Hyderabad: A first-of-its-kind initiative called “Nurture the Future” was launched at Dr. MCR HRD Institute, which involved a partnership between the ISS & IES Officers undergoing 94th Foundation Course at Dr. MCR HRD Institute and Nirman, a leading NGO with its presence across the country with HQs at Hyderabad.
On the occasion, the functionaries from Dr. MCR HRD Institute and Nirman Organization and ISS & IES Officer Trainees presented kits to girl children of Grade 10 studying in Telangana State Residential School for Girls, Borabanda. The kits comprised a school bag, books on inspiring personalities, a pen set, a geometry box, a dictionary, a calculator, an exam writing pad, sanitary napkins and so on.
As a part of the “Nurture the Future” initiative, the ISS and IES Officers will be the mentors for 40 girl children of Telangana State Residential School for Girls, Borabanda. The Officers will maintain a live contact, through the internet and mobile phones and provide them counseling and guidance in order to enable them to set challenging career goals and empower them to achieve them. The Nirman Organization will be a bridge between the ISS and IES Officers and their mentees and will facilitate continuous interaction between them.
B P Acharya, IAS, Spl. Chief Secretary & DG of the Institute, said that a substantial number of girl children from Government schools belong to weaker
sections of society. “While the Government has been generous in addressing their educational needs, they are in the dark insofar as the fast-changing career and educational opportunities are concerned”, said Acharya and added that the expert career and educational guidance by the ISS and IES Officers will be greatly instrumental in ensuring that the girl children enter into right career stream which is in tune with their personality profiles.
Mayur Patnala, Founder & CEO, Nirman Organization, said the motto of “Nurture the Future” initiative was to preserve the dreams of girl-children and enable them to achieve them, despite numerous adversities. Miss Amelia Betsy, ISS said the amazing interaction session between the ISS and IES Officers and their respective mentees was greatly instrumental in establishing a pleasant mentor-mentee relationship. Miss K Akhila, a girl-child, said the interaction was thrilling in nature and was thoroughly enjoyed by all the girl children.
The event was attended by 140 trainee Civil Servants representing 23 States and 15 Services, who are attending the 94 the Foundation Course at the Institute. Abdul Waheed, IFS (Retd.), Director, Nirman Organization, Chandra Sekhar, CEO, Nirman Vidya Helpline, Shravan Kasam, Head, Surge Impact Foundation, and Govardhan Reddy, Principal In-charge, Govt. Girls’ School, Borabanda, and others.
