Meeting on 28 March from 4:00 - 6:00 pm

SCESA plans a meeting in memory of Barbra Naidu, founder member of SCESA Bangalore on 28 March 4 pm to 6 pm.

There will also be a talk on "Katalyst" a very special mentoring program for women. The details are at the end of this mail.

Venue: 3-B-1, Regency Place
# 7 Richmond Road,
Bangalore – 560 025
Landmarks: Near the Richmond Road flyover
Opposite the Baldwin Girls' High School
Between HDFC Bank and the Tata Indicom Office

The meeting is FREE we will arrange interesting programmes and speakers every month. The tea, however, will be very simple and basic since the idea is to feed our minds more than our bodies!
We are also encouraging SCESA-Bangalore members to bring a GUEST or more whom they think would be interested in attending that meeting.

Note: Parking within the Regency Place building is available for only around 5 self-driven cars, on a first-come first served basis. So please do carpool and, those of you who have drivers, please ask them to park along Hayes Road or on the streets off Richmond Road.
After this meeting, the meetings will be meetings will be at the same fixed venue at a fixed time of the month. Second Saturdays from 4-6 p.m.

About Katalyst:
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Katalyst initiative is that of Third Sector Partners a not for profit company registered under Section 25 of the companies act. As of now we support 32 MERITORIOUS GIRL students from marginalized sections to complete their higher professional education. Our Bangalore centre caters to the entire state of Karnataka and we intend to scale up the number to 50 girl students in the next couple of months.

The core objective is economic emancipation for women from lower socio economic strata. An equally important objective is to enhance the employable workforce, thereby giving India Inc access to a hitherto untapped talent base. Our vision is to transform them into technology leaders and join the management cadre of India Inc. This is done through a combination of interventions that are provided to students who are studying in professional degrees such as Engineering, Architecture, Law, Medicine, Business and Chartered AccountancyOur customized interventions include the following:
1)Providing each student with a computer, internet access and a cell phone2)Mentoring from senior professionals in their sphere of work, is also a mainstay of our initiative as we believe education gives knowledge whereas mentoring moulds attitudes. Hence we align each student to a mentor.
3)Financial support for books, tuition, boarding and lodging, attire, travel, Medical insurance for Katalyst and her mother.4)Hard skills coaching in their core academic curriculum5)Soft skills training for communication and personality development as well as confidence buildingAs we are scaling up our initiative at Karnataka and Maharashtra centres we are in the process of garnering support from likeminded organisations/associations/individuals and individuals who empathise with our vision.
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Best Regards and hope to see you on Saturday,

Anuja and Shanti
on behalf of SCESA Bangalore