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A LivingValues MovementParticipate and Support

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A LivingValues Movement

Introduction

MissionTo create awareness of one's connect

with society and nature

ThemeLivingValues – values in action

A not-for-profit organisation, set up in 2003


Relevance

Reached out to ~ 200,000 students since inception

PlayNo stressExplore

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ExpectationMedia

Peer-pressureCompetition

SensitivityCorruption-free

Civic sensePollution-freeConservation

Good behaviourTopper in all

BondingTrendy

Discipline Academic excellence

Extra-curricular

Society, nature

Student

School environment

Family, peers


Standard 7

Standard 10

Format• Starts from standard 7• 1 session every 2 weeks - 15 sessions a year• 60 sessions - 4 year journey till standard 10

JoyClub program

Content, tools, topics *• Researched, customised, dynamic,

contemporary, filtered• Relevant, engaging tools• Universal, non-sectarian

Facilitation, principles, learnings• Non-judgmental, free, open• Experiential learning• Own conclusions – sustained impact

* Broadly in conformity with Indian Constitution, Education Board and UNICEF recommendations


Supporting programs

Strengthen learnings from JoyClub programs

ParentsJoyUniteSessions to increase bonding

TeachersJoyConnect

Sessions aimed atbetter connect

StudentsJoyCamp

Off-site interactions

JoyPower Institutional visits,

theme months

Photos


Implementation strategy

Awareness

• Institutions/ schools, teachers• Media, corporates, volunteers• Docufiction on the theme• Roadmap 2030

Outreach• Decentralised operations• Reach out to a wider audience• Partner with institutions/ schools• Provide implementation support

On-field

• Create direct impact• Refine, upgrade content/ tools• Laboratory to explore new possibilities• Learn, remain relevant at all times


Scale of operations

Expansion through Outreach

On-fieldSchools 80Students 20,000(> 50% government schools)

LocationsChhattisgarh - Manendragarh Gujarat - AnandKarnataka - MysoreKerala - Kasaragod, WayanadMaharashtra - MumbaiTamil Nadu - Chennai

OutreachSchools 6Students 2,000

LocationsKarnataka - Bangalore, MangaloreKerala - Kozhikode

Year 2011-12


Outcome

Becomes orderly, neat, tidy

Sticks to times, starts understanding priorities

Exhibits politeness, avoids rude behaviour

Shows concern when someone is hurt, sick

Starts assisting in household chores

Starts connecting with nature, co-creation

Starts looking at fairness of means

Starts using resources responsibly

Improves responsiveness to insults, failures

Improves competitiveness

Shows better orientation towards success

Examples

Lesser privileged get more confident, connected Well-to-do get motivated to share, care

Learnings manifest immediately or later


How it all works…

Create, refinecontent/ library (KM)

Identify, enable facilitators/ volunteers

(FEP)

Partner with institutions, schools

Facilitate JoyClub, reinforcement programs

Carry-out quality assurance

and evaluation (QAE)


• Follow VSET on Facebook• Join GoogleGroup – receive inspirational messages • Suggest content – write to [email protected] • Share experiences – write to [email protected] • Facilitate JoyClub sessions in schools• Connect VSET with schools to implement Outreach model• Promote the theme amongst teachers and in schools• Create awareness in media on LivingValues• Help raise donations for VSET operations

Participate

http://www.facebook.com/pages/VSET/219901504720596

http://groups.google.com/group/together-for-a-joyful-world?hl=en

mailto:[email protected]



Support

Contributions are exempt u/s 80G of the Income-tax Act, 1961

Students in 2012-13 – 20,000Program delivery expenses – Rs. 50 lakhs (US $100k)Reach

Rs. 250 per year (US $5)Cost/ student

Students Rs. US $

1,000 2,50,000 5,000

500 1,25,000 2,500

200 50,000 1,000

100 25,000 500

Options

Way forwardThus farContributions also through Satsang Foundation – a 501(c), non-profit corporation, California, USA


Thank you!

ContactSubramanian N | E: [email protected] | M: +91 9820086222

Narayanan PK | E: [email protected] | M: +91 9845390141W: www.vset.org

TeamVSET VSET H.O.



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Std 08 Behavioural refinement S08.01 Happiness S08.02 Getting along with others S08.03 Respect and reverence S08.04 Anger management S08.05 Helping S08.06 Assumptions S08.07 Patience S08.08 Determination S08.09 Insecurity S08.10 Interconnectedness and interdependence S08.11 Jealousy S08.12 Duty and responsibility S08.13 Sharing S08.14 Active-hasty/patient-lazy S08.15 Boredom

Std 07 Interconnectedness with co-creation S07.01 Friendship S07.02 Appreciation S07.03 Politeness and courtesy S07.04 Academic excellence and human values S07.05 Discipline S07.06 Punctuality S07.07 Care and concern S07.08 Dignity of labour S07.09 Civic sense S07.10 Forgive and forget S07.11 Comparison S07.12 Non-violence S07.13 Attentiveness S07.14 Honesty S07.15 Arguments

Topics - 7th and 8th


Std 10 Focus on success S10.01 Positive attitude S10.02 Goals S10.03 Plan and review S10.04 Motivation S10.05 Relationships S10.06 Peers S10.07 Citizenship S10.08 Freedom S10.09 Careers S10.10 Success S10.11 Desire S10.12 Creativity S10.13 Role model S10.14 Ambition S10.15 Money

Topics - 9th and 10th

Std 09 Success orientation S09.01 Feel good factor S09.02 Broadmindedness S09.03 Commitment and dedication S09.04 Courage S09.05 Disappointments and failure S09.06 Focus S09.07 Nature and environment S09.08 Perceptions S09.09 Sportsmanship S09.10 Time management S09.11 Confidence S09.12 Insults S09.13 Humility S09.14 Communication skills S09.15 Anxiety

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Tools

• Ice-breakers - to create a free ambience and build a bond• Situations - that relate to and connect with daily life • Role plays - real-life personalities, professions, events• Group activities - learning through activities• Video clips - inspiring, motivating short clips• Stories - with pauses to elicit participants thoughts• Depictions - to allow messages to get internalised• PPTs - to arouse curiosity and trigger interactive discussions• Games - for fun, bonding and spin-off learning• Audio tracks - meaningful, peppy songs; group singing• Experiences - participants share real-life experiences

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• All are innately good• Focus on positives – people, situations• Interactions free from:

• Likes-dislikes• Rights-wrongs• Prejudices, biases• Notions, opinions

• Facilitator:• Co-learner in the journey• Intent to become a better individual – than to change others

• Deal with real-life-issues – no concepts and theories

Guiding principles

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Learnings

Different dimensions/ perspectives are possible for a given situation, when viewed by different individuals

Accommodate, respect and appreciate others’ perspectives

Readiness to listen to others – being patient to present own views

To be open, free and non-judgmental in approach

Creative, spontaneous thinking – thinking differently/ out-of-the-box

Confidence, perseverance to present perspectives

Firm (in own convictions) and flexible (towards others’ opinions)

Apart from the learnings related

to the theme or topic discussed, collateral learnings

take place along the way

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Photo gallery


Photo gallery

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Outcome examples (school/ home)

Outcome/ experience Shared byStudents have become open, confident and broadminded TeacherNow students are prepared to face realities, able to face difficulties - they are very joyful too Teacher

My daughter taught me the dignity of labour - when I questioned why her maths teacher was walking with the school sweeper, her answer was - "every work has its own dignity, you cannot differentiate one from the other - so what if my teacher came with a sweeper?"

Parent

VSET program provided the children a platform to discuss, explore and understand more about values - that would help them make the right choices to succeed in life, and to prepare them to serve humanity

School website

We can see considerable change in cleanliness - Most of them are from very poor family backgrounds, now they have started brushing their teeth, and bathing, which was not the case earlier

Facilitator

Helping mentality has developed between children Teacher

The topics discussed by you like appreciation, facing insult, handling hurt, managing anger etc. have really helped in building their character and molding them Principal

The sessions are very useful - we should have started this program earlier Principal

Noticeable positive changes are visible in student behaviour - they show increased maturity levels. My suggestion is that this kind of sessions are necessary in every School Teacher


Outcome examples (student)

I take care not to waste food

Now I help my mother in doing house works, even though some of them doesn't interest me My friend has changed – now she behaves lovingly with friends. Earlier she was an ‘angry’ type - the reason I think is VSET programsSome of my friends whom I considered aggressive have now turned mild - They are watchful now of their words and behaviour Earlier I used to waste lots of food - Now I take care not to waste foodI participated in the anti-drug awareness program. Everyone in society is important - we cannot survive without their existenceI understood the need for environmental cleanliness - Now, I also understand the sense of responsibilityVSET programs have made a lot of changes in my life- It caused great joy. Now I help my friends, and it gives me happinessNow I think of helping poor in our society as much as we can - Also, help educating the uneducated childrenWe can’t exist without natureTo build a good society, every individual has to change and contribute - and for that, we ourselves have to become modelsNature gives us all. We can't exist without nature

VSET programs have given me a chance to think about good and act some good deeds

We started forming queues for using toilets

Shared by students


Outcome examples (student)

From VSET sessions I understood that I should help others wherever possible, I should do good deeds and understand others' problems - We all are one

We should think before any action – Otherwise, it may lead us and others to great miseriesAfter the VSET interactions we are more disciplined now, and keep our class room neat and tidy as we keep our homeWhen I see small children walking on the roads, I accompany them to safety Now I dispose waste properlyWe cultivated a vegetable garden, and planted herbal plants in school - & I planted seven plants in my houseAfter attending VSET sessions, I have reduced using abusive languageOne day I gave my food packet to a needy womanReally helped me to adjust with the peopleAt VSET program, we get a chance to know our friends better

All professions are important in society and need to be respected, even though society has a tendency to ignore / not respect people with low income levels

I understood the consequences of anger. Also, I gathered awareness on society and the need to help parentsTo get angry is natural to me - but understanding that it is bad for myself, has forced me to stay away from unwanted arguments

I learned not to waste natural resources, and to treat earth as our mother - We should not exploit nature, we should save plants and trees

I do not litter now

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Facilitator

Profile

Graduate

Good communicator

Enthusiastic, good listener

Open to ideas, change

Connects with teens, youth

Part-time or full-time

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Reach

4 groups/ day

5 days/ week

20 groups/ week

40 groups/ 2 weeks

40 students/ group

1,600 students


Funding

• Infrastructure• VSET HO Campus including movables – Rs. 150 lakhs (US $300k)

• Operating expenses• Rs. 50 lakhs (US $100k) per year

• Funded by• Trustee group, associates – 95%• Friends – 5%

Working model, outcomes profound – exploring wider participation

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Corpus Fund

• Purpose• Create Corpus Fund; interest to fund operations• Allows TeamVSET to invest its time on programs, activities and

innovations• Fund size

• Annual expenses – Rs. 50 lakhs (US $100k)• Interest rate – 7.5% per year• Corpus Fund – Rs. 667 lakhs (US $1.33m)

Corpus donations – starting from Rs. 5 lakhs (US $10k)

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TeamVSET

Trustees

Mohan G

Pinakin T

Pranav P

Ramchandran A

Subramanian N

Sunder S

Swami Muktananda

Advisors

Justice Venkatachalliah MN

Dr Balasubramiam R

Dr Gururaj Karajagi

Gopinathan Nair P

Kaarthikeyan DR

Executive Team

Jagadeesh MD

Narayanan PK

Ramchandran A

Subramanian N

Sunder S

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