V ISSUE | SEPTEMBER 2022

HIGHLIGHTS
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF HELPING HAND
WELFARE SOCIETY

Sudeep shines at Inter-

School Competition
Master Sudeep, our Sunshine home student,
bagged prizes for the Inter-school
competition held in Ramamurthy Nagar,
Bangalore. First place in the 1500-meter run,
first place in the javelin throw, first in the
relay race, and second in the 200-meter run.
He is enthusiastic about developing critical,
leadership, and strategic cognitive skills
through sports.

Kalkere Government
School Project
Helping Hand Welfare Society commenced a
support system to build a functioning language
teaching system in Kalkere Government School.
This intense curriculum targets children in
Grades 1-3. The program will increase students'
language abilities and have a beneficial social
influence. Most children come from diverse
backgrounds, and due to the pandemic, their
parents have been unable to supervise their
schooling for the past two years. As a result,
regardless of age, the children are in dormancy.
This program will positively impact the
students and create a high-quality outcome,
similar to how a potter moulds the clay to make
a beautiful pot.

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Child-Focused School Development
Child-Focused School Development
construct systematic reform methods to
deliver quality education in rural schools.
Helping Hand Welfare Society aims to
bridge the Learning Gap across India
through an interventional approach.
HHWS believe that a holistic education
for all children includes excellence in
core academic skills, the development of
socio-emotional and 21st-century skills
and values, active partnership with
HHWS initiatives ensure that children
parents and integration with the
learn to read fluently and do arithmetic
community. The HHWS School model
confidently. Across all programs, HHWS
works within and beyond classrooms to
believe that every child must have the
maximise the potential of children.
opportunity to learn. To learn, it is
essential to be motivated and engaged.
To grow well and thrive, a child needs
support from the school, the family and
the community, and the CFSD program
ensures a bridge toward attaining a
brighter future for each child in our
program.

CFSD vision is to transform the

traditional school into an inclusive one
by transforming the conventional
approach, which is centred on a teacher,
into a class where learning occurs in an
active, participatory, and collaborative
way, forming an active partnership with
parents and integrating with the
community.
CFSD has activities such as Academic
Achievement, Enhanced Learning,
Independent Learning, and reading
culture. Child development programs
include sports, advisory, and support.

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Community participation is encouraged
through school management
committees, Parent Education, and
Livelihood Programs.

Innovative paedagogy and high-quality

extracurricular programs are essential
components of a child's growth. Sports,
arts, and leadership activities are
featured in HHWS-operated schools to
provide possibilities for our students.
The community activities aim to involve
parents in their children's holistic
education.

HHWS project department promotes

various activities with primary focus
areas such as teaching, curriculum,
leadership, school improvement, and
community development to achieve
high-impact outcomes for children.

Flood relief - Assam

Emergency relief kits were provided to

fifty families in Basbari, Assam, on July
31st, 2022, with the support of HHWS
and Asian Aid Australia. The local
student union, residential students, and
Irvine School staff delivered the food
packs.

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Adult Literacy Program
Adult literacy is changing the course of
people's lives. Helping Hand Welfare
Society has launched an adult literacy
program for BBMP staff in Bangalore's
Ward 26, K R Puram, Bangalore. The
program benefits about 180 individuals.
The program will help participants enhance
their reading and writing skills, allowing
them to develop a more productive skill set.
The program will enable everyone to rethink
the fundamental importance of literacy.

Remedial Program HHWS aim to give learning assistance to

students who are considerably below grade
HHWS launched a remedial program at
level. All students enrolled in the remedial
Sunshine School Bangalore. Remedial
programs get coaching and tutoring through
education is essential following the
individualised teaching at the start of the term,
pandemic, as students struggle to adjust
assisting each student in overcoming obstacles
to the routine after a two-year break.
in reading and writing English.

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Community Learning Centre

Children from low-income families who reside

in tribal areas cannot enrol in a residential
private school in the city where they can
acquire a top-notch education. Through the
Community Learning Centre, HHWS seek to
close the gap in rural education and assist
them in fostering self-reliance, knowledge,
and awareness among themselves and other
community members, which may
subsequently support the neighbourhood's
long-term sustainable growth.

Through Community Learning Centre in

Bhonda Jharkand, HHWS aim to bridge the
rural education divide. Every child and young
person (Especially the Girl child) in the
neighbourhood will have access to
information and training that promote
learning at our community learning centre.
Children from grades 1 to 10 benefit from the
community learning centre.

We aim to ensure that every child learns at

the right level and exhibits age-appropriate
learning skills. Plan learning and development
opportunities for the community that suit
their needs. Help them cultivate knowledge,
awareness, and self-reliance among
themselves and the people in their
community so that the program supports the
sustainable growth of the area. The benefits
of these programs are accessing high-quality
education, developing a new set of skills, and
exploring other career options.

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Indian Sponsorship: A Success Story
She worked hard in college, improved
and developed her abilities, and was
one of the institution's most exemplary
students. Esther Rani affirms that she
wants to help poor children by
promoting social awareness of a child's
hidden talents.

Esther says, '' My sponsor's

encouragement helped me
succeed in life by transforming
my despairing life into an
optimistic chapter''.
Rani's parents abandoned her, and
her maternal uncle brought her to
one of the Child Care Institutions as a
toddler. There she got an education
and the love of a mother and father
and got lots of siblings. Her sponsor
was considerate enough to support
Esther in pursuing a Master's in
Biotechnology. Esther Rani
completed her master's degree in
2022, owing to her dedication and
hard work. She is enthusiastic about
learning new technology and
conducting research. She says, "I am
confident I have a bright future
ahead of me". Now searching for
work in the field of biotechnology.

Mrs Malathi, the Home Director,

remembers her as a sweet and
diligent young lady. She enjoyed
telling stories and singing well.

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Mental health Awareness
During COVID-19, there were many
challenges in the area of Mental Health in
India, especially among children and
adolescents. Good mental health is vital for
children's psychological, educational and
emotional development. Social Isolation,
lack of support, parental pressures, family
situations, and childhood trauma are some
factors affecting a child's mental health,
leading to significant mental health issues
such as depression, anxiety and suicidal
tendencies.
For more information:
Helping Hand Welfare Society, Sunshine
Campus, Kalkere Village, Horamavu Post,
Bangalore 560 113
director@hhws.org
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Feedback from the students:
"It was useful for us, and now we know that
there is someone always to listen to us and
solve our problems".
"I am waiting for the next session, and we
are happy with the last session. We learned
a lot".
"I had good fun during the activities. Thank
you for coming to our school to make us
know the things you have taught us".
Indian schools lack a platform that provides
mental health support. With this as our
motivation, HHWS initiated the Renewed
Minds Project, focusing on Mental Well-
Being. This Project aims to create a support
group for children which gives them a safe
space to share and express their
experiences in a supportive and non –
judgemental environment. The program
creates an open platform through which
students are taken through well-research
modules that comprehensively address
mental health while guiding children
towards self-reflection and the importance
of reaching out to support media for help
when needed.
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