ACIC IIT (ISM) Foundation has organized Capacity Building Program for the local people of Jharkhand at Singdaha, Topchanchi. The Chief Guest of the event was Mr. Jaydeb Mahto, LAC Scientist who discussed to way to cultivate Lac and also acknowledged the participants about products made from LAC. He also showcased few products made of Lac insects.
Bhendra is a village panchayat located in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand state, India. The cluster has a very proud history and is popularly known as Sheffield of India. There are 150 open cast forging and blacksmith units manufacturing different types of machine tools including hammers, chisels, scissors, knives, weapons, and ironwares. The production here is huge, however, these units are still using obsolete techniques for manufacturing. As a result, their product does not withstand the competitors like Taparia. The foundation identified the problem statements and is now planning to start a project with the same.
ACIC IIT (ISM) Foundation visited Pehla kadam school on January 24th, 2022. This is a special school with capacity of around 200 students of 3-40 years of age. The School is taking any fees from most of the students because most of the students belong to very poor financial backgrounds. Apart from teaching, the School is implementing many programs that assist young differently abled people in getting employment and becoming self-reliant. With that, it is also connecting young disabled students to a local network of mentors and likeminded advocates. The ACIC Team has decided working in such direction.
ACIC IIT (ISM) Foundation is thriving hard to raise the economic and social identity of underprivileged women. In this context, the Foundation had organized an outreach event on October 30, 2021. The idea was to generate employment amongst the women residing in the slums of Dhanbad by creating a platform for them to sell their hand crafted items (colourful earthen lamps, thread jewellery, paper fans, flower pots etc.). Members of Deepti Ladies Club and Karmajyoti (CSM), IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, have been working among the slum dwellers for educating their children, improving hygiene, and helping the women to increase their income through handcrafted products. ACIC IIT (ISM) Foundation took an initiative to shape their efforts.
