Vol X, Issue 35 ................................. The Award Weekly ................................ 29 August 2018

Kerala is in the midst of an unprecedented flood havoc. The calamity has caused immeasurable misery and devastation. Many lives were lost. Hundreds of homes were totally destroyed and many more were damaged. For the first time in history, 27 dams in the State had to be opened. Never before had the State witnessed a calamity of this scale.

At IAYP India, we express condolences and support to everyone affected by this natural calamity across the Kerala State.

Now it is our duty to help the affected rebuild their lives. The path to recovery can be long and arduous, but we can make a difference by joining the rebuilding efforts. Contribute generously to the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund.

Award participants of Bawa Lalvani Public School are doing their Service at a government elementary school in Phulewal, Kapurthala. The report has been submitted by Ms Ekta Dhawan, Principal, Bawa Lalvani Public School, Kapurthala.

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

The aim of the ongoing programme is to bring about small but significant changes in the lives of rural people, such as helping them to develop skills, to realize and cherish the joy of learning and to broaden their horizons by making contacts, thereby motivating them to improve the quality of life of others.

As part of the IAYP Programme, the Award participants engaged in community service at a government elementary school in Phulewal village, Kartar Road, Kapurthala. The participants delivered a ‘Three Aspect’ routine, i.e., teaching a morning prayer, a group song titled 'Jaha Dal Par Sone Ki Chidya Karti Hai Basera' and mathematics. These were in the form of a classroom addressal to an audience comprising 39 rural students within the age group of 5 to 14 years. The participants also enacted a demonstration that involved explaining the importance of proper hand wash post the use of washrooms and prior to consuming food. Students were advised and encouraged to refrain from defecating in open spaces. The rural student audience responded actively and participated keenly in what was being discussed, making the hygiene awareness programme a success.

Although government schools in villages are making efforts to bring young rural people at par with their urban counterparts, there still persists a long gap that needs to be bridged. However, the Award participants have pledged to commit themselves fully to such community service activities to contribute their bit in bettering the lives of young rural people. Click here for more pictures

Work-shy, unwilling, entitled and narcissistic; just a few of the ways that today’s young people are described.

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International Award Foundation is currently working on a global PR and social media campaign, which will launch later this year. To support it, they are currently running global research.

Below is a Survey Link for community/business leaders. We need your help to fill this in, to ensure we have some strong global and national data on this subject.

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We look forward to working with you on this exciting activity!

Welcome to the new Online Record Book Next Generation.

Online Record Book (ORB) Next Generation is simpler, faster and more accessible and has some great new improvements. Once registered, this new version can be accessed anytime, anywhere through the Mobile Apps designed for Participants and Award Leaders.

If you are interested, please get in touch with the Programme Team for more details.

We welcome CS Academy, Erode Campus, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu to IAYPIndia family as a new YES Centre, and wish them every success.

YES Centres in India are strategic allies in promoting the all-inclusive growth of The Award. Click for updated list

The aim of partnering is to harness the potential and to encourage young people to grow from their own strengths. Individuals and organisations are welcome to partner with the Award Programme Foundation and help develop the Programme. Click to visit the Partners page

IAYP India Office in Delhi
Phone: +91 11 4108 7062 and Telefax: +91 11 26497164

Programme Manager - Bivujit Mukhoty
Mob: +91 9310133900, email: programme@dofe.in / bivujit@dofe.in

Head IT & ORB - Priyank Kumar Gupta
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Programme Officer - Pallavi Gill
Mob: +91 8860749968, email: pallavi@dofe.in

Communications Manager
Tel.: +91 11 26497164, email: communication@dofe.in

Programme Assistants

Bhagyasree Sengupta
email: bhagyasree@dofe.in

Sasi Kiran
email: sasikiran@dofe.in

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