Shiksha Daan Sarva Shresth Daan

“Give, but give until it hurts.”― Mother Teresa
During this year’s Joy of Giving Week, Mumbai First and Educo come together for children of Amchi Mumbai, with an extensive collection drive that will impact and support the communities in Lalbaug, Parel and Sewri. Acts of generosity from across the city and the country will contribute to the joy of learning. Spread smiles and play a responsible role for our children’s future.
Materials for collection include Story Books, reference textbooks for all subjects from Pre K to Grade 10 (for 3 years to 16 years of age), interactive learning books and other materials, workbooks and worksheets, unused notebooks and stationary, teaching materials – props, aids, experiment kits and models, reference books for teachers, E-teaching aids – tabs, subscriptions to sites or magazines, scholarship Magazines, periodicals, quarterly etc., Art & Craft Material, learning toys for students, computers, laptops, projectors, printers and networking equipment, audio visual equipment, musical instruments, sports material including sports shoes.
A dedicated team of community volunteers at the collection centre will mobilize and organize distribution of the materials at the school during the joy of giving week. Fair distribution of resources across the school will be ensured. Citizens are encouraged to personally drop off/ send the materials to the collection centre making suitable arrangements for logistics. The organizers will not be responsible for picking up said materials from various locations.
Mumbaikars are invited to participate in this collection drive for children aged 3 to 16 years. Share and contribute educational materials for young children during Daan Utsav 2021. Spread the word, spread smiles! Together, let’s make a difference.
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Collection Centre Details : Saibabapath Mumbai Public School, Shri Sai Baba Marg, Opposite Best Colony, Near BharaMata Signal, Lal Baug, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400012
Date: October 2- October 8 ,2021
Time: 12 noon to 4 pm (all days mentioned)
For any queries, reach out to +91 86910 41009 via whatsapp
About Mumbai First
Mumbai First is a not-for-profit, policy influencing think tank that works towards making Mumbai a better place to live, work and invest in by catalyzing the efforts of the government, corporates, civic societies, and citizens. With its unique model of public-private participation, it was set up by India’ s industry leaders 25 years ago. The Tatas, Mahindras, Godrej, ICICI, Asian Paints, and HDFC are few of the patrons of this organization which has worked with the Union, State, and Municipal governments as a nonpartisan body, to engage ordinary citizens, urban experts, and captains of industry.
Mumbai First was also responsible for putting together the 40-year Concept Plan for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and assisted the Maharashtra government in setting up the War Room (Chief Minister’s Sankalp Kaksha) to monitor critical projects. In association with the Government of India and the Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai First organized the BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave in 2016 during India’s Presidency of the BRICS Nations. In February 2020, Mumbai First organized the International Climate Crisis Conference for Tropical Coastal Cities in collaboration with the European Union, the Government of Maharashtra, and the Government of lndia.
Link: www.mumbaifirst.org
About Educo
Educo is a public charitable trust established by Ms. Meenal Srinivasan in 2009. It runs a 21st Century school at Saibabapath Mumbai Public School from Pre-K- 10, under the PP Policy of MCGM. We serve a tuition free English medium education to a 1000 children. Over a decade of schooling, educo has ensured the greatest opportunities for our students to leverage their talent and hardwork in areas of sports, education and extra-curriculars.
We have a 100% pass in the SSC exam year on year. In sports we are the city champions in the Milind Deora tournament.
We envision founding a lifetime of prosperity for our children and communities. In pursuance of our vision, our mission is to provide 21st century Education to underprivileged students; to prepare them for employable future opportunities, ensure dignity of work and nurture them as change agents of their communities.
To fulfil our mission, we work on 3 core focus areas – Holistic Child Development, Pedagogy & Teacher Development, and Community Engagement. Community engagement is a critical focus area to optimize the impact of our work. Active communication and engagement with the community allows us to ensure commitment of parents to our work that directly contributes to high attendance and better student performance.
Since the first lockdown the educo team via its empowered parent community have distributed 100 tonnes of rations in 16 rounds.
www.educoindia.org