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‘Let Me Bloom’ – Fund Raiser 2024

‘Let Me Bloom’ – Fund Raiser 2024

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The date 18 October 2024, was really an exciting day for the members of Soroptimist Pune, who had been preparing for months and working on every minute detail for the fund raiser for one of our oldest and pioneering project, “Let me Bloom” scheduled for this day. The event was attended by all our fellow Soroptimist sisters who were present in Pune on this date. The program was scheduled from 5pm- 8pm. Everyone gathered with full enthusiasm, tea along with biscuits was served initially for the audience to sip in some joy, thanks to Jayashree Kale for sponsoring the tea, and Dr Naina Athalye for the biscuits which came with warm good wishes. Our two esteemed artistes to perform for the evening were Sonal Pendse, a classical dancer, and Kapil Patil, a stand-up comedian. The event began at 5.30p.m. as the guests trickled in and
English Communication Skill Development at ULCTS

English Communication Skill Development at ULCTS

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The whole exercise on 'Communication skills in English' is a new experience for the kids, especially the ones from the tribal belt. Initially, they showed shyness and anxiety, but very soon, that was overcome with joy and excitement when they started communicating in English. It was a major confidence booster for them. The teachers ' manual that I have created for them has a step by step approach towards gaining fluency where the initial chapters are about asking questions to each other. The children were very excited about gathering information for the answers and even asked for more time to delve deeper. The interactive sessions turned out very interesting for both students and teachers as they shared experiences. In the process, the teachers introduced grammatical concepts of verbs to the children, as designed in the lessons, and the teachers also enjoyed teaching these as it
Let Me Bloom (Cheque Distribution 2024)

Let Me Bloom (Cheque Distribution 2024)

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As the practice has been over the years of SI Poona Flagship Project, Let Me Bloom, this year too it was celebrated and the cheques were handed to the deserving candidates. Over the years the project is flourishing and the recipients are increasing. This definitely reflects the success of the project. As agreed by the members mutually, it was decided that it will be celebrated on 6 September at Infinity Vista. There were 17 recipients of the Scholarships. There were 8 members who were new this year. Out of total 17 girls, 12 attended the function along with one guardian. To grace the occasion, we invited chief guest Adv. Sahasrabudhe Mridula Mayuresh along with our guests of honor Farzana Parveen and Adv Nisrin Badshah. The meeting started at 4:00 pm, with all the students along with their parents, Soroptimist sisters, Chief guest and guests of
Class 10th meritorious honors ceremony 2024

Class 10th meritorious honors ceremony 2024

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Like every year meritorious students of the school were honored and encouraged this year too. Meritorious students of class 10 from both the schools were present on this occasion. Honorable Mrs. Ranjana Taskar Madam (Vice President, Kai Ushatai Lokhande Trust Pune) Mrs. Kulsum Madam, Mrs. Pereen Lal and Mr. Subhash Taskar Sir were present. In the said program, meritorious students were also given gifts by dignitaries. In this, dignitaries drew the attention of successful students and their parents to the following points: Need for education time No one should be left behind in education Education should be taken voluntarily and not under pressure Parents should not impose their views on children and let them choose their field of study. Care should be taken that girls do not stay at home Students should try for more marks and quality than this The next step was given
Report of a visit to Ushatai Lokhande Charitable Trust Schools (ULCTS) Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Kawthe Malkapur and Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Wablewadi

Report of a visit to Ushatai Lokhande Charitable Trust Schools (ULCTS) Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Kawthe Malkapur and Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Wablewadi

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The visit to ULCTS, Madhyamik Vidyalaya (Malkapur and Wablewadi) was arranged by Mrs. Ranajana Taskar on 29th Feb 2024. This was undertaken on the request of our guest, Mrs. Nandini Sonthalia, partner of Maths Yes We Can LLP; members accompanying Mrs. Nandini Santhali were Mrs. Ranjana Taskar, Mrs. Kulsum Lookmanjee and Mrs. Malika Siamwalla. Further, Mrs. Nandini was felicitated with a shawl by the Principal, staff, and members of SI Poona. Soroptimist International (SI) Poona had implemented the “Maths Yes We Can” project in the ULCTS for the academic year 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. In the academic year 2022-23, the project was implemented to 43 students of VIII and 30 students of IX of both schools, and it was completely funded by “Maths Yes We Can” LLP. In the academic year 2023-24, this project is implemented to 45 students of VIII a standard of both the
Workshop on Communication Held at NIN

Workshop on Communication Held at NIN

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Presenter: Hazeka H Ginwala Mode: Offline National Institute Of Naturopathy Day and Date: Thursday 18 January 2024 Duration: 2 Hours  The workshop was held at NIN, President of the club Dr Naina Athawle invited Hazeka H Ginwala to conduct a Soft Skill workshop on the topic of Communication. It was conducted as a part of program of Soroptimist Internation Club Poona. The duration of the workshop was 2 hours. The participants were a part of a workshop on Acupressure of age group from 25-40 years. They came from all over India. The session began by formally introducing Ms. Hazeka H Ginwala and a token of appreciation was presented. The workshop began with an ice breaker session to introduce them to the topic of Communication. The workshop aimed at improving their skills in communication which will help them in enhancing their entrepreneur skills. The workshop covered 10 slides along with some interactive games and sessions to understand the topic
Let Me Bloom

Let Me Bloom

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Education Project Education Sponsorship for girls who are physically / economically challenged, with no support and role model for guidance Started in 1993, this Key Project gained momentum year on year. Apart from books, stationery, tuitions and career guidance support, girls from Std. XI onwards are guided through aptitude studies either to acquire a degree or do a vocational course which guarantees employment. We are happy to report that today each and every girl whose life we touched, is economically powered and gainfully employed - be it Pratibha Aveshkar who despite being visually challenged is now an Asst. Manager in a Bank, or Sapna Tandale who joined Syndicate Bank as a Probationary Office after successful completion of a Computer Course for the visually challenged. Number of girls supported so far are roughly 150. One of them has a successful career as a Lawyer, some are
Joy of Learning

Joy of Learning

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The joy of learning was coordinated by Mr. Mujtaba Lokhandwala Our both schools kai. Ushatai lokhande charitable trust sanchilit madhyamik vidyalay kauthe malkapur and wablewadi are both schools are running in tribal and rural area. We are in need of the correct direction according to the overall development of the school students and teachers . also the need of the inspiration for the students and teachers have get form this programme. The programme go through the following way. First day of 11th December is for the teachers training. We learn form this workshop Science , Math, Art& creativity , Geography the easiest way of learning through the inspirational way. Second day Is for the students 12th December 2023. Form the both school first day teacher learn the things carefully for the future of student and the next day is very enjoyable for both students and
Math Yes We Can

Math Yes We Can

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Implementation of ‘Math Yes We Can’ Programme in Ushatai Lokhande Charitable Trust Schools Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Kawthe Malkapur and Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Wablewadi The ‘Math Yes We Can’ program implements the workbook “The Language of Mathematics” written by Dr, Rahael Koshy Jalan, Founder Eagles of Tomorrow, Canada. This program was first successfully implemented in Canada and South Africa. Inspired by the success in these countries it was implemented in India in 2016. The “Math Yes We Can” program is designed to upgrade the math skills of students enrolled in high school. The program targets students in grades 8, 9, 10 and 11, who due to a variety of reasons have fallen behind in their basic math skills. The ‘Math Yes We Can’ program is being implemented in Ushatai Lokhande Trust supported Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Kawthe Malkapur and Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Wablewadi with the help of Soroptimist International Club of
Advocacy in support of ‘School for Justice’

Advocacy in support of ‘School for Justice’

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SI Poona held an Advocacy Programme  on 15th April 2017 jointly with the University Women’s Association, Pune. A presentation   on   the “SCHOOL FOR JUSTICE” was made by Ghazala Shaikh  of  “Free a Girl Movement “ which is supported by Dutch Soroptimists.This is a worldwide initiative which aims to fight against human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of minors as well as others. The idea of starting a Law School for survivors of forced trafficking was floated by a Soroptimist club in the Netherlands. These girls then would fight their own legal battles and help others of their community. A member of SI Pune was informed about it by our UK Link in Kings Lynn.Ghazala Sheikh and her colleague Francis Gracias presented this programme in Pune. They spoke about the proposed School for Justice which will start with 7 girls who have been rescued from the