[FalseFace]

Hello all...

With all due respect to Simba's advice... I'm here starting this new thread for RAKUM.

This way we can easily know what's happening where and how we can follow up!

This thread would just be for RAKUM ... the original BCS thread would be for SNEHA NILAYA and general discussion!

So PRIYABRAT, MASOOR & HARINI .... start posting in deatil abt the RAKUM and what it is all abt... minutes of the discussioin u guys had wit the RAKUM!

Luv,
Rahul

[priamrules]

hello guys,

heres to the initiative by some guys, and a big boo for people not coming forward for a few hours a week.

anyways heres some basic info on the rakum school:

the school is located in indiranagar. it has both blind and orphan students in almost 50-50 ratio. total unfortunate souls = approx 210.

currently they need both monetary and non-monetary help, coz they living a hand-to-mouth existence. apart from daily requirements like say 2 litres of milk for kids, or a litre of oil, etc, they also need us to do work. some of the important main items required are:

1. Big Black Board - Rs 4000
2. School desk and benches - 100 Nos - Rs 1000 X 100
3. Cots (3 tier bunker) - 6 nos - Rs 5000 X 6
4. 12 single mattresses with rexin covers - 12 nos - Rs 300 X 12
5. Dining Hall Mats (50 ft) - 4 Nos - Rs 500 X 4
6. Solar Lights for the girls hostel - 20 nos. - Rs. 1,00,000
7. Toilets(Bathrooms) - 10 nos - Rs 15000

For their centre in Devanahalli-
8. Kitchen - Rs 25000
9. School shed - Rs 25000

out of this i think we can buy a blackboard, dining mats and a few mattresses (btw, shradha mail on how many matresses can be arranged).
our budget could be = 4000 (blackboard+ 2000 (mats)+ 1200(matresses)= 7200. worth considering. rahul, comment on cash scenario.

but my main concern is non-monetary activities. when i met PG, he recommended keep things easy and simple. so there are two activities, that are really simple and don't require much effort from u guys. just a few hours on a sunday wil do.

the first activity: reading service.
exams are coming up in june. so the blind need someone to come and read out lessons to them. real simple. coz its all school portion, and dosen't require us to go back and study the portions again.

second activity: computer classes.
we can conduct some basic classes on computers, say windowws and office. they have separate setions for girls and giuys. so we could simultaneously conduct classes for both. course can be planned out quite easily. procedure can be started in no time.

bothactivities are simple and need us to spend some time on sundays. i think we can all afford to do atleast that much. for all those people who promised on PG meet day, "where art thou??"

cmon guys, let us come forward for a few hours a week to help someone elses future. let us stop being myopic abut our lives. i'd really like to see all 30 guys on the bangy list to be active. let us show the world, that we can thru small efforts make big changes.

hope to see all u guys on sun. don't sissy at the last moment.

cya all later,
priam

[priamrules]

heres the post from harini on rakum.

"At Rakum Blind school theya re also in need of volunteers. Their timings for volunteers is as follows:

Weekends-
11 am to 12:30 pm
2pm to 3:30 pm
Voluteers can help out in any way they feel would benefit the children. They can also come and spend time with the children then.

Weekdays-
5am to 8:30 pm
Here they would prefer reading service. They have a lot of blind children who are appearing for exams and reading out to them helps.
Those who think they can spare a couple of hours every week for atleast a month can teach some subject too.

They also need help in Computer data entry and their website upgradation.

Coming to fund raising.........any old clothes, newspapers, excess food, utensils, anything which we think may be useful for them. Rakum said if they donot have any use for that article as such they'll sell it and use that money for something else.

Well these are their needs........... "


well all those ppl who met today (hasher, priyabrat, falseface, myself, and rahul's friends) decided to go to rakum on next sunday. we will be starting off with reading service, as their exams are close by. later we also planned to start a computer basics course. all others who can make it pls PM me.

cya all later

priam

ps:rahul, note timings of vist and tell the others.

[FalseFace]

hey good one mansur!

Yes we'll form a core team and visit Rakum for reading service for their exam!

As for now.. Mansur, Yachna & Anuraj have comfermed their availability on Sunday!

Any other junta;s intrested... plz conferm urself here and try to be in touch wit Mansur!

Sorry guys i would not be joining u this week as i got my exam on monday... plzz pray for me!

Also Shradha... Mansur will contact U or make it other wise ... regarding the monetry contributions u ppl planned!

ALL THE BEST!

Luv,
Rahul

[anastasia]

hi all...

well, me govar and mansur met yday in the afternoon and went to Rakum's....

we spent about an hour and a half there reading out and teaching......

mansur and govar were busy teaching geography using a map..... have no idea how it was going for them....maybe they'll post later about their experiences....

i was trying to read out from a political science ( ) text book for 2 MA students.....my thorat was sore at the end of it all but it felt really gr8 to have done my good deed for the day

it was nice of mansur to come when he had exams today.....

but we r really losing steam here.....i dont think most of us can make it after this weekend...something really needs to be done to get more people involved actively.....

see ya
suchi


p.s: my 100th post!!!!!!!!!!!!! :smilecol:

[G O V A R]

Originally Posted by anastasia

mansur and govar were busy teaching geography using a map..... have no idea how it was going for them....maybe they'll post later about their experiences....

Yes. Seeing such a huge map after a long time. Last time when I saw the map was when I was in 8th or 9th when I hated the map... now I loved it. ;-)

I and Mansur taught the 10th std girl some History and Geography... for abt an hour and a half I guess.

The girl, unlike others, knows to read and is perfectly alright, but for the very poor understanding of English. Her class consists of 5 mates - all of them do self-study. Scores of people like us sometimes come to teach them.... They try and learn the most difficult sounding chapter in all subjects.

But this was my last free weekend in Bangalore in the near future... dont know when Im going to turn up here...

[cool_peebs]

hey grt work...govar,suchitra n mansoor....hats off to u guys for taking the initiative n for doing the reading at Rakum....

Mansoor cheer up dOOd!!!u r doing an awesome work man....i know Govar/Suchi might not b there on comin weekends but hopefully others will make up for that...

what happened to the other bangy junta who had promised to come over durin the weekends

[Simba]

Firstly, Congrats to all u guys who are making most of whatever u have!!! Mansur, a nice post by u

But, guys, while I was reading the list of requirements, it hit me that all these need not be new things, stuffs like mattresses etc etc... Think in those lines, maybe we can collect them from houses & donate them!! But, yes, that requires a lot of efforts from fellow PGites.....Somehow, if we can collect some odd things around our neighbourhoods during weekdays.once or twice in a week.... & then, conduct these teaching classes in the weekend, that will be TERRIFIC!!

Originally Posted by cool_peebs

what happened to the other bangy junta who had promised to come over durin the weekends

I know!!!! :( :( :( Praveen, Arun, etc etc.

Simbaaa

[super6]

hey guys
i'm also interested in comin to RAKUM..do lemme know abt the future plans
cheers

[FalseFace]

hey..... nice to see the oldies turing out this weekend and doing some amazing work!!!!!!!

Really it's a great relief to see some post here on RAKUM thread! I was really worried!

I wasn't able to make it :( as i had my exams ( final Engineering exams... ufff what a great CHUTKARA! ) and Indira Nagar i way way way too far from RAJA RAJESHWARI NAGAR.. that's where i'm put up!

G O V A R

But this was my last free weekend in Bangalore in the near future... dont know when Im going to turn up here...

I'm getting Nostalgic.... really miss u guys a lot!!!! :( I hope we can have somekind of meet... off BCS... just for a cup of coffee... what say???

Hey Priyabrat.... how's u buddy??? nice to see that ur following it up. Dood plz keep posting ... that way u can say that ur still in touch with BCS!

Simba

But, guys, while I was reading the list of requirements, it hit me that all these need not be new things, stuffs like mattresses etc etc... Think in those lines, maybe we can collect them from houses & donate them!! But, yes, that requires a lot of efforts from fellow PGites.....Somehow, if we can collect some odd things around our neighbourhoods during weekdays.once or twice in a week.... & then, conduct these teaching classes in the weekend, that will be TERRIFIC!!

Yes we were thinking of those lines too… long before we had this plan for going to our neighborhoods for COMICS collection… but then... the real concern was the availability of junta’s. I think that would not be a problem anymore now. As I’m finally done wit my engg. I’ll drag my frnds in ICFAI.. who are very much interested to do something for the CS and especially BCS!!! If they get going the good news will be that BC would be very active.. at least for a min. of 2 yrs!

So this weekend we’ll plan for the biggest ever BCS meet … are u ready juntas????

Welcome to the forum super6… before u are all set to join RAKUM…. U need to PM me regarding ur real name, cont. no & yahoo id .. also et me know what u doing and ur availability … Saturdays or Sundays… etc…

Chal then guys.. really waiting for a HUGE turn up…. Also do follow the old BCS thread for SNEHA NILAYA…..

Luv,
Rahul