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The Interns are Coming
It’s really hot in Bagar. But we can’t afford to let the heat slow us down. We here at GDL are gearing up for 18 interns who will be arriving here on May 22nd! As the 22nd gets closer, we’re making sure that rooms are set and project objectives are clear. We’re also trying to […]
Read More..>>Sports Day brings young people together
It has been a few weeks since I posted. There has been a lot of activity here at GDL. Last Sunday, we organized a Sports Day. The day kicked off with a 5K race and was culminated with the final match of a three day cricket tournament. It was a great community event – a […]
Read More..>>Career Day
Tomorrow is career day. We are organizing the career day primarily as an advertising mechanism, but it has also proven to be a great way to interact with the community and build awareness regarding the career building process.
This week has been pretty stressful because I had expected to get certain resources more easily than we […]
FLC - Challenges & Breakthroughs
Sessions for the Future Leaders’ Course (FLC) are in full swing now. We have 9 girls and 7 boys who come regularly. The girls are really engaged and are very open in class. One of our biggest challenges this week, however, has been engaging the boys in the course. I originally felt that maybe the […]
Read More..>>Implementing the pre-assessment
I know that we cannot have a project that is not measurable. Following the progress of the Future Leaders’ Course, therefore, is one of the things foremost on my mind. To address this issue, one of my goals from last week was to develop some kind of questionnaire/survey that would define the baseline for the […]
Read More..>>recruiting course participants
This has been one of the most exciting and the most challenging weeks in a very long time. The main goal for this week was to recruit students for the leadership course. In spite the challenges we have faced in recruiting, I did not expect my task to be especially difficult. I was almost certain […]
Read More..>>Marketing for Leadership Course
We were supposed to have an Academic Bowl today. The idea was that the academic bowl would be a marketing tool, but I decided to hold off on the academic bowl because it would detract me from more focused marketing. Also, how great would it be if the kids in the course helped organize the […]
Read More..>>Planning the Academic Bowl
This was supposed to be my week for advertising for the Future Leaders’ Course. The plan was to go to all the schools and give an inspiring motivating talk that made students jump at the chance of joining the course.
I knew that exams were going on, but did not realize that students would not be […]
hopefully gaining momentum
As usual, Anand's visit was refreshing. He puts the correct amoung of pressure on us BUT at the same he is also very motivating. I am know excited about the project(s), recruiting interns/volunteers, developing the GDL brand, AND this awesome move toward synergy in the form of the new skill enhancement training center.
So here's […]
English Trainers Needed
We are currently looking for English Trainers for our Spoken English and Retail Course initiatives. Here is our add:Â
Job Description – English Trainer NeededÂ
The Piramal Foundation seeks an energetic individual, fluent in English and passionate about contributing to
India’s development. If hired, the individual will be responsible for teaching courses in Spoken English within […]