tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58795988872321927542024-02-20T17:09:35.432-08:00Ludhiana CallingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11229584413534995866noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879598887232192754.post-62898527322422067502014-03-25T19:56:00.002-07:002014-03-26T09:01:25.265-07:00Back to where it all began...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Our first night in Ludhiana, Peter, Lukas, and I spent a long time in the business center printing presentation slides. To set the stage, one computer had no internet, the other had no mouse. I ended up using the computer with internet but no mouse to pull up our first presentation for the CEO, Mr. Jain. An hour later, using keyboard shortcuts, and rolling the printer on a rolling chair to get close enough to connect it to our computer, we were finally able to print the presentation.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first night in the business center (the printer is sitting on a chair)</td></tr>
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Now, on the night before our last day at Ludhiana Steel Rolling Mills, we were back in the business center for the second time, frantically trying to print our final report. It seemed only appropriate that we would end our time here! Previous printing attempts at other shops had not worked out for various reasons and we had run out of time and options. Luckily, this time was much easier than the first thanks to a thumb drive and a couple of hotel staff that helped us manually print 2 copies of our 100 page report double sided!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our final report!</td></tr>
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The next morning, we got our <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BySTHknvmIQuWW1lRXF4NENaYms/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">final report</a> bound at a local copy shop before presenting it to Mr. Jain, the LSRM CEO. We recapped the presentation from the day before. Mr. Jain is ready to begin the program and implement many of our recommendations right away - we were so impressed!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Binding our final report at the local copy shop</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Jain reading our final report in his office</td></tr>
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Our <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BySTHknvmIQuZXBUa0dacE1hWkk/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">final powerpoint presentation </a>the day before went very well. Mr. Jain and about 12 other people, including Shruti, LSRM employees, and even an LSRM employee's 21 year old daughter interested in learning more about the program, attended our presentation. After we presented each slide, Rajeev translated into Hindi so that everyone would be able to understand our presentation, which made our presentation pretty long. In a culture where taking calls and leaving the room are common practice during presentations, we were so impressed that everyone stayed for our whole 1.5 hour presentation! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closing the presentation with Rajeev preparing to translate</td></tr>
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After the presentation, we had a brief discussion and Mr. Jain then announced that the program would begin the following week! We were so excited! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Attendees at our final presentation</td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td>We are so thankful and appreciative to work with LSRM and really feel like we have made an impact that will benefit LSRM's CSR objectives AND benefit girls education in the Ludhiana community. We have also made many friends that we will stay in touch with for many years to come! Thanks to Mr. Jain, Rajeev, and everyone at LSRM!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our last day at LSRM with many of the staff</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final day in Mr. Jain's office</td></tr>
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Word of the day:balika shikshanam - girl child education<br />
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#ibmcsc #india22 </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11229584413534995866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879598887232192754.post-72110215214827279062014-03-25T19:39:00.005-07:002014-03-25T19:53:24.905-07:00Last week in Ludhiana!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The program that we will be presenting is the Balika Shikshanam program (girl
education in Hindi). More about the program in my last post.<br />
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Quick commentary on naming: We learned that a lot of people in India first
think about the Sanskrit translation (the classical language of Hinduism) of a certain meaning to name their
children. Rajeev mentioned that he went through the same process to
come up with our program name, so the program has a more formal name
rather than a literal Hindi translation. I thought this was a very
culturally appropriate nuance!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Company sign outside the plant</td></tr>
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During our last week, we visited another family and a school to
understand costs of education. We also gave each family we visited a
framed picture of our visit to their home - they were all very excited! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Presenting an employee with a framed picture from our home visit </td></tr>
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Most of our week was spent preparing for the final presentation and compiling the final report, but we did attend a hotel sponsored goodbye dinner with the regional manager of our hotel chain, which was very nice and generous of the hotel. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the regional manager of our hotel at the hotel dinner</td></tr>
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We also got a chance to walk around the plant again to take some
pictures (see below). We could feel the heat from the hot steel and was
surrounding by lots of loud machines - such an active environment to be
in!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Workers moving the steel to another rolling machine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where they size the steel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quality control checking out steel samples</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished goods ready for transport</td></tr>
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Word of the day: chalo - let's go</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11229584413534995866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879598887232192754.post-89715425880317999352014-02-28T23:36:00.003-08:002014-02-28T23:46:13.250-08:00Bhangra, Swabhimaan, and Shivratri<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This week has gone by so fast!<br />
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We have been working hard at LSRM and are ready to put together our final recommendations and report for next week's presentation. We also visited another LSRM family to learn more about the cost of education in Punjab. <br />
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On Wednesday night, we took a Bhangra/Bollywood class with <a href="http://www.thefootlooseindia.com/" target="_blank">Footloose </a>dance and yoga studio. We learned some pretty awesome moves - I think we are ready for our IBM CSC bhangra debut! Check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1gbaOgOCjE" target="_blank">video </a>our instructor posted of us :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bhangra dancing</td></tr>
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On Thursday, we celebrated <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maha_Shivaratri" target="_blank">Shivratri</a>, a Hindu festival celebrating one of their deities, Lord Shiva. We went to a parade and temple, and even received holy water from the Ganges river!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parade - can you spot the snake?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Hindu temple on Shivratri</td></tr>
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On Friday, we volunteered at a Swabhimaan school for a fun day of educational activities. Swabhimaan focuses on providing education to children living BPL (below the poverty line). We have a team of IBMers working with Swabhimaan NGO and they did a great job organizing the event! The children rotated between our activity stations. Kazu and I teamed up to do origami - we taught the students how to make a dog and fortune teller. It was so much fun to hang out and play with the kids - it was a great end to the week!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rajeev with the students and their origami dogs</td></tr>
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This weekend we went to Shimla, the capital of the state of Himachal Pradesh. It is a popular tourist destination and also known for the Kalka-Shimla Railway, a UNESCO heritage site. It also has amazing views of the Himalyan foothills.</div>
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We first hiked up to Jakhoo Temple, a Hindu temple with a statue of the Hindu god, Hanuman. There were a lot of monkeys hanging out and waiting to find someone with food. I even saw a monkey steal glasses off of a lady's face!</div>
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We got our tickets at the train station and posed with the elephant conductor :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cristian and I with the train station and elephant conductor</td></tr>
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We also stopped by another temple with very pretty bells and amazing views of the Himalayan foothills.<br />
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We spent the day walking around Shimla, which was a picturesque town with lots of shops and restaurants, British architecture and pedestrian walkways. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monkey climbing out of the trash</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Streets of Shimla</td></tr>
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On Sunday morning we rode on the Kalka-Shimla Railway for about 3 hours, which had beautiful scenery of the Himalayan foothills and towns.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cathy, Peter, and I on the Kalka-Shimla Railway</td></tr>
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Back to work tomorrow!<br />
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Word of the day: dhaba - a group of street food vendors<br />
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This week has been filled with exploring Ludhiana, getting advice from local NGOs, and enjoying the company of many LSRM employees and families.<br />
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We visited a shop where some of the IBMers got suits and shirts tailored. There were workers there hand beading women's Punjabi suits. Some of us took a walk around to visit shops. </div>
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I am still looking for Harry Potter in Hindi to add to my collection of Harry Potters in different languages. I have yet to find it in any bookshops, but I heard about a market in Ludhiana where they may have it. We also went to the Adidas store, which was filled with about 20% Chicago Bulls gear. </div>
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We also stopped at the one post office in Ludhiana, where I got some
cool stamps to add to my collection. Also, confirming the fact that
there are many Punjabis living in Canada, the post office was
advertising 3 day service from Punjab to Canada. They also told us at
the post office that they don't have a way to send postcards to foreign
countries, so anyone that receives a postcard may get it in an envelope
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We also went to a grocery store called Easy Day, which reminded me of an Indian version of Walmart. They had very cheap kurtis (women's tunics) and I bought a bunch of Indian sweets for our team room at the hotel. The store also had a whole section devoted to Holi items (March 17th), including every kind of water gun, bottles of colored paint, and water balloons, which are used to put the colors in and throw at people. </div>
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We ended the week on a high note, which included our last family visit to an LSRM employee family. This was the family that had the lowest income, but made many sacrifices to allow the two older children (boy and girl) to go to school. The parents were very motivated to improve their lives and to send all of their children to school. It was clear that the children were part of a very loving family. The daughter in school told us that she loves school and believes getting an education will allow her to get a good job (she wants to be a doctor) and help her family.<br />
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Word of the day: pet bhargya - I'm full!<br />
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The past couple of days we have spent interviewing employee families and focus groups. Yesterday we had a focus group with a local NGO, Swabhimaan, which is also hosting an IBM CSC consultant team. They had a very inspirational vision (equality and education for all, turning a liability into an asset through education). It was a great discussion and gave my LSRM team a lot to think about in terms of potential models and options for furthering girls education. I think there is potential for Swabhimaan to work with LSRM in the future.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The LSRM and Swabhimaan teams during our Focus Group</td></tr>
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This morning, we had a focus group with a set of LSRM employees to understand more about their views on education and challenges girls face in education. They gave us some good ideas on how to help employee children.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Focus Group with LSRM Employees</td></tr>
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This afternoon, we visited two more LSRM families. The families were very gracious hosts and it was great to sit in their homes and talk with them about their children's education.<br />
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What has been consistent across focus groups and interviews is that most
people agree that India's view on girls education is changing. While
many of the employees and families agree that infanticide of girl babies
still exists and some groups (gypsies, extremely poor) have orthodox
beliefs that devalue girls and education, they generally believe that
girls and boys should receive equal levels of education. It is very
encouraging to hear this consistently. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spending time with an LSRM family and 4 of their 6 children, including Ragni (14) and Saloni (8)</td></tr>
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This change is evident in the Annual Status of Education (ASER) Report published by Pratham, an Indian NGO. The <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B32Ykp7KgntCWXRIcGtXemE0NjA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">report for the state of Punjab</a> shows that boys and girls are generally receiving a basic education up to age 14. The table below shows that the % for girls and boys not in school is almost the same from ages 7-14. Only until ages 15-16 does the % for out of school girls change to 11.8% and for boys 8.3%.<br />
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Some of the reasons we have heard for why this % drastically changes (and additionally the gap between boys and girls grows) are: 1) view that parents feel girls (and sometimes boys) have received enough education and can then drop out of school, 2) girls are needed to help out at home with household work or get a job (and boys are sometimes needed to earn $$ as well), 3) early marriage (money is then starting to be saved for dowry rather than education), and 4) parents do not feel it is safe for the girl to go to school anymore because they will start getting harassed by teachers and boys.<br />
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Contrary to my previous post, we are also seeing that money actually IS a barrier to education even though the government often provides education, supplies, etc at a very nominal cost. This is evident especially in very low-income families where the parents do not have much education themselves, there are many children (both boys and girls), and the family struggles to meet their basic needs. For example, a low income family may not be able to afford to send all six children to school and sometimes require an older daughter to stay home to help care for the younger children. The parents are not able to secure stable jobs and are always worrying about money for the family's next meal rather than focusing on their children's education.<br />
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This week we are gathering LOTS of data and will start to analyze the data later this week and start forming recommendations for LSRM's CSR program. Stay tuned....<br />
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Word of the day: Namaste - Hello<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11229584413534995866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879598887232192754.post-91367391335292196252014-02-17T09:48:00.003-08:002014-02-17T09:50:52.497-08:00Weekend in Amritsar and Wagah Border<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On Saturday we had dinner at our local consultant Jaspreet's, parents house. They had an amazing spread of food for us. It was very delicious and was great to spend time with a Ludhiana family.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me with Jaspreet and his parents</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The spread at Jaspreet's parents house</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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We also went shopping for sarees at Bombay Creations. We sat and had tea while the consultant showed us many different saree fabrics. I finally chose one and will share it once it is delivered to the hotel!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saree shopping at Bombay Creations</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cathy, Alessandra, and I with the owner of Bombay Creations</td></tr>
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On Sunday, we drove 3 hours to Amritsar, where the Golden Temple is located. The Golden Temple is a holy temple for Sikhs. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Temple</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eating Langar (community food) at the Golden Temple</td></tr>
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Then we drove to the Wagah Border, the only border crossing into Pakistan. They have a ceremony where Indian and Pakistani border forces do a ceremony with high kicks. The ceremony is full of national pride from both sides, and is an interesting display of passive-aggressive celebration.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wagah Border Ceremony (India/Pakistan)</td></tr>
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Word of the day: gurdwara - place of worship for sikhs (gateway to the guru)</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11229584413534995866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879598887232192754.post-77724984306090473002014-02-15T08:47:00.002-08:002014-02-15T09:02:16.680-08:00Meeting the LSRM Families<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This week, we developed our methodology and approach for a needs assessment for a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program focused on girls education. Phase 1 of the program is understanding how Ludhiana Steel Rolling Mills (LSRM) can best serve the needs of its employees girl children. Our approach is three-fold: 1) survey 40 employees with girl children, 2) conduct in-depth interviews with 5 employees, the employees' girl children, and the employee wives, and 3) conduct focus groups with employees and 2 NGOs that focus on education. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter and Rajeev, our client counterpart, surveying an LSRM employee about girls education</td></tr>
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Yesterday we visited a couple of the employee's families from the Ludhiana Steel Rolling Mills. It was both a very awesome and humbling experience. The families were incredibly welcoming and open to talk to us about girl's education and challenges girls face. Both families we visited mentioned that they believe the state of Punjab values girls education more than other states, which was interesting to hear.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lukas, me, Ruchy, Rolly, and the mother posing with our gifts. The third daughter, Rani, was playing outside.</td></tr>
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These two families were some of the medium-lower paid employees, but were very proud of their daughters and said that education brings pride to a family. Both families sent all of their girl children to school. They also told us they were planning to send their girls to school through senior secondary school (12th grade high school equivalent), and hopefully on to university. One family had a son and told us they wanted both the son and daughter to receive equal levels of education. From a girl's education perspective, our visits were very encouraging.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interviewing Rolly, the 13 year old daughter of an LSRM employee</td></tr>
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From everyone we have talked to so far, some challenges with girls education in India include: <br />
- early marriage (by age 15 or 16)<br />
- safety traveling to school (someone needs to accompany them)<br />
- cultural belief that girls are not as valuable as boys (some families will send their boy to school and not their girl or not give a girl and boy the same level of education)<br />
- cultural view that girls are a burden on a family (the family is expected to pay a dowry to the husband's family before marriage, which makes it more expensive to have a girl)<br />
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In addition, India's education system has its own challenges, such as shortage of teachers, inconsistent quality of teachers, and a grade attainment gap (i.e. 5th graders reading at a 2nd grade level).<br />
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Interestingly enough (and unlike Tanzania), money does not seem to be the largest barrier to education. Low income families definitely have to make sacrifices, but it is not completely out of reach for their children, and especially girls, to go to school. The families we interviewed told us that there are expenses (books, uniform, etc) and sometimes nominal school fees associated with education, but the government of India has lowered, and in some cases, waived these fees for girl children to promote girls education. In addition, there are government programs and other organizations that provide support for families that cannot support their children (both boys and girls) to go to school.<br />
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Even so, if LSRM could give scholarships or provide another educational program to its employees to promote their girl children to go to school, they could not only relieve some of the financial burden of education, but also show their employees that if LSRM values girls education, they should too.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lukas, Peter, and I with Pratam, Priyanka, and the mother of another LSRM family</td></tr>
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LSRM wants to focus first on supporting the education of their employees' girl children, so part of our needs assessment is figuring out how to best serve these girls. We have found that some of the employees are migrants, so their families live very far away. Others still hold some of the cultural views discouraging girls education. We are working to find a way to bridge as many gaps as possible so we can achieve LSRM's CSR mission!<br />
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Word of the day: ap ka nam kya hai - what is your name?<br />
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#ibmcsc #india22<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11229584413534995866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879598887232192754.post-3430688695795407432014-02-13T10:25:00.002-08:002014-02-17T09:52:12.114-08:00Food, Clothing, and Weddings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><u>Food</u></b><br />
We have been having some pretty awesome food in Ludhiana. Yesterday we had <b>sugar cane juice</b> on the street and today we tried <b>gol gappa</b>, a round hollow crisp filled with spicy water and a mix of potato, spices, onion, chickpeas, etc. For lunch, we eat food from the canteen at the manufacturing facility every day for lunch and it is delicious. There is so much variety - I think if I lived in India I could become vegetarian. We also tried a fruit called <b>jujube </b>(which I previously only knew of the candy) and an eggplant dish. Last night we ate at a local restaurant and had <b>sarsonkasaag</b>, a mustard plant dish that is only available in the winter and early spring. We also had <b>mushroom mitari, dahi bhalla, </b>and <b>paneer masala</b>. <br />
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Today for lunch one of the workers brought us <b>sarsonkasaag </b>from their home and we also had <b>aloo gobi </b>(potato and cauliflower) with <b>basmati rice</b>. Most meals come standard with an onion, radish, and tomato salad as well. For dinner, we went to a local market and had a <b>dosa</b>, which is like a crepe stuffed with paneer (cheese), potato, tomato, and spices.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eating dosa at the market</td></tr>
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<u><b>Clothing</b></u><br />
A couple days ago I went shopping for kurtas, the tunic type shirts that most women wear to work here in Punjab. I bought a short kurta and a tunic version as well as some of the special pants to wear on more formal occasions. I also went shopping for a sari, but soon realized that sari shopping is an experience that deserves more time. Many women will go shopping for a sari for multiple hours and sit in the sari shop drinking a cup of tea while the men in the shop model the sari material for them. I was so impressed by how much pride the men took in carefully assembling the sari. I decided to postpone my sari shopping until I have a couple hours to go back for the real experience.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The man at the sari store showing me how the sari would fit</td></tr>
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<u><b>Weddings</b></u><br />
Speaking of saris, it is wedding season! A lot of women here wear a Punjab version of a sari to weddings since it is a little colder here. Since we are staying at a relatively upscale hotel, we have had some sort of wedding related ceremony every night since we have been here. Everyone gets dressed up in very colorful and beautiful dresses and decorates the banquet halls very elaborately. Last night there were 2 separate ring ceremonies and tonight there was a shagun ceremony, a type of engagement party in accordance with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_wedding_traditions" target="_blank">Punjabi wedding customs</a>. I am trying to get myself invited to a wedding so I can wear a sari!<br />
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That's all for now....more soon about our work with Ludhiana Steel Rolling Mills!<br />
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Word of the day: yar - friend <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11229584413534995866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879598887232192754.post-69858290028623604322014-02-12T09:32:00.000-08:002014-02-12T09:39:50.467-08:00Kicking off our CSC Project!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The past 3 days have been incredibly busy as we kicked off our projects! My IBM team, including Peter from Hungary and Lukas from Czech Republic, met our clients, Rajeev and Jatin, from the Ludhiana Steel Rolling Mill on Monday. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our CSC and Ludhiana Steel Rolling Mills team: Jatin, Rajeev, Lukas, me, and Peter</td></tr>
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After our first meeting, we had a team debrief with the IBM team and Mamtha, our IBM India contact and Shruti, our Indian contact from Pyxera Global.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Team debrief meeting after the kickoff</td></tr>
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On Tuesday, Peter, Lukas, and I went to the Ludhiana Steel Rolling Mills (LSRM) for our first day on the job. We got a tour of the manufacturing area, which was really cool. More pictures and info about the manufacturing processes in a future post. I also gave Rajeev a Chicago Bulls hat so he can promote Chicago in Ludhiana :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rajeev wearing his new Chicago Bulls hat!</td></tr>
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We also met with Mr. Jain, the partner/CEO of LSRM. We discussed his vision for the girl's education CSR program and our planned methodology and approach. More about our project and Mr. Jain coming soon.<br />
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On Wednesday, we went to another LSRM manufacturing facility focused on forging. The forging facility forges steel, which is more dense and stronger, whereas the rolling mill facility uses rollers to create large steel rods which are lighter and less dense. They also have the largest Chinese hammer in the state of Punjab, which is used for forging the steel and made the ground shake with every blow. See below for some pictures from our visit!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Workers setting the hot steel to cool</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the forging facility</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Workers forging the hot steel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The company garden, where employees can take vegetables home for their families</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished goods ready for transport</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forging the steel with the largest Chinese hammer in Punjab</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jagdish, the coolest Sindh<br />
Transportation truck driver<br />
for Ludhiana Steel Rolling Mills!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter and Lukas at the forging plant</td></tr>
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We will be conducting a needs assessment with our stakeholders using focus groups, interviews, and an employee survey to understand the needs of girl children to help us shape our girl's education program. We got to interview 5 employees to test out our survey questionnaire today and will continue the needs assessment through next week.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interviewing an LSRM employee about girl's education</td></tr>
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To cap off our day, we stopped to get sugar cane juice from a roadside stand. So delicious and refreshing!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drinking sugar cane juice from a roadside stand</td></tr>
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Word of the day: dhanyavad/shukria - thank you<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11229584413534995866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879598887232192754.post-24837229265511221502014-02-09T09:58:00.000-08:002014-02-09T18:16:40.382-08:00Arrival and Chandigarh<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I finally made it to Ludhiana! After taking a train to Ludhiana from Delhi with my assigned travel buddy, Smitha, we were greeted at the hotel with a Punjabi blessing (flower necklace, drink, and red dot). I also got to finally meet most of my team members before heading off to bed.<br>
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Fast Facts about Ludhiana:<br>
Population: 1.6M<br>
Language: Punjabi (it's located in the Punjab state, but most people also speak Hindi)<br>
Religion: 60% Sikh,with the rest Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, etc<br>
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The next morning we piled into a 14 seater van and drove to to Chandigarh, an "idyllic" Indian city that has been recognized as the cleanest city in India. Chandigarh is the capital of both the Punjab and Haryana states, and is in a "state dispute", which means both states try to claim it as their own. There are also many other regions in India that are in "state disputes" and either want to become their own state or are claimed multiple states.<br>
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Chandigarh is known for its urban planning (it was the first planned city after independence) and architecture. An architect named Le Corbusier built the Rock Garden, a large labyrinth-like park constructed of rock and recycled materials (porcelain, glass, concrete, etc). The Rock Garden had lots of sculptures and various rock formations and was an interesting use of recyclable materials in urban space.<br>
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After the Rock Garden, we got some delicious street food, which were potato pancakes with chickpea and sauce topping. We then went to the Rose Garden, which claims to be the largest rose garden in Asia. It was full of families picnicking and enjoying their Sunday afternoon in the park.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delicious street food</td></tr>
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The driving here is definitely more intense and nerve-wracking that most countries I have been to. Cars squeeze into seemingly nonexistent spaces, and there are often 3 lanes of cars on a 2 lane road. Horns are used to communicate regularly (i'm passing you, watch out I'm coming, don't move left, speed up, etc).<br>
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On the way back to the hotel, we stopped at a stand on the roadside and bought fresh-squeezed orange juice. It was so delicious one team member bought some oranges to take home and got to weigh it on this awesome scale.<br>
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For anyone that wants to read our official Corporate Service Corps team blog, here is the <a href="http://india22csc.blogspot.in/">link</a>! <br>
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Word of the day: chalta hai (hay) - it's all good</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">#ibmcsc #india22</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11229584413534995866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879598887232192754.post-31204231941010338862014-02-05T14:57:00.001-08:002014-02-06T06:28:33.351-08:00Off to Ludhiana!I started reading the book (and inspiration for my blog title), India Calling, by Anand Giridharadas, a couple weeks ago. The author grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and in his 20's, moved to India for a consulting position. It has been really interesting as an American to read about India from the perspective of an Indian-American because he is experiencing India as both a familiar and foreign place. In fact, I became so intrigued by the sights, smells, and cultural nuances described in the book that I stopped reading the book (and will pick it back up when I arrive) so that I can experience a direct connection to the author's words once I arrive in India. <br />
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As a Chinese and Business double major in college, my Asia experiences are limited to China, Korea, and Japan. Most of my (limited) knowledge about India comes from my the families of my Indian and Indian-American classmates and Indian colleagues. And, in such a large and diverse country, most of my classmates and colleagues are from all different regions, which have their own culture, language, food, etc. Thus, I'm excited to learn more about Ludhiana and India from the locals and my experiences.<br />
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I'm very grateful to IBM's Corporate Service Corps for sending me on this assignment to Ludhiana (in the Punjab state) and for giving us the opportunity to donate our consulting skills to very worthy organizations. I'm excited to be working with 11 other IBMers from around the world to help four Ludhiana organizations improve their programs, establish CSR initiatives, and strengthen their organizations. I will be working with the Steel Rolling Mills company to create a business plan for a more robust Corporate Social Responsibility department. We will be focusing on initiatives that promote girl's education, a topic about which I am very passionate.<br />
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Finally, I'm prepared to be immersed, challenged, and most of all, blown away by the awesome and inspiring work of our clients in Ludhiana! Stay tuned....<br />
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