Enable 100 low-income girls to complete graduation

The family of meritorious Shalinis at Delhi chapter got bigger with the addition of 100 needy and meritorious fellows of 13^th batch.

At the ceremony held at Mahavir Senior Model School for another 50 girls, Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya, Member Rajya Sabha & Former Union Minister was the Chief Guest with Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, Director India International Center gracing the occasion as the Guest of Honour. The poetic touch rendered to the speech by the Chief Guest captivated the fellows and not for a minute could they miss his inspirational words. Dr. Kavita spoke of her journey towards education which was the best motivation for the fellows to excel in academics.

The Honorable Chief Guest administered the oath to the new batch. A sense of pride echoed in the voice of the fellows when they took the oath. After the oath the fellows were awarded their first fellowship cheque along with the Badge of Honour by the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour.

WORKSHOPS-QUARTERLY AND SMALL GROUP

Quarterly workshop on the theme of “Mai Samarth Mai Shalini” (I am Capable, I am dignified) to reinforce the spirit of being a Shalini fellow was conducted by one of the prominent members, Mr. Ashish Aggarwal to inspire them for vertical thinking. Diverse and relevant workshops defined each month of the quarter.

Self Awareness was the theme of the first small group workshop of the quarter conducted to address a very important Life Skill and its applicability in their daily life situations. For the newly inducted batch, the theme of Communication Skills was chosen at the very beginning to provide a strong foundation for effective communication and its different aspects. Giving back was the theme of small group workshop in December to inculcate strong value among fellows and develop inclination towards opportunities to Give Back in diverse ways possible.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Highly interactive and motivational session by Ashish  Aggarwal reinforced the value of being a Shalini.
• Fellows making efforts in giving back became more visible this quarter. The gesture of Tanya Maggo, a 10^th batch who sent Rs.300 along with the performa was praised and idea of voluntary small contributions was encouraged. Javitri, 10th batch, Manali Malhotra, 11^th batch and Bhawna Gupta, 11th Batch made contributions of Rs.200 each out of their small savings.
• Importance of Shalini Pledge was re-emphasized and Pledge was read by Preeti Lata, a 10^th batch fellow to orient the fellows again towards the Pledge.