S&P Capital IQ Hyderabad Community Service Projects: CIMA – 081 - Assistance to Rural Sanitation and Providing Furniture to School, Nandi Waddeman, Mahaboobnagar on 22nd June, 2015

CIMA – 081 - Assistance to Rural Sanitation and Providing Furniture to School, Nandi Waddeman, Mahaboobnagar 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: Z.P.H. School, Nandi Waddeman Village, Bijinapally Mandal, Mahaboob nagar District, Telangana, India

About the Project: This Project to be held at Nandi Waddeman, Mandal Bijinapally, District Mahaboob nagar where around 250 families live. Due to their poor economic background and other cultural issues, they don’t use wash rooms and use roadside lands for their nature calls. Government of India recently announced a scheme to allow subsidy for constructing wash rooms at house. But due to their ignorance about the procedure many people not yet applied for that. If proper education and assistance is provided, they will come out of that situation. In the same village there is a primary school with 150+ students and they sit on the floor to attend their classes.

Non Profit Partner: Lead India 2020 Foundation

Project Leader: GUGILLA NARESH

Activity: 250+ families will be benefitted because of assistance to go for washroom construction. This will also bring cultural change and enhance their dignity. 150 students will have better class room to study well.

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

Number of Volunteers: 25

Highlights:

1. Creating the awareness in rural sanitation and benefits of sanitation

2. Volunteers actively participated in tree plantation

3. Guidance given to 9th and 10th class students about career

4. Conducted games to school children and distributed prizes to the winners.

5. Volunteers are Handover furniture, books and sports kit to school children and staff.

Impact:

There are 150+ students currently enrolled in the school. They will get awareness in sanitation from volunteers and they will also get good furniture which will improve their attention and concentration. This will also bring cultural change and enhance their dignity.

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:

Naresh gugilla (Project Leader): I am very happy that I got an opportunity to serve the Society through my company. It was remarkable experience to reach school children and villagers and educate them about sanitation. I am satisfied and got good experience in my life with this project.

Naresh Vootur (Co-Leader) : I am very glad to be part of Social activity and lead a CIM Project with the support of S&P Capital IQ. We got very much satisfaction by doing this service to the Society. I learned many things in this project execution and completion. I am always ready to do such activities

Vijay Kumar reddy. D : It is a great to serve society for a good cause. Thanks for making me a part of this Project. These kinds of programs inspire mankind to contribute to the society

Siva Nagarjuna. M : It was a great experience to work as volunteer in this project. I felt happy as I associated in this project

Sharath kumar : Thank u for all, it was a wonderful experience for me, I enjoyed a lot while interacting with students, I shared the things which is useful to them

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