Bhavishya Yaan Committee Report 2016

Bhavishya Yaan is one of our Club’s most important contributions to our society. And while loads is already being done, there’s a lot that remains to be achieved. Here are some of the highlights:
1. E-Learning has been executed and is being conducted across all the five BY schools.
2. The BY Annual Day was organized on 3rd August, had the Mayor of Mumbai as the Chief Guest. The BY students who cleared the SSC exam were felicitated. Again BY has achieved 100% results with nearly 50% of the students across BY scoring over 75%.
3. The Rotary District had organized an inter-school art competition and more than 500 BY children participated in the competition called Taare Zameen Par.
4. An art workshop was held at the GK Marg School conducted by Rtn. Priyasri Patodia.
5. Interns from an Australian University volunteered for two weeks at the NMJ School and shared their culture and heritage with the children.

6. Career guidance sessions by Mr. Chandrakant Munde were conducted for the children.
7. Teachers Day celebrations in all the five schools.
Some of the ongoing projects include:
1. Joint project with Akshay Patra Committee whereby nutritious food is supplied to the GK Marg and Worli schools.
2. Joint project with the Cancer Aid Committee whereby cancer awareness and detection camps are being carried out at each of the five schools.
3. Joint project with the Rotary Club of Bombay Queens City whereby sarees and dress materials are being donated by a well wisher to each BY child in all the five schools.
4. Joint project with the Rotaract Committee called Evolution Revolution whereby the Rotaractors motivate and help the BY children with their self-confidence and personality.
5. We have tied up with Sanskar India Foundation to conduct Life Skills sessions in four of our BY schools this year, and will be extended to all five by next year.
6. Joint project with the Public Concern for Governance Trust which shows short films / documentaries and conducts workshops on civic awareness, girl child and other such socially relevant issues.
7. Annual Diwali Camp is being conducted with Elocution and Debate competitions in each of the five schools having Rotarians and Rotary Annes as judges.
8. Joint Project with Aditya Jyot Foundation for conducting eye check up camps and providing prescription spectacles free of cost to affected children in all the five schools.
Projects planned for the second half of the Rotary year:
1. Addition of schools into the Bhavishya Yaan Program.
2. Global Grant Proposal to RI.

3. Interns from Australian University will be volunteering for three weeks in each of our Bhavishya Yaan schools between Jan and Feb 2017, and will be sharing their culture, experience and knowledge with the students.
4. Further integration of other committees and Rotarians about the Bhavishya Yaan program.

5. Conducting regular Rotarian visits to the schools. 6. Continue with the good work already being done.

6. Continue with the good work already being done.