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Children's Day 2011

On the 12^th of November 2011. members of The Family India in New Delhi organized a Children’s Day event for 1000 underprivileged children from all over the city. These included children who live in slums, children from broken homes, children of women prison inmates and also visually handicapped children. The kids had a great time at this event. They watched a fun magic show, had a delicious lunch, went on rides and played games organized by volunteers who included school students and company workers. The children danced and sang on stage and before leaving each child received a brand new schoolbag packed with goodies like Amar Chitra Kathas, socks, woollen caps, colour pencils, Maggi noodles and Frootis. Our heartfelt thanks to all who made this beautiful day possible!

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New School, New Beginnings

In September 2011, members of The Family India in Pune started Mamta K.G. School in Sade Satra Nalli, Thange Nagar, Hadapsar, Pune, to provide children living below the poverty line the opportunity to receive an an English medium education.

Says the founder, "It has been amazing to see how quickly the school has been established and how many children have joined. It has been even more heartening to see how many people have come forward to help this project. Kind people have generously donated furniture and books,  MBA grads volunteer their time to teach, and students help to paint. What we need is ongoing sponsorship of the running expenses of the school so that we can expand and reach out to more kids in the community."

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Soft Skills Workshops for the Visually Challenged

Studies by Stanford Research Institute and the Carnegie Mellon Foundation found that 75% of long term job success depends on people skills and only 25% on technical skills. In the effort to increase the employability of the disadvantaged, soft-skill training becomes a crucial leveraging tool to reach higher levels of job success. The Family India in Mumbai conducts soft skills workshops for visually challenged students.

The objectives of this training program are:
1) To impart ‘soft-skills’ training vital to success in their professional careers.
2) To improve their communication skills.
3) To assist them in becoming more employable.
4)To develop their personalities.

We have developed and conducted 10 workshops on the following core competencies:

• Personal Introductions, Posture & Gestures
• Conversational Skills, The Art of Listening
• Grooming , Appearance & Personal Hygiene
• Customer Care & Customer Satisfaction
• Building Self-Confidence & Assertiveness
• Goal Setting, Planning & Problem Solving
• Selling Skills & 'You Branding'
• Spoken English Development
• Public Speaking Mastery

All the workshops were conducted in English in order improve their comprehension and communication skills with spoken English.  The attendees were also encouraged to speak primarily in English, which helped them overcome their fears of speaking in public. Directors, authors, businessmen, and image coaches volunteered their time as Guest Speakers at these workshops and their expertise added substance to the training modules.

The programme also included:

Providing the attendees with an English audio resource centre to support them in their goal of learning English.

• Working with the attendees to update and upgrade their resumes and CV’s.
• Arranging sponsorship of business suits and formal shoes to improve the attendees appearance.
• Distribution of a grooming kit for the upkeep of their personal appearance.
• A Mentoring program for those who need more coaching in their communication skills.

The programme culminated in a graduation event at a 5-star Hotel. Each attendee received a certificate for their participation in the workshop series.