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Flagship Events

Launched in 2018, Aasra is an inclusive sports and cultural fest for differently-abled individuals. Every year over 100 participants from non-profits and schools across Mumbai come together to celebrate life through sports and cultural activities.

They are joined in these events by the SPJIMR community. In 2019 seven organizations working in this space -Aawhan Palak Sangh, ADAPT, Anandi Special School, Andhakshi Ashram, EuroAble, KimKan, Om Creations Trust, Parents of Down Syndrome (PODS), and Shraddha Charitable Trust participated.

Ehsaas: The NGO mela stands for celebrating the spirit of economic self-sufficiency achieved through the perseverance of artisans, SHGs, and NGOs who bring a positive change in the society. COVID 19 has impacted the lives and livelihoods of many in this sector. DoCC and Sustainability committee took the mela online. 28 SHGs and NGOs participated in the first-ever online mela using Zoom as their platform. Sellers and customers from different parts of India joined in. We are overwhelmed by its success and acknowledge our various NGOs and self-help group partners, who took this leap of faith!

On 19^th December 2020, the Centre for Development of Corporate Citizenship (DoCC) of SPJIMR hosted Mr Millind Chandwani as a guest speaker for their annual flagship event, Voice of Change (formerly known as Hero Speak). Voice of Change is a platform where management students meet change-makers and social influencers to discuss their journey.

Mr Milind Chandwani is the founder & CEO of Camp Dairies, an NGO which empowers kids from low-income private schools and government schools, by identifying and nurturing hidden talents and interests of children. He shared inspiring stories of children whose lives had been impacted by Camp Diaries. The session was conducted online with over 100 participants.

DoCC Social Impact Awards or SIA is a platform for recognising and rewarding exemplary contributions made towards society by social sector organizations. Launched in 2006, it has expanded its scope over the years wherein thought leaders from Corporate, Academia, and Social Sectors come together for evaluating the impact created by participating NGOs. The Awards are done in collaboration with corporates.

Kanupriya Harish Executive Director Jal Bhagirathi Foundation with students of SPJIMR receiving the first runners up award

Mahila Housing SEWA Trust receiving the winner trophy from Amit Kumar Head CSR Cummins India

Other Events

Tata Social Internship: Building Bridges Across Boundaries
Americares Spirit of Humanity Annual Awards

‘Building Bridges Across Boundaries’ is a platform shared by Tata Social Internship interns and SPJIMR students to showcase their social projects undertaken at the grass-root level in NGOs and CSR Foundations.

The event celebrates, a sharing of experiences and sensibilities among student of SPJIMR who have participated in their social sector internships and TATA social interns share their internship encounters at the Tata CSR. In the past years, DoCC has hosted students from University of Cambridge, London School of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, Kings College, London.

DoCC is the knowledge partner for Americares India’s Spirit of Humanity Annual Awards for the past 5 years. The award recognises NGOs across the country and felicitates them for their excellence in the humanitarian sector.

Every year more than 30 NGOs are selected from around 350 online entries and are evaluated at the pre-final jury evaluation round at SPJIMR. Members of SPJIMR faculty, member of social sector and industry leaders are part of jury.

Testimonials

Aasara

Mohil Mehta alumni from PGDM batch 2018-2020 recalls "Aasra as an event stands out the most as I recall my joyous journey at SPJIMR. Aasra was a sports day that the students of SPJIMR organise for differently-abled children. We thought we would attend the event and inspire them. However, to our surprise, it was these talented students who inspired us! These students participated in all events with the highest levels of enthusiasm and showed us how one can live life without any complaints and enjoy every tiny moment to the fullest. I would strongly urge everyone to participate in such events going forward and kudos to the institute for pushing students to organize and participate in such events!" Similar sentiment is echoed by several cohorts of SPJIMR

Vasudha from school Awahan Palak Sangh who participated in the online version of Aasra in 2020 says “Just like the Extra chromosome that our children have, which makes them so special and divine, you guys made our day special with rocking performances of our loving and talented adults. Concept of the break room was new but the program was flawless. For the first time during this lockdown, the children enjoyed playing so much and all credit goes to your team.”