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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR MASTERS IN MANAGEMENT STUDIES (MMS-1) (2010-2011) SUBMITTED BY NAME:-MOHD AKRAM.S.SHAIKH ROLL NO:-44 BATCH:- 2010-2012 H.K. INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND RESEARCH, JOGESHWARI (WEST), MUMBAI: 400102

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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR MASTERS IN MANAGEMENT STUDIES (MMS-1) (2010-2011) SUBMITTED BY NAME:-MOHD AKRAM.S.SHAIKH ROLL NO:-44 BATCH:- 2010-2012 H.K. INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND RESEARCH, JOGESHWARI (WEST), MUMBAI: 400102

H.K. Institute of Management Studies and Research, Jogeshwari (West), Mumbai: 400102JULY 20-- - DECEMBER 20--/ MAY JUNE 200_

Students DeclarationI hereby declare that this report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement of the award for the MASTER IN MANAGEMENT STUDIESto H K Institute of Management Studies and Research is my original work and not submitted for award of any degree or diploma fellowship or for similar titles or prizes. I further certify that I have no objection and grant the rights to H K Institute of Management Studies and Research to publish any chapter/ project if they deem fit in Journals/Magazines and newspapers etc. without my permission.

Place Date Name Class

: Mumbai : 22/01/2011 : MOHD AKRAM.S.SHAIKH : (MMS I- Sem. II)

Roll No. : 44

Certificate

This is to certify that the dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of MASTERS OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES of H K Institute of Management Studies and Research is a result of the bonafide research work carried out by Mr. MOHD AKRAM.S.SHAIKH under my supervision and guidance, no part of this report has been submitted for award of any other degree, diploma, fellowship or other similar titles or prizes. The work has also not been published in any Journals/Magazines.

Date TRUST Place: Mumbai

NGO guide : MR. ASHLEY PEREIRA Company :JANVI CHARITBLE

Designation : MANGER

Project guide: AFTAB SHAIKH

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This study would not been possible without the contributions and inputs provided by many people. I am attempting to name a few of the individuals, but there are likely to be many more persons who I have inadvertently not mentioned here. For all those who I have failed to name, apologies, but your inputs have been recognized and incorporated. Without the support, patience and guidance of the following people, this study would not have been completed. It is to them that I owe my deepest gratitude. First and foremost, Professor Krishna Pandey, the director of Humera khan institute of management studies and research to consider me for the corporate social responsibility project and to give me an opportunity to work with Desh Seva Samiti.

Table of Contents

Page No. CHAPTER 1 : 1.1 Executive Summary 1.

CHAPTER 2

: 2.1

Introduction

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: 2.1.1 Introduction to the Subject : 2.1.2 Introduction to the NGO : 2.1.3 Introduction to the foundation : 2.2 : 2.3 : 2.4 Objectives Methodology Limitations of the Report

CHAPTER 3

: 3.1

Analysis & Findings

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CHAPTER 4 : 4.2 : 4.3

: 4.1

Conclusions .38. 39.

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Recommendations Bibliography

Executive Summary

I was placed for CSR project in DESH SEVA SAMITI which is located inBhagat Singh Nagar,GOREGAON (W). Its an NGO which is a strictly non-profit organization, deeply committed to social work.

My learning experience with DESH SEVA SAMITI begins with me joining in the month of October. As a CSR, I spent good time in learning and was rewarded for my best efforts, learnt to deal with different situations, had experience of working which effects an employee performance and attitude towards work, had good time in learning and performing as one of the best CSR in the campaign. Confidence, consistency, hard work, teamwork, seeking success out of dark, innovation, creativity are the key learnings out of my project And I would like to say that it will be one of my best skill that would

remain with me and help me in the coming life which offer many challenges.

I would like to highlight this, that my experience with DESH SEVA SAMITI was very memorable and full of learnings, where I found a lot of positive changes in my attitude, learning and behavior. We helped the children of the association, by teaching them and solving any problems they had in studies. With the growing population and reducing resources,there are section of the society that are well to do and can afford all the amenities,luxuries,quality education and the basic as well as advance knowledge that one should have or is rightly entitled of.But at the same time there is that part of the society which is not well to do,is facing a problem with scarcity in resources,finance and unfortunate in receiving all those luxuries and the basic amenities of life. The gap between have and have not is widening on a day to day basis. Fortunately for this section of society there are few corporate who under corporate social responsibility

WHAT IS CSRThe World Business Council for Sustainable Development in its publication "Making Good Business Sense" by Lord Holme and Richard Watts, used the following definition. "Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large" The same report gave some evidence of the different perceptions of what this should mean from a number of different societies across the world. Definitions as different as "CSR is about capacity building for sustainable livelihoods. It respects cultural differences and finds the business opportunities in building the skills of employees, the community and the government" from Ghana, through to "CSR is about business giving back to society" from the Phillipines.

INTRODUCTION TO CSR

CorporateSocialResponsibility(CSR)hasbecomeaninescapablepriorityforb usiness leaders

acrosstheglobe.Governments,activistsandthemediahavebecomeadeptat holding companiestoaccountforthesocialconsequencesoftheiractionsandthereisa largeandgrowingcommunityofinternational,regionalandnationalorganizati onsworkingon sustainabledevelopment issues, both

inthepublicandprivatesectors.

Itisnosurprisethenthatfirmsaregrapplingonstrategic,tacticalandoperationall evelsto identify ways to meet societys demands, this in combination with achieving company performancetargets.

ThispaperfirstsetsadefinitionofCSRasanextendedmodelofcorporategovern anceand thenaccountsforavoluntaryapproachtoCSR,meantasvoluntarycompliance withCSR strategicmanagementstandards,intermsofaneconomictheoryofselfregulationbasedon theconceptsofsocial contract, reputationandreciprocal conformism.

Variousformsofselfregulatorypracticeswhichareappliedonadiscretionarybasisare explored

inthispaper,arguingthatwhileincompletecontractsandimperfectknowledge debarformresortingtoreputationeffectsinordertosupportdiscretionalselfregulation,on thecontraryan

explicitstandardforCSRstrategicmanagement,bothpubliclysharedby stakeholdersandfirmsthroughsocialdialoguemakeitpossibletoputagainatworkthe endogenous incentives of reputation compliance mechanism with a inducing voluntary

standard;theresultbeingthatstakeholdersareencouragedtotrustinthefirms practices andcommitment to CSR.

ItisarguedthatCSRcanbeapotentsourceofinnovationandcompetitiveadvanta ge. Those

firmstypicallyinvestinginsociallyresponsiblepractices,bothinwaysthatsolv e pressingsocialissuesandimprovethefirmscompetitiveedgeusingthesamefra meworks thatguidetheircorebusinesschoices,arediscoveringthatCSRcanbemuchmor ethana cost, aconstraint or acharitabledeed; it canbeanenabler for competitiveadvantage.

Finally,thispaperrevealshowthosecompaniesthathaveembracedCSR becomingpart ofthesolution

aresettingthestandardsforotherstofollowand,insomecases,through

theirglobalsupplychainsaretakingactionwheredialogueshavefailed.Inreturn suchfirms havefoundsignificantcompetitiveadvantagesintheformofimprovedfinancial performance, enhanced brand image and reputation and attractiveness to increasingly sophisticated institutional investors.

Csr in IndiaCorporate Social Responsibility Practices in India sets a realistic agenda of grassroots development through alliances and partnerships with sustainable development approaches. At the heart of solution lies intrinsic coming together of all stakeholders in shaping up a distinct route for an equitable and just social order....

Indu Jain Chairperson, The Times of India Group New Delhi

The corporate social responsibility wing of the Bennett, Coleman & CO. Ltd.,in partnership with TNS India and IRRAD undertook a national survey to understand the underlying dynamics of CSR and the current situation in India.

CSR is not new to India, companies like TATA and BIRLA have been

imbibing the case for social good in their operations for decades long before CSR become a popular cause. Inspite of having such life size successful examples, CSR in India is in a very nascent stage. It is still one of the least understood initiatives in the Indian development sector. It is followed by a handful of public companies as dictated by the very basis of their existence, and by a few private companies, with international shareholding as this is the practice followed by them in their respective foreign country. Thus the situation is far from perfect as the emphasis is not on social good but rather on a policy that needs to be implemented.

A lack of understanding, inadequately trained personnel, non-availability of authentic data and specific information on the kinds of CSR activities, coverage, policy etc. further adds to the reach and effectiveness of CSR programmes. But the situation is changing. And CSR is coming out of the purview of doing social good and is fast becoming a business necessity. The business case for CSR is gaining ground and corporate houses are realizing that what is good for workers - their community, health, and environment is also good for the business.

Corporate Social Responsibility Practices - the survey on CSR is timely and apt. The survey is expected to facilitate formation of an alliance of CSR initiatives so that such initiatives can be further stream lined, focused and converged to a powerful force of intervention. One of the major objectives of the survey is to bring out in open the current status of CSR thereby giving both the NGOs and the common man an understanding of

the various initiatives undertaken by corporates and the role that is played by the government in the field.

The survey underlines the various issues - current CSR policies, major stakeholders - their current and future plans, geographical areas covered, role of civil society and government, challenges, recommendations etc

An Introduction to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO)The term, "non-governmental organization" or NGO, came into use in 1945 because of the needfor the UN to differentiate in its Charter between participation rights for intergovernmentalspecialized agencies and those for international private organizations. At the UN, virtually alltypes of private bodies can be recognized as NGOs. They only have to be independent fromgovernment control, not seeking to challenge governments either as a political party or by anarrow focus on human rights, non-profit-making and non-criminal. As of 2003, there were reportedly over 20,000 NGOs active in Iran. The majority of these organizations are charityorganizations, and thus would not fall under the category of development-oriented NGOs. In thisdocument the term NGO is primarily used for organizations other than charitable organizations.The structures of NGOs vary considerably. With the improvement in communications, morelocally-based groups, referred to as grass-roots

organizations or community based organizations,have become active at the national or even the global level. Increasingly this occurs through theformation of coalitions with other NGOs for particular goals, such as was the case in the case ofthe Bam earthquake for example.A civil society is composed of three sectors: government, the private sector and civil society,excluding businesses. NGOs are components of social movements within a civil society. In thecase of Iran, where civil society is not yet mature, NGOs can have an important role instrengthening the foundations of an emergent civil society. The issue of independence is animportant one in the credibility of an NGO. It is hard for NGOs not to come under anygovernmental influence. Individual governments do at times try to influence the NGOcommunity in a particular field, by establishing NGOs that promote their policies. This has beenrecognized by quite common use of the acronym GONGO, to label a government-organizedNGO. Also, in more authoritarian societies, NGOs may find it very difficult to act independentlyand they may not receive acknowledgment from other political actors even when they are actingindependently. On the other hand, development and humanitarian relief NGOs need substantialresources, to run their operational programs, so most of them readily accept official funds.

What is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)?NGOs can be distinguished into two groups: Operational and advocacy NGOs. This may be interpreted as the choice between small-scale change achieved directly through projects and large-scale change promoted indirectly through influence on the political system. Operational NGOs have to mobilize resources, in the form of financial donations, materials or volunteer labor, in order to sustain their projects and programs. This process may require quite complex organization. Finance obtained from grants or contracts, from governments, foundations or companies, require time and expertise spent on planning, preparing applications, budgeting, accounting and reporting. Major fund-raising events require skills in advertising, media relations and motivating supporters. Thus, operational NGOs need to possess an efficient headquartersbureaucracy, in addition to the operational staff in the field. Advocacy NGOs will carry out much the same functions, but with a different balance between them. Fund-raising is still necessary, but on a smaller scale and it can serve the symbolic function of strengthening the donors' identification with the cause. Persuading people to donatetheir time is necessary, but, in addition to a small number

of people giving a great deal of time, it is also necessary to be able to mobilize large numbers for brief periods. External donors may not impose onerous administrative burdens, but supporters still have to be supplied with information on an efficient regular basis. Major events will aim to attract favorable publicity rather than raise funds. Therefore, despite their differences, both operational and advocacy NGOs need to engage in fundraising, mobilization of work by supporters, organizing special events, cultivating themedia and administering a headquarters. Only the defining activities implementing projects or holding demonstrations serve to differentiate them. In reality, the distinctions are not as sharp as the labels suggest. Operational NGOs often move into advocacy when projects regularly face similar problems and the impact of the projects seems to be insufficient. All the large development and environment operational NGOs now run some regular campaigns, at least by supporting campaigning networks. Similarly, advocacy NGOs often feels they cannot ignore the immediate practical problems of people in their policy domain. Human rights NGOs and women's NGOs end up having programs to assist the victims of discrimination and injustice.

Types of NGOsIn the case of Iran, NGOs can have an active role in the following areas: Community Health Promotion and Education y Contraception and Intimacy Education y General Hygiene y Waste Disposal y Water Usage y Vaccinations

y Youth Counseling Services Emerging health crises y HIV/AIDS education and support y Hepatitis B education y Drug Addiction recovery Community Social Problems y Juvenile crimes y Runaway girls y Street Children

y Prostitution Environmental y Sustainable water and energy consumption education y Keeping mountains and forests clean

Economic y Microenterprises and Micro-loans y Skill training (Computers, technician training, Catering services, clothing andtextile, etc.) y Product promotion and distribution (Bazaars etc.) y Cooperative creation y inancial consulting

Range of NGO Activitiesy Career services and job search assistanceDevelopment y School construction y Infrastructure construction y Cultural center construction and operation y Agriculture and Aquaculture expert assistanceWomen s Issues y Women and Children s Rights y Battered women assistance center y Group therapy for sexually abused women

y Counseling hotlines (telephone-based counseling services for women) y Legal assistance to women y Literacy drives There is a growing need for nonprofit and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) throughout the world to be more effective and productive. One the many ways they are achieving this is by broadening and strengthening the constitution of their Boards. An increase in the effectiveness of NGO board itself has been achieved by bringing together organizations and leaders with a shared interest in the work of boards; building capacity by training; and developing management and governance tools. Having a good and effective NGO Board provides a basis for successful management of its organization; familiarizes its target constituents with the activities of the NGO; help in better understanding the organizational structure of the NGO, and also assists in distributing responsibilities among the team members within the NGO organization. An NGO Board may be called by different names - 'Board of Directors; 'Steering Committee'

'Advisory Group' etc. The term 'Board' is used collectively and interchangeably to mean all these names.

History of NGO Activity in IndiaIndia has a long history of civil society based on theconcepts of daana(giving) and seva(service). Voluntaryorganizations3organizations that are voluntary inspirit and without profit-making objectives wereactive in cultural promotion, education, health, and natural disaster relief as early as the medieval era. They proliferated during British rule, working to improve social welfare and literacy and pursuing relief projects.4 During the second half of the 19th century, nationalist consciousness spread across India and self-help emerged as the primary focus of sociopolitical movements. Numerous organizations were established during thisperiod, including the Friend-in-Need Society (1858), PrathanaSamaj (1864), SatyaShodhanSamaj (1873), AryaSamaj (1875), the National Council for Women in India (1875), and the Indian National Conference (1887). The Societies Registration Act (SRA) was approved in 1860 to confirm the legal status of the growing body of nongovernment Organizations (NGOs). The SR A continues to be relevant legislation for

NGOs in India, although most state governments have enacted amendments to the original version. Christian missionaries active in India at this time directed their efforts toward reducing poverty and constructing hospitals, schools, roads, and other infrastructure. Meanwhile, NGOs focused their efforts on education, health, relief, and social welfare. A firm foundation for secular voluntary action in India was not laid until the governmental development agencies were established around this time, such as the Peoples Action for Development of India. Foreign-trained Indiansentered civil society in greater numbers, leading to a professionalization of the sector. India witnessed a rapid increase in and diversification ofthe NGO sector as a response to the national political scenario and increasing concern about poverty and marginalization. Both welfare and empowerment oriented organizations emerged during this period, anddevelopment, civil liberties, education, environment, health, and livelihood all became the focus of attention. With community participation as a defined component in a number of social sector projects during the 1970sand 1980s, NGOs began to be formally recognized as development partners of the state. Their work wasincreasingly characterized by grassroots interventions,advocacy at various levels, and mobilization of themarginalized to protect their rights.The process of structural adjustment begun in the early1990sand the more recent approach of bilateral andinternational donors channeling funds directly throughthe government, NGO networks, and large corporateNGOshave somewhat pushed peoples organizationsinto the background. Small, spontaneous initiativesat

the community level, as a response to social andeconomic exploitations at the community level, are nolonger the hallmark of the NGO sector.

DESH SEVA SAMITI

INTRODUCTION: DeshSevaSamiti is a strictly non-profit organization, deeply committed to social work. It was registered in February 2005. It was the outcome of discussions held among a group of citizens who were concerned about the increasing impoverishment of the people. There are still people in a metropolis like Mumbai, which is regarded as the commercial capital of India, who are condemned to darkness because they cannot afford the cost of a cataract operation. There are thousands of rag-pickers who compete for a morsel of food with dogs and cats at roadside garbage bins in our cities. On the one hand we find the sensex zooming skywards raking in millions of rupees profits to players in the stock market, while on the other and there are lakhs of children who go to bed hungry daily across the country. Millions of Indians go blind every year because of nutritional deficiencies. About 75,000 people die in road accidents and double that number are injured. Female foeticide and sex determination tests are rampant. The

number of people below the poverty line is increasing in absolute terms every year.

Education for Kids:

DeshSevaSamiti has arranged for educational support for school going children (5th 8th grade) for Bhagat Singh Nagar. The program called as 'School of Life' is conducted by Ujjwal Banerjee of AnupamKher Foundation wherein experiential teaching of maths and science concepts is adapted. The program also includes English especially spoken language and life skills. Each session is for 2h and there are 4 sessions a week held in "AaplaGhar" DSSs center in Bhagat Singh Nagar and the program has been running since July 2009.

RICH EDUCATION ACTION PROGRAMME (REAP) : This program is an initiative of DeshSevaSamiti (DSS) to enroll school drop-outs into National Institute of Open School (NIOS, Delhi Board). The idea is to tutor the adolescents so that they clear Class X and will be eligible for jobs like security guards etc. In August 2009, 5 children from the Bhagat Singh Nagar community, Goregaon (West), have enrolled for the NIOS secondary exams to be held in 2010. This initiative was preceded by a community meeting wherein the importance of education and necessity to be employed was highlighted. This session (held June 4, 2009) was an ice-breaking session. Mahila Takrar Nivaran Kendra (M.T.N.K) :

While working with various communities, DeshSevaSamiti (DSS) volunteers observed that innumerable women residing in slums were oppressed, both, socially and economically and hence, needed an outlet to voice their grievances. . The women were apprehensive of lodging a complaint at the police station, either out of fear of society or due to fear of their spouses and family members. With this backdrop, DSS along with the police conceived the idea of the MahilaTakrarNivaran Kendra in order to help women in distress. Six M.T.N.K. Centres in Mumbai suburbs are functioning since Sep 08 Kashimira, June 09 in Goregaon, Malad and Bangur Nagar and Aug 09 in Kanakia Police Stations November 09 in Chembur. Lately, DSS has realized that M.T.N.K caters to not just housewives, domestic workers or small vendors but also to professional class that seeks help.

Objectives of M.T.N.K : 1. To give the women a listening ear and to take cognizance of the offences perpetrated on them. 2. To work with individuals, families, groups and communities so as to create harmonious relationships. 3. To coordinate with the police in cases of crimes against women. 4. To conduct training programmes/workshops for women as well as their family members on wide range of issues and themes. 5. To network with womens organizations and other like-minded organizations for collaborative work. 6. To conduct health camps.

7. To motivate distressed women to be independent and to take decisions on their own. Nature of Grievances : 1. Marital conflicts (wife beating, extra-marital relationships, alcoholism, unemployment, financial constraints) 2. Problems and Disputes concerning in-laws 3. Sexual problems and lustful behaviour 4. Love affairs resulting in elopement and marriage 5. Divorce, desertion, maintenance and illegal second marriages 6. Problems between mother and son 7. Problems between father-in-law and daughter-in-law. 8. Problems related to properties.

SAATHI PROJECT : Project Saathi employs women from the slums (primarily Goregaon West community). This is an income generation activity for the women. The project, which started in the August 2009, entails obtaining vegetables each day directly from the farmers, cleaning, cutting, weighing and packing them in polythene bags; these packets are sold near Goregaon Railway Station, housing societies and canteens. These vegetables are clean and fresh and the women carrying out the chores are provided with gloves, aprons and caps. Under Saathi, women are taught tailoring and embroidery and thus are capable of taking orders from Corporates for ethnic gifts (ex: handbags, photo frames etc.).

Self Help Group/Microfinance: MansiLavate from MahilaArtikVikasMahamandal (MAVIM) was on site in July 2009 to introduce BatchatGhat, a concept of self help financing group in the Bhagat Singh Nagar (Goregaon, West) community. Since then, six women self help groups with 12 to 19 women are registered with State Bank of India with the support of MAVIM. This effort was a result of a lot information provided by DSS on benefits of saving and convincing each individual of Bhagat Singh Nagar community. Each group has a President, Secretary and Treasurer from their own group.

EnvironmentMangroves Protection: In a victory for Malad residents, the Bombay high court on Wednesday stayed for a week an order of the collector allowing dumping of debris on a mangrove plot along the Malad-Goregaon Link Road.

HEALTH CLINIC IN SLUM : DeshSevaSamiti felt the need for starting a Health Clinic at Bhagat Singh Nagar, Goregaon West, as it realized that most people living there could not afford a visit to the doctor and thus neglected critical health issues. This clinic is run by DrSuvarna since August 2009, on Saturdays between 3 to 5 pm. DrSuvarna not only treats patients but also gives advise on various health issues and the precautions that need to be taken to prevent certain ailments. This clinic is for the benefit of slum dwellers especially women who suffer from gynecological problems and also children who suffer from common illnesses like diarrhea, cough ,cold, fever and anaemic conditions. Medicines are distributed free of cost. Rs 10/- per patient is charged so that they appreciate the value of the medicines and will complete the course of medicines as prescribed by the doctor. Medical Camps:

DSS organizes Medical Camps on regular basis. Earlier we used to arrange them in various localities, schools etc. After getting our own premises in Bhagat Singh Nagar AaplaGhar, we have a camp every month with different speciality doctors coming in with medicines for free distribution. Since the first camp, DSS has served at least 7,000 patients.

EventsAdolescent Group Picnic :

A picnic to Aksa Beach was arranged by DSS on June 19, 2009, so that the girls from the Bhagat Singh Nagar (Goregaon, West) community get a chance to interact with each other and the community workers as well. Though the girls were eager to go out they did not even want to inform their parents about the picnic as their parents were reluctant to send the girls out. It was a difficult job to convince the parents to send the girls for the picnic. Members from an organization called Project Mainstream were invited to give information on various courses which would benefit the girls. In all, 25 young women from the community attended the picnic. Lunch and snacks were served. All the girls enjoyed themselves and before leaving gave us a feed back of the event. 2 DAY WORKSHOP AT BHAGAT SINGH NAGAR: A 2 day workshop was organized by DeshSevaSamiti along with KamgarShikshan Kendra (workers education) for women between the age group of 20 to 40 yrs at Bethani Church, Bhagat Singh Nagar on 20th and 21st August 2009 from 11am to 4pm.

A total of 40 women participated in this workshop which required compulsory attendance of both days. Day 1 had programs that included a talk by Ms Maya Bise on Myths and Beliefs wherein she pointed out the phony tricks of tantriks which lead to fraud or crime. Ms. Bise also cautioned that superstition and blind beliefs to follow tantriks words most often result in loss of money. This was followed by a talk by Dr. Suvarna who gave details on medical problems faced by women after the age of 35. She also gave information on breast cancer and cervical cancer and encouraged the women to freely discuss their medical concerns with the doctor. She also explained the problems faced by women during menopause and how to cope with them. Day 2 had programs including a demonstration on making artificial jewellery with pearls by Ms. Shraddha, a volunteer with DSS. In the evening Ms. Seema Gudekar who is working with Desh Seva Samiti and who looks after the various activities in Bhagat Singh Nagar Slum gave information on various activities conducted for the community. Dr.AvishaKulkarni, Director of DSS provided information on various activities of Desh Seva Samiti and encouraged the participants to fully make use of the same. After the end of the 2 day workshop a stipend of Rs 150/- was given to each participant along with a certificate from KamgarShikshan Kendra

CONCLUSIONWorking with Desh Seva Samiti was an excellent experience in my life. I have learned many things by working with them. I have interacted with many children and their i realize what actual problem they are facing through. I have also help them in their studies and extra-curricular activities and try to motivate them, how to do well in their exam. I have also experience that parents of poor students were also not caring abouttheir children and so they were not discipline. I helpedthe children in many occasion like Diwali,Children day, rangoli, diya making etc. Experiencing that handling children is not an easy job, but the way the teacher handle is appreciable. But at the same time there is that part of the society which is not well to do, is facing a problem with scarcity in resources, finance and unfortunate in receiving all those luxuries and the basic amenities of life. The gap between have and have not is widening on a day to day basis. Fortunately for this section of society there are few corporate who under corporate social responsibility.