Samvedna      

                                                   Feel it… Heal it.

 In today’s scenario ‘sustainability’ as a word has assumed great significance in every aspect whether it is organizational growth or use of resources. In such times organizations can achieve success only when all sections of society are taken together to bring about an inclusive growth.

 We say we want change and improvement in the system but our actions do not match our words. We should know how to walk the talk.

 We, at TIMSR, have tried to take a step forward in this direction by initiating a social responsibility cell “Samvedna” Feel it… Heal it with a motive to find an answer to the numerous problems existing in the society today. The name ‘Samvedna’ itself manifests that our institution would always remain proactive on social issues.

 The cell was inaugurated by Mr. Vinay Shetty, Vice President of Think Foundation on 26^th Oct 2009. Various initiatives undertaken are :

• Blood donation camp and minor Thalassemia check-up supported by Think Foundation
• Brain Stroke Awareness Programme supported by Lupin Ltd.
• Conducting socio- economic surveys
• Understanding the social responsibility initiatives undertaken by companies
  
• Conducting training sessions for the support staff
• Conducting sessions, especially for women, on health and hygiene and employment opportunities
• Conducting sessions on financial planning for men belonging to lower income groups
• Teaching under-privileged children

Know Your Life: 10^th February 2010

Sessions titled ‘Know your Life’ were conducted in Thakur Shyamnarayan School for Tenth Standard Students of Hindi & Marathi medium free of charge. These sessions helped the students in developing positive attitude towards studies and managing stress during Board exams. Two sessions were conducted for 100 students.

The Newspaper Bags Initiative : 6^th to 8^th February 2010.

Under this activity, peons of TIMSR were trained to make paper bags out of newspaper waste generated in our institution. These bags were given as samples to shopkeepers in the nearby area and the response was overwhelming in terms of the orders generated. This activity will be undertaken on an ongoing basis depending on the future orders we get. This activity has kindled a spark of entrepreneurship amongst our peons besides providing them an avenue for additional incomes.