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Team REACHA got the opportunity to celebrate our 31st Anniversary at the Chinar 9 Jawan Club, Baramulla, Kashmir, on 9 March 2023 with Indian Army, our staff and students. It's been 3 decades of deep-dive community engagement to create an empowered, responsible society, and a developed nation! Jai Bharat Jai Hind

To catalyze 21st century IT based skilling developed by IBM, REACHA has facilitated and is the implementing partner for the IBM SkillsBuild MoU between IBM and Uttar Pradesh Skills Development Mission, Govt of Uttar Pradesh. The MoU was exchanged between IBM & REACHA with the UP Government at Global Investors Summit on 12th Feb, 2023 at Lucknow in the presence of Government, Corporates and Civil Society. Shri. Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri. Kapil Dev Agarwal, Minister of State, Vocational Education and Skill Development, Mr Andra Vamsi, Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission Director, Mr Manoj Balachandran, Head CSR, IBM India & South Asia and Mr. Nikhil Pant, CEO REACHA were present to grace the occasion. A key focus of this MoU is to provide job related online courses to youth in Uttar Pradesh, with the opportunity to explore related jobs in the market for deserving and meritorious students from Government institutions. This is part of IBMs efforts to strengthen the New India that is forging ahead with technology under the able leadership of our Honorable PM Sri Narendra Modi.

Happy to share that REACHA team was given the 2022 CSR Times Award for its CSR Project - "Chinar 9 Jawan Club". This award was given at the 9th National CSR Summit - Role of CSR in Nation Building on 8th December 2022 in New Delhi. The Chinar 9 Jawan Club Project has helped in increasing the self-confidence amongst youth of Kashmir by generating placement and self-employment opportunities. It has helped in holistic development of the local population to wean them away from terrorism, drug addiction and anti-national activities. We are grateful for the partnership with the Indian Army for this project. They have continued to be with us and have always guided and strengthened our efforts in Kashmir. We also are thankful to our donors ONGC, Genpact, IIFL Foundation, and NASSCOM Foundation that have supported these Nation Building efforts in Kashmir. Since 2016 more than 5000 youth have benefitted from the above CSR-supported projects at Baramulla.

REACHA would like to sincerely thank Genpact for its consistent support since 2018 to our efforts in the development of Kashmir in partnership with the Indian Army. As expressed by the Army, this support has and continues to play a transformative role.We are happy to share that this partnership will continue in the coming year 2023. The main goal in 2023 would be: einforcement of ongoing efforts in Baramulla Setting up a new printing SHG in the local community that will help in generating income for the locals Scaling up the ongoing training / efforts to another Aspirational District - Kupwara REACHA looks forward to this support and partnership with Genpact, all aligned with the Indian Army's broader goal to help the people in local communities of Kashmir by bringing in better training and job opportunities.

21st Century Skills Development through Kojo Coding in Rural India Schools aligned with National Education Policy (NEP) 20209 Schools have been selected with the help of Smartgaon Mart Pvt Ltd / REACHA's network. Out of these 9 schools, 4 schools are in Uttarakhand, 2 in Uttar Pradesh, 2 in Madhya Pradesh, and 1 in Bihar. Teachers in these schools were trained and certified by SmartGaon/REACHA Kojo instructors at the beginning of the project. These teachers conduct weekly sessions in their respective schools, with support from Kojo Instructors. Fortnightly online sessions are conducted by the Kojo Instructors to guide the students and review their progress. Mr. Lalit Pant, who is the creator of Kojo, is a mentor for the program. The Kojo Instructors have been trained by him, and he participates in many of the sessions - to provide richer learning to teachers and students.Coding in Kojo can help children learn a lot of fundamental and core skills Life skills are improved through printable arts, processes and events around it. Focus on regular formative assessment for learning can be checked by self-assessment Collaboration and teamwork activities gets improved through pair programming, projects and events Critical thinking, creative thinking, problem solving gets improved by building generative art and games. Multidisciplinary, holistic, innovation skills are improved by trying out new things with coding, math, physics, art, mandalas, culture and spirituality. Coding, Math, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computational thinking can be improved through building generative art/games. Enquiry-driven, discovery-oriented skills are improved through generative art. Sense of aesthetics and art gets inculcated via regular practice and publishing. A rootedness and pride in India can be nurtured through creation of mandalas, which is a way to explore Indian culture. Kojo provides A strong yet beginner-friendly programming language – Scala (which has great support for all the essential ideas in computing and coding – via structured, object-oriented, functional, and concurrent programming). A powerful and easy-to-use App (with modern features like syntax highlighting, code completion, IPM, Tracing, History, etc.) Rich areas for programming and creation (with real-world connects) – Turtle Graphics, Picture Graphics, Gaming, AI, and Robotics. Well-designed learning modules are available to support the above.

REACHA team is conducting IBM SkillsBuild Orientation sessions at Divisional and Government ITIs (Industrial Training Institute) across the entire state of Madhya Pradesh in the month of August and September 2022. The goal of these sessions is to empower the youth enrolled through extra learning sessions on IBM Skillsbuild platform so that they can have better chances of getting employed in the industry. As part of this project, the enrolled youth will undergo active learning, project-based learning and innovation camps with a direct connection to the industry. This training would help them to gain a competitive edge in the market and will enable them in improving their overall chance of getting suitable jobs. REACHA team members are relentlessly working on the ground with our partners to create a positive impact in nation-building. The following colleges are being covered as part of this effort with outreach to approximately 7000 students within September 2022: Divisional ITIs - Bhopal, Hoshangabad, Indore, Ujjain, Shahdol, Rewa, Gwalior, Bhind Govt ITIs- Dewas, Betul, Chhindwara, Seoni, Balaghat, Mandla, Singrouli, Satna, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Shivpuri The faculty and the principals of these institutes are also being presented with the books "Pandit Sriram Sharma Acharya, As I knew him... Memories of a Civil Servant" written by Sri JC Pant, (Founder of REACHA and IAS Retired; 1961 batch from the UP Cadre; Former Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture and later Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) and the book “Bats for all Seasons” written by Mr Nikhil Pant CEO, REACHA as a token of appreciation.

REACHA in partnership with SmartGaon organized a Kojo coding competition to make creative designs using the Indian National Flag Tri-Color theme -- for students from Grade 6th to Grade 9th, on the occasion of India's 75th Independence Day, which was celebrated on 15th August 2022. The prizes for this competition were distributed on Teachers Day 2022 which was marked on September 5th. 159 students forming 64 teams from 7 schools participated in the competition! At REACHA we are attempting to use Kojo for some very interesting coding projects. This helps in building the overall awareness of the student, helps them in learning core 21st century skills, helps them to imbibe and learn important cultural concepts of our nation, and also simultaneously keep up with the new NEP 2020 that lays a lot of importance on coding for school children.

REACHA team meets Goa Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant! REACHA team representatives Mr. Hitesh Goyal and Mudit Pant met with CM Dr. Pramod Sawant and Director of Technical Education Dr. Vivek Kamat to share and discuss updates on the ongoing IBM Skillsbuild project. The interactions were quite meaningful and the CM gave ideas on how the youth in Goa can be meaningfully engaged and encouraged towards acquiring employability-enhancing skills. This has been one of the key projects undertaken by REACHA in partnership with Goa Government and IBM to enhance livelihoods based on 21st Century Skills across pan India including Goa geography

I have been actively researching about things that I can incorporate in my daily lifestyle that can not only have a positive impact on health theoretically but also make me feel good and alive every morning as I wake up. There is work of two individuals - Paul Chek and Chervin Jafarieh that I have been following. They seem to be all in with their time and effort in helping people lead a better and a happier life. Some of the key points that I have come across from the research and from my personal experiences that I would like you to try as well are: One day we are breathing rising with the Sun with a smile on our faces, but the next day we could be gone. It is important to not take one second for granted, be kind, love hard, respect everyone and live mindfully in the present. Keep in mind the power of discernment every second A quote by Chervin - Wake the Fake up! Attachment to destructive people and poor habits, which provide you zero control, is why you are spiritually dying and living the life out of balance. Your body is a temple...think very hard before you put anything inside it. What you eat is what you become Our thinking and perspective is based on our unique individual experiences. It is important to have an open mind and to be able to listen to people without any judgements..this is the only one healthy way to grow while also being civil Surround yourself with people who would not change if your situation was ten times better or ten times worse Importance of rising with the sun - getting full exposure for 20-30 minutes on the rise. When someone tries to insult you - take a deep breath and switch off the false ego. if one is easily offended, one is easily manipulated. Master your breath, practice what you preach, sleep when you are sleepy, learn something new everyday, do not judge others, do not suppress your feelings... 1% control the world, 4% are puppets, 90% have no clue what is going on, 5% know what is going down and are trying to wake the rest 90% To be continued.......

A new beginning at Aspirational District Kupwara! 27th July 2022 was a momentous day for the youth of this town in Kashmir. In the presence, and with support of Indian Army, with CSR support of IIFL (India Infoline Group) Foundation, REACHA launched a skill development initiative to train 180 youth as Retail Associates over a 12 month period. Assessment and certification would be provided by Retailers Association's Skill Council of India under Skill India initiative of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, India. A key objective would be to train and provide placement to these 180 youth as part of empowering them for sustained, growth oriented careers. Strengthening the Indian Army in nation building is core to this project. The project will work in close collaboration with the district administration in Kupwara.

REACHA Partnership with IBM and Government of Madhya Pradesh! Directorate of Skill Development, Madhya Pradesh organized an ‘ITI and Industry Linkage Meet, Madhya Pradesh’ on Wednesday, 25 May 2022. The event was attended by reputed delegates from across the country. Mr Nikhil Pant, CEO, REACHA and Mr Hitesh Goyal, IBM Project Head, REACHA, represented REACHA and IBM SkillsBuild at the platform. Shri Jitendra Singh Raje, IAS, Director - Skill Development, GoMP, delivered the welcome address speech and Sh. Akash Tripathi, IAS, Principal Secretary, Department of Technical Education, Skill Development and Employment, GoMP, shared the opening remarks. Mr Hitesh Goyal presented a detailed overview of the IBM SkillsBuild programme. During the MOU signing ceremony, an MOU was signed between IBM and the Government of MP for IBM’s IBM SkillsBuild programme, with REACHA being the implementing partner to the project. We are grateful to the Government of Madhya Pradesh for trusting us with this opportunity.