Thuvakkam – Be The Change
Newsletter Edition: Vol 3. Issue 03 – March 2022
Dear Readers,
Happy to bring you all Thuvakkam’s March Newsletter.
Mindfulness is an important aspect of our life. The coordination between our senses,thoughts and feelings is directly proportional to the output we are able to achieve as a part of our activities. To add on to it, it isn’t limited to the individual and extends to everyone around us.
In the month of February, Thuvakkam planned and conducted 15 events out of which 9 events were conducted in the offline mode and rest, virtually.
Thuvakkam contributed significantly in the month of February by working in the domains of environment,education, and humanity. Plantation and maintenance activities were carried out in all our project sites. Karka Kasadara session began anew at MGR Nagar Government Higher Secondary. Thuvakkam had also created environment awareness paintings in the school. In the process we have touched over 6,000 lives, impacting more than 16,000 lives.
As the spotlight of the month Thuvakkam in collaboration with HCL created a Green School at government Higher Secondary School, MGR Nagar on 2nd and 3rd of February 2022. Green School is a combination of Kitchen Gardening and Clean and Colour. The event benefited 5,000 people sustainably impacting the lives of 10,000 people.
In order to bring a collective social change it is important to identify the internal and external conflicts we face as an individual. Thereby letting us attain a level of self sufficiency wherein the actualisation we process within ourselves kinders our spirits to go on a quest to fulfill the unfulfilled void of those around us.
Together let us be mindful,strive to attain a level of self sufficiency wherein division creates a space for coexistence without making us fall for differences.
Regards,
Thuvakkam Team
Change Happenings
Change Created – February 2022
7
Environmental Change Events
215
Total no.of plants planted
362
Total no of volunteers engaged
8
Educational Change Events
15
Total Number of events
398
Total volunteering hours clocked
6
Number of Virtual events
35
Total Number Hours of Events
6978
Total number of people benefitted
9
Number of On-field events
1656
Total sq.ft of Walls Revamped
16674
Total number of impacted lives
Spotlight of the Month
Greener Schools for Greener Future
Thuvakkam and HCL Foundation collaborated together to raise awareness on medicinal plants and the importance of gardening at the 12th such Green School at MGR Nagar Government Higher Secondary School. A Green School is a combination of Creative Artwork and Nutrition Garden events undertaken by Thuvakkam. As a part of the nutrition garden, Thuvakkam planted 50+ saplings of 15 species in an area of 300 sq. Ft. The event was conducted on 2nd and 3rd February 2022 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Thuvakkam employees, school children, management and HCL Foundation representatives, Aishwarya Balasubramanian and Jain Vinith Velusamy participated in it.
“Green School” was begun with a view to improve and create a clean, beautiful, and creative community, thereby, bettering the environment as a whole. Nutrition Garden will house both medicinal and nutritional plants which can be used for students’ mid-day meal scheme.
The event saw the enthusiastic involvement of the general public who were eager to know about the artworks. Members from Thuvakkam explained about the artworks to the public . Thuvakkam decided to create environment themed paintings to create social awareness among the students and the people.
Change Moments Captured
Wall of Praise
“Appreciation can make a day even change your life. Your willingness to put it all into words is all that is necessary”
~ Margaret Cousins
Karthik Shivaa
Thank you for your inciting inputs on helping to create a professional quarterly,half yearly and annual impact report and helping in the smooth functioning of external relations.
~Vidyuth and Christopher
Admin and Finance Team
Congratulations! On your work for completing the auditing work in time.
~Krishna Kumar Suresh
Caretaker - Permual
Perumal’s persistent and continuous support in plantation activities helped eased down the workload of the operations department
~Aritharan, Sirajudeen
Volunteers - Jeba Rupavathi and Priyavarshini
Your enthusiastic involvement in volunteering for Karka Kasadara sessions helped the classes function smoothly. Kudos! for your volunteering effort.
~Majitha
Hariharan Palani
Well done on getting the newsletter web design on time in a creative manner.
~Karthik Shivaa
Jeevaganth.B.S
Thank you for coming up with a structural process for financial works that has helped things run smoothly.
~Karthik D, Abhirami
Change Activist
Priya Varshini
Volunteer of the Month
February 2022
Change Crusader
Aritharan.K
Coordinator of the Month
February 2022
Social Media Change Impacts