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TUTOR YEAR Arts4Barks Adi Shakti

12 Arts4barks is a well-thought project specifically aimed Children in rural areas are only guaranteed
free education till 8th grade, after which
to help the stray dogs of Mumbai through
many of them drop out. One of the primary
GROUP volunteering. The main goal of the project was to raise reasons is non-affordability of the study
materials for further education. Many of
funds through a fundraiser on Ketto as well as from
them are also unaware of the diverse
ticket fees for the live event. We decided to create a
opportunities available to them after school.
google form and shared it with DAIS students as we
For our CAS project, we partnered with
wanted to reach out to as many people as we could to
Adishakti Mahila Bahuddeshiya Sanstha, an
generate sufficient funds to help the NGO in
NGO working in the rural districts of Wasim
accomplishing their goal of taking care and providing and Akola in Maharashtra, to address both
shelter to the needy street animals. these issues with the help of two
comprehensive career counselling brochures,
For the live event, we asked our talented DAIS students
“Well-being means the detailed online courses and a fundraiser.
complete development of whether they would like to dance, sing or play an To make our career counselling brochures, we
the mental, physical and instrument. We explained how a few minutes of their
“Self-care is never thoroughly researched and outlined the
selfish; you can't help spiritual self. It is not simply time could help raise funds for the welfare of stray numerous further education and career
others unless you help a measure of financial dogs. It was mesmerising to see that such a simple possibilities available to Indian students after
yourself first.” success or career success action like a 2-minute performance could raise funds the 10th and 12th grades. In order to ensure
but rather the overall
Kamya Parekh, satisfaction and happiness for helpless stray dogs. easy readability and access to these booklets,
Ms Manjiri Diwanji’s of the human being. ” we created them virtually using simple
Tutor Group Jaehaan Bokdawala, We were thrilled to see the number of responses and vocabulary and visual representations,
Ms Manjiri Diwanji’s Mr Rajiv Jha’s Mr Rajiv Jha’s the variety of talent that were contributing to a great organising them according to subjects.
Tutor Group Tutor Group Tutor Group cause. After receiving the videos, we compiled them Additionally, we dedicated a section of the
into one final video and play it as a live event on a zoom brochures for government and privately-
funded scholarship opportunities, addressing
call. Those who wished to watch it had to pay a small
the financial limitations faced by students.
“Holistic well-being fee to gain access to the event. This was levied in order Guided by the NGO head Mr. Nirmal Thakur,
is an amalgamation to generate extra funds from the smallest of things to we then shared these with students and
of nurturing physical “Be realistic in your maximize and go beyond our goal for the fundraiser. teachers from Janta Vidyalaya and Narsing
and mental health– goals yet relentless in
a heathy lifestyle their pursuit.” All the money collected would go to the NGO Welfare Vidyalaya amongst 5 other schools, hoping to
starts from a healthy Stuti Daga, for Stray Dogs. The NGO helps in providing shelter, limit inequality of opportunity and enable
psyche.” them to fulfill their true academic potential.
Mr Shabari Kar’s food and water to the helpless animals on the street.
Mira Dasgupta, Tutor Group W e h o p e t h a t The online course creation team created supplementary science
Ms Rashmi Baruah’s through this project materials for rural students in 8th and 9th grade. This entailed
Tutor Group Ms Rashmi Baruah’s Mr Shabari Kar’s creating videos that discussed experiments or simulations in an easily
Tutor Group Tutor Group we can contribute to digestible manner, which helps students understand the material
a great cause and better. We created 5 videos about topics in Chemistry, Biology and
help the stray dogs Physics, and with the help of the NGO we shared these videos with
“The development of as much as possible. the students.
well-being is as
“You can use your important as the Finally, the fundraising team organised a fundraiser to support
mind to create development of a Adishakti's Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Book Bank scheme, which
wellbeing or misery country; Just like a well provides 9th and 10th standard textbooks to students in rural
for yourself. Everyone has water, a social well schools, enabling them to access education. The fundraiser was
has a choice.” created and hosted on Ketto, and was spread mainly through social
must have being.”
Tanmay Arvind, Praanav Lodha, media. With the help of numerous donors, we were able to raise over
Mr Suvash Dhakal’s Mr Arunkumar Rs. 60000, which will pay for 125 book sets for the 10th standard,
Tutor Group allowing almost 400 students to continue their education and
Mr Suvash Dhakal’s Mr ArunKumar Khandgale’s Khandgale’s improve their future.
Tutor Group Tutor Group Tutor Group
“If you want the
rainbow, you need
Bienestar = Well-being to put up with
“Relationships the rain.”
are among the B bebe más agua Kavan Shah
“Smile at the world most powerful I igualmente, come más verduras
and the world will E ejercítate un poco cada día, pero…
smile back at you...” determinants of our N no hagas demasiado ejercicio tampoco
well-being and
Raghav Agrawal, survival.” E es muy importante para una vida saludable:
Mr George Juma’s Misha Gupta, S solo comer la comida chatarra de vez en cuando
Tutor Group T también no comer los dulces seguido
Ms Kavita Dyas’ A aunque es aprobado complacer tu paladar a veces
Mr George Juma’s Tutor Group Ms Kavita Dyas’ R respira y relájate, no lo olvides!
Tutor Group Tutor Group Naman Pushp

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