A PROJECT REPORT ON

YUVA FOR SEVA

AT
KARTAVYA FOUNDATION

Prepared for Mumbai University in the partial fulfillment of

the requirement for the award of the degree in

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT (PGDM)

SUBMITTED BY
SHRIYA MAYEKAR
PGDM

ROLL No. 110

PROJECT GUIDE
Prof. SWAPNIL KHSIRSAGAR
VIVEKANAND EDUCATION SOCIETY INSTITUTE OF
MANAGEMENT STUDIES& RESEARCH, MUMBAI
(AY-2018-20)

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 DECLARATION

This is to declare that I Ms. Shriya Mayekar student of Vivekanand Education Society's
Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai PGDM batch 2018-2020, has given
original data and information to the best of my knowledge in the project titled "YUVA FOR
SEVA" is a record of independent work carried out by me under the guidance and supervision
of the Prof. Swapnil Kshirsagar towards the partial fulfillment of requirement for the PGDM
course.

I also agree in principle not to share the vital information with any other person outside the
organization and that I have not submitted it for any award or any other title, degree or diploma.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Date: Place: Mumbai

I would like to express my gratitude to my project guide Swapnil Kshirsagar for his
valuable guidance, whole-hearted co-operation and generous helping hand in carrying
out this project.

I would like to heartily thank Mr. Manish Bharthi (Founder: Kartavya Foundation) for
giving me an opportunity to know about social responsibilities and contribute in welfare
of society.

With a deep sense of gratitude, I would also like to thank my family who has contributed
in one way or the other to the success in completion of my project.

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 TABLE OF CONTENT

Sr. no. Topic Page Nos.

1 Executive Summary 5

2 About the NGO

2.1 Profile of the NGO 6

2.2 Details of NGO with contact details/location 7

2.3 Global Goals Addressed By NGO 8

2.4 Initiatives and Success Stories of NGO 10

3 On the job training / On field Project

3.1 List of Project/ Projects carried in 21 Days 12

3.2 Details of Each project with 4 Photos 13

3.3 Impact of the project on NGO 21

4 Challenges Faced by the students at NGO

4.1 Challenges faced 22

4.2 How challenges were overcome 23

5 Suggestions and Limitations 24

6 Learning/ Experience 25

7 Picture Gallery 22

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
VESIM’s social immersion program “YUVA FOR SEVA” is designed for igniting a sense of
social responsibility and sensitivity in students.
During this 2 week program, students are encouraged to work with various NGO across the
country. Students are required to come up with solutions for social issues addressed by these
NGO’S
We joined KARTAVYA FOUNDATION, Mumbai, as a part of our university project under
YUVA FOR SEVA event. The project was for 13 days. I started on 28 th January 2019 and
worked till 9th February 2019 on community driven activities for welfare of society.
Kartavya Foundation was started 5 years ago with whole set of 81 aims and objectives for
welfare of the society including Education, Empowerment, Blind welfare, Awareness
campaigns, Donation drives etc. During this project we came across various activities with
the help of Kartavya foundation and they also guided us throughout our project completion
regarding various activities to be held at various locations and with different objectives of
social welfare.
Some of the activities conducted during those days were education assistance to student with
financial crises, recycle, and reuse by collecting house hold scrap and selling it to raise funds
for mission: SHIKSHA, Teaching at orphanage (with 90 kids), stationary distribution,
volunteering and conducting activities.
We learned a lot during the project, faced certain challenges during certain activities. We
learned to work with people coming from different background having different experiences.
I being the coordinator of the NGO learnt to manage a team.
KARTAVYA FOUNDATION had created success stories during our project. We experienced
a power of youth and changes that took places. During our project, being management
students, we got exposed to various aspects of life and we showcased our management skills.

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2. ABOUTNGO

2.1 Profile of NGO

Kartavya foundation is a Mumbai based NGO working with over dynamic range of 81 aims
and objectives working nationwide including education, health and awareness etc. since
more than 5 years with successful contribution for welfare of society. Conduct minimum 2
campaigns per month where more than 100 volunteers and students participate to work for
social cause selflessly.

Kartavya Foundation happily contributes for the welfare of society with a list of over all 81
Aims and objectives including Education assistance, Awareness campaigns, Medical/health
check-up drives, Donation drives, Blind welfare, Counseling etc.

Who are they?

Group of students/ fresher from across different colleges & institution across country from
different field of specializations working with only one focus i.e. Spreading joy and
happiness.

How do they operate?

Every month, Kartavya foundation conducts minimum one or two social campaigns mostly
on weekends or holidays.

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2.2 Details of NGO:
Office Address:
Block A/524, 1048, Ambika Nagar, near railway station, Ulhasnagar 421004, India.

Contact Details:
Manish Bharthi: +919022170140 | Khushboo G: 9167148234 | Suraj S: 9545666791

Email address:
kartavyafoundation13@gmail.com
manish.bharthi12@gmail.com

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2.3 Global Goals
Following are the goals under that were achieved under UN Global Goals for Sustainable
Development:

Goal 4: Quality education

A quality education is the foundation of sustainable development, and therefore of the
Sustainable Development Goals. The Sustainable Development targets for 2030 call for
ensuring the completion of primary and secondary education by all boys and girls, and
guaranteeing equal access to opportunities for access to quality technical and vocational
education for everyone.
At Kartavya foundation we have undertaken an initiative: mission –SHIKSHA. The purpose of
this mission is to support the education of needy and deserving children by paying off their
annual fees. To achieve this mission a fund raising activity was conducted. These funds were
collected by collecting and selling the household scrap like newspapers, books and other iron
and metal junk.
Goal 12: Responsible consumption & production
Sustainable consumption and production aims at ‘doing more and better with less,’ increasing
net welfare gains from economic activities by reducing resource use, degradation, and pollution,
while increasing the quality of life. Sustainable development will be achieved not only by
growing our economies, but minimizing waste in the process of doing so.
In our day-to-day life we use various resources like newspapers, books, magazines, tins, cans,
glass bottles, metal scrap etc. Once used, we either throw such materials or just dump it
somewhere in the house. These resources if dumped or recycled properly can have various
alternatives. These alternatives can be of great benefit and can help us to make efficient use of
resources and keep our environment clean.
At Kartavya foundation, in order to achieve mission- SHIKSHA an activity was undertaken for
raising funds. Under this activity we all volunteers went door to door asking people to give their
household scrap. Abundant amount of scrap was collected which was later sold to scrap dealers.
These scrap dealers collect/receive scrap from various places and then segregate and sell these
items at appropriate places where they can be recycled and reused. For example: the metal scrap
can be reused to make new products. Recycling such scrap can reduce the generation of waste
while also preventing the need for additional mining.
Thus by undertaking this activity we achieved the goal of ‘Responsible consumption &
production’ wherein around 1000 kgs of scrap was collected and sold which could now be
recycled and reused appropriately and contribute to saving our environment and give us some
economic benefit.

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2.4 Initiatives and success stories of NGO/ Innovation

Glance on few of the previous camps/events:

 Mission: Education assistance:

An amount of Rs.10000 /- was donated by DENSTU AGSIS NETWORKS. As a part of
CSR activity this money was used for education of 2 kids of STD VIIth & Xth who
have lost their parents 8 years back.

 Mission: AADHAR (Blind women empowerment):

This event AADHAR resembles support. Support to blind girls for their empowerment
and being independent living a dignified life.
A small workshop was set where beautiful Rakhis were made by blind girls, which are
used in festival of Raksha Bhandan were displayed and marketed at corporate and
exhibitions
All the funds raised were directly given to the blind girls

 Mission - Bhandhan
True significance of Raksha Bhandan was explained and celebrated with 93 orphan kids
with ton of joyful moments.

 Mission: Muskaan
Free oral health & hygiene checkup and demonstration in an innovative way for kids in
slums of Worli. More than 350 kids were benefited.

 Mission: Color of Joy

Holi celebration at orphanage with natural colors and delicious food and gifts every
year. Many of other events and campaigns conducted round the year.

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3. ON THE JOB TRAINING/ ON FIELD PROJECT

3.1 List of Project/ Projects carried in 21 Days

Date Name of Project

28th January 2019 Initiation meeting

28th January - 9th February 2019 Mission: SHIKSHA

29th January - 31st January 2019 Teaching /competition @ orphanage

1st February - 2nd February 2019 stationary distribution, educational drive at

orphanage

9th February 2019 Closure meeting

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3.2 Details of Each project with Photos
 Mission Shiksha:
At Kartavya foundation, the first event that we conducted was mission: SHIKSHA. The purpose
of this event was to support the education of needy and deserving children by paying off their
annual fees. In order to support this cause a fund raising activity was undertaken. Under this
activity, we had to collect household scrap like old books, newspapers, iron, glass and metal
junk etc. It was a 12 days activity wherein each and every member was assigned a target of
collecting 100 kgs of scrap.
I started this activity by making a small flyer and a message describing the event. This flyer
along with the message was shared on various social media platform. I approached to all my
friends, relatives, all the members of my society and explained them about this event. I also
visited a yoga center, a medical shop and explained them about this event. Initial few days were
spent in creating awareness about this activity. After few days’ contribution started flowing in.
Huge quantity of scrap was received from some places while from some other places scrap was
received in small quantities. I collected some amount of scrap from my home also. I also
received some contribution in the form of money.
At the end of this activity I collected 90 kg of scrap and Rs.1000 as money contribution. Later
this scrap was sold to a scrap dealer
It was a successful 12 days event in which there were great efforts taken by each and every
member and many of them even crossed their targets. A total quantity of kgs scrap was
collected along with some monetary contribution. This money will now be used to support the
education of few underprivileged children.

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Put your pictures

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 Mission Teaching and stationary distribution:
The second event that we conducted was teaching and stationary at an orphanage named
‘Nirmala Devi ashram’ in Badlapur. The purpose of this event to spread joy and happiness
amongst the children by teaching in joyous manner with them. We did some games and
stationary distribution as well. It was a four days activity out of which one day was spent in
planning about the event and second day was the day of the event. There were 90 kids in all for
whom we had to plan the event.
On the first day i.e. 28th January 2019 we did the planning for the entire event. Firstly, we
decided upon the contribution for the event. Every one of us voluntarily contributed some
amount of money. After deciding upon the final contribution, we began to plan for the further
activities. We planned to take some food items, a cake and soft drinks. Secondly, the planning for
the gifts was done. We bought stationary sets consisting of a pencil, a scale, a sharpener and an
eraser for each child. Next, we bought 2-3 sets of few games like rackets and shuttle, chess and
Ludo.
The second day i.e. 29th January 2019 was the day of the actual event. We reached the location
and all the children were sitting in a hall. We got a very great welcome by all the children. We
interacted with all the children and then the songs were played. We all danced along with all the
children. After the dance we played games like passing the pass and musical chair. After some
time cake cutting was done and we served the cake, food and soft drinks to the children. We
ended the event by distributing the games and the stationary and by clicking many pictures.
It was a successful event where we not only shared some joy and happiness but also had a very
great learning and experience. We learnt to plan and organize an event. The children at the NGO
were much disciplined and enthusiastic. They thought us to be always happy and keep smiling in
all the situations in our life.

Put your pictures

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3.3 Impact of the project on the NGO

 Through the fundraising activity during mission: SHIKSHA, we were able to create more
awareness about the NGO.
 We got leads for the NGO wherein many people enquired more about the NGO so that they
could contribute or participate in further activities of the NGO.
 The NGO was able to achieve its monthly goal by conducting 3 events in these 13 days.
 Usually the NGO manages to perform one or two events in a month. But in these 13 days
we managed to successfully complete 3 events namely: mission – SHIKSHA, teaching and
stationary distribution.

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 4. CHALLENGES FACED BY THE STUDENTS WORKING AT
THE NGO

4.1 Challenges faced:

 Collecting and selling 100kgs of scrap and collect Rs. 1000 at the end of 2 weeks.
 Some people were not willing to give scrap to NGO.
 Some people were not having scrap.
 Making people understand that the money was genuinely going to help with 2 kids
education.

4.2 How challenges were overcome:

 Making people understand the purpose of the project.

 Convincing them that the money collected would be used for the 2 student’s education.
 People who didn’t have scrap were asked whether they could help with monetary donation.

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5. SUGGESTIONS AND LIMITATIONS

 It was one of a great experience where I got to contribute towards society, I feel
this type of work should be done in both the years of PGDM.
 Some people felt it was a way of collecting money and was not related to NGO,
so a hardcopy of NGO’s information, purpose should be printed or given as a part
of proof, also appreciation to the people who contributed to it could be done.

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6. LEARNING / EXPERIENCE

 I learned to communicate and negotiate with people.

 The kids were so happy and enthusiastic about us visiting them and spending time with
them also participating in drawing.
 I felt more responsible citizen and that I have more responsibility towards Society.
 It was one of a kind experience. I haven’t had worked with an NGO ever before, so it was
a great experience and I would love to do more such work.
 I had an immense self-satisfaction that I got to work for such a noble cause.

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7. PICTURE GALLERY

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