13 July 2017

Hope for a better tomorrow

Thursday Training in Tihar

Every Thursday we conduct

training session at Tihar.

This training commenced on

11 May 2017. Till date we

have trained a total number

of more than 150 officials

ranging from Asst. Superin-

tendent, Head warder, Head

Matron, Warder & Matron

come together to share, discuss, interact & learn from each

other. Ms. Renu Nag Head Research & Training with Ravi

Kumar Srivastava Prison

Project Manager, Ms.

Tulika Kiran Prison Project

Manager Tihar, Dr. Poonam

Singh, Prison Project Man-

ager,Mr. Anup Sinha, Head

IT are part of this training

on behalf of the foundation.

The training aims to sensi-

tize officials about impact

of reformation inside prison.

Needle & Threads

Sameena is a 12 year old child from

Lohni she is under our Children of

Vulnerable Families Project, Home

support since 2016. She is very intro-

vert individual who is very shy in

expressing herself. We have seen a

drastic change in Sameena after

Summer Camp she has started con-

ducting herself in a more confident manner by expressing

herself more. She is the eldest among four sisters in her

family. Today, we see Sameena as an active, obedient

individual who loves to do em-

broidery. We are happy to

share a small sample of her

work with you all. Sameena

wants to pursue a course in

stitching and also advance

learning in embroidery, knit-

ting & crochet she sees her-

self as Teacher in future.

Ms.Tullika Kiran's journey

started in 2004 with our sister

concern Navjyoti India Founda-

tion in Jahangeerpuri as a volun-

teer. Further, she joined India

Vision Foundation Team in

2009 as a Project Manager in

Tihar in jail no 6. She manages

and supervises the beneficiaries

regular activities and facilitates

visits in jail. She has been actively reaching out to female

beneficiaries for post release program by counseling and

helping them in re settling back in the society by providing

them suitable locality to stay and also job opportunities for

their livelihoods. Ms. Tullika says " I am really passionate

about the work that I do I feel very content for the SEVA

that we do for people, their families & children coming

from vulnerable sections of the society. For me helping

individuals to save their future by giving them a hope to be

better is like giving them a second chance to life.”

Featuring Ms.Tulika Kiran , Prison Project

Manager, Tihar

Intern’s Speak !

Vanshika is one of our summer

intern. She is a second year law

student from Jindal Global Law

School, who is keen to explore

about human rights. When we

asked her to share experience this

is what she shared with us " The

foundation is extremely active and

dedicated which helped me get

really involved and explore about prison rights; they assign

you with work that helps you learn a lot. I have worked on

diverse group of things, from trying to find International

level collaborators for the NGO's to working on grievances

of the prison staff. The highlight of the internship would

definitely be the prison visits and meeting Kiran Bedi

Ma’am. Working under my mentor, Ms. Renu Nag, was

insightful as she was extremely welcoming and often

shared her experiences with the prisoners helping me get a

better grasp on the prisoner’s life."

Faridabad

Gurugram

Dasna

Tihar

Inside Prison Project Program

Visit by Mr. Manish & Sudhir from Film & Theatre Institute, Kaushambi

In order to help our beneficiaries to explore a new activity. The foundation introduced them to Thea-

tre & Film. Mr. Manish & Sudhir saw the performance by the inmates and were very happy to see

them do so well. He said he would like collaborate with the foundation to introduce this skill to the

inmates. They also conducted a group activity to see the caliber of inmates who can learn acting.

Beti Padhao Beti Bachao Workshop

A small workshop was conducted by Rakhi in Dasna Prison. They showed a beautiful video

about Panchi a female's journey towards educating herself and making a difference. This story

was liked by all inmates and they were very happy. After this video session small feedback

session was done with them in which they shared their experiences.

For healthy body, mind & soul

What a lovely initiative by the prison team

at Faridabad prison for well being of our beneficiaries two

camps were conducted by Rotary Foundation and Centre

For Sight. Rotary Foundation conducted a camp to check

females for Breast Cancer and Centre For

Sight organized an Eye Camp for males inside the

Prison. These small collaborations make us feel happy and it

is always good to join hands and make a difference. Our heartfelt thanks to both the organizations to join us

Water Bowl Drive

Gurugram Prison witnessed a water bowl drive for birds this drive was run by the inmates in-

side prison on this World Environment Day. The bowls were specially hand crafted by the

team from pottery class and then further implemented by the entire team at Nirman Bhawan

(Activity Centre).

National Legal Service Authority Visit

A batch of 30 Law students from National Legal Service Authority visited Gurugram Prison and

interacted with the prison officials & inmates inside prison. During the visit students appreciated

the Foundation's work with inmates and also asked a few pertinent question related to reforma-

tion and gave a few suggestions to make programs more interesting for the inmates.

Motivation session for inmates

A series of motivational sessions was conducted with inmates. To motivate them they were

shown videos of Late. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam & Bill Gates. During the session Prison Project

Manager, Mr. Ravi Srivastava talked about the Importance of Education and how it makes a

difference in an individuals' life.

International Yoga Day

International Yoga Day was celebrated at Tihar in female ward with children and their moth-

ers. Children and their mothers did Yoga with the Prison Project Manager & Counselor. Fe-

males have been actively engaged in doing Yoga daily in the prison premises. They share with

us that Yoga has had a very good effect on them and help them to stay fit and healthy.

A 10 day first of it's kind Residential Summer Camp kick started on 6 June 2017 with 60

young children from the age group of 12 - 18 years

at National Institute of Social Communications, Research

& Training (NISCORT). Looking at happy faces of these

young campers we felt delighted. Our children had a very

good time they made new friends among themselves and

enjoyed every bit of it. With regular ongoing Yoga, Spoken

English, Photography, Theatre & Computer Train-

ing classes children developed good interest in learning. Public Speaking, Sex educa-

tion, Power point presentation were also a part of the regular ongoing sessions. Chil-

dren were very happy to be a part of these amazing sessions and gave a positive feedback. From grammar lessons to

story sessions from Malgudi days, theatre & art and craft workshops everything was small steps towards learning facets

of creativity and teamwork. We are happy to see our children learn beyond what they are already being taught in their

school curriculum beyond school. We would like to extend Thanks to FR. Joe and his team at National Institute of

Social Communications, Research & Training (NISCORT) for adding value to this camp by their able guidance &

support.

For our children’s psychological well being..

It is always good to see our children growing & doing so well with time! We

all learn and take inspiration for them to deliver better. This time we met our

beloved Alumni and had a great time with them. From games to unlimited fun

and joy our Alumni enjoyed all the sessions

conducted for them. Thanks to Rohit

from Family Vision Foundation to be a

part of this amazing meet and enlighten our

children with his session. With an aim to

give back to society and being the problem

solvers for their own lives this alumni meet brought a lot of old memories to play

and also helped children to think beyond their challenges. We vision to empower

more children and help them to lead a life full of joy,zeal, love & peace.

Summer Camp

We are trying to give our children the best we can through the Psychological

interventions. Also, we are trying to im-

prove their emotional, social & formative

well being through different activities. In

order to improve their concentration, pa-

tience & attention level a small activity

based on Pointillism technique of painting

was done. In this activity children were given

papers to fill in the space with dots of color to

form an image. It was observed that there is a positive change in some aspects of their per-

sonality as these children used a good variety of bold colors which depicted their happi-

ness.

Alumni Meet

Glimpse of June Activities 2017

Upcoming Events

We feel happy to have support from different places across the

world! Thank you Niru, Dhruv & Tanya for stationary support

to our children. Niru's children

Dhruv & Tanya ran a Stationary

Drive at ESF West Island School and

collected lovely things for our Chil-

dren of Vulnerable Families Project

(CVF). We are delighted to have so

much love all the way from Hong

Kong.

18 July 2017- Nelson Mandela

Day Celebration in Tihar &

Dasna

13 July ,20July , 27 July 2017 -

Tihar Thursday Training

28 July 2017 - Spiritual Session

by Brahm Kumari

Melting Moments

Essay Competition

Eid Celebration

Ward Sabha on World

Tobacco Day

Environment Day Celebration Mother Child Meet

Fathers Day celebration

Dasna Tihar

Faridabad

Gurugram

Yoga Day Celebration

Yoga Day Celebration

Drawing competition by children

in crèche on world environment

Group meeting Dental camp Birthday celebration & Cloth

Distribution

25 beneficiaries appeared for

IGNOU examination

Personality Development