Working together for sustanable development
Initiative(s)
FREE Education : Free education classes are conducted on weekends at Hirapur center (Hindu mission Orphanage), Bagula Basti and in other slum areas of Dhanbad to educate the underprivileged children.
MENSTRUAL Hygiene : Every year during the ‘Swachhata Pakhwada’ a Sanitary Pad Donation and Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Campaign is being conducted. During the drive of 15 days, students collect sanitary pads from the Teacher's Colony and Staff Quaters of IIT (ISM) Campus, later they distribute the pads among the needy women of different Bastis in Dhanbad area.
Menstrual Hygiene workshops are also held, aimed to empower women and adolscent girls. A comic, Menstrupedia Comic is given to all girls to teach them about periods.
IITJEE Free Coaching : Centre of Societal Mission runs free IIT(JEE) coaching classes for bright underprivileged students in campus. A dedicated team of M. Tech. and Ph.D. students of IIT(ISM) Dhanabd use to take classes. At present 40 students from underprivileged section of the society are studying in this coaching classes, who were selected through a written test.
Medical Camp : A free Health Awareness Program – Cum – Medical Camp was organized by Centre of Societal Mission in collaboration with ‘Upnishadan’ on the ground floor of Student Activity Center (SAC) of IIT(ISM) Dhanbad on 8th December, 2017. Objective of the program was to spread an awareness among the people of five adopted villages (Namely: Lahbani, Dhaiya, Bhelatand, Bapunagar and Mandal-Basti) and to provide them a free medical check-up and medicines as prescribed by the doctors, during the camp.
Project(s)
1. ReNew Surya
Objective: Training coal mine workers for the renewable sector.
- Partner: IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
- Funding: ReNew Foundation
- Period: 15 Oct 2024 – 7 Mar 2025
- Curriculum: NSDC-SCGJ certified 400-hour training
- Goal: Train 300 workers, >50% women inclusion
