Sankalp e-Patrika, March 2008, Volume 12, No. 1
A busy phase, for all blood related volunteers, has begun. Following the start of semester in February, increased enthusiasm, better plans and works have been taken. Issues like drawbacks of previous semester and other problems were discussed along with their solutions and improvements. All volunteers will be given blood requests cases, including freshers who will get a good exposure this way. This requires the volunteers to be prepared all the time to take up cases and also balance with other things too, like studies. Everybody is to keep themselves updated on various issues regarding blood donation. Our website will soon be filtered of in-referenced and ambiguous reports.
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Many of the Volunteers, particularly freshers and the Chennai Volunteers, knew of Sankalp but did not have the entire big picture. So this Sunday meeting was conducted, when the Chennai Volunteers came to Bangalore. As our Guest for the day, we had a person from MindTree, Mr. Abraham Moses (Head of Administration). The day started by giving the introduction about all the Sankalp branches (Rakta Kranti, Project Tiranga, CTC Disha, BDO and Financial Department) and activities handled. This included the past activities, present ones and the planned ones for future.
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Rakta Kranti is the Sankalp way of trying to bring about a change in the situation of voluntary blood donations in the city of Bangalore. In terms of tasks performed, it looks pretty straightforward on paper. It is just increasing the number of blood donation camps. Colleges, companies, just any institution where people who want to make a change gather everyday. Putting this into reality is a challenge though. However, pushing the endeavor forward, Sankalp has a few more camps planned in the time to come. Read more to get to know where revolution is stepping in these days..
[more..] I had been working much too long on this job. I guess things could have been worse. I certainly wasn't doing hard labour. But going door to door asking questions as a representative of the federal government wasn't the most satisfying position either. It was August. It was hot. I had to wear a tie.
'Hello. My name is Bob Perks and we are doing a survey in this neighbourhood.'
'I'm not interested! Good bye!'
You can't imagine how many times I heard that. I finally caught on and began with.
[more..]LOOKING FOR BLOOD IN BANGALORE? CALL 1062. Sankalp has been publicizing about 1062 for a long time now, but somehow the message has not reached all ears and eyes. This time around Sankalp has adopted a new stratergy for publicity. Volunteers have planned visit to hospitals to take the message to doctors,patients, and in general any person who is around ususally in a hospital. This article describes the actions carried out by volunteers as they executed Phase 0 of the plan. Filled with energy, enthusiasm and a dream, read more to know what these your revolutionaries are upto now..
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The recent Union Budget for our Nation was full of sops almost for everyone. A person finds it hard to understand how the government is planning to bring the money back to government coffers which it is planning to spend so generously. All of us agree that it is anothre poll gimick. But, in an overall context, do you think such budgets are good for the country.
We would love to see you comment in your opinion once you have voted!