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M3M Foundation embarks on an initiative to provide cooked meals to about 150 underprivileged children amid 74th Independence Day- Press Release

Aug 17, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #‘Freedom from Hunger’, #Covid-19 Lockdown, #Dr. Payal Kanodia, #M3M Foundation., #Trustee

As India woke up to 74th Independence Day celebrations, M3M Foundation embarked on a 15 day-long campaign, in collaboration with Amrit Varsha to provide cooked meals to 150 underprivileged children in Delhi. Titled as ‘Freedom from Hunger’, the objective of the initiative is to alleviate hunger and misery of the kids hailing from the marginalized section of the society. Under this initiative, about 150 children in the age group of 5-11 years will be provided a healthy breakfast from 15th August till 30th August at Sanjay Lake, East Delhi. They will be provided kadi rice, chapatis and vegetable khichdi on a rotational basis.

The development comes amid the COVID-19 lockdown that has brought untold hardships to the vulnerable section of the society. “The initiative is our small effort towards making lives brighter for the underprivileged who are among the most affected during the COVID-19 crisis. It underscores our commitment to address disparities in access to basic entitlements for the marginalized section of the society,” said, Dr. Payal Kanodia, Trustee, M3M Foundation.

“I would like to thank the M3M Foundation for providing us healthy and tasty meals and addressing our hunger. The COVID-19 lockdown has made our lives increasingly difficult,” said, One of the beneficiaries of the initiative. Support from ‘soldiers of hope’ who helped to gather all the children together.

M3M Foundation had earlier launched the Kartavya initiative wherein it emerged as a formidable support system for construction workers and their families. As a result, it managed to retain 9,515 labour families by extended not only economic but also material and psychological support to them. A majority of these labourers work at M3M project sites.

M3M Foundation is a philanthropic organization that envisions to empower the vulnerable section of the society including the marginalized, differently-abled, women and children and fulfil the dream of holistic and sustainable development in India. Its focus areas are women empowerment, education, and the environment. Stop Food Waste Campaign, Free Health Check-up, Blood Donation Camp, Clothes Donation Drive are some of the initiatives. It is also working for the upliftment of construction workers by providing them access to education and health facilities.

M3M Foundation has collaborated with Aide et Action for an iMpower initiative to build a community-led Worksite Upliftment Programme in identified worksites of M3M in the Gurugram district of Haryana state in India. This is being done through ensuring their entitlements to basic requirements such as education, health, financial and social security, legal aid and their access to State and Central welfare schemes.

Around 1000 children and community members will be made digitally literate in the project through this intervention. Special emphasis is being given on the behaviour change aspects of the community through various health-related interventions. Safe drinking water is also a priority.

Business World

AssessPrep witnessed a rapid growth of more 150 percent during Covid-19 Lockdown

Aug 13, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #AssessPrep, #co-Founder, #Covid-19 Lockdown, #Karan Gupta

AssessPrep, a Delhi based startup, witnesses exponential growth of more than 150% in the number of users and schools, increasing it’s usage to over 200 schools worldwide. With the coronavirus leading to school closures all over the globe, learning has stalled and examinations have been cancelled. AssessPrep’s advanced digital assessment platform is helping schools maintain academic flow by facilitating remote assessments. With overnight lockdown being enforced in India and schools closed, AssessPrep has witnessed astonishing adoption and growth spurt recently.

The transition from pen and paper assessments to digital assessments is not only necessary to maintain continuity in learning but also enhances the quality of education. Advanced features like live proctoring have allowed schools to conduct high-stakes exams securely without worrying about academic honesty and integrity. During this period, when teachers are struggling with training and equipping themselves with IT skills, our focus has been on reducing the workload on teachers by automating the assessment process from creation to grading of exams.

Since most students in India do not have access to a personal computer and stable internet connection, the AssessPrep platform is designed to work offline so that there is no dependence on the internet during the assessment. The company is launching its new mobile application to bridge this economic divide between students and to make it more accessible.

Karan Gupta, Co-Founder, AssessPrep said “The past four months have witnessed the need for conducting online classes, pushing the demand for digital assessment education platforms. We believe that the education system in India is witnessing a paradigm shift and this pandemic has accelerated the digitisation process. With innovation at its core, the company expects to maintain this growth momentum even after the pandemic is over.

Our core focus has been on building a world-class platform that allows schools to efficiently and effectively assess their students anywhere during these unprecedented times. This growth in the numbers is a testimony to the fact that now Indian schools are prepared and willing to invest in technology that ensures quality education for their students.”

The number of users on the platform has seen a major surge to 1.25 lakh users. During the lockdown, the company recorded the highest growth in terms of assessments conducted and new schools onboarded on the platform.