Annual Prize Distribution Day 2019
Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/05/2019 - 21:14Edward Road Residents Mela 2019
Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/05/2019 - 21:13Baseline Assessments 2019
Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/26/2019 - 22:11TCS World 10K 2019
Submitted by admin on Sun, 05/19/2019 - 22:41Summer Program 2019
Submitted by admin on Sun, 05/19/2019 - 22:36Happiest Minds workshop : April 2019
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/17/2019 - 21:40On 16th April, 2019, Sharon Andrew of Happiest Minds held a workshop on Motivation through Mindfulness for 19 of our rural Coordinators. The workshop was very insightful and practical and greatly benefited our rural ladies. They also enjoyed the new experience of being in a Corporate environment and the lunch so graciously provided by the company.
We are grateful to Happiest Minds for their constant support and to Sharon for always being so kind and helpful
Year-end Assessments 2019
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 20:38Our Year-end Assessments were held in all our 48 schools for over 2800 children in the 2nd week of February and about 30 of our Coordinators took a lot of effort to conduct these within 4 days. The analysis of the Assessment shows that 98% of the kids improved their English language skills. 1077 kids at the year-end scored > 60%, as against just 95 kids before OBLF intervention. Over 50% of the OBLF children (as against 28% of Non-OBLF children) scored > 60%
Summer Program for 2018
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/15/2018 - 19:25NIIT Technologies Staff School Visit
Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/05/2018 - 11:26Training session at NIIT Technologies: January 2018
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/17/2018 - 16:29The Joy of Giving
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/02/2018 - 21:25Diwali toys
Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/04/2017 - 21:35OBLF New Work Place - October 2017
Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/20/2017 - 17:29Our Founder, Anamika School Visit - August 2017
Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/31/2017 - 19:56Annual Prize giving Day
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/18/2017 - 20:16H T Parekh Foundation visit 22nd June 2017
Submitted by admin on Sat, 06/24/2017 - 11:29Our Annual 5 week Summer Program
Submitted by admin on Wed, 05/03/2017 - 20:40Our Annual 5 week Summer Program started on 17th April, which is attended by 150 - 200 of our rural children. The program is full of learning games, fun-filled activities, story telling, computer sessions etc. A team of NIIT employees visited our program and interacted with the kids, by showing movies teaching craft and some interesting story-telling and games. We are truly grateful to the management and employees of NIIT.
This year the BEO has very kindly arranged for mid-day meals for the children, even during the Summer holidays. We really appreciate his considerate gesture.
Impact of our Intervention
Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/03/2017 - 10:27OBLF’s school year came to a close at the end of February, and our Year-end Assessments were held from 20th to 25th February, 2017 for each of our over 1000 children.
An analysis of the same shows that 96% of the children (who had at least 60 days’ attendance), improved in their English language skills.
Year-end Assessments 2017
Submitted by admin on Sat, 03/04/2017 - 18:36Wish Tree by Aegis Jio
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/01/2017 - 10:06Toys Distribution - 6 Dec 2016
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 11:30NIIT Workshop : 19 Nov 2016
Submitted by admin on Sun, 11/20/2016 - 13:40Coordinator's Wedding
Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/03/2016 - 13:46One of our senior Coordinators, Ashwini, is getting married on 12th November, and leaving OBLF. We gave her a fond farewell at this week's Coordinators' training. Our best wishes are with her.
Celebrated the World Peace Week, 21st October, 2016
Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/21/2016 - 19:45World Peace Week is celebrated between 16th to 23rd October. At their weekly training session on 21st October, 2016, our 33 rural ladies too celebrated the World Peace Week. They were divided into 8 groups, and each group was given a day’s prayer. Each group then elaborated upon that prayer and came up with its own unique insight into the problems facing the world.
Daan Utsav October 2016
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/10/2016 - 11:2211 New Schools and Baseline assessments 2016
Submitted by admin on Sat, 07/09/2016 - 19:11Scholarship from Suprajit Foundation
Submitted by admin on Sat, 07/09/2016 - 19:00Summer Program : Prizes and Lunch
Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/24/2016 - 17:52Summer Program - "Bazaar day" : 17 May 2016
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/20/2016 - 21:56TCS 10K Event, 60 runners supporting us : 15 May 2016
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/20/2016 - 21:55OBLF Summer Program Update
Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/07/2016 - 19:48Senior Coordinator, Veena won ward election
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/27/2016 - 20:51OBLF Summer Program
Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/22/2016 - 20:37Junior Coordinators training
Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/22/2016 - 20:31OBLF featured in Deccan Chronicle Bangalore 20 April 2016
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/20/2016 - 10:17OBLF featured in Deccan Chronicle Bangalore 20 April 2016.
http://epaper.deccanchronicle.com/articledetailpage.aspx?id=5239719
http://epaper.deccanchronicle.com/articledetailpage.aspx?id=5239744Coordinators training
Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/08/2016 - 21:32Thanks to our volunteer Kavitha Prasad - 13 mar 2016
Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/13/2016 - 13:54OBLF Picnic : 26 Feb 2016
Submitted by admin on Sat, 02/27/2016 - 14:30Year-end Assessments : Feb 2016
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/25/2016 - 09:51Trustees visit: 5 Feb, 2016
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/10/2016 - 19:37NGO Colours of Life visit: Feb 4, 2016
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/10/2016 - 19:27Coordinators Training : Jan 27, 2016
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/31/2016 - 10:41Intuit team visit to our schools : Jan 7 2015
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/07/2016 - 21:17HOW CAN WE REMEDY INDIA’S LEARNING DEFICIT? by Anamika
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/05/2016 - 18:27https://www.scribd.com/doc/294394678/RemedyIndiasLearningDeficit
An article written by our founder, Anamika .Christmas collection drive at Shishya Nursery : Dec 2015
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/25/2015 - 09:14Leeboy India Drawing Competition -11th December, 2015
Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/12/2015 - 16:39Diwali toys distribution: Continued generosity of Red Bus employees
Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/14/2015 - 11:49Our Founder Anamika Majumder ran Chicago Marathon on 11th October
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/12/2015 - 09:48Yodlee NGO Mela - 8th Oct 2015
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/08/2015 - 20:19Muse Creations Charity Bazar 11 Sep 2015
Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/11/2015 - 20:48Annual Prize Distribution 8th August 2015
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/22/2015 - 18:13OBLF completed 5 years this July, and we celebrated that at our Annual Prize Distribution Function held on 8th August at the Government primary school at Lakshmisagara village. The children and the Coordinators put up a wonderful show of songs and skits. Merit children got prizes of Fixed Deposits, Cash, Books, ranging from Rs.2,500/- to 500/-
Baseline Assessment in July 2015
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/22/2015 - 17:56Muse Creations Visit to Chandapura school : 24 June 2015
Submitted by admin on Sun, 06/28/2015 - 19:44Rathna one of our oldest Coordinators is leaving us
Submitted by admin on Sun, 06/07/2015 - 09:20Summer Tutorials Completed - May 22 2015
Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/23/2015 - 09:17TCS World 10K Run - 17 May 2015
Submitted by admin on Wed, 05/20/2015 - 19:51Coordinator Padma passed her SSLC - May 2015
Submitted by admin on Wed, 05/13/2015 - 12:54Tutored and enthused by our weekly in-house training, our Rural Coordinator Padma, a mother of 18 and 16 year old boys, gained enough self-confidence to decide to continue her studies which were cut short by her marriage 20 years back. Today she proudly declared that she has passed her SSLC. Padma has decided to go further and start her PUC I too, while continuing her work as a Coordinator for OBLF. We are really proud of her and wish her well
Summer Tutorials 2015 -Half Way through May 8 2015
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/08/2015 - 19:28Summer Tutorials 2015 - April 20 2015
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/26/2015 - 19:29Vodafone Cyclothon - March 2015
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/04/2015 - 10:03Year-End Assessments - Feb 2015
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/04/2015 - 10:00Vodafone Cyclothon event - Feb 2015
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 15:29Award for Coordinator Veena from Governor Of Karnataka - Jan 2015
Submitted by admin on Sat, 01/31/2015 - 17:33Volunteer Interaction Jan 2015
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/26/2015 - 11:34Year end Assessments Jan 2015
Submitted by admin on Sat, 01/24/2015 - 13:35OBLF Director Visit a Govt School in Rajasthan
Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/22/2014 - 08:29On a personal trip to Rajasthan, our Director visited a rural govt primary school in the village
of Beed ki Bhagal and interacted with the kids and the teacher. She later also requested her
Resort Manager to follow the OBLF model of providing Computer technology and skills to the
school, which he readily agreed to.Alfanar Lebanon NGO - Visit, 2nd Dec 2014
Submitted by admin on Sun, 12/14/2014 - 15:47Joy of Giving : Gift Distribution
Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/20/2014 - 09:23Yodlee NGO Mela
Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/20/2014 - 09:16Students Computer Training at IHS Global - 11 September 2014
Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/19/2014 - 12:39Muse Creations Charity Bazar 12 Sep 2014
Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/17/2014 - 17:40Preparing for Joy of Giving Week-10 Sep 2014
Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/11/2014 - 19:34About OBLF in Deccan Herald - Aug 19 2014
Submitted by admin on Sun, 09/07/2014 - 09:00New updates
Submitted by admin on Sun, 08/24/2014 - 09:101. We have provided mediclaim cover to the Coordinators
2. On 21st July, we adopted a new school at Balagaranahalli, Anekal Taluk – over 130 kids
3. Employed 5 new Coordinators, 2 of whom are graduatesPrize distribution
Submitted by admin on Sun, 08/24/2014 - 08:16On 2nd August we distributed Prizes to the Merit students of all our schools at a well-attended function.
Thanks to the sponsorship of a Mumbai based Foundation we were able to give FDs and cash, plus books
worth Rs.2,500/-, Rs.1,500/-, Rs.1,000/- and Rs.500/- to each student.On the occasion, our Coordinators
sang an ABBA song, while the kids sang many songs, told a story and in fact put up a wonderful skit.TCS 10K Run – 18th May 2014
Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/31/2014 - 13:42A total of 16 People participated in the
TCS run under the 10K and Majja run
category. Three of our Care Champions
raised funds for us.
OBLF thanks Bangalore Cares, the participants,
the Care champions and the donors for supporting us.Summer Tutorials – 21st April to 23rd May 2014
Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/31/2014 - 13:41Teaching English Techniques Training at British Library : 28th Feb 2014
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/05/2014 - 20:03Our Director, Ruby Kamdin attended a full day workshop on Teaching English Techniques
at the British Library, along with our Rural Coordinators Veena and Vanishree on 28th FebruaryOBLF at CII CSR Summit - 25 Feb 2014
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/05/2014 - 20:01GIVING - By Anamika Majumder
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/05/2014 - 19:04My inbox was recently inundated with emails from various organizations seeking support during Giving Tuesday – a global movement that marks the beginning of the ‘giving season’ and happens on the Tuesday after the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. It was interesting to learn that close to $20 million were raised this year on this day – almost twice that of 2012. This took me back to a topic I have often been intrigued by – “GIVING”.
Event : "Symbiosis for Bridging Gaps in Education". 7th December 2013
Submitted by admin on Sun, 12/08/2013 - 08:05Ruby and I attended a whole day event.
Theme: Collaboration between NGO/NPO , Corporates and Government
The theme resonated in all the panel discussions and presentations.
Events:
1.Presentations by some NPO/NGO/Corporates: what is working model.
2.Panel discussion : Between NGO/NPO - How/Why/Can they Collaborate.
Everyone feels they have to Collaborate
3.Panel discussion : Between Corporates - How/Why/Can they Collaborate.
Not necessarily corporates can or will collaborate, unless there is some shared and common values.YODLEE - NGO Mela - October 8th 2013
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/10/2013 - 11:34Generocity - October 5th 2013
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/10/2013 - 11:30Zynga 3 day Computer Training – Sep 30 to Oct 3rd
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/10/2013 - 11:25Muse Creations Charity Bazar
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/10/2013 - 11:15OBLF Annual Syllabus Distribution - June 20, 2013
Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/20/2013 - 20:46Zynga Computer Training - May 15,16,17–2013
Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/05/2013 - 20:08IGate Book Distribution - 10th April 2013
Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/05/2013 - 20:06Mount Carmel College Teaching Techniques Training - April 2-9, 2013
Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/05/2013 - 20:02Our Coordinators underwent a one week training on teaching techniques at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.
Mrs. Usha Kumar, the HoD of Human Development Department at Mt. Carmel, who conducted the training,
gave the Certificates to our Coordinators.
The Coordinators enjoyed the training.
OBLF thanks the Mount Carmel College.IHS Computer Training -1st April 2013
Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/05/2013 - 19:57British Council Training - February 23, 2013
Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/13/2013 - 11:52Three of our Coordinators and one of our Volunteer underwent a one day training on
"Teaching Reading and Vocabulary Grammar" conducted by Trainer Huma Riaz at British Council,Bangalore.
The Coordinators enjoyed the training.TCS Run 19th May 2013
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/30/2013 - 16:05A total of 16 People participated in the the TCS run under the 10K and Majja run category.
Two of our Care champions raised funds more than a Rs.1,00,000 each.
OBLF thanks the Bangalore Cares, the participants, the Care champions and the donors for supporting us.
One Billion Literates FoundationOur Pilot Experiment
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/27/2013 - 21:54I spent the first few weeks after moving back going to several villages and looking for a primary school where I could start work. Sometime in June, I had gone to the Village Panchayat office in Chandapura a few kilometers south of Electronic City on Hosur Road where the Panchayat development officer Joseph introduced me to Srinivas a resident of village Lakhsmisagar in Anekal Taluk. Srinivas took me to his village primary (elementary) school. As soon as we arrived in the village, all the children who have to sit on the floor stood up and said ‘Good Morning Miss’.
Article read at the UNCSD, Rio Jun 2012
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 16:54Here is the link to an article submitted by Anamika was read at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio June 2012.
http://www.worldpulse.com/magazine/articles/rio20-highlighting-the-voice...
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