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1Building Lives, October 2015

2 Building Lives, October 2015

New initiatives marked DLF Foundation’s efforts to benefit the community this session. From empowering more girls through the DLF Scholarship programmes to organising training for

security personnel and opening yoga workshops, DLF Foundation strode ahead with determination and zeal for builiding lives.

The Second Pt Madan Mohan Malaviya Award for Best CSR Practices in Education was conferred on the Foundation. To empower professional scholars with soft skills, the Nurturing Talent Programme held its two-day Annual Professional Scholars Conclave 2015 in Gurgaon. To close the gap in gender inequity and to entice low-income and first-generation girl students into careers such as engineering, the Foundation enrolled students from Pune and Bangalore to pursue engineering in top colleges. Flower seller Lakshmi Suresh’s struggle is worth the read.From brain food to soul food! The fully solar operated wellness centre in DLF City Phase 1 offers a no-frills approach to yoga that is catching on fast among residents.To further strengthen its existing solid waste management programmes, the Foundation with more than 600 residents of Block G and H, DLF Phase I in Gurgaon is working on a new system that redefines horticulture and household kitchen waste management. The Skill Development programme has partnered with OSSIM, Asia’s first Security Education and Training Institute to open a skills training centre in Chakarpur. And sweet was victory when ten of our sports scholars hauled home seven gold, one silver, and six bronze medals at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles recently. Despite the strong competition, these young athletes won medals in games such as badminton, basketball, cycling and racing.

Contents

3COVER STORY

DLF Foundation Awarded Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya Award 2015

4NURTURING TALENT PROGRAMME

Annual Professional Scholars Conclave Celebrates the Achievements of Scholars

6DLF, Katalyst Empower

Outstanding Girls of Substance

8CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Yoga for all at DLF Foundation’s Wellness Centre

9Waste Management

Do it the Organic Way

10SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

DLF-OSSIM Skills Training Centre Opened for Training Security Personnel

12DLF Scholars Win 14 Medals at Special

Olympics, USA

DLF CSR Committee Conducts Mid-term Review

The CSR Committee of DLF Ltd met on 2 November at DLF Centre. The meeting

was chaired by DLF Group Chairman Dr. K.P. Singh and attended by all its members. The Chairman during the meeting reiterated DLF’s commitment to building lives while building India in a more inclusive and equitable manner by addressing the needs of the marginalized people not only around its business operations but also expanding CSR projects aligned with national development priorities at pan India level.

At the meeting, the CSR Department, presented an update on each of the

CSR programmes being implemented by the company, such as Nurturing Talent Programme, Skill Development Programme, Village Cluster Development Programme and Urban Underprivileged Development Programme. The committee also reviewed the CSR Policy and evaluated the budget outlay for the Fiscal Year 2015-16. A lot of thrust was also laid on the new CSR programmes being planned in 2015-16 and the CSR Roadmap for the company.

DLF CSR Committee Meeting in progress, chaired by Dr. KP Singh, Chairman, DLF Group

EDITORIAL


COVER STORY

DLF Foundation Awarded “Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya Award 2015”

for Best CSR Practices in Education

Nurturing Talent Programme was conferred the Pt Madan Mohan Malaviya Award 2015 for ‘Best CSR Practices in Education’ in an awards ceremony held in

New Delhi, on 10 September 2015. This was in recognition of DLF Foundation’s innovative CSR initiative of providing scholarships to poor and meritorious students. The awards were presented by Mrs Sheila Dikshit, Former Chief Minister of Delhi and H E Mr Felix Ngoma, Ambassador of The Republic of Congo in India. The CSR Times instituted the awards in memory of the highly revered and educational revolutionist – Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya. The awards are aimed at recognizing the efforts of those who strive to improve the quality and state of education in India.

The Award established by CSR Times aimed at recognizing the efforts of those who strive to improve the quality of education in India, would go a long way in motivating the various stakeholders to do better for the future.

Lt. Gen. Rajender Singh, CEO – DLF Foundation said “I am pleased to announce that Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya Award 2015 was conferred on DLF Foundation for its flagship initiative Nurturing Talent Programme in the category of Best CSR Practices in Education. The award is a reiteration of the fact that given the opportunities underprivileged children are able to realize their full potential in diverse disciplines and thereby become a new generation of leaders.”

Awardees of “Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya Award 2015”

About Nurturing Talent ProgrammeThe Nurturing Talent Programme launched in 2011 as one of the flagship initiatives by DLF Foundation, is not a mere scholarship programme that doles out money but a unique talent nurturing programme for children from the weaker sections of society. It adopts a unique methodology - Pick up poor talented children from rural and urban villages and groom them to become leaders of tomorrow in various professions. It follows right through from entry at Class VI till they succeed in a selected professional career. After charting out an individualized scholar development plan, educators, career experts, professional social workers, counselors, company employees and youth workers channelize their knowledge, skills, assets and networks to foster the talents of the scholars.


Although a strong background in traditional skills such as management, engineering, medicine and science will

always have its place in academic and career worlds, an increasing number of employers desire prospective employees with soft skills. Recognizing the need for such skills, the DLF Foundation’s Nurturing Talent Programme held its two day Annual Professional Scholars Conclave 2015 in Gurgaon at DLF Phase IV City Club from 30-31 July. The event was attended by professional scholars from 21 colleges in three states and eight cities.

Essence of the workshop

The programme has 234 professional scholars from across the country. At the workshop, more than 107 engineering, medicine and management students from NCR/Delhi were assessed and trained with need-based skills. The focus was on counseling, training and mentoring with thrust on imparting soft skills, providing career guidance and enhancing skills for accessing job markets. Special sessions were conducted to create awareness on socio-political issues, economy and foreign policy.

The objective was to produce a set of overarching skills and attributes in our scholars, award high achievers as

Annual Professional Scholars Conclave Celebrates theAchievements of Scholars

NURTURING TALENTPROGRAMME

well as provide a platform to develop their talents and skills. It also gave scholars an opportunity to network with peers and industry experts for inspiration and guidance to continue to move towards their aspirations and career goals. The NTP Team also established a one to one relationship with each scholar to understand their requirements and challenges faced by them, if any.

Inspiring Speech by Chief Guest and Guest of Honour

The Chief Guest for the event was Prof CP Shrimali, Director, Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon. His entrepreneurial and teaching experiences combined with his proficient understanding of

Practical Session on Preparation for Interviews

Professional Scholars undergoing a Training Programme

Chief Guest Prof. C.P. Shrimali (Director- MDI) addressing the scholars

Lt. Gen.Rajender Singh (Retd) CEO, addressing the

scholars

Ramkripal recieving the Golden Award in B.Tech. Category



Ms. Amrita Rathee from Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, started her thanksgiving speech with an inspiring quote from Late President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam “Knowledge is Creativity with Righteousness and Courage’ and added ‘Education is to bring transformation, wash away fear and raise strength in the society; the word transformation is spelt with T but begins with ‘I’. May his thoughts continue to ignite our young minds.”

Thematic Workshops ConductedThe following thematic workshops were conducted to maximize interactivity and active learning.

Sessions conducted on Day 1:

Session 1: Career Café

Session 2: Transition from Campus to Corporate by Inspirion Consulting

Session 3: Perspectives on Career Prospects, Higher Studies, Internships, Job Search and Placements by Ms. Arti Ahluwalia, MD, Baltis Learning & Development

Session 4: Preparing for Interviews for a Successful Career by Lt. Gen Rajender Singh, CEO, DLF Foundation

Session 5: Perspectives on Participation in Group Discussions & Interviews by Ms. Ahluwalia

Practical Session: Mock Interviews - Extempore & Role Play

Sessions conducted on Day 2:

Session 6: My Visions, My Challenges: Coaching as an effective tool for Career Growth by Dr Keezhangatte J James, Former Professor, University of Hong Kong & Director, SAMAGRATA Life Coaching Consultants, Mumbai

Session 7: India’s Foreign Policy and The New World Order by Ambassador Skand Tayal, IFS (Retd), Former Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Republic of Korea, Former Director of IITs & Visiting Professor, East Asian Studies, Delhi University

Session 8: Business Communication: The Non Verbal Self – Body Language, Perception Management and Mock Interviews

Session 9: Business Communication: Speech Orientation - Speech Clarity, Speech Expression & Continuity of Thought and Mock Interviews & Training Needs Assessment & Feedback

consultancy were exemplary. His address to the audience with inspiring anecdotes from his own life left a lasting impact.

The Guest of Honor for the event was Lt Gen Rajender Singh, CEO DLF Foundation. In his address to the scholars, he emphasized on the importance of personality grooming – from dressing sense to code of conduct to everything that makes today’s youth thorough professionals. His charismatic persona and motivating speech struck a chord with the scholars and set the tone for the two day Scholars’ Conclave.

Impact

The winners of the year 2014-15 shared their experiences about how the scholarships had made a difference to their lives.

Participants also talked about how they had benefitted from the highly interactive sessions where relevant topics were discussed. They also got ample opportunities to clarify their doubts from industry experts and delve into the finer points such as code of conduct during interviews.

Feedback

Feedback collected through the interactive sessions particularly on challenges faced by scholars, and their dreams and aspirations gave the NTP Team further insight. “With insightful data from our scholars, the feedback will bring more efficiency to the way we organize such workshops. We hope to have more focused workshops that provide career guidance and conduct sessions on personality grooming, communication skills and also give expert advice, for example, to medical students seeking guidance on research skills,” concluded Mr. P.K. Joseph, Director-Programmes, DLF Foundation.

Ms. Pinki from BPS Mahila Vishwavidyala threw light on the fact that in small towns like Sonepat, women rarely get the opportunity to continue their higher studies and are married soon after their basic education completes, “This Award and the scholarship to pursue my MBA has given me wings. It was an extremely valuable experience for all of us, so I thank you with all my heart for the invitation to this conclave, for your good work, and for bringing us together.”



Where it was once rare to see girls in school, there are now more girls performing better than their male classmates. However,

despite progress in recent years, girls continue to suffer severe disadvantage and exclusion in education systems throughout their lives. There are still inequalities between genders. On average, most women earn less than men and occupy a smaller percentage of high-paying jobs than men. To close the gap in gender inequity, many of the DLF Foundation’s academic scholarships are intended to encourage underrepresented, high-potential girl students to not only attend college, but to succeed thereafter in high-paying jobs that are in demand.

Recognizing the opportunities provided through girls’ education, the Foundation supports organisations such as Katalyst in the reduction of gender disparities through interventions aimed at empowering girls. Katalyst provides an enabling environment to enhance the employability of girl students pursuing professional degrees or courses. Katalyst has centres across Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore, and its alumni have been placed in prestigious companies

such as HPCCL, BPCL, Mahindra & Mahindra, Wipro, Goldman Sachs, Godrej & Boyce, Intel, Bosch, Nokia, Ericsson, etc. Some of the alumni have also pursued masters in India and abroad, having won awards and scholarships. Many alumni are volunteers and guide junior Katalysts, while others don the mantle of a brand ambassador of Katalyst in their respective companies.

The Foundation supports Katalyst to entice low-income and first-generation girl students into careers such as engineering. Twenty such students from Pune and Bangalore are being supported by the Foundation to pursue engineering in reputed colleges.

The scholarship programme provides girls like Lakshmi Suresh from Bangalore and Sayli Pramod from Wardha, who are from low income families,

DLF, Katalyst Empower Outstanding Girls of Substance



with coveted college cash, and prepares them for in-demand careers.

Like many of the Foundation’s other scholarship programmes, it is not just about financial payments. The scholarship programme also focuses on the different kinds of support and encouragement that individual students need. Specific interventions such as skill development, mentoring, assisting with internships and exposure to corporate life go a long way in making their dreams come true.

Both girls say that they are not only acquiring education, but they are also gaining immense confidence in leading a life with self-reliance.

Eligibility for the scholarships provided by Katalyst is limited to families with a combined annual income of less than Rs 2 lakhs per year.

Lt Gen Rajender Singh, CEO, DLF Foundation, said, “We support programmes that identify talented young women from underrepresented backgrounds and prepare them for success at colleges, and subsequently in their chosen professions.” He added, “With access to information, resources, and opportunities, girls and women thrive, and have the tools to reinvest back into their families and communities.”

Almost 45 per cent of the Foundation’s scholars are girls and the scholarship programme works intensively with students, their families, schools, and communities to help them achieve academic and professional excellence.

CASE STUDY: Sayli PramodSayli’s father is a technician and earns Rs. 30,000 annually. She is doing her Metallurgical Engineering from Institute College of Engineering Pune. She has also done her internship in Mahindra Auto Ltd and received a stipend of Rs. 7500 per month. She wants to do her M.Tech. from IIT and doctorate in powder metallurgy. She dreams of discovering a metal that nobody has heard of before!

“Opportunities are provided for girl students like me who are often the first in their family to pursue higher education to extend their talents and pursue their aspirations,” said Sayli.

CASE STUDY: Lakshmi SureshBy selling flowers, Lakshmi Suresh’s mother earns Rs 20,000 a year. Her father passed away when she was very young. She is pursuing Electronics and Communications Engineering. The accomplished sportswoman dreams of becoming an IAS and is passionate about the environment and wants to help educate women and serve the country. “The hard work, sheer determination, dedication and support have made it so special. My pain is that my father is no more to hear the happy news that his daughter is excelling in academics,” said Lakshmi.


Yoga for all at DLF Foundation’s Wellness Centre

Everyone benefits from yoga, and DLF Foundation’s completely solar operated wellness centre in DLF City Phase 1 offers a no-frills

approach to yoga that is catching on fast among residents.

The yoga school, which opened a month ago, has more than a dozen odd residents practicing yoga between 6 am and 8 am and 5 pm and 7 pm. “There is a very calm feel to the centre and a range of classes to choose from, suiting all styles,” said Kavya Jha, a resident in her thirties, who recently resumed yoga at the yoga centre after leaving it years ago.

For many of the residents, who are between the ages of 25 and 50 years, the school serves as a spiritual oasis in the heart of Gurgaon, and it is cheap too! “At Rs 150 per month, it is great,” said Ms. Juri Malhotra, another student, who always considered yoga to be expensive before she joined this Yoga Centre. “Taking yoga classes from an experienced instructor is the best way to begin and sustain a yoga practice,” added Ms. Malhotra.

CLUSTER DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMME

Jayashree Basu, who learnt yoga for about ten years, speaks highly of Yogacharya Manoj Chandra, the instructor at the centre. “Teachers tend to give too many instructions. But our trainer lets the yoga conversation unfold. He watches his students to see if they understood and assimilated that instruction before going on to the next asana.”

While referring to a recent Indian study, Yogacharya Chandra said that as part of a comprehensive treatment plan, yoga lessened not only pain and morning stiffness in people suffering from knee arthritis, but also anxiety and blood pressure.

He further added that many of the residents joined the yoga centre for pain relief and to control high blood pressure.

“Yoga combines stretching, balance, muscle strengthening, and meditation — all of which can make one feel better healthier and more energetic,” said Yogacharya Chandra, who learnt the ancient Indian science of exercise and healing at the Patanjali University.

Various yoga postures...


Waste Management Do it the Organic Way

CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Solid waste management is a growing environmental and financial problem for the majority of municipalities that cannot manage

the growing volume of waste produced in their cities. However, inter-sectoral partnerships as a means to achieving sustainable solid waste management systems can yield desired results, as seen in the case of the DLF Foundation’s latest solid waste management initiative.

To further strengthen its existing solid waste management programmes, the Foundation with more than 600 residents of Block G and H, DLF Phase I has broken ground with a new system that redefines horticulture and household kitchen waste management.

The solid waste management and composting unit was inaugurated by Mr. T L Satyaprakash, Deputy Commissioner, Gurgaon. The unit will process over 600kg of waste- 300kg of horticulture and 300kg of kitchen waste- on a daily basis. Almost 70% of the generated waste would be recycled into organic manure, thereby reducing landfill. The composted

DC, Gurgaon TL Satyaprakash inaugurating the dry waste composting unit

Composting Unit

VILLAGE CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

To provide immediate medical solutions to poor people in rural areas, DLF Foundation’s Village Cluster Development Programme opened Primary Health Centres in targeted villages five years ago. The rationale behind opening primary health care centres was that healthcare at primary level was not accessible to the poor. The initiative received phenomenal response with thousands of people visiting the centres every month. The centres are open six days a week and with growing demand for healthcare, “laboratory in a suitcase” model has also been introduced that can conduct more than 38 essential diagnostic tests. Multi-specialty camps are also organised quarterly at the two clusters, comprising of ten villages. To address emergency cases, telemedicine has also been introduced wherein local health workers consult an on-call doctor through video calling. Also, to reach out to the areas that are far and remote, mobile medicare services are also provided on daily basis.

manure will then be used to improve the green cover of the city.

While calling the initiative a good example of community level waste management, Mr Satyaprakash said such environmentally sustainable models should be encouraged.

When it comes to power consumption, the system wins hands down. It needs no more than 800 units per month, or at a cost of Rs 5000 per month. The process chain involves shredding, crushing, and dewatering, leading up to the end product - organic manure, which is sold off to the residents thereby fuelling the system to run its own course.

“Through a well-defined segregation process, the composting facility will stop dumping and burning of waste. It will also limit exposure to hazardous materials and protect rag pickers, who are seen scavenging in the waste dumps for items that can be recycled,” said Mr. Ritesh Sinha, Programme Director, DLF Foundation.

The system runs with support from the Foundation and the DLF City Resident’s Welfare Association (RWA), which includes the RWAs of the respective blocks, HBRC (H-block residential community), GBRC (G-block residential community), and PCDG (Progressive Community Development Group).


SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Many a times, the private security officers are the first line of defence available, and for most, it is comforting to see security

personnel on the job. Today, the scope of a private security officer’s work has expanded phenomenally and includes everything from preventing industrial espionage to providing personal security, conducting investigations and managing facilities. According to industry sources, private security industry is estimated to cross Rs 40,000 crores by 2015. Today, the industry is perceived to be growing at 40 per cent.

DLF-OSSIM Skills Training Centre Opened for Training Security Personnel

DLF-OSSIM join hands

Envisaging the future growth potential and the need to concentrate on critical issues of security, DLF Foundation’s Skill-a-Million Programme has partnered with OSSIM, Asia’s leading Security Education and Training Institute to open a skill training centre in Chakarpur in Gurgaon where nearly 4,000 security personnel will undergo training over a two year period.

State-of-the-art Training

The Foundation believes in imparting world-class quality training and education in security through innovation. This initiative will provide state-of-the-art training crucial in making the security workforce ready to take on the daily challenges. This course is therefore designed to meet this increased need for use of technology in managing security.

Training will be conducted for various levels of personnel including guards, supervisors, field officers, security managers/branch managers. The month-long course covers the basic skills required by a security officer to succeed in their role, including Electronic

First Batch of Skill Training in Security

Inauguration of the Security Training Centre

Training session in progress First day of security training at DLF Skill Centre, Gurgaon


SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Course CurriculumK• nowledge of the subject area (concepts of security on a systems approach)CCTV Operation• Public Conduct• Physical Fitness Training• Fire Fighting• Crowd Control• Traffic Management• Identification of improvised explosive devices• Crisis Response and Disaster Management• Use of Security Equipment and devices• Leadership and Management (only for supervisors)• Grooming soft skills and customer service• Control room etiquettes and duties• Detailed Documentation and Reporting• Scrap/ Waste Material Handling• Frisking and Vehicle Checking• Bomb Threat Procedures and Follow ups•

Security, CCTV operation, Emergency Response System, patrolling, Fire safety, and so on.

As a part of the company’s commitment to the ongoing training and education, training will be imparted on a security course curriculum that is unmatched

DLF Foundation’s flagship programme “Skill a Million” has a clear mandate of linking learning with employment and has been training thousands of young people in India. The skill centres impart need-based industry-based vocational skill training through a mix of unique models including on site earn and learn platforms. The curriculum and training modules are developed drawing on successes of international best practices but are adapted to the Indian environment. An interactive alumni network, in-house career counselling and life skills training help young people develop a better understanding of their own potential and skills before they strategise to leverage these in the changing job market.

Young people are being trained in trades such as IT, Hospitality, Retail, Office Management, Construction, Electronics, Beauty Culture and Nursing in centres ranging from Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh to Bangalore, Chikballapur, Mullanpur, Indore, Bulundshahr, Jaipur, Gurgaon, Sanand and Chandoliya.

‘Skill a Million’ Programme

anywhere else in the security industry.

The DLF Security Training Centre in Guragaon is well equipped with high resolution CCTV cameras along with Monitoring System, Door Frame Metal Detectors, Model Improvised Explosive Device (IED) , Fire Fighting Equipment, Projection systems and classrooms.

Highly Qualified and Accomplished Faculty

The faculty deployed is highly experienced and qualified drawn from the private security industry, military, police, and eminent educators in the area of security.

Accreditation & Recognition

The Training partner OSSIM is accredited in India, and is recognized by the London Metropolitan University, UK.

Security Training official giving a practical session on fire fighting Training session on ‘Frisking and Vehicle Checking’

Session on CCTV Surveillance


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DLF Scholars Win 14 Medals at Special Olympics, USA

Ten DLF athletes hauled home seven gold, one silver and six bronze at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles held between 25

July and 2 August. Despite the strong competition, these young intellectually-challenged athletes proved themselves to be the best.

India competed under the banner of Special Olympics Bharat, and there was clearly no shortage of local success. The athletes won several medals in games such as badminton, swimming, basketball, cycling and racing.The sportsmanship displayed by all the athletes supported by the Foundation is a fitting tribute to their undying spirit. Maharashtra’s star performer

Sachin Sharma, who underwent a critical surgery for stomach infection just three months before the games, won a gold, a silver and a bronze in badminton. Haryana’s Sube Singh, who suffers from mild mental retardation with an IQ of 70, did the state proud by winning gold in the 1500 metre race. Bincy John from

Kerala struck a gold each in the 100 metre race and the 4x100m relay, while her state counterpart Naveen Joseph succeeded in winning two gold medals in cycling.

Abhinav Tirkey from Delhi won a bronze in cycling. Mizoram’s Zohlupuii competed in the 200-metres race to earn a bronze medal and Vijay Singh from Uttarakhand gained a gold in the 800 metre race and a bronze in the 400 metre race. Dolly Chauhan from Haryana and Sachin Suvarna from Goa played in the basketball team that secured a bronze.

Over 7,000 athletes from more than 170 countries took part in the games this year, and the opening ceremony was attended by First Lady Michelle Obama.

Dolly Chauhan - Basketball

Indian contingent at the Special Olympics at Los Angeles

Winners at the Special Olympics

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