Catalysts For Social Action - Events (2006-2007)
March 2008

26/03/08
Parents from Pune adopted 6-month old Bhavana from Bal Vikas, Latur

18/03/08
Aniruddha and Suman Chakravarty from Mumbai adopted 8-month old Anahita from Shree Ganesh, Latur.

15/03/08
Anurag and Anagha Shirwadkar adopted 5-month old baby girl from Akanksha in Waradha

06/03/08
Vaishali Kanaskar, a freelance Consultant assigned to conduct a series of sessions on Family life Education conducted a workshop for the Girls State Home. This was the first and Introductory session of 10 scheduled sessions.

05/03/08
Workshop for Social Workers-Outbound.
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February 2008

09/02/08
Evaluation, post- completion of the training (on Basic Comouter applications) of 10 students was carried out.
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17/02/08
10 boys from the Boys Observation Home, Shivaji Nagar, Pune were taken on a Study Tour to the Aga Khan Palace and the Snake Park in Pune. CSA volunteers led the group.

15/02/08
Ravi and Radhika from Bangalore, adopted 3-month old Gauri from Takshashila, Waradha.

10/02/08
‘Tare Zameen Par’ was screened for Girls State Home for Girls, Mundwa.




January 2008

09/02/08
Shivkumar Menon and Shirley from Mumbai adopted 1-year old Lakshmi from Takshashila, Waradha

24/01/08
Jawahar and Radha Desikan from Bangalore, adopted 10-month old Lisa from Maharshi Dayanand, Orissa.

02/01/08
Dr. Anjal Prakash and Swati Sinha from Delhi adopted 3-month old Triveni from Takshashila, Waradha.



December 2007

02/12/08
Pune Marathon

14/12/08
Evaluation of the Functional Literacy programme at the State Home for Girls, Mundwa, Pune was carried out by State Resource Centre.

Ganesh and Hemlata Bhujbal from Mumbai, adopted 6-month old Kasak from Sunita Gutte, Nanded



November 2007

November-end
Usha and Sundarajan from USA adopted 2-year old Durga from Bal Vikas, Latur

21/11/07
CSA met the WCD, Orissa State Government, the ACA, Orissa and leading agencies, to finalise the Plan of Action for Orissa. The initiative is directed at finding homes for approximately 150 children waiting across 7 agencies.

16/11/07
In celebration of Adoption Awareness Week CSA organized a Children’s event at Abhiruchi, a farmhouse in Pune. Approximately 50 children from 4 Adoption agencies and the Boys’ Observation Home, Pune had a day of fun.

02/11/07
Sunita Jagtani, a single parent from Bangalore, adopted 3-month old Avanti from Love Trust, Buldhana



October 2007

29/10/07
Rajendra and Mita Rane from Mumbai adopted 5-month old Prapti from Bal Vikas, Latur

18/10/07
Trainers of the Functional Literacy Programme at the State Home for Girls, Mundwa, were awarded certificates by State Resource Centre, Pune

18/10/07
A session on Health- ‘Know your body’ and ‘Physical Changes during Adolescence’, was conducted by Ms Vidya Khadilkar, Offg. Director, State Resource Centre, Pune at the State Home for Girls, Mundwa, Pune.

12/10/07
Piraichodi and Rashmi from Bangalore adopted 11-months old Mausami from Pallisri in Orissa.

08-10/10/07
CSA was invited to make a presentation on ‘Efficacy of Chat Groups” at a CARA-International meet held in Delhi.



August 2007

18/08/07   and    19/08/07
Functional literacy Programme (Training of Trainers) for ‘out-of-school’ children (girls) was conducted at the Mundwa State Home for Girls’, Pune. 18 children participated as trainers. They will train other inmates in functional literacy. The training will be held daily (for 2 hours) and commenced on the 20th August.

11/08/07 and 5/07/07
Manikanandan and Bindu from Chennai adopted 2-year old Nandini from Sandhi Niketan‘s Shishu greh in Udgir.

07/08/07
VIP Bags and Bata shoes were distributed to the boys of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Udyog Kendra.

04/08/07
CSA was listed on Give India website.



July 2007

4/07/07   and    5/07/07
A garage sale to dispose items of donations, which could not be used, was held on 4th and 5th July 2007 Kale volunteers assisted the sale.




4/07/07 and 5/07/07
Meetings were held with the Chairperson, ACA, Bihar and the Secretary, Department of Women and Child Welfare, Government of Bihar to replicate the Latur model in Orissa.



5/07/07
Computer Application Training for a new batch of boys from Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Udyog Kendra commenced.


8/07/07
Sheetal Purandare and Sanjay Datta from Australia adopted 2-year old Mohini from Bal Vikas, Latur.



June 2007

02/06/07
Distributed VIP Bags to State Home for Women, Girls Bal Greh in Mundhwa

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12/06/07
Priya Ganapathy and Balasubramaniam from Pune adopted 1 year old Pooja from Narsa Bai Mahila Mandal, Nanded
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16/06/07
Suja Warrier a single parent from Bangalore adopted 5-year old Gangamani from Gyan Gangotri Sishu Greh, Udgir
This is what Suja had to say !


20/06/07
Ravi Krishnan and Ramani from Kannur district in Kerala adopted 4-year old Savitri from Sunita Gutte Sishu Greh, Nanded


27/28-06-07
Meetings were held with the Chairperson, ACA, Orissa and the Secretary, Department of Women and Child Welfare, Government of Orissa to replicate the Latur model in Orissa.




May 2007


14/05/07
CSA Outdoor publicity on Adoption was shown in movie halls across Pune for a month

22/05/07
CSA sponsored Shamak Davar Training for the children of SOFOSH. The programme was held in the Yeshwant Rao Chavan Auditorium.

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23/05/07

John and Teres from Chennai adopted 1-year old Rohini from Sunita Gutte Sishu Greh, Nanded. Referred by Sudatta, Chennai


April 2007


06/04/2007
CSA volunteers went on a fund collection drive where major retail houses were contacted for donations in kind (clothes, provisions, etc) for distribution to adoption agencies.

07/04/2007
Shoes donated by Bata Shoes and Travel bags donated by VIP Luggage Industries Ltd., were distributed to children in PJNUK. CSA volunteers coordinated the event






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