If you think that the student life is only about campus masti and dying grades then you might be wrong at this point. IIT-D students, at one hand are toiling hard to get good grades but at the other hand are fighting for a generous cause of uplifting the downtrodden refugee community.
SIFE IIT Delhi, an organization grown up in the campus of IIT Delhi has maneuvered a task of uplifting the status of 10,000 Burmese refugees who have been living in the confines of West Delhi. The 16 member strong student group has decided to play a proactive role in helping the development and economic sustainability of a group of people so far neglected. With the support of charter organizations such as UNHCR, they have been working with the community since November 2010.
Neha, a student and coordinator of this program explains, “SIFE does not imply charity or social service – instead it is about creating social awareness and social and financial independence. In essence any SIFE Team initiates one or many projects, each of which targets a particular section of the society and creates economic opportunity by making them more capable, in a self sustainable manner”.
When asked about the idea how it came to their minds Neha says, “As we learned more about the community, we came to understand how each day is a challenge for these refuges. Their continuous struggle to survive in this home away from home, made these students dedicate themselves to this cause”.
Project Aarambh, an initiative took by these students, is also making a fresh attempt for the cause of overall development of the Burmese refugees. The project looks to economically empower these people through sustainable income generation.
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