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Focused on our primary healthcare initiatives, Arogya Darpan celebrates the efforts of our healthcare partners and employee volunteers. Discover transformative stories and initiatives in the inaugural edition of this bi-annual newsletter by Wipro Cares. Read here: https://lnkd.in/gdbzx-cM Wipro Cares is the employee-led community initiative arm of Wipro Foundation. It works in the domains of education, primary healthcare, community ecology, and disaster response in proximate communities. Featured organizations: Child in Need Institute (CINI) | SNEH Foundation | Hand in Hand India | Vasavya Mahila Mandali | CYSD | APMAS | Eleutheros Christian Society (ECS) | Doctors For You | Helping Hand Foundation | SNEHA (Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action) | KHPT | Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement | AAINA | Children of India Foundation | Apnalaya | Niramaya Health Foundation | Gram Chetna Kendra | Foundation for Mother and Child Health India | Savitribai Phule Mahila Ekatma Samaj Mandal - SPMESM | Sukarya NGO | Humana People to People India | Centre for Migration and Inclusive Development | ASHA | LVMF | Aadhar Sanstha | RDI | RLHP | HEADS | Gagandeep Kang | Pavitra Mohan | Ashmita G.

Goa is one of India’s smaller states. However, it has a diverse set of ecosystems. While many people associate the state with pristine beaches, it is also rich in biodiversity. Goa is home to unique species of flora and fauna. It is a paradise for birdwatchers. As a Wipro earthian sustainability educator, Harshada Guans from Arannya Environment Research Organisation (AERO) has been raising awareness about Goa’s natural heritage among the younger generation. In this brief interview, she shares her insights on Goa’s rich biodiversity and her efforts to protect it. -- “In Short” is a series of brief conversations with practitioners from Wipro Foundation’s partners' network. It offers insights into their work and motivations. It also shares the challenges they tackle within the communities they serve. Wipro Foundation supports AERO under the Sustainability Educator Program. The program empowers grassroots environmental educators across India to facilitate sustainability education efforts in schools. Harshada has been a part of our Sustainability Educators' Network since 2022.

Wipro Foundation’s partnership with Gubbachi began under the Wipro Education Fellowship Program in 2015. The team of four founders were all alumni of Azim Premji University. They started their journey in educational work at Government Higher Primary School, Kodathi, in Bengaluru. The intervention involved working with children from migrant communities. They came from diverse linguistic backgrounds. Over the years, Gubbachi has grown into a 120-member team. It operates in three clusters in Bengaluru, Doddakanneli, Bellandur and Varthur, through four programs, across nine (9) government schools. Since 2015, Gubbachi has enabled a 464% increase (from 75 to 423 students) in enrolment at Govt. Higher Primary School, Kodathi. Additionally, over 70% of the students are now at grade-appropriate learning levels. This is a significant increase, compared to ~30% when the work started. Watch a video about Gubbachi Learning Community’s work here: https://lnkd.in/g3UGcdAA 

Wipro Foundation's partner OELP (Organisation for Early Literacy Promotion) is offering a course on 'Pedagogy of Foundational Learning'. The course aims to build a strong conceptual understanding of doable classroom practices to support the delivery of high-quality and contextualized foundational learning/literacy programs. It will also alert the participants to the concerns related to learner diversity and inclusion. The course consists of two in-person workshops. These will be held in Kishangarh block in Rajasthan's Ajmer district. It will also have virtual touchpoints in between the in-person workshops. Organisation for Early Literacy Promotion (OELP) is a civil society organisation (CSO) with extensive experience in the teaching and learning processes related to young children from low-literate communities. It has been developing and executing innovative and evidence-based solutions for building high-quality foundations of learning for such children. Course Dates: Phase 1: October 26-28, 2024 Phase 2: End of January/early February, 2025 (to be confirmed) The course is open to CSOs' leadership team and program team members, curriculum and/or instruction specialists, educators, teachers, and teacher developers involved with children, who are flexible and enthusiastic about trying new things. It is suggested that one person each from the leadership and the implementation teams participate. This will help to ensure that the necessary changes are made to apply the knowledge gained. Last day to nominate: July 26, 2024 To learn more about the course and nominate members, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gjURTzNE Note: Applications are being accepted through a nomination-only approach. To be considered, please have your organization’s leader or founder nominate you. This method ensures that nominations are made thoughtfully and in line with the specific capacity development goals and plans of each organization. Organisation For Early Literacy Promotion (OELP)

Have you ever wondered what it means for you to fail, not only in a personal capacity though, but as someone working in the social sector, nudging the world to become a better version of itself?   The contributors of this issue have spent the past few months deliberating this. The present issue of Samuhik Pahal is the result. It looks at the theme of failure from multiple vantage points, and from within a diverse set of spaces. Read the latest issue here: https://lnkd.in/g8Acfdyn Latika | Kshamtalaya Foundation | Kshitij Patil | Eklavya Foundation | Jane Sahi | Narayan P.S.

Social sector practitioners grapple with intricate challenges. As they work to create meaningful impact, they may experience frustration, disappointments, stress and burnout. These can take a toll on their health and well-being. These also often disrupt their work-life balance. There is research-based evidence that social sector practitioners benefit personally and professionally, if they purposefully attend to their well-being.   Wipro Foundation's partner Viridus Social Impact Solutions is offering the course "Working toward well-being: thriving individuals and thriving relationships" to help participants build perspectives, practices and skills to nurture well-being in self and others. The course consists of five in-person learning days at Bengaluru, followed by four online, weekly practice circles.   Course dates: In-person learning days:  September 9-13, 2024 Four (4) online weekly practice circles to be held after the in-person workshop.   Last date to receive nominations: Tuesday, July 23, 2024.   To learn more about the course and nominate members, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gq2fnFs4 Note: Applications are being accepted through a nomination-only approach. To be considered, please have your organization’s leader or founder nominate you. This method ensures that nominations are made thoughtfully and in line with the specific capacity development goals and plans of each organization.

Our partner Digantar, Jaipur, is offering a workshop titled ‘Understanding National Curriculum Framework - School Education (NCFSE) 2023.' Its overarching objective is to help develop a vision of education. This will be achieved through critical analysis of National Curriculum Framework for School Education, 2023.   The workshop on 'National Curriculum Framework - School Education (NCFSE) 2023' is designed to help the participants gain an understanding of the following topics: the nature and concept of education; relationship between human nature, society and education; social purposes and aims of education in a democratic society; and relationship between aims of education and curriculum through critical analysis of NCFSE. The participants will be better able to engage with their work plans within the larger context of this understanding.     The workshop will be organized in-person in Jaipur from October 14-20, 2024. The language of instruction will be Hindi.   Last date to receive nominations: July 23, 2024   To nominate individuals from your organization for this course, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gFG-Vbwy   Note: Applications are being accepted through a nomination-only approach. To be considered, please have your organization’s leader or founder nominate you. This method ensures that nominations are made thoughtfully and in line with the specific capacity development goals and plans of each organization. Digantar Shiksha Evam Khelkud Samiti

Doctors working in the social sector are an important part of India's primary healthcare network. Their efforts contribute to making healthcare more affordable and accessible for underserved populations. We have doctors as the lead in our partner organizations, who prioritize the well-being of patients and communities above all else. Read what inspires them. Dr. Kshama Todankar Nikam | Deepak murthy | Swaroop N | Savitribai Phule Mahila Ekatma Samaj Mandal - SPMESM | Niramaya Health Foundation | Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement | KHPT #Doctors #socialjustice #healthcare

In our recommended read from the archives of "Samuhik Pahal," we bring you an article by Jo Chopra-McGowan. In a piece titled ‘Latika Vihar: more like real life,’ she shares her experiences as a member of the team, which sustains Latika Vihar as an inclusive learning space open to all children by keeping play at the center. https://lnkd.in/geJ9eWZw This article was first published in an issue of ‘Samuhik Pahal,’ which focused on the theme of ‘Learning spaces in schools, outside the classroom.’ This issue carries articles that look at the totality of the experience of schooling, and not just learning in classrooms. The pieces discuss, from multiple perspectives and spaces of practice, how these spaces outside the classroom can be used to help students become sensitive, responsible and engaged human beings and learners. To read and download the issue, please visit: https://lnkd.in/daFAbdjg Latika

Our partner Digantar is offering a course titled ‘Perspectives on Learning’. The course is a part of the Bedrock series, which provides comprehensive understanding regarding the foundations of education.   ‘Perspectives on Learning’ will enable learners to make connections between what is being taught, educational practice on the ground, and to appreciate the relationship between the two. It will discuss different conceptions and debates regarding “the child” and “childhood” and their implications for understanding the developing child in school and non-school contexts. It will take a life-span and developmental perspective to emphasize the continuity of development and learning.   The course is designed to address educators’ capabilities. They will learn how their approach, behavior, ability to connect with children, and insights into the child’s developmental stages, could help them guide the child’s learning better.   The course will be organized in-person in Jaipur. The language of instruction will be English.   Last day to receive nominations: July 5, 2024   To nominate individuals from your organization for this course, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gEf3bqMb   The application process for organizations includes a nomination of the potential participants by the organization's leader/founder. We hope this will allow for a more deliberate and conscious decision-making, aligned with each organization's internal capacity building needs and trajectories.