S&P Capital IQ Hyderabad Community Service Projects: July 2015

Friday, 31 July 2015

CIMA – 024 - Whitewashing and Renovation of Govt. Primary School, Sriram Nagar, Hyderabad on 27th June, 2015

CIMA – 024 - Whitewashing and Renovation of Govt. Primary School, Sriram Nagar, Hyderabad on 27^th June, 2015

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Update about service project conducted by employees of S&P Capital IQ (www.spcapitaliq.com) - Business unit of McGraw Hill Financial (www.mhfi.com), Hyderabad, India.

Project Location: Government Primary School, Sriram Nagar, Hyderabad.

About the Project: Sriramnagar Government Primary School (and Anganvadi center) has 600+ students (including three mediums – Telugu, English and Urdu). The school has no name board. Due to their unawareness they are not maintaining the school premises properly. The school walls are dirty and they do not have proper water facilities too. They do not have plates to have mid-day meals.

Non-profit partner: Lead India 2020 Foundation

Project Leader: Hari Krishna Muriki

Activity: Whitewashing the school, painting the blackboards, creating awareness of cleanliness by taking classes to the students, providing electric water motor for proper water facilities, washroom repairs, cleaning the school premises and providing plates for mid-day meals.

Project date & time: 27th June, 2015 & 9 am to 4 pm

Number of Volunteers: 15

Highlights:

1. Interacting with the students and creating awareness of cleanliness and its importance.

2. Cleaning the school premises.

3. Painting the blackboards.

4. Donating sports kit, plates and other useful materials to school.

5. Conducting games and distributing prizes.

Impact:

Good surroundings and facilities create good learning environment. 600+ students benefited. They will get awareness of cleanliness and its importance. The school won’t face any water problems in near future. The school will better equip with good facilities.

Names of the Volunteers: Hemanth Harsha Vardhan Thippani, Charan Teja Yelugu, Rajani Sucundra, Sampath Thota, Bhargav Tummala, Naga Yamini Devineni, Laxminarayana Upadhya, Savitha Prasad Bhuvanendra, Rashmi Sharma, Dinesh Siddamshetty, Rajesh Vurrinka and Pawan Trilinga

About Community Impact Month: McGraw-Hill Financial strongly believes in the motto, ‘Giving back is essential’. It extends to giving back to the society. MHFI launched this year Community Impact Month, in which 20+ employees will come together and work for solving any public problem in their community. MHFI grants $2000 per project and employees will spend their personal time for the project. This year S&P Capital IQ employees applied for 100 such projects. These employees work tirelessly to fulfill the motto and render true meaning to ‘Giving back is essential’.

FEEDBACK OF THE VOLUNTEERS:

Hari Krishna Muriki (Project Leader): Change never comes as its own. We should bring. S & P Capital had done the same. I really feel proud to be a part of the change. The school kids are really bright and deserve what we have provided to them and even more. It’s really a good experience to lead a project which has wonderful volunteers. I am thankful to McGraw Hill Financial and S&P Capital IQ for giving the opportunity to serve the society.

Hemanth Harshavardhan Thippani: “Serving people always gives satisfaction but to needy people shall give more. And I felt the kids out there were well deserved what we donated and I had a very good time spending time with children and volunteers. “

Rashmi Sharma: I felt extremely happy to be a part of CIM project. Our project leader and volunteers contributed so well in carrying out project activities, which included white washing of school, blackboard painting, conducting games for students, teaching, and finally distributing plates and books. As we say, education is every child’s birth right. In true sense, S&P Capital IQ is making efforts for almost every underprivileged student to get education with better facilities and in proper environment via its CIM projects. S&P Capital IQ gave me an opportunity to work for a social cause.

Bhargav Tummala: Volunteering does make a difference- slowly but surely. Just go for it. You will make great friends, see new places, learn different cultures, have a sense of achievement and make a difference.

Savitha Prasad Bhuvanendra: I have been part of various corporate social responsibility initiatives earlier and the experience is always overwhelming. But the difference we made this time to these kids will always standout in my memories. My biggest take away from this event was their energy and sportsmanship which made me feel what we have long forgotten as grown-up’s. BIG THANKS to our Captain and Co-Captain for arranging all the logistics so well and making the whole experience joyful for us as well as the wonderful kids and teachers. Please count me in for all your future projects.

Laxminarayana Upadhya: Thank you and it was really wonderful time and experience. Appreciate each and every thing which is organized as part of this project. I have really enjoyed had good time volunteering for all the day and kids were amazing.

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CIMA – 082 - Bringing Dropouts Back to School, U.P. School, Achampet, Medak on 27th June, 2015

CIMA – 082 - Bringing Dropouts Back to School, U.P. School, Achampet, Medak on 27^th June, 2015

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Update about service project conducted by employees of S&P Capital IQ (www.spcapitaliq.com) - Business unit of McGraw Hill Financial (www.mhfi.com), Hyderabad, India.

Project Location: U.P. School, Achampet Village, Narsapur Mandal, Medak District, Telangana, India

About the Project: This is a government run school in which 150+ students are undergoing studies. Even though students possess energy and intelligence to get in to good career, they could not get in to that because of many dropouts from the school. Also they don’t have proper furniture to concentrate on education. Making contribution in these 2 areas will make significant change in their life.

Non Profit Partner: Lead India 2020 Foundation

Project Leader: Pavan Kumar Govind

Activity: Volunteers will gather information suitable to the knowledge of students to train them in various advantages of education to add value to their life and deliver those points on CIM day in small interactive groups. And also involves in planting saplings, conducting quiz and sports competitions and distributing prizes to students. In addition to that they will arrange furniture and sports equipment to school. They also will motivate students to dream big and achieve big.

Date & Time: 22nd June, 2015 from10am to 4pm

Number of Volunteers: 25

Highlights:

1. MHFI provided Rs.120,000 for procuring materials and expenses for the project

2. Providing School Benches for 150 School Students

3. Guiding them about the value of education and educated persons have in the society

4. Cleaning the premises

5. Providing Sports material to students

6. Conducting quiz and essay writing sessions to students.

7. Career Guidance classes to students.

8. Conducted games and distributed prizes

Impact:

There are 150 students currently enrolled in the school. They will get inspiration from volunteers and concentrate on their studies by setting clear goals to learn and grow. In addition to that school will become better equipped with good facilities.

Names of Volunteers: Pavan Kumar Govind; Rajeshwar Bommarapu; Kiran Kumar Reddy Bandakadi; Naveen Kumar Gajjela; Bhaskar Vanimina; Uday Kumar Boddu; Raja Chary Kesarapu; Naresh Mudi; Sudhakar Karnati; Sanjay Soni

About Community Impact Program: McGraw-Hill Financial ( www.mhfi.com ) the company which strongly believes in the motto, 'Giving back is essential'. MHFI encourages its employees to work for service projects in which 20+ employees would be working together and for solving public problems in their community to build better lives and stronger communities. MHFI grants $2000 per project and employees spend their personal time on the project. This year S&P Capital IQ, Hyderabad (part of MHFI group www.spcapitaliq.com ) employees applied for projects from various areas.

FEEDBACK OF THE VOLUNTEERS:

Pavan Kumar Govind(Project Leader): The CIM project that I have lead has given me an immense pleasure and I am very much satisfied by spending time with the students who are genuinely needed. The knowledge of the students of government schools is very high and I am happy to be part of bringing it out. I am very much thankful to the management and my particular thanks to S&P Capital IQ for giving this opportunity.

Rajeshwar Bommarapu(Co-leader): I am very happy to be part of this project. It gave me immense satisfaction where I got an opportunity to share and guide children, who are really needed some motivation for continuing their education and some financial support for the education. Thanks Pavan for making me part in this wonderful project.-

Naresh Mudi: I am happy to participate in CIM Project. Project is inspiring and motivated me to take some social responsibility.

Sudhakar Karnati: Thanks Pavan given a wonder full opportunity to motive children. i really appreciate you because your selected right school at right time, they required help genuine.

Bhaskar Vanimina: We had a great time by spending our whole day for the society along with co-volunteers. We had interacted with the students. They are very sharp in terms of knowledge, discipline and obedience. With this project execution in the school, students who dropped their studies will definitely come back to continue.

FEEDBACK OF THE BENEFICIARIES:

Shafi Uddin (School Principal): We are very happy for the services and the contribution that we received from the S&P capital IQ and Team. Our students did not have benches to sit and they were felling very sad and shame for sitting on the floor earlier. Now with the benches that you have provided they are also happy. The volunteers conducted quiz and various competitions which motivated to student to build team spirit. The plantation of saplings made the students to understand the value of trees. Thanks to the management of S&P capital IQ.- Shafi Uddin, School Principal.

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CIMA – 002 - Creating New Look and Providing Purified Water to Primary Health Center, B.POCHAMPALLY, Nalgonda on 21st June, 2015

CIMA – 002 - Creating New Look and Providing Purified Water to Primary Health Center, B.POCHAMPALLY, Nalgonda on 21^st June, 2015

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Update about service project conducted by employees of S&P Capital IQ (www.spcapitaliq.com) - Business unit of McGraw Hill Financial (www.mhfi.com), Hyderabad, India.

Project Location: B.POCHAMPALLY Village and Mandal, Nalgonda District, Telangana, India

About the Project: This is a government charitable Hospital run for underprivileged people and lacks various basic facilities like purify water. This hospital also requires painting. There are 4000 people are living in that village and daily 70-80 out patients will visit hospital. And 10 new babies are delivered per a month in that hospital

Non Profit Partner: Lead India 2020 Foundation

Project Leader: Ravi Kumar Gudipati

Activity: Volunteers will work on procuring and necessary material for renovating the entire premises and creating new look for the hospital. They will work on painting the walls, cleaning the premises, repairing water facility, pipelines and other essential facilities at this hospital. Volunteers will also procure RO water purifier to remove high fluoride content water from the ground water which is highly beneficial to the patients visiting that hospital.

Date & Time: 21^st June, 2015 from10am to 4pm

Number of Volunteers: 15

Highlights:

1. MHFI provided Rs.120,000 for procuring materials and expenses for the project

2. Provided Painting materials

3. Painted all the walls of Health Center

4. Provided Water purifier

5. Volunteers involved in the Cleaning of premises

Impact:

2000+ people in nearby villages use services from this hospital. Our volunteer work was significantly improve their comfort and facilities while they undergo treatment at hospital.

Names of Volunteers: Ravi Kumar Gudipati; Laxman Chiluka; Badraiah Karnati; Venkata Reddy Manda; Srinivas Nangunuri; Ajeesh Parambatt; Vijaya Kumar Kattamuri; Sai Praveen Beeram; Kiran Krishna Boyina; Srinivasarao Gutta; Sridhar Uppala; Rajesh Kotyada; Subramanyam Kola; Nagarjuna Kosuru; Mallaiah Ushkamalla

FEEDBACK OF THE VOLUNTEERS:

Ravi Kumar Gudipati: I am very happy to lead this community impact project because many poor patients are getting immediate benefit. I am observing that they more inconvenient for dirking water and atmosphere now they are getting immediate benefit with Water Purifier and they are feeling happy with new look of Health centre .

Venkata Reddy Manda: First of all I am thankful to our S&P Capital IQ for giving us great opportunity to serve for the society through CIM. It’s Wonderful to be a part of CIM and spending time with Volunteers and participating in the community welfare activity. Thanks to Ravi Kumar for giving opportunity. Hope continue next year with same spirit

Nagarjuna Kosuru: In my experience relating to CRM project done in last month was good. These types of programs will give enthusiasm towards employees and also helpful to the society, at the time of this social activity from the side of society also responded very happy and encouraged to our team was also good

Kiran Krishna Boyina: According to me, I’m very glad to being a part of this project. Really it’s very good to develop the society and to provide necessary things for backward schools, villages & hospitals. CIQ is always ‘Giving Back’ to the society.

Ajeesh Parambatt: I would like to say thanks to CIQ Hyderabad for giving me chance to participate in the community impact project. As a part of our project we provide water purifying machine and some other required facilities to the Health Centre at Pochampally. I hope these facilities are very much useful to those who depend on that health center. The project was successful because of highly co-operated team work.

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CIMA – 052 - Creating Play Ground, Providing Water Tank and Library at Proddatoor, Nalgonda on 22nd June, 2015

CIMA – 052 - Creating Play Ground, Providing Water Tank and Library at Proddatoor, Nalgonda on 22^nd June, 2015

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Update about service project conducted by employees of S&P Capital IQ (www.spcapitaliq.com) - Business unit of McGraw Hill Financial (www.mhfi.com), Hyderabad, India.

Project Location: Proddatoor Village, Valigonda Mandal, Nalgonda District, Telangana, India.

About Project: Storage of water is the basic necessity for the village people as they don’t have separate water connections to their respective homes. Mini water tanks extend great relief to their lives. The village has Library building but without Furniture and books we provided Library Facility to this village, and also we have done some renovation activities in the Upper primary school in this village, on the renovation part we provided flooring on the school veranda, an renovating water tank and toilets in the school and also don’t have playground for the school children for this we provided material and prepared volley ball court and Kho-Kho court by our Volunteers.

Project Leader: Mahesh Palucham

Project Co-Leader: Sandeep Gurrapu

Non Profit Partner: Vandemataram Foundation

Activity: Cleaning and levelling the school ground for students to play and provided of mini water tank. Provided books to the library and we also explained about the use of library to the villagers. They created interest on use of library regularly by the villagers.

Date & Time: 22^nd June, 2015 from 10.am to 4.pm

Number of Volunteers: 20

Highlights:

1. MHFI provided Rs.120,000 for procuring Books and expenses for the project

2. Inaugurated mini water storage tank on the event day.

3. Educated villagers about the importance of literacy.

4. Educated villagers about the importance of conserving water.

5. Volunteers clean up and level the school playground and make it useful by creating Volley ball, Kho-Kho courts for school children.

6. Provided books for the Library

7. Conducted quiz and other competitions to students and distributed gifts to winners.

8. They also motivated students to dream big and achieve big.

9. Conducted games to students and distributed gifts to winners.

10. Volunteers involved in the Plantation

Impact:

60 families benefitted with the proposed storage tank construction. 180 students will be using the drinking water from the renovated tank and the renovated toilet system and also uses playground to keep themselves physically fit. They got inspiration from volunteers and concentrate on their studies by setting clear goals to learn and grow. 250 village citizens will be benefitted by reading the books provided in the library.

Names of Volunteers: Shiva Kesava Prithvi Raj Akula, Siva Rama Krishna Bandla; Dhilleswara Rao Baratam; Ganga Prasad Bestha; Shovan Bhunia; Krishna Prasad Bolla; Yedukondalu Dasi; Rajesh Dondapati; Srinivas Donthula; Naveen Kumar Gadem Setty; Sagar Gembali; Koteswara Rao Gunthoti; Narsingam Gurrala; Sandeep Gurrapu; Maheswara Reddy Kethu; Durga Prasad Medicherla; Venkata Ramanaiah Munapati; Mahesh Palucham; Karimulla Shaik Kommuri; Samuel Sudheer Yangala; Sudhakar Karnati; Venu Madhav Devu;

About Community Impact Program: McGraw-Hill Financial (www.mhfi.com ) the company which strongly believes in the motto, 'Giving back is essential'. MHFI encourages its employees to work for service projects in which 20+ employees would be working together and for solving public problems in their community to build better lives and stronger communities. MHFI grants $2000 per project and employees spend their personal time on the project. This year S&P Capital IQ, Hyderabad (part of MHFI group www.spcapitaliq.com ) employees applied for projects from various areas.

FEEDBACK OF THE CIM VOLUNTEERS:

Mahesh Palucham (Project Leader): It’s a great privilege that I got a chance to serve the community and that to in my native place Proddatoor. The village consists of a population of around three thousand and around five hundred out of this are graduates with one stream or the other. To pursue their career advancement they required a library which will be very helpful to them. I pursued their problem carefully and approached the village Sarpanch and head of the schools and they assured me to provide a room in the village. For that I am very much thankful to my village heads. To establish a library hall I required basic infrastructure and books and through funding of CIM project I placed order for the furniture and books that required for the library. I am very happy to provide mini water tank in the village and provide necessary requirements in the school through funding or CIM Project. I am very happy to be part of this project and thank full to S&P Capital IQ for giving this opportunity to coordinate and lead this event and thanks to the entire team for supporting me in this event and for the enthusiastic participation. Finally my special thanks to S&P Capital IQ for given this project and elected as a leader.

Sandeep Gurrapu (Co-leader): It’s been very pleasure to work with CIM project as volunteer and as co-leader of the project. It was good opportunity to serve the society. Mahesh Palucham had shown his dedication and commitment in execution of the CIM project. This is a very good initiation of our company towards development of our society. I am very thankful to our company.

Ganga Prasad Bestha: It’s my pleasure to have such a great opportunity of participating in a CIM project to serve the society. I am very thankful to Our Company to facilitating the CIM project. Through this CIM program I deserved an opportunity to serve public through facilitating needs as per their needs with the help of Our Company. This is a very good initiation of our company towards development of our society & spreading name and fame of our brand image. It makes me feel good in wandering people to know the basically needs of them & how to overcome them.

Naveen Gadem Setty: In the part of Giving Back Is Essential. I feel that I have given something to back society with the way provided by S&P Capital IQ .We have got a platform, to give something society, giving the students like motivation, career guidance and explain about usage of library and mini water tank. We expressed them as coming soon and immediately I understood that this is only Giving Back to Society. Thanks to MHFI Impact

Sudhakar Karnati: It’s a great opportunity to participate in CIM program which gives us a platform to contribute something what we are having to the society where we live in….I thank S&P Capital IQ and my colleagues who have generated me the opportunity to have something in contrast to our routine busy life.

Ram Mohan Bonthapally: Feeling of Responsibility and Converting the Responsibility in to the actions towards the community and country with patriotism through CIM is exceptional. I am very much glad to be part this CIM. Through this CIM I tried to explain students the value of time and its management for each day. Explained to manage your time with Studying and playing hours as well as their responsibility towards the community and for their own family. Conducting the games and encouraging them towards the physical Development activities and the eating habits and do’s and don’ts. I sense their happiness and Enthusiasm while receiving the Sports material and the Note books and in their response speeches towards the CIM Program and the Volunteers of the program. I am very much happy to see them all smiling with innocent faces and their childhood activities. Once again I thank the event manager Mr. Mahesh Palucham and all volunteers for making it memorable day, and my Special thanks to S&P Capital IQ.

Venkata Ramanaiah Munapati: It was really a great experience in the school and in the village, It reminds us our school days. The students are awesome and Hope we did something for the children to betterment their school days. And provide the knowledge on villagers mind how to use the library and water tank, I thank full to project leader Mahesh Palucham and project head S&P Capital IQ for giving this opportunity.

Narsingam Gurrala: That was one great project, and I’m thankful to you for giving me this opportunity to participate in such project, I would like to participate in future too, what we did was necessary for the growth and education of children, one initiative can change their perspective towards society. And we prepared playground for the school children’s which will very helpful them. I am very proud to be a member of this project. Thanks to S&P Capital IQ and Project leader Mahesh.

Sagar Gembali: It is a great experience being a member of this CIM project. S&P Capital IQ has given me the platform where we can do well to the society. One of the best events I have attended great speakers, atmosphere, skill development program and participation of creating playground – really we enjoyed it and I will be there in future events. Please keep me informed of future events. Simply I love the format.

Durga Prasad Medicherla: I am very happy to be the part of this wonderful project, which allowed me to work for the welfare of the society. I got immense pleasure and self-satisfaction as I try to give back the society something though this project.

Venu Madhav dev: It’s been a great opportunity to spend, work, engage and guide the young minds and also become a helping hand in enhancing their future. Thank you CIMA project for providing me such an opportunity for becoming a part in the development of the society. The day we spent with the children and villagers by the means of our Community impact project was a really awesome and heartwarming.

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