Enable 100 low-income girls to complete graduation

Executive Summary

Udayan Shalini Fellowship (USF), one of the unique programmes of Udayan Care that aims to promote and support higher education for girls from disadvantaged background to develop them into dignified independent young women. The fellowship ensures that the lives of the girls do not succumb to monetary hardships and they do not give away their most cherished dream to think big and make a mark for themselves. Howe ever, USF is not just envisaged as a monetary assistance programme but rather as a holistic programme of sustained mentoring support and association. The growth is fostered with continued association of mentoring, motivational workshops, and development of socially responsible behavior through awareness drives. The fellowship stands different because of its pyramidal mentoring.

The quarterly workshop on communication skills added knowledge on the awareness log of technical aspect for effective communication. Knowledge impartation on the key components prerequisite for effective communication and developing interpersonal skills. Small group workshops covering stress management able to create an adaptable stress management plan for academic success incorporating stress management techniques. To welcome the 14th batch of fellows, the unique selection process that began with networking with schools and inviting applications and culminated in the three tier process of written test, interviews and home visits leading to the final selection of  50 Needy and meritorious fellows.  

II.  Details of Progress during Reporting Period:

Activities undertaken during the Reporting Period

 QUATERLY WORKSHOP

 THEME

Communication skills

EMPHASIS OF THE SESSION

• whilst preparing for a talk/ speech prepare yourself on what the audience want to know
• If possible structure your content and make a blue print of it that will make one more self-confident. 
• Upon improving modulation which is the expression of voice; study the effect of your voice by recording and hearing it.
•  To improve body language on should practice prior the final performance in front of the mirror

CONCLUSIVE OUTCOMES

• Gain knowledge of using the term PREP, which are fundamentally the major sections of any speech.
• Learnt the concept of "structuring the content”; an indispensable part of communication.
• Understood the communion of mind, body and voice a prerequisite for an effective communication
• Enable to concentrate more on positives which will give one “a sense of power” and create positive milieu

SMALL GROUP WORKSHOP

THEME

Stress Management

 PROCESS OF THE WORKSHOP

The relevance of the theme arises from the fact that in this fastest growing world stress has become a universal and unavoidable phenomenon.  The workshop was basically designed keeping in mind the relevance of stress management for the fellows in their personal and academic life. Stress nowadays has become a major issue affecting the students who find it difficult to understand the prime reasons of stress and how to cope up with these factors eventually affecting their performance

  OBJECTIVES

• To understand the meaning of stress including its positive and negative aspect
• To build an understanding on the repercussions of stress on our mind, body and behaviour
• To explore the sources of stress and to identify the stressor in our lives
• To set personal goals for self-care

OUTCOME

• Able to maintain a stress awareness log. Including identification of causes, symptoms and analysis of effects on mind, body and behaviour.
• Able to create an adaptable stress management plan for academic success incorporating stress management techniques.  

SMALL GROUP WORKSHOP

THEME

Importance of quarterly Performa

PROCESS OF THE WORKSHOP

The workshop was conducted with two batches and the whole workshop was conducted in two sessions, held as follow. 

OBJECTIVES

• To involve the participation of fellows on the importance of the  quarterly Performa
• To understand its components with respect to the fellows learning and progress
• To bring clarity on the requirements of form filling
• To add to their level of involvement and confidence

MENTOR MENTEE MEETS

MENTOR MENTEE MEET 1

 OBJECTIVES

To address the motive behind the meet

• To discuss on enhancing the performance level of mentee’s
• To discuss the learning of workshop on “Stress Management”

PROCESS OF THE MEET:

Mentor mentee meet was conducted primarily with the aim of encouraging the fellows on how to study to perform well in their 12^th boards and also emphasized on the techniques one should adopt in the same direction.

The meet also revolved around making the fellows understand the prominence of scoring well in their boards which is a pathway headed towards their dream careers and the fields they want to excel in future. During the interaction session with mentee’s the fellows were asked about their individual experiences of workshop and how now they perceive stress in their lives and if encounter with any situation what are going to be their strategies to combat. The prime motive of the workshop was achieved when all fellows were able to elaborate the word stress and ways towards its management.

OUTCOME:

• They got a sense where they are lacking and guidelines on how not to repeat in Future.
• Mentor’s suggestion will also keep them motive to secure high.
• They are able to figure out the loopholes in their way of studying and how to improve upon on the same.

MENTOR MENTEE MEET 2

OBJECTIVES

• To get to know the fellows routine.
• To make them aware of importance on use of time.
• To help them understand how loss of time affects day’s plan.
• To know ways to work on alternates and coordinate for positivity.
• To let them know that USF activities are a platform where they can share their thoughts without any inhibition.

CONCLUSIVE OUTCOME

• Realize the importance of managing time to get effective results.
• Short term goals on day basis should be realized.

SELECTION PROCESS-

Batch 14^{th -}

WRITTEN TES & INTERVIEW

Girls qualifying the written test are interviewed by a panel consisting of 2 members in each panel depending upon number of candidates. The panel consists of core committee members, mentors, staff and senior Shalini fellows

Sucess Story

Reliving the dream of “MBBS”

Rashmi ( Name Changed), batch 11^th fellow joined Udayan Shalini fellowship in 2011; from the very beginning she undoubtedly was clear with her aim of becoming a doctor.  She was so firm on her decision that soon after completing her 12^th boards with 95% when she didn’t cleared medical exams, but she secured good rank for B Sc Nursing in AIIMS. But she denied to take admission in Nursing. Her desire was to get admission in MBBS so that she took one year gap, worked thick to thin and finally her hard work paid and she performed commendably well by getting 104 rank in AIPMT (All India Premedical Test) at all India rank, stood 26^th at Delhi and secured 67^th rank in UPCPMT.

Her belief systems has been further reinforced via incessantly attending USF workshops and meetings with her mentor that through handwork and determination on can accomplish any goal in life. She shares an emotional bond with the program.

Apart from her academic brilliancy she has also turned into a socially sensitive citizen of the country. She has volunteered for SIDHI, an NGO for collecting clothes and relief materials for Nepal earthquake victim.