The submission form provides details of a joy of giving project conducted by Jain Heritage A Cambridge School in Hyderabad, India. A core team of 12 students coordinated efforts to improve infrastructure at a nearby government primary school that 380 students attend. They raised Rs. 37,000 through a school fete, then made repairs like plumbing and constructed a dining shelter. Over a week the students helped clean, raise awareness of hygiene, and completed the shelter with support from the local MLA and officials.

1. SUBMISSION FORM
Name of the school: Jain Heritage A Cambridge School
Address: Survey No.187, Besides Deccan Chronicle Holdings
Ltd., Kondapur, Serilingampalli Mandal,
Hyderabad, R.R.District, AP
School Leader: Mrs. Lakshmi Rao
Mentor teachers: Mrs. Sunanda Ghadiyaram and Mrs. Phani Tennete
Student members: Miss Sitamsiniof Grade IX
Miss Trishulaof Grade IX
Miss Divijaof Grade VI
Miss Dinky Bhandariof Grade VI
Miss MrinaliShethiaof Grade VIII
Master Roshan of Grade VII
Miss Pooja Nayana of Grade VIII
Miss Mehak of Grade VII
Master U Jayanth Balajiof Grade VI
Master Shogun Swami of Grade VIII
Master Vedarth Choksi of Grade VII

2. Title: Let’s join hands for a better tomorrow
On August17 a teacher coordinator of Jain Heritage read an article on DFC
Contest in Hindu News paper dated 17/08/10.
The School leader nominates the core team to co-ordinate the joy of giving
at the Jain Heritage a Cambridge School Kondapur. The students were
sensitized about the joy of giving program and the need for giving. Then an
invitation was sent to the parents & students to participate in the joy of
giving week.
The core team conducted a meeting with the students who were interested
to participate in the joy of giving week and generated ideas aboutwhat to
do?
The core team visited Government Upper Primary School, Masjid Banda
Kondapur. There our students interacted with govt. school children and
discussed the problems that they were facing. Later they also met the
teachers and the Head master of the school. In this visit they found many
issues which needed to be attended immediately. Along with the Head
Master of the school our children chalked out a programme based on the
priority and divided the issues into two phases.
The core team discussed and thoughtof solving the main issues in the
Government Upper Primary School MasjidBanda.
On September 15th
our schoolregistered for the joy of giving contest.
The mentor teachers called for a meeting with the coremembers to
generate ideas. Later they met the principalof the schooland requested
her to organizea fete to raise the funds for this purpose.

3. A fete was organized and Rs. 37,000/- was raised by the students for the
above said purpose. Plumbing material, 1000 lt. syntax water tank needed
material for the shelter (dining space) like iron poles, asbestos sheets were
purchased.
In this regard student ambassadors visited local M.L.A., Honorable
Member of Legislative Assembly, Serilingampally constituency, and
discussed about the issues in the Government Upper Primary School
Masjid Banda and requested his support and invited him to be a part of this
noble cause. A letter was given in this regard and a copy of the same was
sent to the D.E.O of Rangareddy District and M.E.O., of Serilingampally.
Implementation week of the joy of giving
September 27-09-10 to October 03-10-10.
 Day 1 (Sep27th
) : The Joy of giving week commenced with the acid wash
of the rest rooms of the Government Upper Primary School MasjidBanda,
Kondapur.
 Day 2 (Sep 28th
) : An awareness campaign was conducted regarding
cleanliness and personal hygiene and it followed by a power point
presentation on abovetopics to the Government school children.
 Day 3 (Sep 29th
) : Work started with the replacing of the syntax water tank
and required plumbing work. The coreteam supervised the work.
 Day 4 (Sep 30th
) : The core team along with other students went to the
Government Upper Primary School and cleaned up the area allotted for
dining with the help of children of Government Upper Primary School.

4.  Day 5 (Oct 01) Work started for the dining shelter with the help of the
schoolsupporting staff.
 Closing ceremony of the joy of giving week ended with the inauguration of
the dining space, by the Honorable M.L.A. of Serilingampally constituency
and the core members distributed sweets among the children of the
Government Upper Primary.
Number of students participated: 12
Numbers of students effected : 380