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Vaibhav Mehra, Volunteer Kanini.
I am extremely Thankful and grateful to Bhumi for organising the fun event. On a personal front it
was a fulfilling and a humbling experience right from the moment when i entered the venue and was
greeted with the smiling faces of the children. The Joy,Simplicity and innocence radiated from the
kids touched me deep. They were eager to play games and to answer any question I asked which
made me wonder how a little effort could mean a lot to someone. All I can say now is that it was
wonderful to meet all of you who are and willing to continue to invest their time and effort for such
a noble cause.
School Chale Hum…!!! (Pedagogy)
Pedagogy training was organized for the old as well as new volunteers of Pune on 16th of May, 2015.
Vaishnavi Srinivasan was gracious enough to conduct the separate sessions for old and new
volunteers of BHUMI – Pune chapter. The session included the recent presentation for pedagogy and
covered various aspects from a teacher’s perspective. The aim of the workshop was to make the
volunteers ready for the upcoming academic session. The session was well planned with ample time
for fun-filled activities as well as some serious training stuff. All in all, it was a full package of fun-
learning for our Bhumi teachers. The positive feedback from most of the attendees confirms that the
training was successful.
Train the Trainer @ Pune / 17-05-2015
A training program was organized by the Bhumi-Pune team for potential trainers. In this program 10
volunteers from Pune and 5 volunteers from Mumbai took part. The aim of this module was to provide
training to potential trainers who can then train new volunteers in Pedagogy.
Vaishnavi Srinivasan from Chennai was in Pune to conduct the session and as in with any Bhumi events,
this event too was full of fun and learning. A mock demo was also a part of the training which required
the attendees to prepare some slides and deliver in on run-time. The identified trainers can now take
the responsibility of conducting pedagogy sessions in Pune and Mumbai.
Trip to Historical Aga Khan Palace
Sciformix Corporation Ltd., Pune is associated with Bhumi from the 2013 in charitable activities for
orphanage kids. Continuing with tradition, on the eve of their foundation day, the Sciformax
Technologies Pvt. Ltd., along with Bhumi, planned a visit to the Aga Khan Palace, Pune. A total of 96
kids from Maher foundation, Vadu vudruk, were briefed about the historic information at Aga Khan
Palace. Other fun activities such as singing competition, playing games etc. were organised by the
volunteers. The enjoyment of the kids was visible in their smiles and interaction with volunteers
making it an awesome experience. The Sciformix Corporation Ltd., Pune funded the entry fees, lunch
for kids and transportation for this tour. Stationary for the new academic session for the Maher
center kids was also donated by Sciformix Corporation Ltd.
Fun Fair (Volunteer Activity)
Volunteer interaction is an important aspect of the Bhumi culture for the smooth functioning of the
projects. Keeping this in mind, another volunteer activity (Knowledge fest and Cultural event) was
organised during the summer break. Another facet of this activity was a workshop for skill
development stress bursting in collaboration with RGITBT, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune. The
Fun n Fair activity was conducted at the Bholagiri school, Pune on 9th May 2015. The event was
segregated in 3 sessions;
1. Skill Development and Stress Busting session:
Principal, Prof. Sharma, and other senior Professors from RGITBT, Bharati Vidyapeeth University
were introduced to Bhumi volunteers and kids from the school. Volunteers and kids of Bholagiri
Centre participated in the workshop headed by Dr. Nilambika, Prof. and H.O.D Department of
Plant tissue culture, and her team of students and other lecturers. A small demonstration to
make Bottle Gardens, Test tube Plants, Wax Candles and Handmade chocolate bouquets was
conducted in groups of 10 (Volunteers and kids). Stalls for the items made in this session (Bottle
gardens, test tube plants and Wax candles) were put up for fund raising. The interaction of the
kids with the college staff was the ‘moment of the day’.
2. Knowledge Fest:
For the interaction of the old and new volunteers, a short activity themed as “Introduce Your
Inner Self” was organised next. Volunteers actively participated introducing themselves and also
presented their views on “How to bring about a positive change in the society”.
3. Fun Time:
We had a guitar performance by one of our talented volunteers Vaibhav and a song by Ashwini.
An In-house DJ was active during the entire event, dedications and requests were pouring in
right from the start. The event was also brightened with a game, “Queen of Sheeba”, where in
volunteers and kids were divided in teams and asked to hunt for various things to win.
Suren Mohanty, Coordinator, Kanini.
The blood donation drive initiated by Bhumi in collaboration with R. G Gholap memorial blood bank was attended by many. It was initiated at a time when the Modi government is also promoting this cause and where need is constant and gratitude is instant. With just a few minutes of my time I can help in saving a number of lives. I have always wanted to be part of this drive and jumped on the opportunity provided by Bhumi. It was an awesome evening along with my friends and fellow volunteers doing great work together. I hope Bhumi provides more of such opportunities in the future.
Kaustubh Deshpande, Volunteer Non-Edu Project.
Conducting the orientation program for starting volunteering at Bhumi is a very good idea indeed. It actually gives the prospective volunteers a good idea that what is expected from them and what all things they will be going through in there tenure with Bhumi. It also explains the importance of commitment which not only will help the volunteers for Bhumi but also will help them in their future life. I liked the team activity which was conducted during orientation. Old volunteers shared their experiences and I felt the atmosphere got a bit tense because of the way they were sharing. I think that experiences can be shared in more subtle way like showing actual videos of volunteers while they are interacting with kids. Overall experience was very good.
Mayur T. Deshmukh, Volunteer LEM
I have only one word to describe BPL and that is “awesome”. It was an awesome event that formed a bond between the volunteers and the coordinators .This event happened for the first time in Pune thanks to the brilliant and hard work of the coordinators. The volunteers also showed great interest in making the event happen. I hope there is a lot more to come. Thanks Bhumi for organizing such an awesome event for us. Proud to be a BHUMIAN..
Blood Donation Camp,Pune,April 2015
A Blood Donation Camp was arranged in association with R. G. Gholap Memorial Blood Bank on 5th April, 2015 in Pune. In total 9 volunteers willingly donated blood . They were appreciated with certificates. On the whole the programme was successful.
List of Blood Donors:
Sl No | Name |
1 | Suren Mohanty |
2 | Subhrajyoti Das |
3 | Chandrahas Sabannavar |
4 | Parth Sarthi Gupta |
5 | Rohit kshirsagar |
6 | Abhijit Sunil Yadav |
7 | Pritanshu Srivastava |
8 | Sai Krishna |
9 | Maaz Ahmed |
Bhumi Premier League, Pune, April 2015
The Bhumi Premier league 2015, held on 12th April 2015, Pune was basically a platform for all the volunteers from various projects in Pune to come together, play cricket and in general get to know each other. The end of the year volunteer activity was successfully organised and attended by a majority of active volunteers.
Two major activities were organised during BPL:
1) The cricket matches between teams from various projects.
Four teams in total from various projects (LEM, LES, Kanini and Hi5) participated in a knockout tournament. Registration for the teams was done beforehand. An additional point that we organizers stressed on during the formation of each individual team was the addition of members from other project groups per team.
2) Appreciation certificates for volunteers from various projects.
Arrangements were made for the appreciation certificates for volunteers from various projects for their all year round involvement and commitment to the BHUMI activities.
Lunch was arranged at the end of the tournament which was enjoyed by all.
The highlights of the event:
Participating Teams:
1) Kanini
2) LE Maths
3) LE Science
4) Hi5
Winning Team: LE Science
1st Runner up: Kanini
2nd Runner up: LE Maths
Total number of volunteers attending: 28
The following donations were arranged during the organisation of this event.
Name: Anvita Kale
Donation amount: 1001/-
Name: Shilpa Oak
Donation amount: 1001/-