This project, a collaboration between India Infoline Finance Limited (IIFL) Foundation, the National Cadet Corps (NCC) under the Ministry of Defence and REACHA, supported by Lohitpur Brigade and Dao Division, aims to transform the lives of underprivileged youth and contribute to regional prosperity.Over the next 12 months, 160 Tezu youth will receive comprehensive training in home stay hospitality, equipping them for the thriving tourism industry. This program emphasizes technical skills as well as essential soft skills such as communication, grooming and computer proficiency. .Key program objectives: Community Engaement: Mobilizing youth for careers in hospitality Home Stay Training: Creating professional hosts with industry know-how. Employment: Facilitating gainful employment/entrepreneurship in tourism and hospitality. Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) Newsletter (May 2023) called for balanced CSR spending, particularly in the Northeast. Organizations like NCC, THSC, the District Commissioner's Office, and MDoNER support this initiative.! Esteemed guests included GOC 2 Mtn Div Lt. Gen MS Bains, Mrs. Madhu Jain (Director of IIFL Foundation), Brig Dr. PM Bali, Dr. Kangki Megu (Principal, IGGC Tezu), Local District Administration, and Mr. Nikhil Pant (CEO, REACHA). Deputy Chief Minister Shri Chowna Mein, MP Shri Tapir Gao and others conveyed their wishes through video messages. This project aligns with PM Modi's vision for Northeast development. REACHA, with IIFL Foundation and NCC's support, is taking a vital step in this direction. Collaboration is central to MDoNER's focus, setting an example for regional development. This initiative promises positive change, nurturing youth potential and creating a brighter future for Tezu and Arunachal Pradesh.

Students of Hospitality and Retail supported by IIFL Foundation and implemented by REACHA participated in flag hoisting at DC Office (Kupwara) and interacted with Deputy Commissioner/District Magistrate Ms. Ayushi Sudan (IAS). Students handed over the Tiranga to the DC as a token of their love for the nation. The National Anthem was also sung. There were more than 100 people present during the Flag Hoisting/exchange, including people from the local community. The event was undertaken with guidance from Col MS Navalgatti, CO, 41 RR of the Indian Army at Kupwara. Staff, Students of the above project and local civilians participated in a Tiranga Rally to Machil (60 km from Kupwara) near the line of control and distributed Indian Flags in the villages that were on the way. Participants were received at Machil under supervision of Brigadier Vinod Singh Negi (Commander 53 Infantry Brigade). Col Rajat Kumar Birman (CO 56 RR) along with other Army officers hoisted the Tiranga on 15 August 2023 along with our students and staff and paid tribute to army martyrs at Machil War Memorial. There was a lot of excitement amongst everyone as people came out of their homes together to celebrate the 77th Independence Day! The Indian army appreciated the efforts of IIFL Foundation and REACHA for organising such an event near the line of control. This has sent a very positive message across the border that people of Kashmir love their nation like other citizens of India.

It was such a pleasure and an honor yesterday to welcome Ms Ayushi Sudan, IAS (DC Kupwara) to meet our graduating students (Retail Associate Training Programme) and give them certificates at Town Hall, Kupwara for CSR projects supported by IIFL (India Infoline Group) Foundation under overall supervision of 41 RR, Indian Army. Her motivating words and encouragement to avail various government schemes was much appreciated by students and staff. Our sincere thanks and gratitude to Madhu Jain ji, Director IIFL Foundation for her constant support and guidance. Also, to IIFL Foundation team that provides us constant on-field support to achieve high impact. Sahil Hamid, Zonal Manager, CSR along with other members of IIFL Foundation are always there. Certificates of Retailers Association's Skill Council of India post assessment were given by Ms Sudan to students from Retail Associate training conducted by REACHA as part of CSR of IIFL (India Infoline Group). Col MS Navalgatti, CO, 41 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Maratha Light Infantry was also present to give away the certificates. Many other important government officials were also present along with members of the community.

Adnan Bashir, a cyclist from Kashmir shares his aspirations in a dialogue with Mudit Pant. Adnan is currently training at the Sports Authority of India's facility in Haryana. He is representing India in Cycling events, and talks about his dream of getting a medal for India at World Championships. Adnan also touches upon some of the challenges that he faced as he started this journey in Kashmir, some core problems of Kashmir like high Drug use and high suicide rates among young people, and how he aspires to work hard, do well and become a role model for youth in Kashmir.

Ritwik Bhattacharya, former India #1 Squash player for 5 years, first Indian to break into the World Top 50, Founder of START - Squash Temple and Real Training shares his Squash journey and the learnings that he has had on the way in a discussion with Mudit Pant. Ritwik also shared what led him to start his Squash Academy START at Kalote Mokasahi village in Maharashtra where he along with his team has been working with the tribal kids of the village, and have been playing a key role in transforming their lives through Squash and Boxing. Ritwik also shared some key insights/learnings/advise based on his experiences in his life so far, that can help to lead a life with a purpose and a meaning! Following topics were discussed - 2:45 - We touch upon Ritwik's journey in squash over the years...and how he got into the sport? 7:00 - Biggest and most important learnings that Ritwik has had so far in his life through his experiences 8:40 - Ritwik shares what led him to create START - Squash Temple and Real Training Academy at Kalote village in Maharashtra.. 13:00 - Ritwik talks about the first reactions of the villagers and the kids as he chose the area for START academy, and started the work there. Also, shares what kids think of the sport and how Squash is growing in the valley 21:11 - Ritwik shares a very solid advice for the youth of today on how to navigate their passion and chase their dreams

We were honoured to receive and welcome Nirmal Jain ji, Chairman, IIFL (India Infoline Group), and Madhu Jain ji, Director, IIFL Foundation to the IIFL Foundation supported skill development projects in Retail and Hospitality at Aspirational District, Kupwara, Kashmir. The occasion was graced by GOC HQ 28 Inf Div Maj General Girish Kalia, VSM along with Commander 68 Mtn Bde Brigadier T K Pant and other senior officers of the Indian Army. IIFL Foundation is playing a key role in strengthening non-kinetic efforts of the Indian Army to bring peace and development in the valley through Operation Sadbhavna. 180 youth in Retail trade and 160 youth in Hospitality 'Chef trade' are being skilled and certified for placement by REACHA. Certification in Retail is being provided by Retailers Association's Skill Council of India while for Hospitality REACHA is exploring to partner the The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) better known as the Taj Hotels. Thus, government mandated and industry / market alighted training and skill development is being provided in a very sensitive geography through a CSR initiative of IIFL. Maj Gen Kalia and Nirmal ji motivated the staff and students and encouraged them to work hard and seek bright careers. Madhu ji along with a parent inaugurated the Hospitality lab and interacted with the students and energised them with her words of encouragement and appreciation. Students, parents and staff interacted in an engaging manner with the visiting dignitaries. Students who have received placement / jobs also presented their feedback and shared their experiences. They motivated other students to make full use of this opportunity to develop their career paths. Team REACHA worked tirelessly to make this happen. Our thanks also to Sahil Hamid from IIFL who has facilitated these projects.

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.