~Pankhudi Foundation ~Pankhudi Foundation www.pankhudifoundation.org join@pankhudifoundation.org ~Pankhudi Foundation Welcome to the Pankhudi Parivaar!! What is Pankhudi? A social development organization with an aim to uplift the lives of those children who grow with inadequate education, resources and psychological support. Why we do what we do? We wish to enable the underprivileged children to become self-reliant and enjoy their childhood. How it works? We take up initiatives through which our efforts are rightly channelized to enable us help others on a larger scale. Who are we? Born on 18th April 2005, Pankhudi is a bunch of like minded individuals who share similar passion, vision and commitment. Volunteering @ Pankhudi…is an experience that one cherishes throughout his/her life. It is similar to working together in a family (Parivaar). www.pankhudifoundation.org join@pankhudifoundation.org ~Pankhudi Foundation Pankhudi Bangalore www.pankhudifoundation.org join@pankhudifoundation.org ~Pankhudi Foundation In the last few years we have been involved in • Setting up a fully functional lab in SRAMB and Anatha Sishu Sevashrama (35 computers were installed for this purpose) • Teaching English & Computers to underprivileged kids and thus impart confidence in them by polishing their soft skills • Organizing events in schools and orphanages on the occasion of Sports Day, Republic Day, Independence Day to make kids understand its importance and relevance • Organizing Health check-up camps • Financially helping victims of calamities by organizing collection drives www.pankhudifoundation.org join@pankhudifoundation.org ~Pankhudi Foundation On-going projects in the Pankhudi Bangalore Chapter • • • • • Teaching activities across two places in Bangalore Sri Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind (SRMAB) – JP nagar Anatha Sishu Sevashram , Wilson Garden 20 active volunteers currently involved in teaching and support activities Funding – Funds raised by the volunteers to meet the requirement for ongoing projects • Content preparation – Volunteers involved in creating and modifying the teaching content to make the classes more effective www.pankhudifoundation.org join@pankhudifoundation.org ~Pankhudi Foundation Volunteer Opportunities @ Pankhudi Bangalore 1) Teaching Computers – • 1) SRMAB, JP Nagar – Visually impaired students learn computers with the help of Jaws software and follow the course structure from Enable India • 2) Anatha Sishu Sevashrama, Wilson Garden English – • 1) SRMAB, JP Nagar • 2) Anatha Sishu Sevashrama, Wilson Garden Maths – • 1) Anatha Sishu Sevashrama, Wilson Garden Process • • • • If you are interested in teaching English or Computers we will first register you as a Pankhudi volunteer Depending upon the availability and need we will assign you a class along with the existing set of volunteers In the first two classes, you are not expected to teach but to observe and get familiarized with the way of teaching During the same time period you would get to interact with other team members, kids and go through our course content (which is available online) www.pankhudifoundation.org join@pankhudifoundation.org ~Pankhudi Foundation 2) Teaching Content Management & Enhancement • Review the current course content and suggest changes • Design different shorter version of courses that could add to a child's skill-set for example 2-3 day course on health and hygiene, value systems etc. • The project can be done independently or in a group depending on the scope of the project • All the inputs on the project will be provided by the Content Representative 3) Organizing events • Recommended for those who cant take out much time from their daily schedule • You get to organize festivals, sports days, annual day ,republic day ,picnics, health camps, blood donation camps, collection drives • All the inputs on such events will be provided by the Financial Representative www.pankhudifoundation.org join@pankhudifoundation.org ~Pankhudi Foundation 4) Publicity and Fund Raising • • • • Help us create awareness about Pankhudi and its’ activities Bring in more volunteers to support the cause Communication through blogs, articles and social networking sites Create promotional material to communicate with potential partners, donors etc. • The PR Representative and the Financial Representative will guide you on these projects 5) Website Management • • • • Activities updates to be posted on website Photos of events to be uploaded on a regular basis Blogs of events to be written on the website as and when required The inputs for the same will be provided by Chapter Representative www.pankhudifoundation.org join@pankhudifoundation.org ~Pankhudi Foundation 6) Feasibility Studies • Intense research into the viability of starting new initiatives • In the past we have been approached by many other small orphanages for assistance and we need to come out with a plan to help them in the best possible manner • The inputs on this project will be provided by the Chapter Representative and the PR Representative 7) Serving HIV affected kids in the Desire Society ( near IIMB) • Helping close to 20 kids (class 5th-6th & 9th-10th) • Spending time with the kids and teaching through fun activities ( singing, dancing etc.) • Using our resources to bring in medication • The inputs on this project will be provided by the Chapter Representative and the PR Representative www.pankhudifoundation.org join@pankhudifoundation.org ~Pankhudi Foundation Why should you be a Pankhudi Volunteer? • If you share the same passion and commitment to create a difference to the lives of the underprivileged kids • If a smile on a kids face makes you smile • You get to be a part of the family (Pankhudi Parivaar) and learn the art of collaborative spirit • The Pankhudi team teaches you to be a team player • The team comprises people working in different sectors and interacting with them itself is a huge learning opportunity • You make life long friends www.pankhudifoundation.org join@pankhudifoundation.org ~Pankhudi Foundation Pankhudi Bangalore Representatives Name Designation Contact E-mail Priyanka Varma Chapter Representative 9986043080 priyanka2112@gmail.com Minu Sharma Content Representative 9986731091 minusharma80@gmail.com Aman Prakash PR Representative 8050973479 amanprakash.nayak@gmail.com www.pankhudifoundation.org join@pankhudifoundation.org ~Pankhudi Foundation Visit… www.pankhudifoundation.org www.pankhudifoundation.org/surabhi www.pankhudifoundation.org/photos www.youtube.com/pankhudifoundation www.facebook.com/Pankhudi.Foundation www.pankhudifoundation.org join@pankhudifoundation.org