Joy of Giving Week 2013 - Empowering Children To Celebrate The Joy of Giving
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Empowering Children To Celebrate The Joy of Giving
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The Joy of Giving Week is held every year from Oct 2nd – 8th and is India's festival of giving. A platform that brings together people from all walks of life, and encourages them to celebrate giving – time, money, skills or love. Its concerted effort across NGOs, companies, celebrities, media, schools, colleges, and the “aam junta”…Started in 2009, this year (Oct 2-8, 2013) will be the 5th edition.
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Empowering Children To Celebrate The Joy of Giving
Human Chain
• Children from different socio economic backgrounds (School Going and Non School Going) will come together to represent solidarity and showcase a sense of Oneness on 2nd October 2012.
• With Over 3000 Participants coming together in Central Bangalore, this event will serve as the official launch of the Bangalore Edition of JGW 2013.
Take Care
• A unique opportunity for school going children to invite support staff of the school and make them feel special by celebrating the joy of giving with them.
• Proposed: 10 Schools
News Paper Collection
• School going children will bring used newspapers during JGW 2013 and the accumulated papers will be used to fund the education of non school going children or a cause that the school pupil leader endorses
• Proposed: 20 Schools
Introduction to Volunteering
• Facilitate a volunteering activity for school going children where they are allowed to visit a shelter or advocate for a cause setting the stage for building a sense of volunteerism amongst children.
• Proposed: 10 Schools
Games
• Conduct inter school events, where the registration fees and prize money will be used to fund the education of non school going children or a cause that the school pupil leader endorses
• Proposed: 20 Schools
Food For FUNds
• Organize a food fair at the school and invite the students, parents, teacher and their families to be a part of the same.
• Part of the Sale proceeds go for charity selected by the school.
• Proposed: 10 Schools
Gift Compassion
• A unique program designed to engage school children via a mutual visit to each others campus.• Tie up a A++ School with a neighborhood NPO (School)/Government/
Corporation (BBMP) school• Proposed: 30 Schools
Gift Compassion
• Every child irrespective of the socio economic background they come from will put together a unique gift for a new friend they will make during this exchange program.
• The program will especially leave an indelible mark on every child's mind when we put together a session where they reflect what they felt during the exchange program.
• This will be used to motivate more schools to join the celebrations in the coming year.
