‘Parivartan’ – The Slum Education Programme

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29th July 2018, activity of ‘Parivartan’- the Slum Education Programme, a CSR initiative of ITS, Ghaziabad, turned out to be a different kind of day for the children. After the continuing rainfall of the past week, it was a bright and sunny, though undoubtedly hot and muggy day. It was time to learn about a practical aspect of life.

Volunteers of the day were – Abhishek Chandra Dwivedi, Ankit Pal and Abhay Gupta.

In the first session Prof. Lokesh Upreti enlightened the students about currency notes and how they are used. He highlighted the different denominations of notes and coins in India, to which there was an enthusiastic response from the kids. He also spoke about the different elements that make up a currency note, including the fact that as many as 17 languages are used to mention the worth of the note.

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July

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2018

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Sunday, July 29, 2018

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The second session was taken over by the volunteers Abhishek and Ankit. They first explained to the children the security features on the notes of different denominations in order to protect them from counterfeiting. They made the children aware about how to distinguish between a real and a fake note. Finally they involved the children in solving sums related to expenditure of money using currency notes.

Despite the uncomfortable weather there was a marked sense of enjoyment among the children throughout all the sessions.

The activity concluded with the distribution of “Butter Bite biscuits” and “Mango Bite toffees”. Dr. Indraneel Mandal accompanied and motivated the student volunteers. Prof. Lokesh Upreti guided the volunteers in the conduct of the programme as the faculty coordinator of CSR Club - Parivartan.