2. Introduction
Mission
To create awareness of one's connect
with society and nature
Theme
LivingValues – values in action
A not-for-profit organisation, set up in 2003
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3. Relevance
Play
No stress Discipline
Explore Academic excellence
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Extra-curricular
Expectation School
Media environment
Peer-pressure
Competition
Sensitivity
Student Corruption-free
Good behaviour Civic sense
Topper in all Family, Society, Pollution-free
Bonding Conservation
peers nature
Trendy
Reached out to ~ 200,000 students since inception
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4. JoyClub program
Format
• Starts from standard 7
• 1 session every 2 weeks - 15 sessions a year
• 60 sessions - 4 year journey till standard 10
Standard 10
Content, tools, topics *
• Researched, customised, dynamic,
contemporary, filtered
• Relevant, engaging tools
• Universal, non-sectarian
Standard 7
Facilitation, principles, learnings
• Non-judgmental, free, open
• Experiential learning
• Own conclusions – sustained impact
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5. Supporting programs
Teachers Parents
JoyConnect Strengthen learnings JoyUnite
Sessions aimed at from JoyClub programs Sessions to
better connect increase bonding
Students
JoyCamp
Off-site interactions
JoyPower
Institutional visits,
theme months
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6. Implementation strategy
• Create direct impact
• Refine, upgrade content/ tools
On-field
• Laboratory to explore new possibilities
• Learn, remain relevant at all times
• Decentralised operations
Outreach • Reach out to a wider audience
• Partner with institutions/ schools
• Provide implementation support
• Institutions/ schools, teachers
• Media, corporates, volunteers
Awareness
• Docufiction on the theme
• Roadmap 2030
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7. Scale of operations
Year 2011-12
On-field Outreach
Schools 80 Schools 6
Students 20,000 Students 2,000
(> 50% government schools)
Locations
Locations
Karnataka - Bangalore, Mangalore
Chhattisgarh - Manendragarh
Kerala - Kozhikode
Gujarat - Anand
Karnataka - Mysore
Kerala - Kasaragod, Wayanad
Maharashtra - Mumbai
Tamil Nadu - Chennai
Expansion through Outreach
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8. Outcome
Learnings manifest Becomes orderly, neat, tidy
immediately or later
Sticks to times, starts understanding priorities
Exhibits politeness, avoids rude behaviour
Shows concern when someone is hurt, sick
Starts assisting in household chores
Starts connecting with nature, co-creation
Starts looking at fairness of means
Starts using resources responsibly
Improves responsiveness to insults, failures
Lesser privileged get more confident, connected Improves competitiveness
Well-to-do get motivated to share, care
Shows better orientation towards success
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9. How it all works…
Create, refine
content/ library (KM)
Carry-out Identify, enable
quality assurance facilitators/ volunteers
and evaluation (QAE) (FEP)
Facilitate JoyClub, Partner with
reinforcement programs institutions, schools
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10. Participate
• Follow VSET on Facebook
• Join GoogleGroup – receive inspirational messages
• Suggest content – write to content@vset.org
• Share experiences – write to LivingValues@vset.org
• Facilitate JoyClub sessions in schools
• Connect VSET with schools to implement Outreach model
• Promote the theme amongst teachers and in schools
• Create awareness in media on LivingValues
• Help raise donations for VSET operations
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11. Support
Students in 2012-13 – 20,000
Reach Program delivery expenses – Rs. 50 lakhs (US $100k)
Cost/ student Rs. 250 per year (US $5)
Options Students Rs. US $
1,000 2,50,000 5,000
500 1,25,000 2,500
200 50,000 1,000
100 25,000 500
Contributions are exempt u/s 80G of the Income-tax Act, 1961
Contributions also through Satsang Foundation –
A LivingValues Movement a 501(c), non-profit corporation, California, USA Thus far Way forward
12. Thank you!
Contact
Subramanian N | E: mani.ns@vset.org | M: +91 9820086222
Narayanan PK | E: narayanan.pk@vset.org | M: +91 9845390141
W: www.vset.org
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13. Topics - 7th and 8th
Std 07 Interconnectedness with co-creation Std 08 Behavioural refinement
S07.01 Friendship S08.01 Happiness
S07.02 Appreciation S08.02 Getting along with others
S07.03 Politeness and courtesy S08.03 Respect and reverence
S07.04 Academic excellence and human values S08.04 Anger management
S07.05 Discipline S08.05 Helping
S07.06 Punctuality S08.06 Assumptions
S07.07 Care and concern S08.07 Patience
S07.08 Dignity of labour S08.08 Determination
S07.09 Civic sense S08.09 Insecurity
S07.10 Forgive and forget S08.10 Interconnectedness and interdependence
S07.11 Comparison S08.11 Jealousy
S07.12 Non-violence S08.12 Duty and responsibility
S07.13 Attentiveness S08.13 Sharing
S07.14 Honesty S08.14 Active-hasty/patient-lazy
S07.15 Arguments S08.15 Boredom
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14. Topics - 9th and 10th
Std 09 Success orientation Std 10 Focus on success
S09.01 Feel good factor S10.01 Positive attitude
S09.02 Broadmindedness S10.02 Goals
S09.03 Commitment and dedication S10.03 Plan and review
S09.04 Courage S10.04 Motivation
S09.05 Disappointments and failure S10.05 Relationships
S09.06 Focus S10.06 Peers
S09.07 Nature and environment S10.07 Citizenship
S09.08 Perceptions S10.08 Freedom
S09.09 Sportsmanship S10.09 Careers
S09.10 Time management S10.10 Success
S09.11 Confidence S10.11 Desire
S09.12 Insults S10.12 Creativity
S09.13 Humility S10.13 Role model
S09.14 Communication skills S10.14 Ambition
S09.15 Anxiety S10.15 Money
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15. Tools
• Ice-breakers - to create a free ambience and build a bond
• Situations - that relate to and connect with daily life
• Role plays - real-life personalities, professions, events
• Group activities - learning through activities
• Video clips - inspiring, motivating short clips
• Stories - with pauses to elicit participants thoughts
• Depictions - to allow messages to get internalised
• PPTs - to arouse curiosity and trigger interactive discussions
• Games - for fun, bonding and spin-off learning
• Audio tracks - meaningful, peppy songs; group singing
• Experiences - participants share real-life experiences
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16. Guiding principles
• All are innately good
• Focus on positives – people, situations
• Interactions free from:
• Likes-dislikes
• Rights-wrongs
• Prejudices, biases
• Notions, opinions
• Facilitator:
• Co-learner in the journey
• Intent to become a better individual – than to change others
• Deal with real-life-issues – no concepts and theories
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17. Learnings
Different dimensions/ perspectives are possible for a given
situation, when viewed by different individuals
Accommodate, respect and appreciate others’ perspectives
Apart from the Readiness to listen to others – being patient to present own
learnings related views
to the theme
or topic discussed, To be open, free and non-judgmental in approach
collateral learnings
take place Creative, spontaneous thinking – thinking differently/ out-of-
along the way the-box
Confidence, perseverance to present perspectives
Firm (in own convictions) and flexible (towards others’
opinions)
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20. Outcome examples (school/ home)
Outcome/ experience Shared by
Students have become open, confident and broadminded Teacher
Now students are prepared to face realities, able to face difficulties - they are very joyful
Teacher
too
My daughter taught me the dignity of labour - when I questioned why her maths teacher
was walking with the school sweeper, her answer was - "every work has its own dignity, you Parent
cannot differentiate one from the other - so what if my teacher came with a sweeper?"
VSET program provided the children a platform to discuss, explore and understand more
about values - that would help them make the right choices to succeed in life, and to School website
prepare them to serve humanity
We can see considerable change in cleanliness - Most of them are from very poor family
backgrounds, now they have started brushing their teeth, and bathing, which was not the Facilitator
case earlier
Helping mentality has developed between children Teacher
The topics discussed by you like appreciation, facing insult, handling hurt, managing anger
Principal
etc. have really helped in building their character and molding them
The sessions are very useful - we should have started this program earlier Principal
Noticeable positive changes are visible in student behaviour - they show increased maturity
Teacher
levels. My suggestion is that this kind of sessions are necessary in every School
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21. Outcome examples (student)
Shared by students
I take care not to waste food
Now I help my mother in doing house works, even though some of them doesn't interest me
My friend has changed – now she behaves lovingly with friends. Earlier she was an ‘angry’ type - the reason I
think is VSET programs
Some of my friends whom I considered aggressive have now turned mild - They are watchful now of their
words and behaviour
Earlier I used to waste lots of food - Now I take care not to waste food
I participated in the anti-drug awareness program. Everyone in society is important - we cannot survive
without their existence
I understood the need for environmental cleanliness - Now, I also understand the sense of responsibility
VSET programs have made a lot of changes in my life- It caused great joy. Now I help my friends, and it gives
me happiness
Now I think of helping poor in our society as much as we can - Also, help educating the uneducated children
We can’t exist without nature
To build a good society, every individual has to change and contribute - and for that, we ourselves have to
become models
Nature gives us all. We can't exist without nature
VSET programs have given me a chance to think about good and act some good deeds
We started forming queues for using toilets
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22. Outcome examples (student)
From VSET sessions I understood that I should help others wherever possible, I should do good deeds and
understand others' problems - We all are one
We should think before any action – Otherwise, it may lead us and others to great miseries
After the VSET interactions we are more disciplined now, and keep our class room neat and tidy as we keep
our home
When I see small children walking on the roads, I accompany them to safety
Now I dispose waste properly
We cultivated a vegetable garden, and planted herbal plants in school - & I planted seven plants in my house
After attending VSET sessions, I have reduced using abusive language
One day I gave my food packet to a needy woman
Really helped me to adjust with the people
At VSET program, we get a chance to know our friends better
All professions are important in society and need to be respected, even though society has a tendency to
ignore / not respect people with low income levels
I understood the consequences of anger. Also, I gathered awareness on society and the need to help parents
To get angry is natural to me - but understanding that it is bad for myself, has forced me to stay away from
unwanted arguments
I learned not to waste natural resources, and to treat earth as our mother - We should not exploit nature, we
should save plants and trees
I do not litter now
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23. Facilitator
Profile Reach
Graduate 4 groups/ day
Good communicator 5 days/ week
Enthusiastic, good listener 20 groups/ week
Open to ideas, change 40 groups/ 2 weeks
Connects with teens, youth 40 students/ group
Part-time or full-time 1,600 students
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24. Funding
• Infrastructure
• VSET HO Campus including movables – Rs. 150 lakhs (US $300k)
• Operating expenses
• Rs. 50 lakhs (US $100k) per year
• Funded by
• Trustee group, associates – 95%
• Friends – 5%
Working model, outcomes profound – exploring wider participation
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25. Corpus Fund
• Purpose
• Create Corpus Fund; interest to fund operations
• Allows TeamVSET to invest its time on programs, activities and
innovations
• Fund size
• Annual expenses – Rs. 50 lakhs (US $100k)
• Interest rate – 7.5% per year
• Corpus Fund – Rs. 667 lakhs (US $1.33m)
Corpus donations – starting from Rs. 5 lakhs (US $10k)
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26. TeamVSET
Trustees Advisors Executive Team
Mohan G Justice Venkatachalliah MN Jagadeesh MD
Pinakin T Dr Balasubramiam R Narayanan PK
Pranav P Dr Gururaj Karajagi Ramchandran A
Ramchandran A Gopinathan Nair P Subramanian N
Subramanian N Kaarthikeyan DR Sunder S
Sunder S
Swami Muktananda
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