Bhumi (organisation)
| Founded | 2006 |
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| Type | Volunteering |
| Focus | Civic engagement, education, environment, social entrepreneurship |
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| Website | www |
Bhumi is an Indian volunteering non-profit organisation. Established in 2006 in Chennai, it is involved in various activities associated with education, environment, and civic engagement. As of 2020, it had over 30,000 volunteers in more than 12 cities across India.
History
In 2006, a group of students and young professionals joined together to volunteer to teach children at an orphanage in Chennai.[1] Bhumi was established in Chennai on 15 August 2006 by a group of students and young professionals led by Ayyanar Elumalai, Harishankar Namasivayam, and Prahalathan KK.[2] It expanded to Tiruchchirappalli in 2009, and had a volunteer strength of over 500 by 2015. By 2016, the organisation was active in 12 cities across India and was working with over 15,000 children.[2] As of 2020, it had over 30,000 volunteers across India.[3]
Programmes
The volunteers are primarily college students and young professionals, working voluntarily.[4][5] It is involved in various activities associated with education, environment, and civic engagement,[6][7] with primary focus on education of children.[8] The organisation designs its own academic and non-academic programmes, which run in parallel to the school curriculum, for children living in orphanages and are tutored by its volunteers in community centers. It also conducts hands on training,[9][10] and leadership programmes, to prepare the children to take up higher education and become financially independent later.[2] It organises a two-day annual talent identification programme called Nakshatra to identify talents in art, science, and sport.[11][12][13] The identified children undergo specialised development programme to hone their skills.[14][15][16]
The Catalyze programme encompasses Bhumi's civic projects that engage volunteers in causes like animal welfare, community welfare, and environmental causes.[17][18] During the Covid-19 induced lockdown in 2020, the organisation conducted an online dance competition aimed at identifying and nurturing such potential in lesser-privileged children.[19] Bhumi also supports Corporate social responsibility initiatives of various companies.[20]
Awards
Bhumi was the winner of the "Leader in Volunteer Engagement Award 2013" at the iVolunteer Awards.[21] It was recipient of the "Award for excellence in the field of education" (2013) from the Rotary Club.[4]
References
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- ^ "Bhumi". India Cares Foundation. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ a b "The league of extraordinary humans". The New Indian Express. 30 March 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Serve to Succeed". The Hindu. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ "No Country For Them? Orphans, Child Labourers 'Invisible & Uncounted' Victims of Covid-19 Crisis". News18. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Give them wings". NXG. 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Benefiting Over 10,000 Children Every Year, This Team Shows Us The Power Of Volunteering". The Better India. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Robotics is no rocket science". The Hindu. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Children from Chennai orphanages make robots at robotics workshop". The Times of India. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Children showcase creative side". The Hindu. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Earnest show of talent". The Hindu. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Children bring house down at Nakshatra". The Hindu. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "When talent takes wing". The Hindu. 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Bhumi's Siragugal '10". Chennai Online. 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Celebrating the creative spirit". The Hindu. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "The joy of cleaning Chennai beaches". The New Indian Express. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Giving is Growing". The New Indian Express. 18 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Let's have a Lockdown Showdown!". The New Indian Express. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "NASSCOM Foundation guides Dassault Systemes towards volunteerism". India CSR. 2010.
- ^ "Abhishek Bachchan Lauds Bhumi". The New Indian Express. 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.