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Making masks
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Tata Communications
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Mask has become synonymous with COVID-19. It is our first defence against the pandemic
and is considered as an essential item. There is a rising demand for masks and there
is also a shortage in some cases. To ensure volunteers and their family have this
essential item available, this volunteering workshop was organised to help volunteers
make their own mark. Volunteers were requested to donate the created mask to people
who would need it. 72 individuals benefited from this activity.
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Translating training videos
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Tata Communications
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Tata Communications Volunteers who are fluent in Kannada participated to translate
subtitles of training videos from Kannada to English. This exercise helped 72 children
from vernacular medium to get equal and easy access to quality education and knowledge
which otherwise could have not been possible due to language constraint. As part
of our collaborative efforts, Tata Communications also had participation from AirAsia
India and Tata Starbucks. Volunteers will continue this activity to translate for
one more week and help the needy.
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Personal hygiene awareness
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Tata Communications
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Paying attention to personal hygiene can prevent illnesses, especially in the time
of COVID-19. While a lot of information is floating about maintaining health and
hygiene, there are still people who are unaware about such information. Volunteers
from Tata Communications in partnership with Idea Foundation spoke to 23 women beneficiaries
on maintaining hygiene related to COVID-19. The information helped the women to
take better care of themselves and their family members.
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Teachers’ day celebration
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Tata Consulting Engineers
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Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE) Bengaluru volunteers celebrated Teachers’ day with
the teachers of Government School Yeshwantpur and Asha School for Differently Abled.
The volunteers organised a stress buster activity session where in the teachers
as well as the volunteers meditated for few minutes and later danced on the fun
beats. Volunteers also conducted a quiz which was cracked immediately by the teachers.
In this two-way interaction the teachers also mentioned about the qualities of their
colleagues through a board game designed by TCE Volunteers and proved that they
not only know their students but also their colleagues very well.
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Enterprise development for migrants
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Tata Steel Long Products
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Tata Steel Long Products is encouraging migrants for their sustainable livelihood
through Enterprise Development. One such initiative was taken up for establishing
a grocery micro enterprise for Suryabhusan Jaiswal of Jamalpur village under Dugdha
panchayat of Gamharia block.
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Slogan writing competition
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Tata Power Delhi Distribution
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On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, Tata Power Delhi Distribution along with NGO Partners
organized a slogan writing competition for beneficiaries of Women Literacy Centers
(WLCs). 11,004 beneficiaries actively participated and came up with creative slogans.
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Awareness session on CSR
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Tata Power Delhi Distribution
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An online awareness session on CSR initiatives was organized by the volunteers of
Tata Power Delhi Distribution, Customer Services department. The session sensitized
approximately 40 people.
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Motivation session for students
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Tata Power Delhi Distribution
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On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, an online virtual session was organized by Tata
Power Delhi Distribution volunteers with the students (class IX ) of Government
school in Jama Majid, Delhi. The session focused on the importance of teachers and
the significance of the Teachers’ day. In addition, the volunteer gave tips to the
students on how to remain motivated in present times by practicing Yoga, Meditation,
precautionary measures, etc.
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Drawing competition for children
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Rallis India
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Volunteers from Rallis India, Lote Unit organized an Online Drawing Competition
on ‘Precautions to be taken during COVID-19 Pandemic” for the students of Nutan
Vidyalaya, Z P School Lotemal and S K Vidyalaya, Gunde on 9th September, 2020. 42
students were present in the online drawing completion and 14 students enthusiastically
participated in the competition.
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Drawing competition for children
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Rallis India
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Rallis India, Lote Unit organized an Online Drawing Competition on ‘Clean Environment’
for the students of Nutan Vidyalaya, Lote on 7th September, 2020. 31 students were
present in the online drawing completion and 15 students enthusiastically participated.
Participants drew beautiful drawings with impactful messages.
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Making educational videos workshop
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Voltas
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Volunteers from Voltas organised a workshop on making educational videos. The activity
helped to impart training and skills to the educational tutors to create learning
videos for the children. Due to pandemic, the tutors are looking for effective mediums
to teach and educate the children. The workshop facilitated them to learn different
techniques to connect with children via online platforms. 11 tutors attended the
workshop and are now using the techniques to impart knowledge among the students.
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Workshop on MS Excel
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Voltas
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Volunteers from Voltas organised an educational workshop on MS Excel for the group
of NGO coordinators and tutors to improve their proficiency in the using the skills
on spreadsheet. More than 35 individuals benefitted from the workshop.
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*This update covers only some of the activities undertaken by companies.
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