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| Founded | 2006 |
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| Type | Volunteering |
| Focus | Civic engagement, education, environment, social entrepreneurship |
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| Website | www |
Bhumi is an Indian volunteering non-profit organisation. Established in 2006 in Chennai, it is involved in various activities associated with education, environment, and civic engagement. As of 2020[update], it had over 30,000 volunteers in more than 12 cities across India.
History[edit | edit source]
In 2006, a group of students and young professionals joined together to volunteer to teach children at an orphanage in Chennai.[1] Bhumi was established in Chennai on 15 August 2006 by a group of students and young professionals led by Ayyanar Elumalai, Harishankar Namasivayam, and Prahalathan KK.[2] It expanded to Tiruchchirappalli in 2009, and had a volunteer strength of over 500 by 2015. By 2016, the organisation was active in 12 cities across India and was working with over 15,000 children.[2] As of 2020[update], it had over 30,000 volunteers across India.[3]
Programmes[edit | edit source]
The volunteers are primarily college students and young professionals, working voluntarily.[4][5] It is involved in various activities associated with education, environment, and civic engagement,[6][7] with primary focus on education of children.[8] The organisation designs its own academic and non-academic programmes, which run in parallel to the school curriculum, for children living in orphanages and are tutored by its volunteers in community centers. It also conducts hands on training,[9][10] and leadership programmes, to prepare the children to take up higher education and become financially independent later.[2] It organises a two-day annual talent identification programme called Nakshatra to identify talents in art, science, and sport.[11][12][13] The identified children undergo specialised development programme to hone their skills.[14][15][16]
The Catalyze programme encompasses Bhumi's civic projects that engage volunteers in causes like animal welfare, community welfare, and environmental causes.[17][18] During the Covid-19 induced lockdown in 2020, the organisation conducted an online dance competition aimed at identifying and nurturing such potential in lesser-privileged children.[19] Bhumi also supports Corporate social responsibility initiatives of various companies.[20]
Awards[edit | edit source]
Bhumi was the winner of the "Leader in Volunteer Engagement Award 2013" at the iVolunteer Awards.[21] It was recipient of the "Award for excellence in the field of education" (2013) from the Rotary Club.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "To establish an institution that makes meaningful impact on society requires years of hard work and dedication – Dr. Prahalathan". Stagephod. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nainar, Nahla (4 September 2015). "Teaching and learning". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ↑ "Bhumi". India Cares Foundation. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The league of extraordinary humans". The New Indian Express. 30 March 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Serve to Succeed". The Hindu. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ↑ "No Country For Them? Orphans, Child Labourers 'Invisible & Uncounted' Victims of Covid-19 Crisis". News18. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "Give them wings". NXG. 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010.
- ↑ "Benefiting Over 10,000 Children Every Year, This Team Shows Us The Power Of Volunteering". The Better India. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ "Robotics is no rocket science". The Hindu. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "Children from Chennai orphanages make robots at robotics workshop". The Times of India. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "Children showcase creative side". The Hindu. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "Earnest show of talent". The Hindu. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "Children bring house down at Nakshatra". The Hindu. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "When talent takes wing". The Hindu. 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ↑ "Bhumi's Siragugal '10". Chennai Online. 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "Celebrating the creative spirit". The Hindu. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "The joy of cleaning Chennai beaches". The New Indian Express. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "Giving is Growing". The New Indian Express. 18 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "Let's have a Lockdown Showdown!". The New Indian Express. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ↑ "NASSCOM Foundation guides Dassault Systemes towards volunteerism". India CSR. 2010.[dead link]
- ↑ "Abhishek Bachchan Lauds Bhumi". The New Indian Express. 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.