Mobile Creches, Abhilashrayam Trust and Bhumi benefit through Dassault employee participation
Nasscom Foundation's MyKartavya, an employee volunteerism portal that not only connects its members to a wide spectrum of volunteering opportunities but also helps them manage and evaluate their efforts joined hands with its partner DASSAULT SYSTEMES to reach out to the underserved across the country.
With initiation from Nasscom Foundation, Dassault Systemes gave its employees their maiden exposure into volunteerism through its first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) foray in the months of July and August 2010.
The beneficiaries of this CSR activity included the NGO's Mobile Crèches, Abilashrayam Trust and Bhumi in Gurgoan, Banglore and Chennai respectively.
Employees of Dassault Systemes in Gurgaon opened doors of their office to children from Mobile Crèches, an NGO that works for children of construction workers. They shared their joy with children as they spent time watching a film, eating pizza and participating in a drawing competition.
In Bangalore, the employees organized a collection drive to help Abilashrayam Trust collect pillows, blankets, groceries and electronic items for their orphanage and old age home. The satisfaction of having shared with others was immensely written large on their faces as, they personally handed over the collected items to the children at the orphanage.
In Chennai the employees got together with Bhumi, an NGO that works for orphans and underprivileged children and spent an entire day with them. The volunteers organized an Origami workshop which was followed by a painting session.
The appreciation that the volunteers received from the children was heartwarming. One child sketched a picture of one of the volunteer and presented the sketch to him as a gift. The proud look on the faces of the volunteers was a satisfaction in itself.
Mr. Prashant Pandit, Manager MyKartavya, Nasscom Foundation said, "It's heartening to see Dassault Systemes take its first step towards making a change in society. I hope with this starts a revolution of a kind that motivates other companies to follow suit."
Ms. Renuka Srinivasan, GM, Simulia Dassault Systemes, a volunteer shared her experience, "Donating can be an impersonal act and we may not remember the amount donated a few months from now. But I doubt if any of us will forget our interaction with the kids. I'm sure the team will be inspired to be more aware and active on CSR, going forward"
Ms. Aruna Diwakar, Secretary, Abilashrayam Trust, stated "MyKartavya is the right platform for the growing NGOs to get exposure to the corporate contacts and get volunteers to do service to mankind"
About Nasscom Foundation's My Kartavya
Nasscom Foundation's 'MyKartavya.com' is an exclusive volunteerism portal for the IT-BPO industry. It serves as a medium between NGO's and IT BPO companies. Companies such as TCS and Mphasis with a huge pool of human talent as well as Future Focus Infotech, InfraSoft Tech and others have pledged their support to MyKartavya. There is no fee for NGOs to post their volunteering requirements on the MyK portal. So far more than 900 NGOs are partners' on the MyKartavya portal.
About Nasscom Foundation
Nasscom Foundation (NF) aims to channelize the potential of the IT-BPO industry towards inclusive development of India.Nasscom Foundationis the social development arm of Nasscom, the internationally recognized trade body of the Indian IT-BPO industry.
Nasscom Foundation was established to transform the lives of the underserved by leveraging the resources of the IT-BPO industry. Nasscom Foundation is a charity registered under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 and under Section 12A of Income Tax Act.
For more information, please visit www.nasscomfoundation.org
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