S&P Capital IQ Hyderabad Community Service Projects: EVG – 007 - Construction of Additional Class room at Aided Primary School, Chammachintha, Visakhapatnam on 21st Dec, 2015

EVG – 007 - Construction of Additional Class room at Aided Primary School, Chammachintha, Visakhapatnam on 21st Dec, 2015

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

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 3+ employees would be working together for solving public problems in their community to build better lives and stronger communities. MHFI grants $1000 per project and employees spend their personal time on the project. This year S&P Capital IQ, Hyderabad (part of MHFI group) employees applied for projects from various areas of the Nation to serve the society under Employee Volunteer Grant (EVG).

Project Location: Aided Primary School, Chammachintha Village, Nathavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India, 531115.

About the Project: Aided Primary School, Chammachintha is located in Visakhapatnam district which is nearly 600 KMs from S&P Capital IQ, Hyderabad. In this school, nearly more than 70 students are studying. All the students from economically backward and financially poor families. And more than 75% students are the children of daily labor families. This school has one building with one complete room and one hall only where 1^st to 5^th standard classes are running. As it is not sufficient to run 5 classes of 70 students in one building, the staff of that school constructed a hut and using it for two classes temporarily. They are not also getting funds from Govt. for infrastructure and development of the school. This school’s H.M. Satyababu sir approached us and requested for financial support to construct an additional classroom which is most required right now. If S&P Capital IQ do so, it will be more helpful to the students to overcome many problems and study well.

Non Profit Partner: Aadarana

Project Leader: Bhaskar Vanimina

Activity: Interaction with the students, cleaning the premises, plantation, gardening, inauguration of additional classroom.

Date & Time: 21^st Dec, 2015 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

Number of Volunteers: 3

Highlights:

1. MHFI provided Rs.60,000 for procuring materials and expenses for the project

2. Brief introduction about S&P Capital IQ and EVG Program

3. Inauguration of additional classroom by MPP and Panchayat President.

4. Conducted games to the students and prizes are given to the winners.

5. Cleaning the school premises and planted the saplings

6. Handing over the sports material and equipment to the school staff.

Impact:

Previously the students used to sit on the ground and 2 to 3 classes’ students are accommodated at one place. It creates more confusion and disturbance. With the financial support from S&P Capital IQ, one additional classroom was constructed. Now 1 or 2 classes can be separated and accommodated in a safe and secure area to attend the classes. School staff, villagers and students are happy at the works done at the school by S&P Capital IQ.

Names of Volunteers: Bhaskar Vanimina; Ajay Pulidindi; & Sri Rama Murthy Kondepati

FEEDBACK OF THE VOLUNTEERS:

Bhaskar Vanimina (Project Leader): - This is my first EVG project done in my village where I studied in childhood days. I am so happy for the helping hand of S&P Capital IQ through which we made a drastic change at Aided Primary School, Chammachintha. With the financial assistance from the S&P Capital IQ, MHFI and deep supervision of the school H.M. sir and the valuable time and support from my co-volunteers Ajay and Murthy, we completed this EVG project in a successful way. We could see the happiness in the eyes of the students for the works done under community service. My heartfelt thanks to MHFI and S&P Capital IQ and looking forward to do more and more projects in the future with the support from S&P Capital IQ.

Ajay Pulidindi: - It was a very learning experience from the project we did in the village Chammchintha, Tuni. Interacting with the kids, school teachers, villagers and government officials makes me so confident and satisfied about my social life. A very much thanks to EVG team and S&P Capital IQ.

Sri Rama Murthy Kondepati: - I am so happy to be part of this EVG project. The programs/works which are being done under EVG, are so much helpful and bringing good results.

FEEDBACK OF THE BENEFICIARIES:

Nagaraju (5th class student): - We used to sit on the ground, when the rain comes while doing classroom work, our books will get wet. Really it’s a bit problem for us. As Bhaskar annayya helped us by supporting to construct an additional classroom through his company ‘S&P Capita IQ’, now we are very happy to attend the classes in a safe area. Thanks to S&P Capital IQ and volunteers.

Bhagavan (5th class student): - Earlier we sat on the ground, by constructing this additional classroom, now we are safe from sun rays and rain. We are also study well and will get good jobs. Thanks to S&P Capital IQ to develop my school.

A. Satyababu (Head Master): - We constructed an additional classroom with the support from S&P Capital IQ, MHFI and we inaugurated today (21^st Dec, 2015). It’s a great help for us from S&P Capital IQ to overcome many problems. We are very much thankful to MHFI and S&P Capital IQ. We request them to extend their helping hand to rural & remote areas with some more projects like this.

A. Chantibabu (Teacher): - The social service programs of S&P Capital IQ, MHFI are very appreciable. Especially government schools’ development projects in the villages are more helpful. Your support will help the development of the students in the villages and rural areas. These programs and activities are inspirational for everybody. Very much thanks to MHFI and S&P Capital IQ for their Community service programs at our School.

A. Ramakrishna(Rymes Founder): - The activities of rural development, Govt. schools development, environment protection by MHFI, S&P Capital IQ are so much appreciable. The EVG program which is being done by your company at Aided Primary school is so useful to our village. We hope your company will continue to do good activities like these in the future also. Thanks to MHFI and S&P Capital IQ. May god bless your company.

Letter from the School: