Marching to their own beat SANGEETHA DEVI DUNDOO (Hindu ) A quirk of fate made Sriram Bharatham and Bharathi trade their lucrative jobs for social entrepreneurship. The office space in iridium Interactive is cluttered and spacious, all at once. We walk through a maze of cubicles where employees are busy at their workstations and then walk through a long pathway with plenty of natural light streaming in through the huge
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Cause an Effect Foundation conducted the 1st Mental Health Awareness Day in Hyderabad yesterday, the 6th of August. The evening began with enthusiastic participation by over 80 people. We started the program first with a brief introduction of Cause an Effect and how the organization came into being. We then went on with a presentation on the Erwadi Tragedy and about the activities done by WMFI and Banyan Tree Team. On
Dear All, It was on the 6th of August 2001, when at least two dozen hapless chained mentally ill were roasted alive at Erwadi, Tamil Nadu, when fire engulfed the Moideen Badusha Mental Home. Sadly, when we enter the decadal year of Erwadi, we remain at Ground Zero to improve the lot of hapless tens of millions, suffering from one or other mental illness in the country. Needless to say,
Aim: To spread awareness of HIV/AIDS among people of SangaReddy town of Medak District, Andhra Pradesh through Make Aware, Educate & Discuss strategy. To help spread awareness on HIV/AIDS issues “Cause an Effect Foundation” conducted a rally in SangaReddy town in Medak District of Andhra Pradesh. All major stakeholders in the fight against HIV/AIDS were brought together. These stakeholders included various youth groups of Haridaspur village, Mallepalli village, Ambedkar Seva
Recently, as a representative of iridium Interactive and the Cause an Effect Foundation, I was honored with the Udyog Rattan Award in recognition of contributions towards the empowerment of the disabled. The Udyog Rattan Award is conferred by the Institute of Economic Studies in New Delhi, one among the country’s premier research institutes. The Institute of Economic Studies was established in 1980 by a group of economists, parliamentarians and industrialists
The Hindu Newspaper carried an article on the presentation of the prestigious ‘Udyog Rattan’ Award to CEO of iridium Interactive.This article appeared in the Down Town section of the newspaper dated September 18, 2008.
Agriculture provides the principle means of livelihood for about 60% of India’s population. Agriculture remains the largest economic sector in our country despite a steady decline in its contribution to GDP. Taking a cue from other industries that are now leveraging the power of IT, National academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad conducted an Agroweb workshop. The work shop offered a platform create awareness of the power of IT/web technologies
CauseanEffect has been conducting disability Camps, contact programs aimed at alleviating the problems of fellow citizens – and enable the differently abled with the Disability Certificate from the Government.This Disability Certificate is a ‘fundamental right’ of the differently abled citizen in India – that helps the holder obtains special pass concessions from the Road Transport & Railways. The camps conducted by CauseanEffect at various towns/villages in Ranga Reddy District have
Cause an Effect Foundation has been working with 6 Government High schools in Mominpet Mandal of Ranga Reddy district of Andhra Pradesh through its iConnect Project.(This mandal is considered to be one of the most backward block of Andhra Pradesh. It is quite inaccessible with some of the roads really in a bad shape. The transport facilities are greatly underdeveloped. Many of the I Connect villages can only be accessed
