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In collaboration with the India Philanthropy Alliance, Sehgal Foundation USA launched a fundraising campaign for India Giving Day, 1st March 2024. The goal of this initiative of the India Philanthropy Alliance is to cultivate a more robust culture of giving to India by making the effort more visible to supporters and potential donors in America. 


Your support today will equip rural schoolchildren now and in the future with the vital technology and understanding to access greater opportunities, foster their employment readiness, promote inclusion and positivity, and impact India’s future economic and social development. Even small support will bring big change!

   
   

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Jalagam Session: Hyderabad 
In collaboration with DCB Bank, and NIRDPR as a knowledge partner, the S M Sehgal Foundation team organized the third workshop in the Jalagam series, focusing on capacity building and experience sharing, held in Hyderabad, Telangana, on January 23, 2024. Panel discussions featured technological solutions to promote water security at the grassroots, community-led models of water security, rural water security, and climate resilience. Read more . . .

Partnership Highlight

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Project Parivartan Advancements 
S M Sehgal Foundation hosted an exhibition and project-sharing event in Shergarh, Chata blocks of Mathura, focused on agricultural advancements under Project Parivartan. Attendees included Mr. Abhishek Samadhiya, CSR project manager, HDFC; Mr. N.P. Singh, program lead; Mr. Ashutosh Singh, assistant program lead, S M Sehgal Foundation; the Gram Vikas Samiti and village heads from all fifteen villages, beneficiaries, and staff from the Sehgal Foundation. The event featured the use of modern methods to increase income, project sustainability, beneficiary issues, and intervention interaction.

Month At A Glance

   
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Welcoming the I.A.S. Trainee Officers 
Twenty dynamic trainee officers visited the S M Sehgal Foundation office in Gurugram, engaging with the foundation team, then visited intervention villages in Nuh district, Haryana, to see the rural interventions. The insightful visit facilitated through the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie, is a crucial component of their Bharat Darshan under the I.A.S. Training curriculum. Visitors explored various facets of rural development, from water initiatives to agricultural transformations and school improvements.

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Iowa Students Visit S M Sehgal Foundation 
A group of students from Purdue University and the University of Iowa recently visited the Government Senior Secondary School in Mahuakhurd, Alwar, that underwent a remarkable transformation as part of the Transform Lives one school at a time program of S M Sehgal Foundation. Visitors expressed delight upon witnessing the positive changes, particularly praising the digital library implementation and the school's overall transformation efforts. The group also visited the Community Radio  Connect and recorded a program focusing on water conservation. 

   
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Cyber Crime Awareness Session 

In a significant stride toward making cyber life more secure, S M Sehgal Foundation hosted an awareness session on cyber security led by the Gurugram Cyber Crime Police Team. The invaluable information disseminated during the session about the best cybersecurity practices held immense relevance in the contemporary digital world. 

Let's Connect

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The new episode of Let’s Connect features Mr. Garba Diallo, founding director of Crossing Borders. Ms. Pooja O. Murada, principal lead, Outreach for Development at S M Sehgal Foundation, leads a thought-provoking conversation about the vision of crossing the border and its significance in the development process. 


Catch the entire episode on Spotify.

Conferences and Workshops

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Mr. Pawan Kumar, principal lead in Agriculture Development at S M Sehgal Foundation, spoke about the farmer producer organizations, their past context, current standing, prospective , and future developments. APMAS (Mahila Abhivruddhi Society, Andhra Pradesh), Hyderabad, organized the conference.

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Ms. Pooja. O Murada, principal lead, Outreach for Development at S M Sehgal Foundation, attended the Partners Meet organized by Shiv Nadar University. She was invited to join the roundtable discussion, Industry-Academia Partnership: The Why, How, and the Means.

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Mr. Salahuddin Saiphy, principal lead of Water Management, S M Sehgal Foundation, attended the Public Policy Dialogue 2024 at Bharti Institute of Public Policy, India School of Business, Hyderabad, as an expert for the roundtable on Climate Change and Justice.

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Mr. Lalit Sharma, principal lead, Water, Research and Training, S M Sehgal Foundation recently participated in the WASH Summit CYDA in Pune. During the summit, he showcased the organization's efforts in the field of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) innovations. 

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Podcast

SMSF Connect Podcast features a bouquet of interesting programs about rural development and other social issues and themes.  TUNE IN to our podcast channel on I-RadioLive. Podcasts also available on Spotify

Editorial Team: Marly Cornell, Pooja O. Murada, Priya Chaudhary

Contributors: S M Sehgal Foundation team

Photo Credits: S M Sehgal Foundation staff

Design and Production: Outreach for Development team

   

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