[vkris81]

is anybody alive. I've come down to Hyd and looking for some action here...can anyone guide me what we've been upto these days?

[vkris81]

Another week came n gone......people, wake up and smell the coffee!!!

[ketanm]

Well we are very much alive... the problem is that Hobbes and me are currently busy...... we did had a meet earlier[it was just an informal meet].. and thought of three things:

1) We need to revive the MVF newsletter
2) We need to find out how many PGites are "really" intereted and devoted [Hobbes past experience is not very good regarding commitments made by prvious PG junta]
3) My personal point was that we should rather not take any long term committments for MVF and would work project-by-project, which allows us enough leeway to attend our personal/professional life.

He was suppossed to revive his old contacts from MVF, but I guess we both got busy with our work at office.

Hope to get into action pretty soon. Anyone who is seriously interested, please post as to their thoughts/views/ideas about how to go about HCS.

Ketan

[vkris81]

Originally Posted by ketanm

Well we are very much alive... the problem is that Hobbes and me are currently busy...... we did had a meet earlier[it was just an informal meet].. and thought of three things:

1) We need to revive the MVF newsletter
2) We need to find out how many PGites are "really" intereted and devoted [Hobbes past experience is not very good regarding commitments made by prvious PG junta]
3) My personal point was that we should rather not take any long term committments for MVF and would work project-by-project, which allows us enough leeway to attend our personal/professional life.

He was suppossed to revive his old contacts from MVF, but I guess we both got busy with our work at office.

Hope to get into action pretty soon. Anyone who is seriously interested, please post as to their thoughts/views/ideas about how to go about HCS.

Ketan

Anthing that we "newbies" can do to start things up??

[ketanm]

Originally Posted by vkris81

Anthing that we "newbies" can do to start things up??

There is nothing like a newbie here... just come up with ideas that you think can be helpful.. and yeah it is a good idea to go through all the previous posts of this thread.

Ketan

[Illusionforever]

Hello Guys,
I am a newbie. I went to MVF foundation office last week. The person over there explained me the focus of MVF. But as I am a new to this he suggested that i should see the field work and get a first hand exp and then decide in which area I would like to contribute. But unfortunately he has not called me up since then.
So better idea could be that we all PGites get together and discuss the matter and get some action or else seniors please direct us towards the next project.
I am eager to work.

With Regards,
Illusion Forever

[ketanm]

Originally Posted by Illusionforever

Hello Guys,
I am a newbie. I went to MVF foundation office last week. The person over there explained me the focus of MVF. But as I am a new to this he suggested that i should see the field work and get a first hand exp and then decide in which area I would like to contribute. But unfortunately he has not called me up since then.
So better idea could be that we all PGites get together and discuss the matter and get some action or else seniors please direct us towards the next project.
I am eager to work.

With Regards,
Illusion Forever

Good work... yeah it is good idea to go as a group and see what can we do ... I am too new out here... but I think all the oldies have either left hyd or been very busy to contribute... so lets start this as a fresh activity... we can take some cue from the old projects done....

Let me know if that sounds okay... BTW as for me my primary area of interest is child education... may be we can have a meet sometime next weekend... and see how many are interested....

Ketan

[saurabh_surve]

Hey guys im new 2 Hyderabad ...and even 2 this site ....
Just moved out of Aamchi Mumbai to this place ..
Have been posted in Infy -Hyd 2 weeks back ...
I am interested in volunteering for AIDS/ HIV awarness ...or some kind of service to them ..
If u guys got ne pointers please help ..
Hyd seems a nice place hope 2 have a nice time here ...

[ketanm]

Originally Posted by saurabh_surve

Hey guys im new 2 Hyderabad ...and even 2 this site ....
Just moved out of Aamchi Mumbai to this place ..
Have been posted in Infy -Hyd 2 weeks back ...
I am interested in volunteering for AIDS/ HIV awarness ...or some kind of service to them ..
If u guys got ne pointers please help ..
Hyd seems a nice place hope 2 have a nice time here ...

Welcome to hyd and to PG....

May be this link would be of help.

http://www.thefreedomfoundation.org/aidshivmain.html

Ketan

[pratsy]

FINALLY... back on "hyderabad community service" !!


im surprised to c so many posts on this thread...


saurabh_surve
ketanm
Illusionforever
vkris81
nal
vazirda1
Dreamchaser
junaid_mohammed
prasannakumar
Hobbes
Pratsy
Manisha
Ravi
Shameek aka arboreal tarantula

are all in for some action on the HCS front.

some more ppl will join once we have something concrete..

we can proly start immediately if we go to MVF and c if they can accomodate us somewhere... one thing we need to keep in mind is that we need to keep in touch with them.. coz this is where there is miscommunication.. we call n we work.. (thats commitment i guess ) ..

ravi said MVF has an anti child marriage drive.. proly we can chip in:grab:

also..for those who havent got the chance to know abt MVF... i suggest u try n make it to a weekend trip to one of the base camps.. u can understand the nuances if u see their work urself.. wil take abt an hr to go... so proly its all going to b abt 6-7 hrs...a weekend shud suit u'll fine.

what i felt we can do is
a) If u r an MBA grad, u can proly have a brain storming session(im not one...so .. ..) on how u can organize events and proly how u can hit on the sensitivities of the aam junta(in villages) what kind of a campain can appeal to them n stuff..
also, how they can broaden horizons n go beyond PG junta; coz i've been asociated with it for some time now.. i know they'r a good org.. but how can ppl trust it n come fwd n help?

b) tech ppl... graphics... posters for mvf.. some work that we can do at home too...??:

c) teaching was fun... but unfortunately...none of us has kept in touch with the students... n wen i ran into ravi(camp).. he still spoke to me in telugu:(.. we can proly have classes, but proly a science class, or an 'easy math' clas for the students...


n IF IF IF we r many in number..some of us can proly approach another org which has base in hyd n students also...n volunteer to work with the ppl there(home for the aged/ mentally challenged/ health-med camps/ children in govt schools/ orphans ) ... theres a lott that can b done IF IF IF we want to :infinity:


hoping for a rocking response!!
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pratsha aka dmitri


PS: feels grt 2 post here.. subbu, kalyan and the rest!! where art thou ???