Student Social Responsibility
Concern for the community is often mistaken for socialism. On the contrary, capitalism thrives only when every citizen is an asset in economic activity and has opportunities to succeed.
With this attitude, the students of SIBM have taken a unique student led initiative that aims at bringing about qualitative difference in the lives of the lesser privileged sections of the society, through self initiated actions and by creating awareness on the role of the corporate community in societal transformation.
SIBM endeavors to bring about a positive change in the underprivileged sections of the society and take a step towards developing socially responsible corporate citizens.Through out the year, SIBM organises events which take up causes ranging from child sex abuse, illiteracy , child labour to computer literacy programmes.
"Dream Run"- Let Childhood Smile
Through the “Dream Run”, SIBM took up the cause of child-related issues and created a campaign against illiteracy, malnutrition, child labor, and child sex abuse.
Computer Literacy Programme
Realizing that survival in today’s technological world without the knowledge of computers is tough, we at SIBM conducted an 8 week long ‘Computer Literacy Program’ for teachers from Government schools from villages around Pune. It helped the teachers to gain working knowledge on Fundamentals of Computers, MS-Office and Basics of Internet so that they are able to impart the same knowledge to their students.
The Computer donation ceremony was carried out at Lavale Municipal School. Dr. Arun Mudbidri, Director, SIBM and the chief guest, was evidently delighted at the successful completion of the program. He observed that the initiative should be carried out to its logical conclusion by designing a syllabus for the students, and monitoring their progress.
Visit to Old Age Home
As part of our endeavor to bring smile on the faces of senior citizens, we visited a old age home, Even Tide, near Camp area in Pune. The old age home had women abandoned by their families. The half-day long trip included some games with the ladies followed by a lunch.
Akanksha Sports Day
In our partnership with Akanksha, the NGO for kids, we conducted a Sports Day for them. During the event, the Akanksha children were divided into groups and various sports activities were organized. Prizes were also given to the winning teams. The event was a huge success with everyone
Clothes Donations to Girls Observation Home
Every year, the outgoing batch has a lot of daily usable – clothes, sundry furniture, mattress etc. that the students discard. Through the initiative, SIBM served as a facilitator helping the batch put their used clothes, shoes and other things to good use and the orphans by providing them with clothes that they need.
The SIFE National Competition
The Students Social Responsibility Cell (SSRC) represented SIBM at the annual SIFE national level contest 2007, held in Mumbai on 19th Jun 2007. Seventeen colleges participated in the competition from all over the country.
