RPGCOM :: January 2010

Citizenship
Village children log on

In an initiative which touches 400 students in a small village near Ankleshwar, RPG Life Sciences creates a Computer Zone at a village school in Juna Bor Batha

RPG Life Sciences has initiated several welfare and development-oriented initiatives in Juna Bor Batha village, close to the company’s Ankleshwar factory site.

Under the aegis of RPG LS managing director Arvind Vasudeva, HR head Ratish Jha and their team members, changes have been brought about to provide basic facilities in a local village school.

There was a severe problem for the children to have access to clean drinking water. The Life
Sciences team provided them with a water filter, enabling them access to clean water. The children, who also used to have their mid-day meals in the open air, and often under the hot sun, have been provided a shed for them to have their mid-day meals within the school premises.

To enable the children to access the whole new world of computers, RPGLS also created a new Computer Zone at the school, and donated personal computers for the Zone. The school has organized five trainers who would provide computer training to the children during school
hours.

As a result of all the contributions RPG Life Sciences has made to the school and the community in the village, the school organized a short programme on the day the Computer Zone was being inaugurated, to express their appreciation for the efforts of RPG Life Sciences. The Zone was inaugurated by Vasudeva on January 5, 2010, which was also the inception day of the school.


Vasudeva, in his speech, emphasized the need for the children to remember their roots at the village even while they went to cities to earn their livelihood. He also emphasized the importance of computers in the new world.

Post-lunch, the RPG LS and Group CSR team members spent some time with the students and the administrative staff to gauge into the challenges the school is currently facing.