SIBC member Sita Desai, as a gesture of goodwill, graciously donated 300 odd brand-new export quality T-shirts to be gifted to support staff and construction workers at Pillai Campus, Panvel. We organised an event of distributing the first lot of T shirts to a small group at the hands of our founder president Dr. Daphne
SIBC in association with Pillai College of Arts, Commerce, Science, Panvel organised a Session on “Cancer Awareness” on 10th July, 2023. The invited speakers were Dr. Priya Eshpuniyani and Dr. Pushpak Chirmade, well-known medical experts, who enlightened an audience of students and teachers about prevention and early detection of cancer.
The Annual General Body Meeting for the year 2022-23 of SOROPTIMIST WELFARE ASSOCIATION (SIBC) was held on Friday, 30th June, 2023 at 3:45 p.m. at Panvel Campus. The meeting was conducted in a hybrid mode whereby 13 members were physically present and 7 members joined via zoom. Annual reports and accounts were presented and activities
Our members, Ms. Preeti Pawar, President Elect, and Ms. Yvette Lee, Past President and current PAC as also NASI Communication Officer attended the NASI AGM in Madurai held on 24th June, 2023. Ms. Lee also participated in the NASI Executive Committee meeting. They took the opportunity to bond and network with members of various SI
SI Bombay Chembur celebrated International Day of Yoga with a big flourish. We collaboration with Mahatma Education Society’s Pillai Institute of Management Studies and Research, Panvel; with edukidz INTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL, Tilaknagar; Chembur English High School, Chembur; Mahatma Night Degree College of Arts and Commerce, Chembur; and Pillai HOC College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Rasayani.
World Environment Day 2023 was celebrated by SI Bombay Chembur in association with Mahatma Education Society’s Pillai Institute of Management Studies and Research. On 7th June, An interactive session was organized in Marathi for the help staff of the Pillai Campus on the theme of preventing and navigating plastic pollution. Prof. Krushna Sawant was invited
Power of a Second Chance Computer Literacy and Skills class was held for women living in slum communities in Mumbai. A 3 week basic computer course was held where the women were taught MS Office, usage of the internet and how to avoid cybercrime.
Project Asha helps women entrepreneurs from marginalised communities through financial aid and mentorship. Under this project 2 women were given financial aid to start and grow their business of a food cart respectively.
February, March 2023 SIBC in collaboration with Mahatma Education Society’s Pillai HOC College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Rasayani organised the ‘English for Specific Purposes Workshop’ for the Students at Pillai Skill Development Institute from 22nd February to 3rd March, 2023. The objective of the programme is to enhance language and communication skills for the
Date: 8th March, 2023 On the International Women’s Day, Soroptimist Excellence Award 2023 was conferred on Ms. Swathi Mukherjee, Managing Trustee, Vatsalya Foundation, an NGO which is a pioneering organization that works with street children in the city, through its multidimensional approach of outreach, child-to-child contact, support centres and open shelter home among others. Ms.