Deloitte Impact Day Sensitization
Goodness is the only investment
that never fails
When Deloitte, a major multinational
company says, ‘We believe that we’re only as good as the good we do’ - they
stand by it. Deloitte has been a major support to Toybank since a couple of
years now, volunteering and funding to bring play in the lives of children at
our play centers. The company’s major initiative - IMPACT DAY - is just one
part of their commitment towards helping society. A lot of efforts go into
planning the Impact Day and part of this is sensitizing the employees about
what our organization does and what they must keep in mind when volunteering
with the children at our play centers.
On 19th November, three team members
from Toybank went to sensitize employees from Deloitte’s Powai Office. Most of
the employees present were being a part of Impact Day for the first time. There
were 3 to 4 employees who were familiar with Toybank and our previous Impact
Day collaborations. They’re takeaways from last year’s Impact Day was the joy
of interacting with the children and the lessons they learnt from kids.
We started the Sensitization by
introducing Toybank, our history, our vision and mission and where does
Deloitte come in sharing this vision with us. We talked about the importance of
solving a problem before it ever happens and why inculcating this attitude
towards issues is very vital to build more responsible and good individuals at
an early age itself. We emphasized on solving problems permanently rather than
placing temporary solutions that may badly erupt later on in life. We discussed
our two programs ‘Play2Learn and Play2Smile’ and the emotional, cognitive,
physical and social benefits play brings to children.
Once they got acquainted with our work
and why Impact Day is an invaluable initiative in the lives of the children, we
discussed important dos and don’ts to keep in mind when they go to the play
centers. Respecting personal space, physical boundaries, having cultural
humility, avoiding partiality, bullying and bad vocabulary are important when working
with impressionable children who look up to you.
Bringing play to a child’s life is not
an easy task and requires the collaboration and voluntary efforts of many.
People striving to achieve a better society are like parts of a jigsaw puzzle,
each one of us are vital in completing the picture.
We make a living by what we get, but we
make a life by what we give - Winston Churchill
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