundation (Microsoft)• Fireeye Cyber security Private Ltd• J C Penney Services India Private Limited• United Way Of Mumbai• Akamai Technologies India Private Ltd• Give Foundation• SLK Global Solution Pvt Ltd• Chem-Trend Chemicals Company

Private (Kluber)• Aspect Technology Center (India) Pvt. Ltd.• Agility Logistics Private Limited• Nitte Meenakshi Institute (Principal)

• Unisys India Private Limited• Menzies Bobba Ground Handling Services

Pvt Ltd• SmartStream Technologies India Private

Limited• Affirmed Networks India Pvt Ltd• Tommy Hilfiger Arvind Fashions Pvt Ltd• DreamOrbit Softech Private Limited• UK Online Giving Foundation• XL India Business Services Pvt Ltd• BMC Software• Transparent Value Private Limited• Xiaomi Technology India Private Limited• Textron India Private Limited• Alstom Transport India Ltd• Kintetsu World Express (India) Pvt Ltd• Laksh Semiconductors Private Limited• Barclays Pvt Ltd• IBM India Pvt Ltd• Karnataka Science & Technology Academy• CTL Technologies India

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