Events

Zoho Corporation Visit (20th August ‘22)

We are extremely fortunate to have the financial backing of Zoho Corporation this year. On 20th August 2022, we welcomed Mr Anand Nergunam, Sr Vice President – Revenue Management & Growth, Zoho Corporation, to our centre for the event ‘Celebrating Excellence’. The program commenced with the lighting of the lamp and planting of a sapling. Mr Anand was kind enough to distribute certificates to the students of the 6th and 7th batches of GDA and 7th and 8th batches of BFSA.
In an highly motivating and inspiring speech, Mr Anand proceeded to address the MITRAz alumni and current students. He recounted how the team at Zoho Corporation sanctioned the grant, impressed by just two words in our proposal – Rural Empowerment! He emphasized the importance of commitment, whether in work or while learning, and how the right attitude, hard work and persistence are all vital to succeed. It was, indeed, a very enjoyable and enlightening session for the students and staff and we look forward to more such interesting interactions with the team at Zoho.
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Titan Visit - [15th November 2021]

Mr. N. E. Sridhar, Head of Corporate Sustainability and Ms. Alphonsa Jacob, Corporate Social Responsibility Officer from Titan Company Limited had visited MITRAz Skills center on 15-Nov-2021. There was a program by the students and interactive session with Mr. Sridhar. The students got very motivated with Mr Sridhar’s speech and admired his simplicity. The Trustees and faculty at MITRAz were touched by his modesty and simplicity.
In his words ‘The excitement and fulfilment was very apparent among the youth and the staff in the few hours my colleague Ms. Alphonsa and I had spent over there. Thank you for the wonderful hospitality and wishing you the very best going forward.’
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Manipal Foundation CEO Hari Narayan Visit - [11th December 2021]

Mr. Hari Narayan, CEO of MEMG Foundation and Ms. Naveen Sreedhar from the Lions Club, Bangalore visited our center on 11th Dec 2021. Mr. Hari’s interaction with our students and MITRAz team was very welcoming with lots of real life experiences. It was humbling to see a person of his stature with a busy schedule give us his undivided time and inputs on taking the foundation forward. In his words
Dear Savitha and Sharada,
It was such a pleasure meeting both of you and your proud children. If Jyothi , Naveena and I can help in any manner to further this noble endeavour, do count on us. Meeting you today didn’t seem as if we were meeting for the first time. The warmth and respect is mutual. Will be our privilege to nurture this baby combined with your passion.
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May 2021- RISING TO THE CHALLENGE

Free Vegetables delivered at home for the needy

In May 2021, we initiated a free service to purchase and deliver fresh vegetables to underprivileged COVID+ patients in quarantine or isolation in the village areas surrounding Puttaparthi. We also started supplying medicines and serving Sai Protein to patients admitted at the Dharmshala Covid Care Centre in Puttaparthi. Both initiatives have significantly contributed to the well-being and successful recovery of dozens of poor patients.

Free online yoga and wellness classes

On May 18th 2021, the Foundation started free online wellness classes. Classes include yoga, breathing exercises and acupressure sessions and take place every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 5 pm for 30 minutes. These fun-filled interactive sessions are aimed at improving the physical health and emotional well-being of participants and are open to all. We are thrilled that the classes are being attended regularly with such an overwhelming number of enthusiastic participants. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81089339228

Andhra Pradesh COVID Helpline

On May 6th, 2021, in partnership with Sai Krushna Trust, MITRAz Foundation set up the Andhra Pradesh COVID Helpline ( 040-48213300). This service provides verified news related to COVID-19 and authentic information on oxygen support, hospital bed availability and ambulance services. It also provides tele-consultation and counselling to Covid patients with the help of volunteer doctors and certified counsellors. We have helped hundreds of needy people since setting up this helpline and have been widely appreciated for this service.

Breaking the barriers – The story of a young man on the path of growth

He saw success around him, but he didn’t have access to it.
He knew the life he wanted, but didn’t know where to start.
He was undeterred by failure, but language was a barrier.
His thinking was defined, but his presentation was not refined.
  • Seldom do young men make a conscious transition from a position of disadvantage to a position of confidence, through tenacious, consistent efforts. The story of RG is one such. He was a student of the 3rd batch of our BFSI course. A small farming family, combined with an arid climate and water shortage, was a recipe for misery in the little hamlet Narasampalle. He studied in government schools and college. As would his lot often do, he landed in a job in Vizag that demanded him to work 12 hours a day for less than the minimum wage. He got to know about MITRAz Skills during one of our mobilization visits to villages. He was a very rough and crude person till he joined MITRAz Skills. After joining us, he was a very attentive and enthusiastic to learn as he realized this was the one great opportunity to come up in life. He was obsessed with improving his English language, according to him, it was the window to the world. Every new word he came across, he would note down and follow-up on the meaning and usage, as if it was a task on his to-do list!
  • At placement, he was selected in all three interviews! Joining Kotak Mahindra Bank, Penukonda, for a salary of Rs.15,000/- has turned his life around. From being difficult, he has grown to handle difficult customers with understanding and active listening. His boss is a happy man because RG takes the initiative to take the bank to new customers by actively pursuing leads and convincing conversations to open accounts. Life at home and in the village is not the same anymore. Written off earlier as good for nothing, his success had made them look at him with respect and pride. He now contributes two-thirds of his salary to the household. The emotional bonding in the family has improved. In his own words, ‘The single most takeaway from MITRAz for me was, I take responsibility for what I do. I work like an owner not like a labourer!’
  • The challenge in Skill Development is, often, not the imparting of knowledge, which is just a certain amount of information. It is to curate and mentor the underlying attitude towards life and learning, to mould the clay that is youth, into a shape of art. We learn, not how to earn, but how to learn. With RG, the Center has fulfilled this goal of a wholesome transformation. From enhancement of livelihood, he is moving towards a pursuit of excellence in life. We believe, that change, will take him places.