MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT

May 2018

Education• CareerCounsellingSession• EarlyLearningProgramme,ReadingandWritingconductedintheChhainsaCentreofREAD

IndiaundertheORACLEproject

HEALTH • HealthandHygieneSession• SessiononStressManagemnet

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• TrainingconductedfortheREADstaffonthetopic”GST”byMr.AmitSinghal• TrainingofTrainersonStrenghtningREADCentresanditsSocialEnterprises• SportsforDevelopment• CommunityMeetingOrganisedwithASI,READandPrathaminLucknowOn22ndMay• IFFGlobalTeamandREADIndiaCountryDirectorVisitsIFFCentre,Chennai• WorldAnti-TobaccoDay

ofyouthparticipatedinthesessionwere26whowereguidedbyMrDeepakMigalanioncompetitiveexams, jobsearchandtheywerealsogiveninterviewtipswhichwillprovetobebeneficialtotheminthefuture.

career counselling SessionCareercounsellingsessionswereorganisedattheTaoru,Sonipat,andManesar centre of READ India under AMAZON Cares. ThesessionwasconductedbyDrDeepakMigalani,theTotalnumber

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Early Learning Programme, Reading and Writing conducted in the chhainsa centre of REad india under the oRacLE project

The early Learning classes aims to ensure quality education attheearlystagesof life tohelp fostertheoveralldevelopmentofthechild.READtrainsitsteacherstoadoptandmastertheskillsnecessary to create a secure, warm and stimulating learningenvironment,where the “PlayWayMethod” isusedasa tooloflearning.Thereadingandwritingclassesfocusesinterventiononenhancingreading,writing,vocabulary,pronunciation,andother

relatedskills.Sessionswillbeheldfor1.5hoursperdayfor6daysaweek.After the successful completion of ORACLE the baseline ofORACLE 1 has started, beginning with the initial mobilizationprocess. Registrations are being taking place for the earlylearningprogramme,readingandwritingandtheadult literacyprogramme.

Health and Hygiene Session

AsessiononhandwashwasorganisedinAganwadiofSonipatandManesarREADIndiacentreunderAMAZONCares.MsDayavati,ECDtrainerbriefedthechildrenaboutimportanceofhandwashanddemonstrated the stepsof handwash.These sessionshelpthechildrentounderstandtheimportanceofhealthandhygiene.

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Session on Stress Managemnet

AsessiononthestressmanagementwasconductedbyMsNamrataDatta,MsSindhuReddyandMrSharvanKumar representative,FC,AmazonattheHyderabadcentreofREADIndia.Thesessionwas conducted for 41 beneficiaries. They interacted with thebeneficiaries and discussed about the challenges they face intheirdaytodaylifeandwereguidedonhowtomanagethestressduringsuchsituation.

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training conducted for the REad staff on the topic” GSt” by Mr. amit Singhal

Sessionwashelpfulforthestafftounderstandminutenitty-gritties’ofGSTandtherelatedchallengesfacedindaytodaypurchases.Procurement,transferandtransportationofresourcematerialtodifferentlocationsandtheassociatedproceduralmechanismtobefollowedundernewtaxregimehelpedboththeprogrammeandfinancestaffofREADIndia.Thesessionwaseffectiveinderivingapreciseandconspicuousrelationshipbetween,programsrunning

under different CSR projects, services offered by READ Indiato its partners and implementation at the ground level. Newlyintroducedmechanismoftransferringgoodsbetween4differentstates, i.e. E-way bill/Challanwas also thoroughly discussed toavoidanyconfusionintransportationanddeliveryof8productsmadeatREADCenters.

training of trainers on Strenghtning REad centres and its Social Enterprises

ThetrainingsessionwasconductedbyDrK.K.Mishraon4thand5thMay2018inAurangabadinwhichthetrainersweretrainedonstrengtheningoftheREAD’spresenceintheAurangabaddistrictand with its special focus on sustaining its social enterpriseswhichwill lead to the overall development of the community .Thetrainerweretrainedincentremanagement,itsgovernance,thedocumentationsdoneandfollow-upstaken,humanresourcemanagement, networking and partnerships, programmemanagement and service delivery. This training aimed at thesmootherfunctioningofalltheREADIndiacentresandtoimpartknowledgeaboutthelatestlegalrequirementsforthefunctioningofaNon-GovernmentalOrganisations.

Sports for development

AsREAD Indiaworks for the development of the communities.And to show how sports can contribute in the development ofthe youth, READ invited the team of The Royal Dutch FootballAssociation(KNVB),togetherwithEBTCandorganisedafootballclinicon25thMay2018fortheyouthsinMehandipurDabodha

village.MrR.S.Dalalwhoisaretireddirectorgeneralofpolice(DGP) Haryana earlier donated his house for the READ IndiaCentre in the village were the football clinic was organisedshowedinterestinhelpingREADinwelcomingtheteam.Around150youthparticipatedinthisfootballclinic.

Football legends from Netherlands, Aron Winter and AnoukHoogendijktogetherwiththeirlocalcolleaguesjoinedtheclinic.

The clinicwas organised for both girls and boyswith focus onfootballandlifeskills.

Theparticipantsshowedgreatinterestinlearningfootballfromthelegends,duringtheclinicAronwinterandAnoukHoogendijkwerevery impressedtoseethecapabilityof theyouth involvedandwereexpectingtoseesomeplayerstoseeinthenationalteam.

community Meeting organised with aSi, REad and Pratham in Lucknow on 22nd May

The agenda of the meeting was to learn each organisation’sgoalsandtoknowhowASI,PRATHAMandREADaresupportingcommunitiesinUttarPradeshandalsotoimprovethewell-beingofthefarmingcommunityinUttarPradesh.Thediscussionaimedto get a greater understanding of the community interventionscurrently active in U.P, discussion on the current and futureprogramingof theorganisations involved in themeetingand todetermineifthereareanyopportunitiesforcollaboration.

iFF Global team and REad india country director Visits iFF centre, chennai

As the Chennai centre under International Flavours AndFragrances(IFF)wasnewlyopened,theglobalTeamthatincludedMr.LowKimWah,Mrs.Rebecca,Mr.PeterSommors,Mr.PrakashfromtheIFFGLOBALteammadeavisiton15thMay2018andadirectinteractionwasdonewiththecentrestaff.

Thestaffwasdirectedabouttheirrolesandresponsibilitiesandideasweregiventoimprovetheirworkingandreportingskills.

World anti-tobacco day World anti-Tobacco day was celebrated at theChennaicentreofREADIndiaunderIFFon31stMay2018.

The session was led by Mr. Dillibabu and Ms.Thirumagal from WOW mental health clinic.The event witnessed an active participation ofthe beneficiaries throughout the event. WorldNoTobaccoDay 2018was also an opportunityto support commitment and empower thecardiovascular community in the fight againsttobacco.

Cardiovasculardiseasekillsmorepeoplethananyothercauseofdeathworldwide,andtobaccouseandsecond-handsmokeexposurecontributestoapproximately12%ofallheartdiseasedeaths.

Addiction to harmful substances such as tobacco is prevalent in a few regions across the country, and affects multiple demographic groups, including very young children. In certain cultures, cannabis, charas and ganja are used during social and religious ceremonies; thus, this required READ India to approach the topic with tact.Our READ Centers tackled this issue by taking the time to understand the community’s point of view on the rise in the use of tobacco and on addiction as a health problem. This helped us build trust with the community, and create a plan to inform and educate them on the adverse affects tobacco can have on their health.With the aid of doctors, social work researchers, and some innovative interventions, READ India Centers now regularly conduct anti-tobacco workshops to understand the profile of the community and the reason for substance abuse, as well as to ensure access to resources to facilitate rehabilitation.

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