Jamshedpur : The premier private B School in India XLRI Jamshedpur, like every year participated in the celebration of �Joy of Giving Week 2012� from October 2 to 8.
XLRI�s student association, SIGMA organized different social and cultural events to celebrate this weeklong festival of philanthropy in the city of Jamshedpur.
Since 2011, SIGMA has undertaken a program to fund tribal children�s education in order to prevent dropouts from schools due to lack of funds.
This ongoing program includes providing for tuition and hostel fees of the beneficiaries. The benefactors of the programme included students and alumni of XLRI.
This year was a huge success for the program as it helped us generate funds amounting Rs. 2,01,500/- for the education of Tribal Children managed by the Jamshedpur Tribal Fund.
Vastra Samman & Ann Daan, drive was conducted across the city at various schools. Students of XLRI visited the faculty and staff residences during the entire JoG Week and collected clothes & grains which were donated to local NGOs (Kalamandir & Seeds) of Jamshedpur & later distributed in villages.
XLRI students visited and spent a day with residents of Nirmal Hryuday, an Old Age Home and Orphanage in Jamshedpur run by the Missionaries of Charity. The students took with them sweets, provisions for 2 month along with love and affection for 150 residents of Nirmal Hryuday.
Capacity Building of SHG Members: SIGMA launched the 4th round of training/capacity building of SHG members in association of the local NGO, Kalamandir during the JoG week.
The training was provided with the help of student volunteers who imparted the training on bookkeeping, starting from the basics of record maintenance, also elaborating upon the benefits of saving and accountancy.
SIGMA facilitated a fun day for the children of more than 100 XLRI workers and 60 children from an orphanage on XLRI campus which included talent show, painting competition, craft workshop & various other activities for the kids.
Students of XLRI acted as Secret Santa for the kids and fulfilled their wishes. The wishes of the kids were initially hung in a wish tree which was fulfilled by students & faculty of XLRI.
XLRI students organized a unique initiative to collect unused but usable medicines in association with a city-based NGO, Cause for Change.
The medicines collected were sorted and distributed to charitable clinics and health camps organized by NGOs and some civil society bodies.
Shadow A CEO (2nd -8th Oct): XLRI students organized an event in partnership with ISB Hyderabad and IIMs (Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta).
The students bid on eBay during Oct 2nd � Oct 8th, 2013, for a chance to spend a day with one of the 25 selected CEOs. The winning Bid amount was donated to a charity/NGO selected by the CEO.
