Award Issue: 1 Year: 17 May 2013

 Khonda Village Pipeline Project In this  PYDS Success Story issue  Case Studies and Award Stories Greetings!

“To generalise is to be an idiot!” – that’s what Blake once opined, and today looking at the Award Family, it is pretty evident how true his statement is. The best aspect about the Award is that none of the 8 million Awardees perceives the Programme in the same way as another. The Programme takes a very ‘particularised’ (borrowing Blake’s words) and unique shape for each and every individual so much so that no two Awards have the same dimension.

Some join the Award as a Bronze Awardee, some join directly from the Silver or Gold Levels. Some go through all the levels till achieving Gold, some are happy with a single Level. Some join for the Physical Recreation as main interest area, while some for Service. Some for Skill, whereas others sharing a combination of interests. The list of interests pursued under each Section is never ending. Some stay on in touch growing with the Award, and some stick to their interests finding renewed enthusiasm through a Section of theAward.

This uniqueness is what makes the Award so special, attractive and appropriate to and for the Youth. The whole experience becomes magical when the Awardees connect to each other intra school, inter school, across states, crossing boundaries of nation, and reaching out and communicating to share ideas, information, experience and above all, treasure the unique Award which embraces them all into an ever expanding global family.

Descartes’ statement “I think therefore I am” has been remodelled to aptly fit the manifesto for today’s world as “I link therefore I am”. In this age of booming technological advancement, when through the virtual space, the whole world seems to have shrunk into a global village, and the Youth rightly and rightfully considers themselves as global citizens linking themselves to each other through the world wide web. And the Award is emerging, undoubtedly, as one of the pioneers in creating committed citizens of the world.

Now, you would be thoroughly mistaken if you have been wondering all along that this issue is about the Youth connecting to each other through technology. What I tried to shed a bit of light on here is the Global Scenario, and the way of life the Youth is leading – how gadgets are part and parcel of their lives, and, how it is impacting the growth of such global citizens. How a ‘comment’ or a ‘like’ becomes so valuable and cherished for a youngster who just ‘posted’ about a Residential Project which has been an overwhelming experience. Linking becomes a driving force, a motivational factor for the Youth to excel not among his companions, not his opposition, but himself. To compete and surpass one’s own performances, own expectations are what the Award instils in the Youth today, and the kind of work the Youth is initiating and involved with are depicted in the following pages.

Am I, while talking about technology, excluding the huge chunk of the Youth population and the Awardees who are from a background where they can’t afford or have access to the world of connecting? NO. That’s precisely the point I am making, where the socio-cultural, socio-economic and at times political constraints prevent the Youth from getting an exposure to the wide world, the Award itself becomes a medium for them; it becomes a platform for not only showcasing their talents and honing them towards perfection, but also to have a rightful voice to initiate Community Service to bring about a positive change to the Society.

Turn the following pages and you shall find the activities of not only the young in age, but also how keenly enthused and positively charged are the young at heart, with one common aim: to make a difference to the Society, to make a difference to the Youth.

Rajarshi Banerjee Honorary Editor Inside: Residential Projects 4 8 Physical Recreation Village Pipeline Project 5 9 Adventure & Trek Award Experience 6 10 The Bigger Picture Skill 6 11 T4T Workshop 2013 Mission Tawi 7 12 YES Training Workshops School Award Ceremony 7 13 News and Updates Success Story 8 14 YES Centres

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Award India 3 Residential Projects

n the 27th of March, a group of eighteen students magine a world full of plastic bags, layer upon layer accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Engineer and of toxic molecules refusing to disintegrate for the Mrs. Sen left for a small village in , Dang earth below to breathe freely and easily. These ODistrict called Shabri for our Residential Project. We Iplastic demons stick out like a sore thumb, marring the stayed in a farmhouse and every morning we had to landscape that otherwise would yield a breathtaking walk 3 kilometers to the village where we interacted spectrum of scenic wonders. Well, that is what awaits us if we do not wake up from our money-induced slumber to take stock of the situation. Plastic is one of the biggest pollutants on earth and what makes it even a bigger threat to the environment is the fact that it is non-biodegradable. Thankfully, the students of Wynberg-Allen realised the threats of plastic well in time and have begun to organize plastic collection drives on campus and along the hills that surround the school. Every Friday the students of the school are divided into groups and sent to areas that are littered with plastic bags, cans, bottles etc. A basic kit comprising collection bags, disposable gloves, sticks and iron hooks are provided to the leaders of each group so that the exercise can be carried out effectively. The filled bags are secured with twine and stored in a shed till the van from the Municipal Corporation comes to collect them. Thus far, the students have collected five truckloads of plastic and will continue this crusade every Friday under the aegis of their teachers. The students of with the tribals living there. Chirag Sir who also Wynberg-Allen wish to do their bit through these wee accompanied us was the founder of ‘rural pleasure’ a steps that will, hopefully, make some difference to the programme aimed at bridging the gap between urban hills of Mussoorie. and rural areas. He introduced us to some of the local families and we spent our trip interacting with them, - Madhav Bharadwaj learning their way of life and teaching them about ours. We scrubbed the moss and fungus covered walls of the school and painted the pre-primary school in the village, taught the children some English, played cricket with them and they taught us how to make some of their household items and let us participate in their daily activities. It was an entirely different experience for most of us and it was nice to see everyone letting go of themselves and their inhibitions and interacting with these children. I’m sure we all learnt a lot from this trip and it truly was a humbling experience. This camp was about accepting differences and similarities, breaking our prejudices and it instilled in us a sense of unity even with people whose lifestyle was so very different from ours. When the time came for us to leave, our emotions were running high because the bonds we had made with the children were much deeper than we could ever have anticipated before being there with them.

- The Cathedral & John Connon School,

4 Award India Khonda Village Pipeline Project

n the early months of 2013, a group of students students finally drew the pipe into the base ofthe from International School visited a village, as the tank base construction group placed in village named Khonda (valley between mountains their final brick. As the tank was lifted onto the base, Iof Prabalgarh and Matheran), to assist the villagers the pipe lowered into the tank, and the flow of water in building a water pipeline. This project enabled the initiated, cheers erupted amongst the villagers and students to work collaboratively with the villagers to students alike. Tears of happiness filled the air, as construct this water pipeline to the village from the the students and villagers embraced after five days of peak of one of the steep mountains. As each day drew hard work, crafting a moment of overwhelming joy for to an end, students had the opportunity to interact and all present. converse with the village residents, play football with As the project drew to an end, one of the students their children, understand the local nuances of their donated a batch of solar lamps to the village and spoken language, before turning in for the night in the promised to return and follow-up on future projects small tents. based on mutual caring and sharing. There were many questions hovering in our head This project taught us two basic objectives: what if we as we began our journey. Today we live in a nation could have done this to every village in our nation and that is in a state of constant evolution, both social what if we decide to talk in terms of community health, and economic. On the one hand there is the bustling community service and progress of the community; Bombay and on the other hand there is the case of after all every reform begins in a tiny act as this. farmer suicides in Vidarbha. With these apparent and I was one of the lucky few individuals who had the somewhat avoidable conflicts between our notions of opportunity to be a part of this team, and would like development, we sometimes tend to forget the very to thank the Head of School Mrs. Sharonee Mullick, roots of our origin. Today, many of these villages are Principal Mr. Kaisar Dopaishi, Project Coordinator in a state of economic and political turmoil, so much Mr. Uday Verma and Round Square Coordinator Mrs. so that basic amenities such as a working blueprint for Shibani Das, for inspiring us to work not only with our access to water has gone to the backburner. arms and legs, but also with our hearts. Khonda, got Over this five-day period, the students were divided into back for us, a word that needs a spell check in our three preliminary groups: cooking, pipe construction brain and in our heart much more than in Mac Book and tank base construction. While the tank base Pros…it is called: Community. construction group collected bricks and began If five days of intensity could have given us this joy, assembling the tank base, the pipeline construction how would it be if this was an engaged blueprint for a group accompanied the villagers to the top of the long term solution? mountain to connect the pipe to the existing reservoir Between Starbucks and stars in the sky, for a moment, of water. I thought the former is a lifestyle and the latter is life. After five days of heavy-lifting, tireless digging and raking, and life on the most basic amenities, the -Shanav Mehta Award India 5 Award Skill Experience Cooking

verybody loves tasty food! But when you cook it yourself it tastes much better. Cooking is like Shubhankar a skill. One must know how to cook n what is a third year Eare the necessary ingredients needed to make that student of recipe. The only one way to reach man’s heart is by Anthropology preparing tasty food. As we talk about our Indian food at Delhi it is really famous. There are Indian restaurants all over University. He the world. Even back in 14th century the popularity of received his Indian ground spices led to it being imported by many Gold Award western countries. Kerala produces one of the best at the Gold spices. Traditional Indian food is very aromatic with full Award Annual of ground spices. Every state has got its own traditional Ceremony in recipe. From North to South and East to West we can April 2012. see thousands of different n delicious food. North India has Mughal influence where as East has Chinese influence. We can also see that other countries have a lot of impact on our Indian food. One of the examples The Award Experience is America with Mc Donald’s, KFC, PIZZA HUT, and The Award was a great experience as I gained DOMINOS. recognition for my skills and other co-curricular Indians are popular for their hospitality. In Indian activities. It was a great boost to my confidence as culture, a guest is shared in the same light god. The it made me try new things. During the Award I got to saying ‘Atithi Devo Bhavah’ means the guest is god. learn several life skills which helped in developing my Indian women cook so many different recipes and personality like time management, team work and when any guests arrive for a meal, they serve food to problem solving. guest before any family members have it. This shows lot of respect for the guest. In Indian families the women My Favourite Section always serve the men and children first and later have My favourite section was the residential project. It was food. Indian culture is very different from other cultures a life changing experience as I lived in a remote village and even in food. in Himachal, amongst a totally different community and We should know the right technique to cook food and worked for their upliftment. The village was located in method. But cooking isn’t a rocket science! During the Kangra District and is known by the name of Jhikkar. festivals we cook different kind of food. There are so I worked in Jhikkar and several other villages nearby many recipes that can be cooked during this special to promote a total sanitation drive, waste disposal occasion. During festivals special food is cooked. It systems and development of traditional organic farming is like a feast! As we invite our relatives friends and techniques. I believe that the educated youth are the neighbours during this occasion. I feel cooking is an art vehicles of development for any nation and should or skill to make the food tasty and loving. work for sustainable development and community upliftment because only a balanced development is true development.

Life After Gold The journey after Gold has been great. I am now a part of the alumni and look forward to becoming an Award leader soon and promote the Award. After Gold Award I am open to so many new opportunities like becoming an international youth representative, volunteer with the Award office and help more and more youth to become a part of this great journey. I would highly recommend the Award to every young person as it helps make a positive impact on their community by volunteering. It helps one in realising their full potential and a very comprehensive development of ones personality.

6 Award India Mission Tawi inculcating the spirit of Service tudents of Jodhamal Public School, organized MISSION-TAWI on the banks of our life-line, River Tawi under the guidance and coordination Sby Award Leaders, Ms. Shallu Rani and Ms. Simran The School Award Ceremony Singh. The entire exercise was to highlight the significance of The Award Presentation Ceremony took place at a rivers as our support system and nurtures of civilization. special morning assembly in the school ceremonial River Tawi is dying an unnatural death. At JMPS courtyard at G D Goenka World School. Certificates the youth brigade has taken up the onus to spread were awarded on Thursday, 24 January 2013 by awareness for this noble cause of SAVING TAWI and Mrs. Neeta Bali, Head of the School. to make a difference. The JMPians got this opportunity to clean up Tawi Thirty one young people received the Silver Award, as a part of the community service during the IAYP and five young people received the Bronze Award. (International Award for Young People) programme. Jodhamal pioneered this Award in J&K, being the first The Principal strongly emphasised taking part in the YES (Youth Engaging Society) Centre in the entire International Award for Young People to bring about J&K. Under this programme the youth are encouraged the hidden talents of the students. to gain and give to the best of their abilities towards the society as a positive contributor. Congratulating the Awardees for their achievements Using gloves for self-protection and a heart filled with by competing with themselves, she hoped that service as their weapons the crusaders began their the Award Participants will continue to transform endeavour of cleanliness. themselves positively towards being well rounded Two aspects have been underlined through this misson; human beings, and responsible global citizens of firstly the students’ initiative highlighted the fact that the society. unless people take up self-driven motivated initiatives, there won’t be a difference made, and secondly, not She also congratulated Vijayashree Pahal, the only working in an isolated group but also involving Award Leader for guiding and supporting the others through awareness programmes is essential Participants in their achievements. to have a larger segement of a community to work towards something, to make a difference both at the micro as well as macro level.

Award India 7 PYDS Success Story extract from Hindustan Times itting in her parents’ small made this possible. vegetable shop near Malsi GK Swami, a freelance in Dehradun as a child, economist from , SKritika Kumari would see tourist set up the school in 2000. cars whiz past to Mussoorie. “I came to the hills to lead A few tourists who stopped at a retired life, but could not her shop would buy lemons to sit idle,” he said. Swami’s overcome the nausea triggered school, run with help from by the winding hilly roads. friends and philanthropists, Kritika often hoped the tourists has transformed Purkal would also buy some vegetables village, tucked in a corner of even though they did not need Doon hills, into a centre of to on vacation. Her family educational excellence. needed the money, the sooner Children from economically the better. and socially weaker sections Today, when 19-year-old Kritika of Purkal and adjoining areas sits in her class at the Phillips Exeter Academy in the get free education from nursery to class 10 at the US, her hopes are different and dreams bigger. CBSE-affiliated school. What’s more, the children are Pursuing an international undergraduate programme provided nutritious meals at school. from the Asian University for Women in Chittagong, PYDS School has a tie-up with another school, where Bangladesh, she managed a selection for the summer its students complete Class 12. PYDS School’s course in the US. Thousands of miles away, standing principal, Harwant Singh, remembers Kritika as a in the same vegetable shop, Kritika’s mother Krishna bright student. “We enrolled her in Class 6. She came Devi said, “I told her to dream big because dreaming last in the examination, but we decided not to make did not involve money.” her repeat the class. Within a year, she was among Kritika’s parents once could not afford to keep her in a the brightest students and hasn’t looked back since.” private school, but education altered the youngster’s The school has also enabled Priyanka Pal, daughter life, earning her a scholarship to the prestigious of a motorcycle mechanic, to bag a scholarship to the university in Bangladesh. Asian University for Women. Another PYDS School The Purkal Youth Development Society School of student, Meenakshi Pal, is doing her BBA from the Learning, more popular as the PYDS School, has Institute of Management Studies, Dehradun. “Humme Naz Hai” Showcasing Physical Fitness

n 30th September 2012, 30 Goal Champions and Goal stars participated in Airtel Delhi Half Marathon. It was organised from Jawaharlal ONehru Stadium, at 8:45 A.M. in the morning of last sunday of the month. The girls all decked up in Blue or red Goal kits were marching ahead in the troupe. The group represented Naz Foundation and Goal By demonstrating self- defence techniques on stage. On the run up to the starting line, girls shouted slogans like- “Humme Naz Hai, Hum Goal Hain”, “Hala Bol Hala Bol, Goal Goal Goal”, “HIV ko bhagana Hai, India ko Bachana Hain.” They all took part in 6 kms Dream run, where they ran, danced and sang all throughout. Overall the girls had a great exposure to a large scale event attended by celebrities like Bipasha Basu, Shiela Dixit, Rahul Bose who cheered them on.

8 Award India Rishikesh Adventure n the pleasant morning of 25th March 2012, people bad throats, but their enthusiasm made them an excited group of students from Vivek High continue nonetheless. River rafting was, by far, the School, Chandigarh departed for Rishikesh. best part of our adventure. What’s more... a handful OThere had been double the strength for the previous of us even dared to jump off a 25 feet high cliff during trip to Nahan but that didn’t affect our high spirits - what river rafting, and the experience is incomparable to could be better than four days on a school trip with so any other. many friends and pure, unadulterated fun! When we The bike hike was indeed a lot of fun, despite the fact reached our destination, we were thrilled to see our that most of us hadn’t so much as touched a bicycle for tents. As we explored the site, we were awed by the the past couple of years! We were relieved to spend breath-taking landscape that surrounded us. some time at the Gurudwara at Paonta Sahib; the In the days that followed, we had loads of fun doing surroundings were very calm and serene. We had a various activities like artificial rock climbing, learning to bonfire every night -something to look forward to after tie various kinds of safety knots, trekking, tent pitching, the physical challenge. So, all in all, this Adventurous an exhilarating bike hike and the much awaited river Journey was by far the best experience of our lives. rafting. We were surprised to see how we excelled Going to Rishikesh had been the adventure of our in all the physical activities we’d never done before. lifetime - it was such a unique and fun-filled experience Hooting and cheering for everyone even gave some that it’ll be a cherished memory forever. Kudremukh Trek the grade mates. We learnt the importance of resource management after this challenging incident. At around 5:30 p.m. we reached back to our stay. All of us were tired so we freshened up, ate our evening tea breaks and played friendly volleyball matches. Just before dinner, we were told about the next day’s program. We had a stomach filling meal and called the day off. On the third day, the 60 students were divided into two groups of 30 students each. 1 group headed for the waterfalls whereas the other group had various team building activities. The group, which went to the Soothanabbi waterfalls, had an amazing time in the chilled water for two hours, had their lunch post the waterfalls and finally went to a sunset point to click photographs. The second group of thirty people had udremukh is located in and it is a lot of activities to do like river crossing, high rope approximately 10 hours road journey from our activities, team building activities like magic turtle, school, Sarala Birla Academy. The trip lasted for filling the bottle with a sponge, ball between two people Kfour days from 15th to 19th January. Our journey began and volley ball. early morning on the 15th of January via bus. We On the fourth day the two groups switched their reached our destination by late evening and we were activities and thus all the students got to enjoy both then briefed about our itinerary for the next 4 days. the waterfalls and the team building activities. We also Our stay was planned in a guesthouse of a person spoke to the elders of the host family that night, as it living in that locality. The land was around 60 acres in was our last night with them. We were given invitation size and had various facilities like a number of rooms, to visit the area again without any hesitation. a volleyball court and a huge area where tents could Next morning after thanking the host family, we boarded be pitched. Two Swiss tents were also present where the buses back to school at 9 am. We reached school 7 people each could be accommodated. The main with loads of fun filled memories and a bag filled of attraction was a small river cum lake, which acted as stories. To sum it up the trip was full of adventure, thrill an amazing rejuvenating place for the students after and excitement. United we stay and divided we fall that the tiring treks. The second day had a lot stored for us. is how this trek had functioned throughout. My ability Our day began with the 6 o’clock rouser followed by to meet challenges was tested and I progressed in the breakfast at 7 am. The treks began at 8 am and this various new roles. was indeed a lifetime experience. We were told that I would like to thank Mr. K.S.Biradar, Mr. John Das, Mr. water would be our best friend during the treks and Rajat Sabarwal, Mr. Jagdish Joshi, Mr. Upadhaya and this suggestion was undoubtedly proved true. People Mr. Subrojeet and last but not the least Mr. Karthik and with excess water shared their asset with the rest of Mr. Sudip Mukherjee for organizing this trip.

Award India 9 The Bigger Person The Bigger Picture Divya Hirawat, Gold Award Participant local school to interact with smiling, happy, cute little children and besides, be covered from head to toe in eco-friendly wall plaster after an awesome ‘mud fight’, during solar bath work. How do you describe their worth? You can only reflect on them, marvel at them and most importantly, learn from them. I can go on and on about how I learnt about balancing strength, discipline, simplicity and gentleness from the monks, the qualities of hard work and resolve from the Spitian people and that there was a place of such ethereal beauty and cultural richness right here in my own country. But then when I turn around and look at this experience from the perspective of a volunteer, I feel proud, that my 012, sometime before I started with my travels: work, my investment of time and sweat after travelling Say hello to the confused couch potato. If pandas all that distance would be giving some people a warm were human, they would be me, just that instead winter bathing experience in this cold desert. My 2of a bamboo diet, there would be more of carbs, MSG, contribution would be saving so many trees from being sodium and fatty items involved along with high degree turned into firewood and keeping the mountain air Television-mania. pristine and smoke free as it should be, and I was in Do keep this description in mind as I start off. I made my own way implementing and encouraging the need various journeys this summer, each so defining that for sustainable energy, which you know, could save the they were like individual chapters of my life. But, for world someday! the sake of some conciseness and specificity I will skip It is a small thing to offer in exchange of all those the how and why aspects of these travels, and tell you learnings and experiences, but it does bring immense about one such journey only, and in what sense it was happiness to the ‘citizen’, in me; that in some so rewarding. So here goes: microscopically small but manifested way, I did help I got back from a really fun raft and trek trip on the shape a part of my country. Ah yes, the citizen’s 8th of June. This day is the 9th of June, and here I perspective. You can literally see that amazing sight am on a bus to a cold-desert-cum-ridiculously-remote- of nascent progress right in front of you in those raw high-alt-mountain-district in Himachal Pradesh that is mountain roads, children in the remotest villages Spiti. Some gumption I had, as with my practically sub- going to school, shops selling Nutella and slow, but zero stamina levels and strength of a hamster, I was existent internet and cable connections. It brings such heading off to construct a solar bath that supplies hot an optimism about the future. Besides, it also really water at a 5000m-altitude monastery, with just a 24- encouraged me to hope to be a part of organizations hour break after my previous trip. Survival is the key. like Ecosphere that promote growth, sustainably in Plus I needed to show all these people who thought I such growing, remote areas. The crux of the matter is, would fail miserably, that I could make it back in one that it’s necessary to step out of your cocoon. piece. So you can clearly see that there’s really not Volunteering helped awaken and define so many much of an altruistic motive. So far. It was, to put it aspects of my character, and gave clarity to my simply, for to-appear-cool reasons. vague aspiration of ‘helping living things’, someday, But then after I arrived at the Kee monastery, everything for example it helped me realize that I had great began to change. There was so much I learnt while skills working with children and even animals! So it’s residing there. Coolness quotient: Dwindling. Respect definitely something I will build upon, and I’m starting and altruistic intentions: Rapidly rising day by day. out by helping with some local organizations in my city. There were expected things like learning about a new Essentially, volunteering awakens the bigger person, a culture, new language, working hard under the harsh person you might have never known, within you, who UV-laden rays of the mountain sun, and simple, really sees things from a larger, broad-minded outlook. If not basic food and living conditions. And then there were for someone else, as a youth it’s important do it at least experiences like, learning to make an aloo paratha for for your own growth, which if you see, makes it a win- 30 people in a monastery kitchen, waking up at 5 in win situation for you and the cause you’re volunteering the morning to attend prayers with the monks and then for. And I can promise you the experience would be no play volleyball with them later in the evening, visiting a less than overwhelming. So why not give it a try?

10 Award India Training for Trainers

he Training for Trainers (T4T) workshop for Award Training Philosophy. the Asia Pacific Region was held from 2nd to During the workshop the delegates got the opportunity 4th April 2013 at Jain International Residential to meet Mr Chanraj Roychand, Chairman, Jain TSchool, . The workshop was inaugurated by International Residential School and the staff who K L Ganesh Sharma (CEO of JIRS) and a lamp was lit helped in successfully organizing this workshop. The by the legendary Indian Tennis and Davis Cup coach workshop concluded on 4th April with a ceremony in Enrico Piperno along with Rob Oliphant (Regional which certificates were awarded, followed by a dinner Programme Manager APR), Kapil Bhalla (National hosted by the CEO and staff of JIRS. Director, IAYP India), Bivujit Mukhoty (Programme Manager, IAYP India), Skand Bali (Head NTP). Eighteen delegates, of which eleven from India and seven from the Asia Pacific Region participated in the workshop. The eleven delegates from India, including Parul Vij (); Rashmi Khanna (Chandigarh); Rashmi Krishna, Teena Machaiah, K S Biradar, Onkarjeet M P Singh (Karnataka); Ani Yepthomi, Andrew Ahoto Sema (Nagaland); Ranjit Singh (Punjab); Sudha Sivadas (Uttar Pradesh) and Kapil Bhalla (NAA). The APR delegates included T L Thanuja Ruwani Vijesinghe, Lasantha Dilshan Weligamage, Edirisinghe Arachchige Mallika, Sanjeevi Solaman Viyanikala, Kandasamy Shivakumar (Srilanka) and Al Taylor, Sue Taylor (Nepal). Rob Oliphant moderated the workshop with assistance from Skand Bali and Bivujit Mukhoty. There were different sessions related to the philosophy of Training and detailed presentations on methods of training. Besides the presentations the delegates also participated in different activities, physical and creative, which helped them to understand the essence of the

Award India 11 YES TRAINING WORKSHOPS 18th - 19th January 2013 at Award Training Centre, New Delhi

he First YES Training workshop of 2013, was held allowing children to hit certain ‘CAS’ criteria. The at Award Training Centre, New Delhi from 18th to Award Leaders from Birla High School and Jodhamal 19th January 2013. The workshop was attended Public School had come with the aim to get more Tby Award leaders of Birla High School, ; JMK knowledge about the Award to explore new challenges International School, Pathankot; DSB International that students can face during participation. School, Mumbai and Jodhamal Public School, Jammu. Over two days all the four sections of Award - Skill, Bivujit Mukhoty and Manu Mehrotra from the National Service, Physical Recreation, Adventurous Journey, Training Panel facilitated the training to the delegates. and Residential Projects for Gold participants, were The ice-breaking session was started by Kapil Bhalla, thoroughly covered. There was a session on Visual National Director. He described the Award Programme Identity and on brand pack. All sections were covered and explained the role of YES centres to the Award with interactive presentations along with the activities Leaders. During this session the Award Leaders which helped in the understanding of processes and expressed their expectations from this workshop procedures. and how they will use the same for developing and The training sessions were concluded with a expanding the Award. Most of the Award Leaders presentation from Ankit Durga on the benefits from the came with an aim to get more knowledge about the Award to Award Participants and the same was highly programme to be used in their respective fields and appreciated by the delegates. The delegates also curriculum. benefited with various Award Video’s which helped Award leaders from JMK International School were delegates to understand the soul of Award. This looking for the opportunities to use this programme in workshop becomes an important platform for Award sports and developing the skills among the students, Leaders to imbibe detailed knowledge of the Award, while the delegate from DSB International School get their queries answered and interact with the NAA was looking forward to use the Award within the “IB” team.

21st - 22nd February 2013 at Award Training Centre, New Delhi

two day YES Training Workshop was organized at the NAA office, New Delhi on 21st and 22nd of February 2013. The workshop was attended Aby Award leaders of Delhi Public School, Ghaziabad (UP); Yadavindra Public School, Patiala, (Punjab); The Indian Public School, Dehra Dun (Uttarakhand); Amity International School, Gurgaon (Haryana); JMK International School, Pathankot (Punjab); Guru Nanak Public School, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi (Delhi); and Pathways World School, Gurgaon (Haryana). Bivujit Mukhoty, Programme Manager along with Mr. Vivek Gaur, Ms. Jaya Tiwari, Ms. Surabhi Vaidya and Ms. Manya Gugnani facilitated the training to the delegates. The workshop, spread over two days, was organized for training and developing mentors and volunteers sections of the Award - Skill, Physical, Recreation and to augment their potential as Award Leaders with Adventurous Journey, were effectively demonstrated enhanced skills and to help in exponential growth of through activities. This also provided a hands-on the Award Programme in India. The workshop was an learning experience for all the participants. Ankit opportunity for the Award Leaders and Managers to Durga, a Gold Award Holder discussed the benefits engage and network in further social commitments. of the Award and shared his experience through a The workshop comprised various theoretical and presentation. practical sessions for the participants. It unfolded What is a YES model? How to effectively run the challenges and opportunities, lessons and interesting Award? What is the Brand Pack? What is the role of activities for the participants, mentors, volunteers a volunteer and an Award Leader? All these questions and leaders. The participants were introduced to the were very effectively answered at the end of the philosophy and the framework of the Award. The four workshop.

12 Award India News Updates to 23rd June 2013. The project is one of its kind and Alumni is exclusively for Gold Award Participants. During this journey the participants will be assisting &the local community in construction of a solar Database bath. The volunteers will participate in the actual To provide the various opportunities for Award construction of the solar bath and the set-up of a Units, YES Centres and Award Holders, the NAA solar water geyser (Evacuated Tube Condenser) is working towards building an Alumni database. and will be assisted by a dedicated team of qualified This will help us get in touch with potential masons and representatives from Ecosphere. The candidates for international events and reach out activity will entail physical work, with a construction to young people regarding the volunteering and period of 7 to 8 days. The trip combines work and internship opportunities available at the NAA from pleasure. During this trip participants will also visit time to time. A Gold Award Completion Form has some of the highest villages in the world, go on a been developed that needs to be filled in by Award high-altitude trek, visit some ancient monasteries participants before submitting their Diaries and dating back a 1000 years and take a yak safari and Record Books to their Award Leaders. A copy of mountain bike. Traditional homestays will further the form is available online. All Award Units and enrich the experience by giving one an authentic Leaders are encouraged to make Gold Award understanding of the life and culture in a Spitian participants fill in the form so as to become a part home. of the database and avail various opportunities. Please get in touch with the National Team for Significance of this Tour more details. The construction of a solar bath is of great significance in this region as great amounts of fuel wood, coal and wood is burnt for heating Opportunities water which contributes to CO2 and black carbon emissions. The latter has far more damaging The National Award Authority is keen to involve effects on the melting of glaciers and snow on a Gold Award Holders and Participants in reaching local level. Through the setting up of a solar bath out to schools and institutions across the country. which includes both a passive solar structure as Award alumni all over the world are involved in well as a solar water heating system, we enable strategic planning and development of the Award the people to cut down on emissions (especially in their own communities. reducing black carbon) as well as enable them to Important events like the International Gold have better hygiene through regular availability of Event take place once every three years to bring hot water. international alumni together and share best practices. Next IGE is in in 2014. Additionally, all participants and Award Holders should approach the NAA for Volunteering and Internship opportunities. Schools may send across articles and write-ups by their students for publishing in The Award Weekly and Award India magazine. For more details please get in touch with the National Award Authority.

3rd Spiti Project After two successful Gold Solar Project at Spiti, IAYP India in collaboration with Ecosphere is organising the 3rd Gold Solar Project from 7th June

Award India 13 YES Centres

Amity International School, Gurgaon Delhi Public School, Gurgaon Livingstone Foundation, Dimapur Rashtriya Life Saving Society India, Contact Person : Sangeeta Sethi Contact Person : Darshana Dahiya Contact Person : Andrew Ahoto Sema Tel.:+91.124.2385110/112 Tel.:+91.9958291528 Tel.:+91.9862556507 Contact Person : Ankit Wagh [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Tel.:+91.9689587679 [email protected] Ansal Institute of Technology, Gurgaon Dikshant International School, Zirakpur M.C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth, Howrah Contact Person : Pratibha Singh Contact Person : Dolly Arora Contact Person : Sangeeta Bannerjee Rohini Educational Society, Gurgaon Tel.:+91.9711723689 Tel.:+91.1762.508438 Tel.:+91.9836016385 Contact Person : Chaithanya Krishna [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Tel.:+91.770220863 [email protected] Audacious Dreams Foundation, Vellore Doon International School, Dehra Dun Magic Bus, Noida Contact Person : Dinesh Gajendran Contact Person : Ravi Dutt Contact Person : Pratik Kumar Saffron City School, Distt. Fatehgarh Tel.:+91.98405 51749 Tel.:+91.135.2658491/6088 Tel.:+91.9810634666 Sahib [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Contact Person : Jasdeep Kaur Kahlon Tel.:+91.9463602189 B-ABLE - Basix Academy, New Delhi Ecole Globale International Girls [email protected] Contact Person : Sumiran Tandon School, Dehra Dun Mayo College Boy's School, Ajmer Tel.:+91.9873299941 Contact Person : Mike Contact Person : Himanshu Kumar Sainik School Purulia, Dist.Purulia [email protected] Tel.:+91.9557291888 Pande Contact Person : Ravichadran [email protected] Tel.:+91.9001069851 Tel.:+91.9679788294 Billabong High International School, [email protected] [email protected] Bhopal G D Goenka World School, Gurgaon Contact Person : Virendra Kumar Contact Person : Vijayashree Pahal Miles Bronson Residential School, Sanjeewan Vidyalaya, Panchgani Sharma Tel.:+91.9810575841 Guwahati Contact Person : Deepak Gosavi Tel.:+91.9893038884 [email protected] Contact Person : Lipika Barah Tel.:+91.8806507778 [email protected] Tel.:+91.9957571700 [email protected] Goa Football Association, Panjim, Goa [email protected] Birla High School, Kolkata Contact Person : Anoop Abraham Sarala Birla Academy, Bangalore Contact Person : Poulomee Mukherjee Tel.:+91.832.2234181 Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata Contact Person : Santanu Das Tel.:+91.8902152965 [email protected] Contact Person : Saugata Banerjee Tel.:+91.80.41348261 [email protected] Tel.:+91.9831589399 [email protected] Good Shepherd International School, [email protected] Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, Ootacamund Sarala Birla Gyan Jyoti, Guwahati Mumbai Contact Person : Jacob P Ajith Mathews Modern Public School, Shalimar Bagh, Contact Person : Jayashrita Shinghal Contact Person : Molly Paul Tel.:+91.9442646660 Delhi Tel.:+91.9435558252 Tel.:+91.9869562156 [email protected] Contact Person : Mena Mittle [email protected] [email protected] Tel.:+91.11.27481119 Guru Nanak Public School, New Delhi [email protected] Sat Paul Mittal School, Ludhiana Calcutta International School, Kolkata Contact Person : Rubinder Kaur Contact Person : Sanjeev Tyagi Contact Person : Chai Eng Dutta Gambhir Modern School, Vasant Vihar, New Tel.:+91.161.2522477 Tel.:+91.8902166054 Tel.:+91.9891137087 Delhi [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Contact Person : Unman Kaur Tel.:+91.9899311204 Sawan Public School, New Delhi Cambrian Hall, Dehra Dun Hopetown Girls' School, Dehra Dun [email protected] Contact Person : S K Sharma Contact Person : Hima Mahata Contact Person : Parul Vij Tel.:+91.9711545106 Tel.:+91.135.2753589 Tel.:+91.8791170702 Navrachana International School, [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Vadodara Contact Person : Ashvin Patel Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior Cambridge International School, Indirapuram Public School, Ghaziabad Tel.:+91.9374452232 Contact Person : Archana Saraswat Phagwara Contact Person : Sudha Sivadas [email protected] Tel.:+91.751.2322137 Contact Person : Jorawar Singh Tel.:+91.120.4264427 [email protected] Tel.:+91.1824.228107 [email protected] Naz Foundation (India) Trust, Delhi [email protected] Contact Person : Vivek Gaur Shades of Happiness, Indus International School, Hyderabad Tel.:+91.9818180362 Contact Person : Natasha Garcha Cathedral High School, Bangalore Contact Person : David Udry [email protected] Tel.:+91.9160063344 Contact Person : Isabella Simon Tel.:+91.8417302100 [email protected] Tel.:+91.80.2557262 [email protected] Open Award Centre, New Delhi [email protected] Contact Person : Office Manager Singapore International School, International School Aamby, Pune Tel.:+91.11.41087062 Mumbai Coorg Public School, Mysore Contact Person : Reid Litster [email protected] Contact Person : Sharonee Mullick Contact Person : Teena Machaiah Tel.:+91.20.3910250 Tel.:+91.9821357006 Tel.:+91.8274.247011 [email protected] O P Jindal Modern School, Hisar [email protected] [email protected] Contact Person : Mahesh Mehta Jain International School, Bangalore Tel.:+91.9467293453 Special Olympics Bharat, New Delhi Dr. Grahams Homes, Kalimpong Contact Person : OMP Singh [email protected] Contact Person : Mukta Contact Person : Henry Simon Tel.:+91.9611055205 Tel.:+91.9910200751 Tel.:+91.9474037192 [email protected] Pathways School, Noida [email protected] [email protected] Contact Person : S. Indira JMK International School, Pathankot Tel.:+91.9810937482 St. Mary's School, Dwarka, New Delhi DSB International School, Mumbai Contact Person : Pooja Bhatia [email protected] Contact Person : Anupama Sharma Contact Person : Stuart Smith Tel.:+91.9915193691 Tel.:+91.9868131848 Tel.:+91.8451053034 [email protected] Pinegrove School, Solan [email protected] [email protected] Contact Person : Surinder Mehta Jodhamal Public School, Jammu Tel.:+91.9816155402 St. Mary's School, Safdarjung Enclave, Delhi Public School, Ghaziabad Contact Person : Trilok Singh Bist [email protected] New Delhi Contact Person : Vipul Deep Tel.:+91.9419797389 Contact Person : Jyoti Fotedar Tel.:+91.9990967011 [email protected] Purkal Youth Development Society, Tel.:+91.9899275186 [email protected] Dehra Dun [email protected] La Martiniere for Girls, Kolkata Contact Person : Manish Chandel Delhi Public School, Greater Noida Contact Person : Dr. Tapti Das Gupta Tel.:+91.9927193913 Summer Valley School, Dehra Dun Contact Person : Raina Krishnatray Tel.:+91.9432224564 [email protected] Contact Person : Sumit Sharma Tel.:+91.8527776555 [email protected] Tel.:+91.135.2673383, 2678356 [email protected] [email protected] YES Centres

Sunbeam School Lahartara, Varanasi The Cathedral & John Connon School, The Laidlaw Memorial School & Junior Vidya Sanskar International School, Contact Person : Aditya Choudhury Mumbai College, Ooty Faridabad Tel.:+91.9721452302 Contact Person : Noshir N.Engineer Contact Person : Rachael Smith Contact Person : Gyanendra Tewatia [email protected] Tel.:+91.22.24453460 Tel.:+91.8098613234 Tel.:+91.9716713687 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Symbiosis International School, Pune Contact Person : M Madan Mohan The Daly College, Indore The Lawrence School, Sanawar Vikash Bharati School, Gorakhpur Tel.:+91.20.26634550 Contact Person : Sarita Badhwar Contact Person : Ravinder Singh Kanwar Contact Person : Sanjai Kumar Singh [email protected] Tel.:+91.731.2719057 Tel.:+91.9882414585 Tel.:+91.9935147565 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Sushila Birls Girls' School, Kolkata Contact Person : Shashi Khanna , Dehra Dun The Sagar School, District Alwar Vivek High School, Chandigarh Tel.:+91.9830112451 Contact Person : Sakand Bali Contact Person : OM Singh Chundawat Contact Person : Reshmi Khanna [email protected] Tel.:+91.7895385308 Tel.:+91.9983308961 Tel.:+91.172.2698988 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] SYNA International School, Katni Contact Person : Dr. Aditya Kumar The Galaxy School, Rajkot The Sanskaar Valley School, Welham Boys School Society, Dehra Sharma Contact Person : Parag Fatehpuria Chandanpura, Bhopal Dun Tel.:+91.9926481060 Tel.:+91.9978111041 Contact Person : Atul Chamoli Contact Person : Laxman Singh [email protected] [email protected] Tel.:+91.755.3255346-49 Tel.:+91.9837679566 [email protected] [email protected] Takshila Educational Society, Defence The Gold Award Holders Society Colony, New Delhi Contact Person : Ishita Khanna The Scindia School, Gwalior Woodstock School, Mussoorie Contact Person : Prem Prakash Tel.:+91.9899492417 Contact Person : Raksha Siriah Contact Person : K Krishnan Kutty Tel.:+91.11.41555418 [email protected] Tel.:+91.751.2480750 Tel.:+91.135.6615173 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] The Heritage School, Kolkata Talent Enablers, Dehra Dun Contact Person : Kavita Arora Trivandrum International School, Wynberg-Allen School, Mussoorie Contact Person : Rajiv Johari Tel.:+91.9748558345 Trivandrum Contact Person : L. Tindale Tel.:+91.9286557728 [email protected] Contact Person : Priya K Nair Tel.:+91.135.2632526 [email protected] Tel.:+91.94470 41641 [email protected] The Heritage Schools, Gurgaon [email protected] The Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad Contact Person : Kaye Roberts Yadavindra Public School, Patiala Contact Person : Koel Ray Tel.:+91.124.2855124 Unison World School, Dehra Dun Contact Person : J K Saini Tel.:+91.40.32587022 [email protected] Contact Person : Versha Sharma Tel.:+91.9815562090 [email protected] Tel.:+91.9837022222 [email protected] The Indian Public School, Dehra Dun [email protected] The Assam Valley School, Tezpur Contact Person : Mani. C. V. Contact Person : Ranjana Rai Tel.:+91.9568012772 Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar Tel.:+91.9957577326 [email protected] Contact Person : Sunita Dixit for updated list [email protected] Tel.:+91.1662.281000-4 kindly visit The International School, Bangalore [email protected] The British Co-ed High School, Patiala Contact Person : Zarathusht Ragaby Contact Person : Ranjit Singh Tel.:+91.80.22634900- 980 http://ww.iayp.in/yeslist.htm Tel.:+91.9814959219 [email protected] [email protected] Partners Award Partners | ASOP India | Bharti Enterprises | British Council | Civil Society | Culture Clothing Private Limited | | Delhi University | Government of Punjab | HSBC India | JCB India | MAX India | RLSS, India | | SEL Group | Shell India | TAJ Hotels Resorts and Palaces | Tata Consultancy Services Limited | | The Assam Valley School | The Doon School | World Wildlife Fund |

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