A first-of-its-kind initiative called, “Nurture the Future”,was launched at Dr MCR HRD Institute which involved a partnership between the ISS & IES Officers undergoing 94th Foundation Course at Dr MCR HRD Institute and Nirman Organization, a leading NGO with its presence across the country with HQs at Hyderabad.
On this occasion, the functionaries from Dr MCR HRD Institute and Nirman Organization and ISS & IES Officer Traineespresented kits to girl children of Grade 10 studying in Telangana State Residential School for Girls, Borabanda.
The kits comprised a school bag, books on inspiring personalities, a pen set, a geometry box, a dictionary, a calculator, an exam writing pad,sanitary napkins, etc.
As a part of the “Nurture the Future” initiative, the ISS and IES Officers will be the mentors for 40 girl children of Telangana State Residential School for Girls, Borabanda. The Officers will maintain a live contact, through internet and mobile phones, with their mentees and provide them counselling and guidance in order to enable them to set challenging career goals and empower them to achieve them. The Nirman Organization will be a bridge between the ISS and IES Officers and their mentees and will facilitate continuous interaction between them.
Sri B P Acharya, IAS, Spl. Chief Secretary & DG of the Institute, who graced the event, said that a substantial number of girl children from Government schools belong to weaker sections of society. “While the Government has been generous in addressing their educational needs, they are in the dark insofar as the fast-changing career and educational opportunities are concerned”, said Acharya and added that the expert career and educational guidance by the ISS and IES Officers will be greatly instrumental in ensuring that the girl children enter into right career stream which are in tune with their personality profiles.
Acharya underlined the need to replicate this initiative across the length and breadth of the country in order to ensure that the young Civil Servants become the mentors for the girl children belonging to weaker sections of society and fulfil their social responsibilities.
