Newsletter-cum-magazine of Oasis Movement YEAR 9  I ISSUE 4  I Feb 1, 2016

Year 2015 - Year of Expansion of Oasis Movement

Taking a Stock of Last Year

Major Highlights of Year 2015:

• Oasis Movement Core Community expands after decade & a half.

• Construction of the last phase at Oasis Valleys Institute completed. Major additions are
   1. New Kitchen and Dining facility for 200-300 people;
   2. Dormitories for Male & Female with capacity for 60 each in respective dorms.

• Oasis South Gujarat Center was inaugurated with team of leaders headed by new CEO.

• New team takes charge of Oasis Bangalore Center.

Part 1: Review of Oasis Valleys' Utilization

Institute, Campus, Team and Activities - Growth All Around

Oasis Valleys in Year 2015, Statistical Overview:

Sr.

Programs

Beneficiaries

Other Data

1

Children's Camps

23

910

Program Days

253

2

Dream India Camps

9

518

Construction Days

75

3

Oasis L3 Course for Adults & Youths

25

387

Maintenance Days

25

4

Oasis L3 Course for Teenagers

7

231

Holidays

12

5

Other Programs

3

115

New Construction

17000 Sq. ft.

 

Total

67

2161

Oasis Valleys Staff

20

Monthly Journey of Programs at Oasis Valleys

January:

Navsari Students Get Courage & Confidence in Life Camp

(Above collage) from top left, clockwise - Students participating in Life Camp; Sheeba Nair & Hiral Patel facilitating L3 works for new batch of professionals; Hiral Patel helping a student in Love Camp; Sanjiv Shah & Siddharth Mehta in dialogue with participants in L3 Course Workshop

February:

Series of Life Camps for Children of Ahmedabad & Daangs
Makes Oasis Valleys Vibrantly Alive...

(Above collage) top photos - Students in action during their Life Camps;
bottom photos - (left) Pallavi Raulji in dialogue with participants of Leadership Development camp, (right) Workshop participants at Campfire during their first workshop

March:

Board Students Celebrate Life & Learning
In First Dream India Camp of 2015

(Above collage) top photo - Board Students in Dream India Camp;
bottom photo - Children from school of Daangs are seen cheerful after their Life Camp

April:

Construction at its Peak, Slows Down Programs

(Above collage) photo left - Construction of residential floor in progress;
photo right - facilitator Sheeba Nair is listening to the discussion in the workshop

May:

Oasis Valleys Comes Vibrantly Alive with
3 Dream India Camp Back-to-back

(Above collage) from top left, clockwise - Navsari Students with facilitator Purvi Naik; Participant putting her views with freedom in an open D. I. Camp; Parliament in action-from Charlie & ASHA ahmedabad D. I. Camp

June:

No Bar for Language;
Bangalore Youths Thoroughly Enjoy Dream India Camp

(Above collage) left photo- Bangalore Youths enjoying dinner with Gujarat youths;
right photo - Teenagers learning from role-plays in L3 for Teens

July:

Couples Learn in Marriage Workshop;
Dream India Camp Facilitator Plan a Grand 2016 in Retreat

(Above collage) from top left, clockwise - Couples listening each other in workshop on marriage; D.I.Camp facilitators planning camps in learning retreat; Facilitator Sanjiv Shah explaining concept in L3 Course Workshop; Facilitator Pallavi Raulji listening to a participant in Leadership Development Camp

August:

Launch of Project 'Saamarthya - Empowering Girls'
With First Dream India Camp for Navsari Rural Girls

(Above photos) left - Facilitator Praksha Desai helping participant in sharing her struggles, right - Girls learning self-defense from karate master

September:

Ahmedabad Underprivileged Children Learn Life Principles
In Series of Life Camps

(Above collage) from top left, clockwise - Purvi Naik helping students to participate; Praksha Desai sharing the concept; Pallavi Raulji interacting with students; Student sharing his dreams

October:

Professionals from Initial Batches (Yr 2012) Conclude L3 Course

(Above collage) from top left, clockwise - Sheeba Nair listening to participant in L3 Love series, Sanjiv Shah explaining the concept in L3 Empathy Workshop; Students enacting a theme and performing a skit

November:

Family Members & Close Friends Visit Oasis Institute
In First Inauguration Function

(Above collage) top photo - Family members of Oasis Team and Close friends, after the Inauguration Function;
bottom photos - Pallavi Raulji (left) & Pratik Parmar (right) taking their first workshops of Oasis L3 Course for Teenagers

December:

With Expansion of Oasis Movement Core Community
Oasis Movement Changes Gears in First Grand Annual Retreat

(Above collage) Top photo - New Oasis Movement Core Community in discussion during the Annual Retreat;
Bottom Photo - Girl Leaders from all over Gujarat with Sindhutai Sapkal during their Dream India Camp under Saamarthya Project

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