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Change Today…Change Tomorrow. What is Bhumi ?. Vision. To help build a more influential, equal and socially conscious society. To bridge the gap in society through quality education To provide a platform for socially minded youth. Moulding the youth into tomorrow's leaders. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Change Today…Change Tomorrow
What is Bhumi?
To help build a more influential, equal and socially conscious society
Mission
Vision
BHUMI is registered under Tamilnadu Societies Act. Reg No.: 234/2006
To bridge the gap in society through quality education
To provide a platform for socially minded youth.
Moulding the youth into tomorrow's leaders.
To fight global warming through citizen level initiatives
To turn youth into Climate Messengers
Why Bhumi?
Build skills that have large IMPACT on economic and social prospects of children
FOCUS on underprivileged children in orphanages and village and slum community centres and provide supplementary education
AGILE response and management of projects based on feedback from children
Awards & Recognitions
Bhumi is the recipient of the 'Excellence in Literacy' Award 2009 from the Rotary Club
Bhumi is the recipient of the 'InDiya Shine Award' 2009 from Great Non Profits in the small Non-profits category
Bhumi has also been selected as one of 'Asia Pacific Emerging 100' youth social entrepreneurships by the FYSE in 2009
Bhumi is a global semi-finalist chosen from among 500 youth organisations for the 2009 Youth Action Net Global Fellowship
Little Einsteins
Make A Difference (MAD)
Kanini
Think Green
Project Snapshot
Dronacharya& Ekalavya
Kanini
Agility :• Structured to suit varied aptitude;• High volunteer to children ratio (1:4)
Feedback on internal social network Ning
Impact :No. of children benefited in:
• 2007 – 2008: 173 children• 2008 – 2009: 289 children• 2009 – 2010: 318 children
Focus : One government school, two village community centres, three orphanages, and five slum community centres.
Career oriented computer education
Agility :• Fun filled activities (worksheets, audio & visual aids);• High volunteer to children ratio (1:5)
Feedback on MAD’s networking site (MADCamp);
Make a Difference
Focus : One school and four orphanages
Impact :No. of children benefited in:
• 2007 – 2008: 270 children• 2008 – 2009: 274 children• 2009 – 2010: 285 children
Syllabus similar to that of the Cambridge University Trained by CELTA certified professionals
Dronacharya and Ekalavya
Agility :• To enrich the lives of children (Mentees) through a personal mentor and tutor who will support, encourage and build their self-confidence• To awaken the leadership potential and sense of social responsibility of the young volunteers (Mentors) by exposing them to some of the most pressing social problems of the country.
The program is modelled like the ‘Big Brothers Big Sisters’(USA), Perach (Israel) and DnE (Hyderabad, India)
Impact :No. of children benefitted in:
• 2008 – 2009: 65 children • 2009 – 2010: 50 children
Focus : Three orphanages
The tutorship – mentorship programme
Little Einsteins
Agility :• To strengthen their understanding of Mathematical
concepts and expose them to an array of topics beyond the scope of text book education
• Activity based and experiments used to get the children to understand the underlying concepts
Impact :
No. of children benefited in:• 2008 – 2009: 40 children• 2009 – 2010: 55 children
Focus : One school
Integrating theory and practical applications
Think Green
Focus : One school and two residential areas
Aiming at a Greener Chennai
Agility :• Planting trees that will help reclaim our dying
bio-diversity• Collaborating with like-minded NGOs like
ISHA Foundation,Greenpeace. Nizhal• Collaborating with TI cycles and the
Department of Forestry, Tamil Nadu to plant 5,000 saplings per month
Impact :• Planted 25 saplings in Bethelpuram Colony,
Tambaram• Planted 40 saplings in PS Higher Secondary
School, Mandaveli
• Planted 110 saplings in PWD Park, Kotturpuram (Maintaining on a weekly basis)
Siragugal
Agility :• A platform for under-privileged children to showcase their talents• A one-day talent carnival with cultural
competitions and science exhibition• Supported by Cognizant’s Outreach,
Infosys’ Sneham, SBI and over 1,500 individual donors
Impact :• In 2009, 796 children participated in 16 events under three categories of age
Focus : 26 orphanages from Chennai, Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur districts
Spreading Colour, Joy and More
Agility :• Connects lesser-privileged children with
employees of several companies. • Wish cards filled by children are “picked”
by donors who fulfill the wish by buying the gift listed.
• The gifts are then distributed during the weekends of Christmas and New Year.
Joy to the World
Impact :
No. of children benefited in:• 2008 – 2009: 270 children• 2009 – 2010: 745 children
Focus : 11 orphanages in Chennai andKancheepuram districts
Making festive seasons memorable
Our Structure
Project Estimated Amount
Siragugal 6 Lacs
MAD 2 Lacs
Kanini, Little Einsteins & Others
2.5 Lacs
DnE 1 Lakh
Total 11.5 Lacs
Budget 2010 – 2011
Volunteers pay:Students – Rs. 50 (Rs. 1.50 per day)Professionals – Rs. 150 (Rs. 5 per day)
Donors:Through RBI’s Electronic Clearance System (ECS)Amounts of Rs.100/- upwards for a time period of 1-5 years
Bhumi needs 300 donors per year to sustain activities.
Income Tax exemption under Sec 80 G from June 2010
Small Contributions
Enterprise Description
Teach India A Times of India’s initiative
TI Cycles Leading bicycle manufacturers in India
IYCN Indian Youth Climate Network
Greenpeace Awareness about environment
Nizhal NGO that spreads environmental awareness
Our Strategic Partnerships
Bhumi in NEWS
www.bhumichennai.org
www.picasaweb.google.com/bhumichennai