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SEPTEMBER - 2017 PAGES - 4e-NEWS LETTER

From the Director's Desk...

"2017 International Day of Peace-21 September"

ASSOCHAM awarded Don Bosco Tech as the 'Best NGO - Skill Development'. Fr A.M. Joseph is receiving award from Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy (Hon. Minister, MSDE) in

New Delhi on 9th August 2017

Don Bosco Tech 'Best NGO - Skill Development'

Fr P Arul Das sdbExecutive Director

The theme for 2017 is “Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.”

The theme honours the spirit of TOGETHER, a global initiative that promotes respect, safety and dignity for everyone forced to flee their homes in search of a better life.

“In times of insecurity, communities that look different become convenient scapegoats,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. “We must resist cynical efforts to divide communities and portray

neighbours as 'the other'. Discrimination diminishes us all. It prevents people - and societies - from achieving their full potential.” He added, “Together, let us stand up against bigotry and for human rights. Together, let us build bridges. Together, let us transform fear into hope.”

This year, the International Day of Peace will focus on engaging and mobilizing people throughout the world to show support for refugees and migrants. Its messages will be shared with communities hosting refugees and migrants as well as people concerned that refugees and migrants may bring physical and economic insecurity to their lives.

Young people will have a vital role to play. For example, they can volunteer to welcome and help refugees and migrants in their communities. They can also extend the hand of friendship to young refugees and migrants who they might meet in their classrooms and neighbourhoods.

The programme 'After School Coaching' was launched at Don Bosco Punganur in the month of August 2017. The programme aims at helping atleast 300 students to gain a good grounding in Maths, Science and Languages. Students will attend 3-hours of coaching in different subjects. This coaching programme will benefit children who are not able to cope with their regular education and to achieve better academic excellence. The child will be given a better input than the school through individualized attention. Child would have an advantage of learning the work done at school and also clarifying any doubts about the lessons taught. This will also help the child in being able to overcome difficulties in grasping the concepts that are taught as part of the education. The children who are going for the coaching will have a wider understanding of the subject. As the child is able to attend classes in two places, the child will have reinforced learning and have more tendency to retain effectively. Since coaching carried out in an informal set up, the child will think more openly as the mind is kindled.

DBNJ, Warangal: On August 7th the children of DBNJ, Warangal celebrated Rakshabandhan (festival of bonding between brother and sister) in Navajeevan and shelter for urban homeless with the destitute. Inmates in Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH) happily received the love of children and made the day memorable.

DBNJ, Warangal: Mr. Tomy who is working as a teacher in Tellfs, Austria visited Navajeevan and interacted with the children and staff. He handed over the funds collected by the group of children at his school in Austria for the support of the children here and appreciated the work.

DBNJ, Warangal: Children, tailoring students and staff actively participated in 70th Independence Day celebrations. Fr. Sojan and Fr. Prakash hoisted the national flag along with the guests of honour-retired engineers of NPDCL, Warangal. The guests shared that they are happy to celebrate with the children of DBNJ and sponsored refreshments for all. Guests inaugurated the donation boxes and distributed school shoes to the children.

DBNJ, Warangal: On 26th August, a group from the local Primary Health Centre visited Navajeevan and gave Rubella vaccine drops to the children between ages 9 months to 15 years. Later the team gave health and hygiene precautions to the children in cleanliness. 53 children benefited from this health drive.

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Rakshabandhan @DBNJ Warangal

Visit of Mr. Tomy from Austria

Health Camp @ DBNJ WarangalIndependence Day Celebrations @DBNJ Warangal

Individual Social Responsibility for School StudentsIndividual Social Responsibility for School StudentsIndividual Social Responsibility for School StudentsBoscoNet: 'BoscoNet conducted a programme on Individual Social Responsibility on 30 and 31 August 2017 at Rosary Convent Primary and High School, Gunfondry, Hyderabad. This is part of the School Fund raising on the theme of Girl Child. CSR coordinator for Hyderabad Povince Mr.Lawrence animated the session for the students highlighting the importance of sharing our goodness with the poor and less privileged. All the activities and services that the Salesians render to the poor and needy children and Youth were highlighted to the students.

DBHRDC: Over the last decade, the number of school dropout is steadily increasing every year. To steer these directionless youngsters towards specific vocational oriented career, Short term vocational training works as savior. Along with Don Bosco Tech, Don Bosco Human Resource Development Centre, Gagillapur addresses youth who are constrained by low income levels, inadequate skills, irregular employment, absence of indebtedness and little

bargaining power at the economic or social level. DBHRDC had introduced one year Don Bosco Multi Skill Training Programme, where the youngsters are trained in Electrical, Plumbing, A/C Mechanism, Refrigeration, Solar Technician, Mobile repairing, Spoken English, Computers and Life Skills. The First Batch started in the month of August, 2017.

Multi Skill Training for Youth @ DBHRDC, Gagillapur

SKILL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE inVisakhapatnam

DB Tech: Oil PSUs members have come together to set up a Skill Development Institute in Visakhapatnam (SDI-Vskp). The Members, HPCL, IOCL, BPCL, ONGC, OIL, GAIL, EIL and Balmer Lawrie, have taken this initiative for skills development of unemployed youth under the Skill India programme. Don Bosco Tech trains students in Welding and Plumbing domains. On 16-08-2017, twenty one students completed their training in welding domain.

MACS: B Manikyam lives in Navabharat Nagar in Guntur Urban with her husband B Sudhakar, son and daughter. She is a member of Kranthi MACS in Guntur. Sudhakar worked at a printing press.

Manikyam joined the society in 2008. The first time she got a loan, she invested in setting up a ‘Screen Printing Centre’ along with her husband. She soon learned the work. They got good response and successfully carried out several orders for wedding invitations and other printing works. They invested a further loan of Rs.10,000/- also in procuring material for the business.

In December, 2015 with a loan of Rs.25,000/- and some amount of savings they had, t h e c o u p l e bought a small binding machine and extended the business to Screen Printing a n d B o o k Binding. So they now take up book binding work orders too. “MACS is a mighty help for small enterprises like ours. Our standard of living has greatly improved.”

Progressive Small Enterprise Flourishes

BOSCO SEVA KENDRA(Development Office of the Salesian Province of St. Joseph, Hyderabad)

Don Bosco Nagar Post, Himayatsagar Road, Bandlaguda Jagir, Hyderabad - 500 086, Telangana, INDIA.Office: 83339 81701 | Director: 94400 53219 | Email: bskhyd1993@gmail.com | Website: www.boscosevakendra.org

Bosco Seva Kendra Supported Mutually Aided Cooperative Societies (MACS)General Body Meetings (SHGs)

Principals and Rectors of all the Child Care Centers in the Province of St.Joseph, Hyderabad have formed Child Rights Protection Committees (CRPCs). Members of the Committee fruitfully completed the first phase of training for the same on 18 August 2017 in Vijayawada and 25 August 2017 at Ramanthapur, Hyderabad. The main focus of CRPC is to create a safer and happier environment for our children.

Child Rights Protection Committees (CRPC's) Training programme

DBHRDC, GagillapurElectrical Domain Students

at Schneider Electrical Company

Board of Directors Meet at Punganur

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