Valedictorian Programme

On 21st May, 2022 Annual Report of Saathi Enabling Centre 2021-22 was presented and published in the presence of Principal Dr. Ravindrasing Pardeshi, Chief Guest Mr. Vishal Palve (Fergusson Alumni, Former Coordinator of Saathi and Founder, Let's Record Initiative), Special Guest Mrs. Shalinee Teke (Help the Blind Foundation). Since 2020-21 was entirely an online-year for…

Saathi Trip 2022

20th May, 2022Coming towards the end of the annual year 2021-22, Saathi Enabling Centre arranged an excursion of one day to Mahabaleshwar on Thursday, 19th May. 68 volunteers, who had worked a lot throughout the year and participated actively in Annual Fest, our lovable 12 blind students and the 4 teachers including Saathi's teacher coordinator…

Saathi Departmental Fest 2022

The concluding day of the fest was a fun ride throughout. Students, volunteers gathered in the early hours at their respective departments and prepped for the Departmental Rally. Saathi volunteers seemed super enthusiastic and were ready to give shoutouts, hold posters and the Saathi banner. The rally began around 9 AM and lasted for over…

Fest: Performaces @Spandan

The most awaited announcement was finally done! Fergusson College (Autonomous) Pune, held its most prestigious event, Fergusson College Festival (FEST 2022). The event was scheduled for three consecutive days – 7th, 8th and 9th April 2022. Students were ecstatic and enthusiastic as always but this year there seemed an added tinge to excitement among students,…

Volunteering at Job Fairs

Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled is an organization working for the empowerment of persons with disabilities and the underserved through its diverse initiatives focused on providing quality education, accommodation, nutritious food, vocational training and placement based rehabilitation. It facilitates opportunities to enable persons with disabilities and the underserved to keep pace with the rest of…

Braille Day Exhibition

4th January, 20224th January is observed as World Braille Day, it is the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the ‘Father of Braille’. Braille is the script used by visually impaired people. Saathi Enabling Centre of Fergusson College, Pune; on this occasion, had organized a ‘Braille Fest Exhibition’. The objects showcased and explained by the students…

Mobility Workshop

10th March, 2022SAATHI Enabling Centre had organised Mobility Workshop on 8th and 9th March 2022. Mobility workshop was particularly arranged for the visually impaired students of Fergusson College, Pune. The objective of this two day workshop was to work towards making the blind students independent, by teaching them the effective use of overall senses in…

Innovators For Change – Stage II

SAATHI has always surprised everyone with its amazing and innovative ideas. Here, we mean the 2nd phase of the ‘Innovators for Change’ activity of SAATHI Enabling Centre of Fergusson College, Pune. The 2nd stage was conducted over a week, beginning from 17th January, 2022 to 25th January, 2022. It was a short period of time,…

Innovators For Change – Stage I

Weaving the maps... One of the most exciting activities of SAATHI 'Innovators for Change' is on its way. After the demo session with volunteers and taking the requirements from Blind students, it was decided that the first stage would be introducing blind students to the geographical borders of India and Maharashtra. In the first stage…

INNOVATORS FOR CHANGE – Geography Edition

In Saathi Enabling Centre, the coordinators regularly arrange meetings with blind students to know their requirements to be fulfilled. During one of the meeting, blind students showed great enthusiasm to know about different geographical phenomena and concepts. So, to fulfill this aim the coordinators started forming a team and named the activity "Innovators For Change".…

World Disability Day Celebration

3rd December, 2021,The World Disability Day was celebrated in the best spirits in Fergusson College, Pune. The SAATHI team did great work in the Social Outreach field. The event specially focused on how people are never ‘disabled’ but ‘differently abled’. The aim of the event was to celebrate our abilities over disabilities because everyone is…

SOEC Orientation Programme

December 3, 2021Social Outreach and Enabling Centre (SOEC), an active organization of Fergusson College (Autonomous) Pune, aims at promoting social and environmental awareness. Various sub-organizations under SOEC give an opportunity to the students to voluntarily engage themselves in various events and activities. In the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, educational institutions were shut down for…

A3 Cleaning Activity

17th Oct, 2021After a big gap of nearly 2 years the schools and colleges reopened, and Fergusson College (Autonomous) Pune, reopened as well. All the students were excited to live the joy of everything they had missed within 2 years. Fergusson College always focuses on overall development of students and hence, encourages students to work…

Blindness is a Spectrum

17th October, 2021Saathi Team had celebrated SIGHT WEEK from 11th to 17th October, 2021 on the occasion of World sight day(14th October) and White Cane Day (15th October). This activity was celebrated in two stages; in the first stage, volunteers were given the theme ‘Blindness Is A Spectrum’ and were told to express what they…

Farewell to the Batch of 2021

We came as strangers and we are leaving as family, is what was probably going through every student’s mind during the farewell for SAATHI batch of 2021. Everything must have a beginning and an end, and here’s how the evening began – the farewell was scheduled on 15th July 2021, at 4:30 p.m. Sonal, with…

Saathi Trivia Weekend #Finale

With the end of Day 1, and spirits pumped, came Day 2. The second day of the Saathi Trivia Weekend was one to be filled with nervousness, competitiveness, and anticipation. Anticipation for the fun, the games, the interaction, and the much-awaited prize distribution.  The four teams Jagat Bhari, Nusta Rada, Bass Ka Bhava, and Vishay…

Saathi Trivia Weekend : Team-3 #Jagatbhari

For Team Jagatbhari, a WhatsApp group was created by the leaders Ishika, Sanika, Parikshit, and Aditi, encouraging participants to interact and enjoy. The group was named Jagatbhari, which conveyed our genuine, downright feelings. Four subteams were formed - Online Chichore, Golmaal Crew, Hera Pheri, and Dostana Express, and one of these teams would represent Team…

Saathi Trivia Weekend : Team-4 #VishayHard

Team Vishay Hard was the fourth team in Saathi Trivia Weekend whose interaction was scheduled on May 1, 2021, at 6:30 PM. Because there were students from the first year who still hadn’t visited the college, a short video was played for them in the beginning. This video had memories from last year’s events conducted…

Saathi Trivia Weekend : Team-2 #BassKaBhava

 On the occasion of Maharashtra Day, Team #BasssKaBhava had a traditional dress as its theme. At 4.00 p.m., everyone joined the session dressed in Maharashtrian attire. The program opened with a round of introduction called ‘Main Hero Apni Movie Ka’. Each person had to introduce themselves in the light of their favorite movie character, or…

Saathi Trivia Weekend : Team-1 #NustaRada

All the covid-19 news, work, and no play make Jack and Jill dull, sad people. That’s exactly how everyone felt staring at their screens with hours of online lectures, assignments and receiving no good news whenever students checked their phones. Saathi Trivia weekend was like a breath of fresh air filled with positivity and fun…

Poem on SAATHI

Never forget what Saathi gave youJust take a step forward and ask: How can I help you? Recall all those times when you smiled in A3,When your soul and theirs felt genuinely free. Remind yourself of those memories you made,Of the million feelings that were felt but left unsaid. Never forget what Saathi gave youJust…

7. Admission and Scholarship Forms

Sometime during mid-March, the Pandemic hit the world, and students of all the colleges faced major problems adapting to the new online method of learning and appearing for exams from home. For the blind students, the challenges were a level harder, but a team of Saathi volunteers was set up to assist the blind students…

A HEAVEN IN POVERTY

Hospital is a heaven filled with God-like Doctors but poverty prevails there in ways similar to this true story... 14-06-19 : I wasn't exactly ill, but some health issues had popped up. For treatment, I had to visit a government hospital. Again, hospital mentioned, it was a bit serious. That day, I borrowed bicycle from…

2. Saathi Orientation 20-21.

After the initial interaction with the First Year blind students, it was time to have an orientation for all the volunteers who were eagerly waiting to know what Saathi was, how it works, and the treasure of fun that lies within the four walls of A3. Registration forms were already sent across the First-Year students…

1. First Interaction with New Saathi Students.

FIRST  INTERACTION WITH NEW STUDENTS Saathi’s first group interaction with new First year blind students was held online.on 25th September 2020. It was a welcoming session for them, held in the presence of the coordinators, senior blind students and a few volunteers. Being new to Fergusson College and Saathi, the students were curious about their…

SAATHI 2020-2021

Saathi Enabling Centre, as a unit of SOEC is aimed at creating a friendly atmosphere for the visually impaired and other differently abled students by bridging the gap between the abled bodied and disabled students in the campus. SAATHI has been working on several issues and the special needs of visually impaired students by efforts…

VPf Creation : Powered By Vargshikshak

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmMwn5H7R4qsI2eg8YkDxP-A2XMoslKHK VPf Creation was started in 2019 to promote small initiatives with the aim to create awareness about Community Service.The team of VPf wishes to produce a Hindi short film on Social Issues in the upcoming days. Stay tuned to our YouTube Channel and click on the icons below to follow VPf Creation on other…

Protected: First Collaboration for Let’s Record!

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Let’s Record @punekar_news

If you are interested in knowing how Let's Record was started and how we are bringing a change in the society, do read the article below which was published in the well-known hyperlocal news portal of Pune, Maharashtra. 📰 Punekar News dt. 14/09/20 Click here to read the full article. Let's Record completes half a…

Problems of the Student Community

नई सरकारे आएगी और जाएगी, लेकिन किसी ने भी आजतक छात्रों की समस्या को जड़ से हल करने का प्रयास नहीं किया है। Read the full news article here. 1) Scholarship and DBT Issue : The challenges and difficulties faced by students in the course of their education often remain unheard. We believe that the…