Aviral Bansal – Tata Communications Ltd. I have an opportunity to work on developing a native app for School-in-a-box, project run by Moinee foundation based out of Jaipur, Rajasthan. School-in-a-box is a novel concept which facilitates digital learning experience for students in geographies where there is no internet connectivity. A standalone server holds the content and networking capabilities to facilitate the digital learning experience of school-goers in remote locations of India which are still untouched by the internet connectivity. The reason for choosing this initiative was multi-fol ..read more

Ajit Chaudhuri – Tata Sons Private Limited. According to The Economist, the COVID-induced lockdown has divided the world into three Zs. There are those working from home on full pay using internet-based communication, the Zoomers, who have to deal with the trials and tribulations of housework and boredom. Then there are those with zero-hour contracts as small businessmen, labourers, and informally employed service providers, the Zeros, who are in considerable distress. And then there is Gen Z, with tanked higher education and employment prospects, also in distress. My own situation (thus far ..read more

Sandeep Acharya – Tata Steel Ltd. A Saturday morning, basically my weekend starts.I felt this particular one was different than the earlier ones. It felt a bit out of my comfort zone. And sometimes that can be a good thing. I was visiting the school assigned to me as part of my ProEngage project. As part of a Tata Engage initiative we kicked off the ninth edition of ProEngage. I applied and was selected for a project to conduct fun activities for students of government schools in Jamshedpur. The objective of the project is to help reduce absenteeism and hence the dropout rates in government sc ..read more

Volunteering is increasingly becoming the preferred way of contributing towards causes that are close to one’s heart. Many of us wish to make the world a better place to live in, but we do not know how to begin. Tata Engage was formed with this very idea. We want to briefly explain to you how a typical day in the life of a volunteer takes shape. Volunteers put in more than their time, they put in their energy and their heart. While it is hard to pinpoint every project and activity that such a person undertakes; here, we have tried to give you a sneak peek into the day of a passionate volunteer ..read more

Francis Bacon once said, “Knowledge is power’, it’s what empowers people to achieve great results. Education has the power to help people realise their true potential and contribute towards building successful communities. ProEngage, through its mentoring projects, works with young people, community gatekeepers and non-profit partners to make this possible. Mentoring is a huge responsibility but it’s a sure way of impacting the lives of tomorrow’s youth. Be a mentor, help them grow! The Tata group partners with non-profits all over India, that help youth from low-resource settings find opportu ..read more

Gaurav Verma – Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. There are a few things that we can’t help but repeat because you had such a good experience after trying it for the first time, aren’t there? It could be that trendy musical hit that we play on loop, that local favorite wood oven pizza joint where you love to go again and again or that noble volunteering activity that we participated-in and know that it really does make an impact. We had that first time good experience when we partnered with Ben’s Bell project in March, 2018. Their mission is to inspire, educate, and motivate people  to realiz ..read more

Over the past six editions of ProEngage, one of the most popular and widely available type of project has been around mentoring young people. Be it mentoring of school children, college pass-outs, job seekers, office staff or communities, mentoring projects come in varied formats – each offering a unique opportunity for the ProEngager to shape the way an individual thinks and conducts him/herself. For first timers – it can seem a little daunting since you’re wading in new waters, but here’s a quick list of what to keep in mind before you embark on the mentorship journey through ProEngage – a c ..read more

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ProEngage is a part-time, skill-based volunteering programme, which offers Tata employees, their family members and retired Tata employees, the unique opportunity to contribute their domain expertise and helm exciting projects that can help NGOs achieve their goals faster. Most importantly, ProEngage gives volunteers an opportunity to explore or get back in touch with talents they never really got a chance to explore thanks to the daily grind; or get back to hobbies that are an extension of their skills – writing, art and craft, dance, coding – things that get pushed on the back burner due to ..read more

  Ask anyone what they love most about Tata Volunteering Weeks, and they’ll tell you that it’s the freedom they get to try out something completely new – the break from routine. The diverse set of activities hosted through this edition, as always, gave ample opportunities to the volunteers from Tata Motors to volunteer for the causes they love, some looped in their family members too. Many have stories of how they now think differently after sharing their time and effort, by taking their turn to volunteer. “I have realised that whatever I have learned and executed, during my 14+ years st ..read more