‘ ‘ Lighting up the life’Lighting up the life’Our story of Change fromOur story of Change from

Bright Day School, Harni Unit, Vadodara, Gujarat.Bright Day School, Harni Unit, Vadodara, Gujarat.

Mentor Teacher : Mrs. Usha Desai. Mentor Teacher : Mrs. Usha Desai.

Team members

Hitakshi H. Agarwal Jhanvi B. Soni

Antra .P. Gandhi Astha .A. Patel

STEP 1: FEELSTEP 1: FEELDare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull

another hand into the light. ~Norman B. Riceanother hand into the light. ~Norman B. Rice

Wh o m?

H o w ?

Wh a t ?

AND WE THOUGHT

ABOUT WOMEN…….

UNDERPRIVILEGED

WOMEN

A N DWe dared to reach out, but there

were doubts.

EMPOWERING

THEM.

BY PROVIDING

VOCATIONAL

TRAINING

Exploring for Target groupExploring for Target groupWherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him. ~Albert Schweitzer

with a thought of helping

women….. underprivileged

women, to improve their

financial condition, our

group discussed with Ms.

Usha Desai, our mentor

teacher ,and came to a

conclusion of helping and

empowering school female

support staff.

We and our Supporting HandsWe and our Supporting Hands

For this we first explored on the needs of school support staff by interacting with them.

Our Support StaffOur Support Staff

Our School is Our School is supported by 34 supported by 34 women support women support staff, who takes staff, who takes care of tiny – tots care of tiny – tots and other sundry and other sundry needs of needs of teachers and teachers and school.school.

Step 2: IMAGINEStep 2: IMAGINE

“

Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.”

•Guidance & Counseling•Micro Finance•Vocational Training

We discussed many ideas with

our mentor teacher.

Why Vocational skillsWhy Vocational skills

and based on brain- and based on brain- storming session we storming session we decided on providing decided on providing guidance and training guidance and training on making imitation on making imitation jewelry.jewelry.

Along with providing Along with providing financial support it is a financial support it is a stress reliving activity.stress reliving activity.

Step 3: DO (i)Step 3: DO (i)

We took training in We took training in jewelry designing jewelry designing from our Mentor from our Mentor TeacherTeacher

Step 3: DO (ii)Step 3: DO (ii) All the support staff underwent a training by our All the support staff underwent a training by our

team members in imitation jewelry making.team members in imitation jewelry making.

IMITATION JEWELRY MAKINGIMITATION JEWELRY MAKING

Together with the Together with the support staff, we support staff, we made imitation made imitation jewelry using waste jewelry using waste materials.materials.

Organize the Auction Organize the Auction

Finally we had an Finally we had an exhibition of all things exhibition of all things prepared by support prepared by support staff in school staff in school premises which premises which provided them provided them motivation and motivation and encouragement not encouragement not only in terms of only in terms of finance but also in finance but also in terms of appreciation terms of appreciation by visitors. by visitors.

How we were ‘Changed’How we were ‘Changed’

We started thinking about the problems of We started thinking about the problems of society with a different perspective, we felt society with a different perspective, we felt problems can be solved, if we all take problems can be solved, if we all take small initiatives at our own level.small initiatives at our own level.

We feel that, if we can do such wonder, just We feel that, if we can do such wonder, just imagine what we all can do together?imagine what we all can do together?

Its not just the tree that grows, we too grow with it

From PrincipalFrom Principal

We would like to have more such activities We would like to have more such activities in our school for our students because it in our school for our students because it empowers them to keep on doing good empowers them to keep on doing good work for society and makes them excellent work for society and makes them excellent human beings.human beings.

- Mrs. Neeta Sharma ,Principal- Mrs. Neeta Sharma ,Principal

Bright Day SchoolBright Day School