Tata Volunteering Week 18 Volume No. 08        Session on Health & Hygiene for Girls, Raipara Tata Metaliks Limited      Volunteers of TML organized a session for the female football trainees on basic hygiene, healthy eating, pursuing good hobbies & menstrual hygiene. The factory’s medical officer led the session on anemia, healthy habits and basic hygiene to be maintained during menstruation. The participants had many questions relating to menstruation, and they were advised to go for regular check-ups to the nearest doctor and take iron tablets regularly.     Session on Environment, Barkola High School Tata Metaliks Limited      The employee volunteers of TML along with partner NGO Swachtha Pukare, organized a session on environment conservation, recycling of plastic waste and water conservation. They also prepared a street skit along with the students and government teachers to spread the knowledge and raise awareness among the community.     A Virtual Session on Financial Literacy Tata Metaliks Limited      TML employee volunteers conducted a session on financial literacy for the trainees of Tata Metaliks Skill Development Centre through Google Meet. Approximately 100 trainees of various short-term courses participated in the session. The participants were guided at length on savings, safe online transactions, long-term investments.     Tree Plantation Drive & Session on Environment Conservation Tata Metaliks Limited      Volunteers engaged in tree plantation activity & also planned a session on environment for the locals of Dharenda village. The women from the SHG and other key community members participated in the session. They spoke on conservation of environment, the correct way of planting the saplings, care, and maintenance. They also planted trees in the vicinity of the village.     Plantation through Seed Ball Tata Metaliks Limited      TML employees engaged in a seed-ball throwing activity, to contribute to a greener environment. The seedballs have seeds of fruit & forest trees, which will penetrate through the soil and germinate during the rains. The employees undertook this activity in the barren lands in the village.     Puppet Making Workshop with Underprivileged Children, Kolkata Tata Metaliks Limited      The employee volunteers of TML visited a slum area in Entally, Kolkata to interact with the slum and street children. They taught them to make puppets, which they would later use it for a story-telling session.     Tribal Fellowship Workshop for a Community, Raipara Tata Metaliks Limited      Tata Metaliks in collaboration with Tata Steel Foundation organized a workshop on Tribal Fellowship Program for the community members. A team from TSF oriented the tribes regarding the fellowship, the importance to preserve the tribal traditions and customs. The employees also briefed them regarding the process to fill the application forms, the budgeting portion and the details of the program. The representatives of all tribes were enthusiastic about the fellowship program.     Tree Plantation Drive Tata Steel      A group of volunteers from the Corporate Audit & Finance team of TS offered to help with a plantation drive near the Adityapur Toll Bridge. The group planted 30 saplings near the bridge. Everyone who participated gained valuable experience in mitigating the effects of climate change and global warming.     Visit to a Primary School, Bhadubera Tata Steel      The Corporate Audit team volunteers of Tata Steel visited the Primary School in the Bhadubera village. The team interacted with the children and donated stationeries and school bags. In addition, the team gave out blankets to the 20 students and plates and glasses for the midday meal.     Drawing and quiz competition for underprivileged children Tata Steel      Employee volunteers from Tata Steel, Meramandali organized an event to celebrate and foster creativity in underprivileged children. They organized two sets of competitions for students at the Government High School. These children are deprived of opportunities for learning, winning, and having fun while learning. Major events included a drawing competition on biodiversity and a quiz competition on general knowledge to help children gain confidence, improve their learning skills, and retain information in a fun way. The leadership team also helped the cause by interacting with the school committee to improve collaboration.     Support to Primary School, Rugadi Tata Steel      A group of volunteers from the Tata Steel paid a visit to the primary school in the Rugadi village. They interacted with the students and cut a cake with them. They distributed sweaters to prepare them for the impending winter.     Donation to Masti ki Pathshala Tata Steel      Volunteers of TS visited the girls from Masti ki Pathshala in Pipla. The team spent much time engaging with the girls who were very spirited and danced with joy. They distributed stationery kits and clothes to 100 girls.     Distribution of Sports Materials to a Youth Club Tata Steel Utilities & Infrastructure Services      Volunteers of Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd & NGO TRCSC organized to visit Anandpur & Parbatipur villages and distributed sports materials to the youth clubs there. Indoor games like carrom, chess and ludo boards were distributed.     Distribution of Vegetable Seeds to Farmers Tata Steel Utilities & Infrastructure Services      Volunteers of TSULSL and NGO TRCSC visited Pudisili, Dobo & Parbatipur villages in Gamaharia to distribute Commercial Vegetable’s seed to the farmers of these villages. A Total of 42 farmers were benefited through this gesture.     Sessions on Safety and Career Counseling Tata Steel Utilities & Infrastructure Services      The volunteers of TATA STEEL UISL conducted various sessions from road safety, career counselling and good bad touch for students from various grades of local schools. Session School Grade No.of Participants Road Safety Awareness Session Balika Uchha Vidhyalaya Sakchi, Jamshedpur IX & X 55 Career Counselling Utkramit Middle School Anandpur VI to VII 27 Good Touch & Bad Touch Oriya Middle School, Adityapur VI to VIII 73     Vaccination Drive & Awareness session of Lumpy skin diseases in Animals, Jalna Tata Power Renewables Ltd      Volunteers of Tata Power Renewables Ltd organised a vaccination drive in the Partur village of Jalna, to cure the lumpy skin disease in animals. They also organsied an awareness session for the diease. Our volunteers mobilized cattle owners of nearly 2000 cattles. They did not just vaccinate the cattles but also provided awareness to the owners by going door to door.     Awareness session of Safety and Career Guidance, Tamil Nadu Tata Power Solar Ltd      Safety has always been vital topic for the TPSL as a Power company and thus generating awareness to school students on different verticals of safety such as Road safety, home appliance/electrical safety, mobile phone safety is important. More than 900 students got benefitted from this awareness session.     SOAP making for Karnataka Welfare Association For Blind Tata Power Solar Ltd      Tata power solar and Tata Coffee conducted Soap making for visually disabled individuals at Tata Coffee Bangalore. Over 300 soaps were prepared.     Engaging with the students of the VTC Tata Power Solar- Delhi Distribution Limited      Volunteers of TPS- Delhi Distribution Ltd engaged with the students of VTCs across various locations. They celebrated the World Literacy Day, conducted a session on capacity building, road safety and fire safety for them. A plethora of activities were organized to aid with the session topics. Session VTC Location World Literacy Day All VTCs Capacity Building VTC B- Block Mangolpuri Road Safety VTC B- Block Mangolpuri Personal Safety VTC B- Block Mangolpuri     Organizing plantation drives and awareness sessions with the students of schools. Tata Power Solar- Delhi Distribution Limited      Volunteers of TPS- Delhi Distribution Ltd organized a tree plantation drive along with a number of awareness sessions at schools in various locations. School Name Session Name MCD Primary School, Block- B-2 Ashok Vihar – ll Tree Plantation & Kite Flying Government Girls Senior Secondary school, Shahbad Daulatpur UF Plant Inauguration and water conservation session Government Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya at Rohini Safety Session     Educational Kits Distribution Tata Power Solar- Delhi Distribution Limited      Volunteers of TPS- Delhi Distribution Ltd visited the Rana Pratap Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Rethala to distribute educational kits to the students. Under the ambit of the ‘Meri Paathshala' initiative, Tata Power-DDL in collaboration with Government of Delhi provides Educational support to the Out-of-School Children enrolled in the Special Training Centres (STCs) and helps them to gain formal education and curate a brighter future. I lieu to this, volunteers came forward to spend some fun filled time with the out of school underprivileged children and motivate them to regularly attend school and focus on building academic skills.     Cleanliness Drive APPL      On 28th September’22, the volunteers of APPL and the students at APPITI took part in a cleanliness drive of the river bank at Rowta,Udalguri, Assam Also contributed by Date Location Volunteers Company 18th September’22 Naharkatia, Assam 20 Achabam Tea Estate of APPL     N M Petit Widows Chawl APPL      The volunteers of APPL spent the night at the N M Petit Widows Chawl, Fort, Mumbai. This facility, which is under a trust, is also a residence to several Parsi women who are widowed and not in good financial or familial standing. The volunteers and gave each women a bag of groceries and daily necessities.     Victoria School for the blind APPL      A group of APPL volunteers visited and interacted with the visually impaired students of VMSB’s library, computer centre and resource. They were guided about financial management and investments. Financial management fundamentals, investment choices, career in finance, and tips for safe investment were some of the subjects presented.     Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital APPL      Team of APPL volunteers visited Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital to feed the sick, injured and abandoned animals admitted in the hospital.It was a sponsored project to spread awareness of not to be cruel to animals     Upcycling Event TATA Projects ltd.      In One Boulevard, Powai, Mumbai, volunteers and NGO partner Akshaya Patra Foundation upcycled used cotton t-shirts into bags that will be given to local school children the NGO works with.     Health & Road Safety Session Rallis India Limited, Lote Unit      Health and road safety sessions for students of Z P School, Ghanekunt, Lote were held to inform students for following strict traffic rules while crossing the roads or riding a cycle and various more tips on road safety.     Rangoli Competition Rallis India Limited, Lote Unit      To develop the art and designing skills of students, the volunteers organised a rangoli competition in Z P School, Lotemal, Lote. 25 students took part in the activity with staff members.     Digital E-learning Board Operation Rallis India Limited, Lote Unit      Volunteers conducted a training digital e-learning board operation. The focus area of this activity was to refresh the technical knowledge of teachers and students on the operation of digital e-learning board.     Tree Plantation on MIDC Road Rallis India Limited, Lote Unit      Tree plantation at the road side of MIDC Lote belt to increase the green belt area was conducted to make it greener.     Importance of Medical Check up Rallis India Limited, Lote Unit      To help industrial workers recognize the value of routine medical checkups. the significance of routine medical examinations and their advantages for employees. The activity was held in the OHC of Rallis India in Lote.     Blood Donation Drive for Thalassemia Patients TATA Motors ltd.      The promise was to assist youngsters with thalassemia who require blood transfusions every fifteen days. Two of Tata Motors' offices—the Thane office and the Ahura office in Andheri—undertook a blood drive in Ahura Centre, Mahakali Caves     Training and skilling youths TATA Motors ltd.      Volunteers from the Ahura office of Tata Motors talked with YMCA youth. All of these young people were helped by YMCA, a Tata Motors-funded initiative to provide vocational training, despite coming from economically and socially disadvantaged families. These young people were exposed to the workplace and were given a tour of Tata Motors' complete campus.     Financial Literacy session with the Community women TATA Motors ltd.      In one of the slums in Jogeshwari Mumbai, a volunteer from Tata Motors' Ahura Office led a session with the local ladies. Teaching the fundamentals of financial literacy to the community women. Nine community members who are involved in the Health and Sanitation initiative also attended the workshop.     Mock Interview sessions with Youth TATA Motors ltd.      Volunteers from the Thane office of Tata Motors organized a session with youth, participating in skill-building programmes and preparing for job interviews. The interaction's main goal was to get them ready for interviews. These young individuals were exposed to the workplace and given a tour of Tata Motors' complete campus.     Safety workshop with youths undergoing employability courses TATA Motors ltd.      Along with the young individuals who are prepared for employment, Tata Motors volunteers from the Thane office led a course on safety at the workplace and on the factory floor. workshop on safety for young people taking courses on employability     Reading session for children IHCL- Taj Mahal, New Delhi      Encouraging young people to set lofty goals for themselves and find inspiration from the lives of renowned people. Children in classes 6th, 7th, and 8th were given autobiographies by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Mother Teresa, and Sachin Tendulkar to read and discuss. Following each session, a quiz was conducted, and kids also received treats.     Linen Donation IHCL- Taj Mahal, New Delhi      Volunteers of Ginger Katra participated in the activity of donating linens to the community of slum dwellers.     Road Safety Awareness IHCL- Taj Mahal, New Delhi     Volunteers of Ginger Katra participated in an awareness program on road safeties for the commuters of Jammu road with the traffic department.     Interaction and food distribution to underprivileged kids of Malawi, Africa. TATA Consulting Engineers ltd.     Volunteers visited disadvantaged children in Malawi, Africa, and spoke with them about their schooling and way of life. They also gave these children snacks and fruits.     Sports day with different abled kids TATA Consulting Engineers ltd.      18 Volunteers were instrumental in organizing sports day for children with disabilities in Asha school in Bangalore. For various kinds of disability, different games were played. Children seized the gifts and participated enthusiastically. Everyone also enjoyed dancing together.     Informative session on statue of unity and recycling, Bangalore TATA Consulting Engineers ltd.      Volunteers of TCEL provided extensive information on the significance of recycling and the Statue of Unity to the kids of Anand Marg children home, Bangalore. They interacted with them and questioned them. The pupils provided speedy and accurate responses. After that, they played musical chairs, danced and also colored pictures.     Health checkup at Ashraya old age home TATA Consulting Engineers ltd.      45 Ashraya Old Age Home residents had their health checked by volunteers and a doctor. Each prisoner received a personal supply of fruits and cookies. Along with those, supplies such as rice, edible oil, sugar, tea bags, and coffee powder, as well as medical equipment such as thermometers and kits for checking sugar levels, cotton rolls, Dettol, and toiletries such as phenol bottles and hand soap, were given to the ashram's in charge.     *This update covers only some of the activities undertaken by companies. www.tataengage.com