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LIVESBUILDINGNEWSLETTER, SEPTEMBER 2013
Programme'Skill a Million'
Youth from Three More Cities to Benefit from
3. SKILL
DEVELOPMENT
5. DLF CARES -TALENT
NURTURING PROGRAMME
7. GURGAON
RENEWAL MISSION
8. VILLAGE CLUSTER
DEVELOPMENT
2 Building Lives, September 2013
nder 'Skill a Million' programme, DLF Foundation has
recently launched three DLF LabourNet Training UCentres - one each in Bulandshahar, Indore & Jaipur -
to fulfill its commitment towards addressing the glaring gap
between the demand and supply of skilled workforce. These
centres offer vocational courses in hair and beauty care, sales
& marketing, electrical, computer training, etc, thus
empowering underprivileged individuals to bridge the socio-
economic drive.
Besides skilling, another major initiative of the Foundation
remains the DLF CARES - Talent Nurturing Programme,
that has made remarkable progress in awarding scholarships
to hundreds of new scholars during the quarter, including
providing assistance to a visually-impaired meritorious
student to secure admission in Stanford University in the
United States.
While, the newly-inroduced DLF Mobile Crèche service is
helping 314 children get education, nutrition and medical
facilities required for their overall development.
Through the Gurgaon Renewal Mission, the Foundation
supports driving a movement aimed at renewing Gurgaon as
the 'dream city' of India. More recently, a workshop was
organized to discuss crucial issues and solutions with respect
to adopting an Integrated Waste Management Strategy for
Gurgaon.
An update on all these activities has been provided in this
newsletter. We will continue to keep you abreast of all the
major activities at our end. Happy reading!
EDITORIAL
Continued Efforts to Empower the Underprivileged
ccurate diagnostics, ethical treatment of animals, and client education - CGS Hospital, Gurgaon - aims to provide high
quality veterinary service in an accommodating manner. The hospital has recently completed three years of their Aoperations and claims to be one of the largest pet super speciality hospitals in private sector providing all facilities like
treatment, vaccination, surgeries, OPD, pathology and microbiology laboratory, in-patient kennels, grooming salon, air-
conditioned boarding facility, et al.
Helping strays... Besides, the Hospital is serving its responsibility for the society stray pets as well and all injured and sick animals
are provided best of treatment and admissions, if required, at minimal cost.
Future plans... In near future, the hospital plans a fully equipped treatment facility, exclusively for all the homeless sick pets.
Besides, though the Hospital has completed its mission of providing all pet related facilities under one roof, it is in continuous
process of adding more and
m o r e f a c i l i t i e s a n d
equipments. Some of the
facilities to come in near
future consist of ophthalmic
surgeries, Blood bank and
T r a n s f u s i o n c e n t e r ,
Heamodialysis, Stem cell
therapy, CT Scan and MRI, to
name a few.
CGS Celebrates its Third Anniversary
Pets being treated at CGS Hospital Pet shop to pamper your pets
Contents
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Youth from Three More Cities to Benefit from
'Skill a Million' Programme......................................... 3
TALENT NURTURING
Visually-impaired DLF Scholar Moves to Stanford
University.................................................................... 5
Uplifting Children of Construction Workers................ 6
DLF Shiksha Schools Celebrate their
Foundation Day........................................................... 6
Shaping the Shapers................................................... 6
Over 14,000 Students Covered under Rural Library
Programme................................................................. 6
GURGAON RENEWAL MISSION
Call to Revamp Gurgaon's Waste Management
Strategy!...................................................................... 7
VILLAGE CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
Accessible and Quality-based Primary Health Care
for Villagers................................................................. 8
Five Villages Benefit from DLF-ADEH
Eye Checkup Camps.................................................... 8
Over 3500 Patients Avail Free Healthcare Services..... 8
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
LF Foundation has recently launched
three DLF LabourNet Training Centres - Done each in Bulandshahar, Indore &
Jaipur - to fulfill its commitment towards
addressing the glaring gap between the demand
and supply of skilled workforce.
Located at Shivpuri in Bulandshahar and
Gopalpura in Jaipur, these two DLF LabourNet
Training Centres offer short-term courses in
Youth from Three More Cities to Benefit from 'Skill a Million' ProgrammeBulandshahar, Indore & Jaipur
'Skill a Million' Programme
�Taking cognizance of the glaring
gap that exists between the demand
and supply of ski l led labour,
DLF Foundation 'Skill a million'
programme aims to set up 250 centres
across India and skilling a million
people in the next 5 years.
�Provides technical education at a very
nominal and affordable cost
�J o b p l a c e m e n t , a l o n g w i t h
appropriate remuneration is the key
to this programme.
�DLF Foundation has successfully
p l a c e d s t u d e n t s i n v a r i o u s
organizations spread across different
sectors.
DLF LabourNet Training Centre launched in Bulandshahar
DLF LabourNet Training Centre launched in Indore
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Beauty & Hair Care, Electrical and Sales while the
third centre in Indore offers courses in Hair and
Beauty Care, Marketing, Electrical and Computer
Training.
The centres impart industry relevant vocational
skills training through unique models evenly
spread across the curriculum and includes on-site
earn and learn platforms. The training modules
are simple to understand and are taught to
enable students acquire industry appropriate
skills and get employment.
The training methodology integrates 'best-in-
class' training practices and industry relevant
curriculum through the Occupational Standards
study process. This approach aims at creating
incremental employability on a 'year-on-year'
basis based on an industry relevant assessment
and certification process.
The beneficiaries are the unemployed youth who
are taught not only the technical skills but also the
life skills necessary for employment. This is an
employment assured training programme where
all trainees are provided with placement linkages
to give them an opportunity to improve their lives
and build their careers.
The backdrop...
In rapidly growing economies like India with a vast
and ever-increasing population, the problem is
two-fold. On one hand, there is a severe paucity of
highly-trained, quality labour, while on the other,
large sections of the population possess little or
no job skills.
In the recently announced Union Budget 2013-14
and the Economic survey, the Government has
allocated INR 1,000 crore for the skill
development for the youth. As a part of the
agenda, the National Skill Development
Corporation has decided to train 5 crore people in
the current plan. The government has also set a
target to skill approximately 500 million people in
the next 10 years. Assisting the government and
NSDC in their noble initiative, DLF Foundation in
collaboration with several partners, is setting up
DLF LIFE Skill Centres across the country.
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A section of the audience
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Women taking training in beauty culture at DLF LabourNet Skill Centre
TALENT NURTURING
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Visually-impaired DLF Scholar Moves to Stanford University
artik Sawhney, a young lad from a low income
family, has been a star performer in academics. KHe scored the coveted 99% marks in computer
science and 95% each in English, Mathematics, Physics &
Chemistry, becoming India's first visually impaired
student to achieve this feat in science stream. It was not
easy for Kartik to study with normal students at Delhi
Public School, RK Puram but he was determined to make
a mark for himself and his determination and
perseverance paid off.
Kartik always dreamt to be an
engineer but he was denied
permission to appear in IIT-
JEE Entrance exam for three
years because he is visually
impaired. Though Kartik was
disappointed but he did not
lose hope. He believed that
success comes to those who
believe in their strengths.
Under their DLF CARES –
Talent Nurturing Programme,
DLF Foundation awarded him
a scholarship. Subsequently, he approached Stanford
University in the US and got his merit scholarship too.
Securing both the scholarships, he was able to raise the
resources required to fund his studies and joined the
college to pursue a five-year course in engineering in
computer science.
Passionate about computers, Kartik enjoys learning
computer languages and designing applications. He has
designed a software called 'STEM Made Easy', which has
two different applications and aims to help blind
students study subjects like Maths and Science. He hopes
to sharpen his computing skills at Stanford University and
develop better software for people like him.
He loves music and has been professionally trained in
Indian classical music for a decade. When he was in Class
IX, he was one of 10 talented students selected from
across India, to receive training from the late Pandit Ravi
Shankar.
DLF Cares - Talent Nurturing Programme
�Launched in 2011 for the upliftment of
the meritorious underprivileged students.
�Core motives include awarding scholarships,
talent identification and nurturing.
�The programme covers school children from
class 1 to undergraduate and subsequently
post graduate courses.
Kartik Sawhney
A visually impaired boy, who is extremely bright, has secured admission in Stanford University after receiving a scholarship from DLF Foundation under its flagship initiative,
' DLF Cares - Talent Nurturing Programme.’
Professional Scholars
Over 90 scholarships have been awarded in the
professional category so far. This financial year (2013 –
2014), 90 more scholarships will be awarded to the
deserving students. The scholarship programme covers
more than 13 colleges across the country, for courses
such as MBA, MSW, BTech, MBBS, IT and Fine Arts.
Over 300 meritorious underprivileged scholars have
secured scholarship under 'DLF Cares' Talent Nurturing
program during 2013-2014.
School Scholars
DLF Foundation is grateful for the contributions of all
volunteers and mentors who joined the DLF Cares-Talent
Nurturing Programme that was launched early this year.
Over 42 volunteers and mentors have so far joined the
programme and they work with “DLF Cares” Scholars to
transform them to become a new generation of leaders.
DLF Sahyog Volunteering Programme is an initiative of
DLF Foundation, where in, not only the DLF employees,
but even their immediate family members come forward
to volunteer their time and skills to guide 2-3 scholars
each. These scholars are meritorious students and hail
from less privileged sections of the society.
DLF SAHYOG Volunteering Programme Takes Off!!!
DLF Sahyog mentor BRL Dhammi and volunteer Samarth Garg meet with their mentees
TALENT NURTURING
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Uplifting the Children of Construction Workers
he DLF Mobile Creche centres are helping 314
children get education, nutrition and medical facility Trequired for their overall development.
Health benefits: As many as 131 children (98%) were age-
appropriately immunized. As many as 45 children were
given a dose of Pulse Polio in the last 2 months while 146
deworming doses were given to children.
Nutrition: 500 kilocalories per child per day are given
through three meals – breakfast, lunch and evening snacks
while special nutrition is being provided to 29 malnourished
children.
Education: Age-appropriate educational activities are also
undertaken at these centres. Children are encouraged to
read books from centre's library to enhance their
vocabulary. Learning is supported through project work to
supplement what they learn in books.
Community Awareness: Meetings are organized with
parents on a monthly basis, on different topics like
importance of crèche, water borne diseases and growth
monitoring. 135 parents participated in these meetings.
Lokdoot (Street theater): Three street plays were
performed in the labour camp of all three centers on “Jaan
Pehchan – Introduction to Mobile Crèches”, reaching out to
445 community members. .
LF Swapna Sarthak school, Nathupur DLF III,
Gurgaon, is committed in its aim not only to Deducate but also help and guide the students to
evolve into responsible citizens. A two and half hours
teachers workshop on 'Self Awareness' was conducted by
Ms. Jayshree Mehta, a NIE resource person while a teacher's
workshop on English was conducted by the headmistress
for the staff. Moreover, a behavioural counselling session
was held for students by Kalpana Bapna, a counsellor.
DLF Shiksha Schools Celebrate their Foundation Day
ll the three DLF Shiksha Schools recently celebrated
their Foundation Day. The school at Mohyal Colony,
Sector-40 completed 7 years while the school at AWazirabad completed 3 years. For the school at DLF-IV
(Chakkarpur), this was their first anniversary. All the three
schools, are becoming quite popular in their areas. The total
strength of students has crossed 1150 (566 girls and 589
boys) and the school at Mohyal Colony is running classes
upto VIIIth standard. This year, as many as 332 children have
sought admission in Mohyal Colony School, 142 in
Wazirabad School and 103 in Chakkarpur (DLF-IV) school –
which is remarkable.
Shaping the Shapers
Teachers at Swapna Sarthak School
Gen OP Malhotra (Retd) addressing the students
Over 14,000 Students Covered Under Rural Library Programme
ooks are the windows to the outside world. At DLF Pratham Rural Learning
Excellence Centres, free education is imparted to the underprivileged children. BA total of 14,066 students at DLF Pratham School came under the Library
Programme that is conducted for all the students from Classes I-V. Besides, a total of
1018 students in Level 2 (Classes III-V) and 766 students in Level 1 (Classes I-II) appeared
for baseline test. In order to maintain the standard of learning, a detailed training
programme was conducted for the teachers of Level 1 & 2. During this training, teachers
were briefed on the curriculum, testing processes and reporting methodologies.
Teacher’s training programme in progress
Children of construction workers being provided mid-day meal
GURGAON RENEWAL MISSION
half-day workshop was recently organized to
discuss crucial issues and solutions with respect Ato adopting an Integrated Waste Management
Strategy for Gurgaon. The event was supported by
Gurgaon Renewal Mission, a reputed forum of several
non-government organizations, civil society groups and
residents' welfare associations working together
towards a visible result oriented movement that is aimed
at renewing Gurgaon as the 'dream city' of India. The
event was organised in partnership with Gurgaon First,
an NGO.
Waste management – a plaguing issue…
Gurgaon is a city with tremendous advantages and
unfortunately, tremendous problems too and waste
management is one of them. Of all the waste streams,
waste from electrical and electronic equipment
containing new and complex hazardous substances
presents the fastest-growing challenge that needs to be
addressed proactively.
Issues discussed…
The workshop had four distinct sessions:
a) How serious is Gurgaon's waste management
problem?
b) Policy Perspectives & government initiatives
c) Solutions and Way Forward
d) Success Stories
Recommended Action Points and Solutions for
Waste Management
�An integrated approach using processing, recycling,
composting and power generation is needed to make
this city close to a zero waste city status.
�The Bandwari plant is running sub-optimally. Within
two years of operation, already 50 per cent land has
been occupied by garbage in the plant. More capacity
can be added to the plant.
Call to Revamp Gurgaon's Waste Management Strategy!
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�Besides, a proposal for a facility near Kachra Chowk on
the Gurgaon-Faridabad Road has remained stuck for
the last 2-3 years. If the area earmarked falls under the
protected Aravalli Range, then an alternate site be
identified.
�The most important concern currently is to reduce the
land requirement for disposal of waste by maximising
appropriate treatment of different waste streams, in
order to reduce volumes of waste requiring being
land-filled. Besides, reservation of land for processing
& disposal of waste in the Zonal Plans is suggested.
�Corporates need to be encouraged to sell waste to only
proper segregators and recyclers and not to the
unorganized sector.
�In order to mitigate adverse impact to the
environment, the immediate development of
incineration process is proposed. Alongside this, the
closure, capping and landscaping of existing dump-
sites would have to be undertaken.
�Authorities should earmark funds for processing and
treatment of waste.
�There should also be an institutional framework for
coordination amongst stakeholders.
�Some initiatives have been taken in different states to
address the issue of C&D waste independently or in
tandem with the existing Municipal solid Waste
(Management and Handling) rules 2000.
�Citizens should be made aware of source segregation
of waste. The city's RWAs can be encouraged to deploy
organic waste converter machines at the local level
that can convert waste into high value manure.
�Capacity building at the level of the authorities is a
must along with removal of malpractices in the
contracting system also need urgent attention.
�In conclusion, what is needed is a clear waste
management policy at the level of MCG, fast action
on planned projects, and a greater involvement of
public.
VILLAGE CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
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Accessible and Quality-based Primary Health Care for Villagers
he DLF run Primary Health Care Project is in its 4th
year and is continuing to provide quality based and
accessible Primary Health Care Services to the rural Tcommunity around the DLF PHCs areas with special focus on
women, children and youth. DLF runs 5 PHCs covering more
than 14 villages, having total population of about 48,000.
Children driving the sanitation campaignSanitation awareness campaign for the villagers
n the months of July and August 2013, VIVO-DLF
mobile clinics helped 3569 patients. These patients Ibelong to workers and their families at the
construction sites at six areas in Gurgaon: Corporate
Green, Manesar (979 patients); New Town Heights,
Manesar (711 patients); Express Greens M1 & Express
Greens M2 (906 patients); Sector- 90 (105 patients) and
Sector- 91 (868 patients).
Over 3500 Patients Avail Free Healthcare Services
DLF Mobile Clinic in progress...
In the months of July and August 2013, the DLF PHCs
benefited 2367 patients. On an average, 50 patients are
attended everyday and majority are young women and
children. Of the total patients who availed the services,
60% were female and 40% male. Nawada witnessed the
maximum service utilisation in Gurgaon with 492 patients.
Five Villages Benefit from DLF-ADEH Eye Checkup Camps
Kalawati being examined at the Eye Check-up Camp
Case file: Mrs. Kalawati, a patient of Village Wazirabad,
Gurgaon reported to DLF- ADEH Eye Checkup Camp for low
vision problem and has been given spectacles for her problem.
She is happy to see the beautiful nature created by God once
again. She's just one of the many patients who have benefited
from the DLF-ADEH Eye Check-up Camp.
Five villages, 653 beneficiaries: DLF-ADEH Eye Check-up
Camps were recently organised in five villages – Wazirabad
(164 patients), Kherhi Daula (118 patients), Fazilpur (96
patients), Lakhanula (176 patients) and Basdha (99
patients), benefiting a total of 653 patients.