Womenlines takes pleasure to share about a wonderful initiative by an organisation SCHOOL (Society of Community Health-Oriented Operational Links), which is very passionately working on very interesting projects with the teenage group (10 to 19) and also with the elderly group (60+) in India, with the intention to provide the best support system to them while engaging other sectors around too.
This month SCHOOL founder Dr Benazir Patil has shared about a ‘Healthy Ageing’ initiative ‘Adding life to years’ in Pune city in India, where SCHOOL volunteers team spends time with an elderly population and involve them in activities which create enthusiasm in them.it.This is an ONGOING field project of SCHOOL is currently self-funded by the organization-
Many people are living longer in India, but not everyone who is living longer is adding ‘healthy years’ to their lives. With increasing economic pressures and shifting family roles, traditional ways of caring for the elderly have become difficult to maintain, leaving many senior citizens without a support network. Hence, SCHOOL is working with the elderly with a unique approach to undertaking activities based on their needs and demands.
SCHOOL is working on a field implementation program in 2 slums of Pune city (Kasturba and Indira Vasahat, Aundh), where they are working with 490 elderly women and men, with a focus on ‘intergenerational dialogue’ wherein the youths and adolescents are working as volunteers and undertake visiting activities that include one-on-one dialogue, excursion walks and counselling for the elderly. They organize group sessions and activities that primarily respond to-
- The queries on different government schemes and health issues.
- Interests and learning through activities that help in being more active and productive, such as Yoga, Dance, Music, Art, Training and Picnics.
Approach
Working with the elderly to generate dialogue, create enthusiasm to be active and look after themselves, and garner support for the most vulnerable and needy.
Objectives
- Improve the status of older people and increase their feeling of ‘inclusiveness’ in society
- Enhance awareness on the needs of older people and increase support through an intergenerational approach
Activities
- Group sessions on Yoga, Health Care, Art and Training for Livelihood Generation
- Visiting services: One-on-one dialogue; excursion walks; meetings and counselling sessions
- Maintaining a tracking sheet of each elderly person and update the same on a quarterly basis
- Providing commodities: Diapers, Walkers, Hearing Aid and others
- Linkages with the government schemes for health, livelihood, nutrition and pensions
- Linkages with the public health system for all ailments
- Monthly excursion visits/ picnics to nearby locations of interest (picnic with a concept decided by the elderly)
- Organizing health check-up sessions for specific problems like NCDs, Eye-care and Orthopaedic
- Linkages with the old age homes
- Advocacy meetings with the officials at all levels
- Building community volunteers and community support mechanisms
- provide friendship and companionship
Outcomes
- Increasing self-confidence and reduced isolation amongst the elderly
- Improving access to services, programs and schemes
- Improving awareness on older people’s concerns, challenges and problems
The women love to participate in group activities, they all decide what they want to do in the next session. They talk, laugh and also cry when they get emotional during the discussions, especially when they recall their olden days and cherished moments. They often share that after many years they are enjoying like this, they came up with their demands like wanting to go for a picnic, wanting to dance, wanting to sing, wanting to learn, wanting to do some income generation for themselves. One greatest thing they saw in the team as – they now have listeners! and there is so much they wanted to share!
The men refused to come for weekly sessions. They said – “What the hell – we are not kids!” Then youth volunteers started with data collection and while doing that (each personal session meant about 45 minutes of time they made the men talk about themselves), the men were so delighted, they started saying, for the first time, someone is asking what we like, what we want, otherwise you social workers only want to work for pregnant women, girl child, mother-in-law participation, education for children and all that – nobody asked us ever if we can also participate! And now, THEY have men also participating in group activities.
There is a set of elderly people in the community – which is extremely vulnerable, some are ailing, and some are totally bed-ridden. The team is working with them for getting their check-ups done, for hospitalization which is needed for immediate care, helping them register with old age homes and provision of commodities like adult diapers ad tripod sticks. Our one on one sessions with the elderly is the best ever intervention, as that brings in liveliness, enthusiasm, comfort and feeling of having regular family members visiting them.
Womenlines wants to request readers to help SCHOOL in whatever possible way (financially, volunteer, supporter, partnership) to help them to deliver successful projects, which can be a real help to that section of society which is actually looking forward to a helping hand, to live a better life!
Uplift- Network for Inspiration is a networking group which organises networking meet in Singapore so that people can meet, learn, and get inspiration together. Uplift Networking Group is an initiative by e-Magazine Womenlines founded by Charu Mehrotra and Dream Catchers founded by Shalima Motial in Singapore. The Uplift group believes that just like food, inspiration doses are must in the present rush in daily life. Therefore on the Uplift facebook page founders keep sharing inspirational stories, quotations, videos every week.
The Uplift group organized splendid Diwali Uplift Meet on 9th Oct at Myra’s @Stadium.The meet started with sharing from founders of Uplift, Shalima Motial and Charu Mehrotra who highlighted about the reasons behind establishing Uplift group. It was a full house meet which included an empowering talk on the topic ‘Happiness is a choice’ by Brahmkumari Sister Ratna. Very beautifully she shared thoughts about what is happiness, why we should not keep our happiness limited to materialistic achievements and why it is important to shift one’s focus to sources of internal happiness. Another insightful talk was conducted by Vastu Consultant Brinda on the topic of what to take care while celebrating Diwali as per Vastu. Participants who were in beautiful ethnic dresses networked with each other and got to know more about each other’s work profile. Dance on foot-tapping Bollywood numbers, lovely songs sung by the participants and beautiful bonding between all the participants made it a very memorable evening.
Uplift meets highlight that networking is not only collecting cards and approaching each other for business. It is about, connecting with a fellow person, understanding each others problems, exchanging knowledge, finding out solutions, looking out for opportunities to grow and also have some fun together. Networking allows striving for excellence by motivating, sharing and caring for each other along the journey. Face-to-face networking creates lasting impressions in the minds of the people we meet. As individuals, we need motivation, connection, bonding, and support from people who have the same mindset.
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Let Excellence be your Brand!
Charu Mehrotra
Founder Womenlines
Womenlines takes pleasure to share about Subah Jain, an Influencer for Food and Nutrition on Womenlines panel!
This dynamic young woman has already established herself as a sought-after wellness speaker and educator. Her YouTube channel, Satvic Movement. is quite popular and is delivering holistic, ageless and timeless knowledge of purifying the body and hence getting rid of all health problems without medicines. Subah wants to create awareness about how a plant-based diet can be helpful in getting rid of medicines and diseases!
Subah Jain “In this episode, I share 3 easy weight loss smoothie recipes for breakfast. I also share how to prepare a smoothie using a base, fruit, natural sweetener and flavour.”
1.) Tropical Green Smoothie (Serves 1-2)
1 cup coconut water 1 cup spinach 1/2 apple, diced 1 mango, diced 1 tablespoon lemon juice Blend everything together, let it cool in the fridge for a while & serve!
2.) Banana Date Shake (Serves 1-2)
1 cup coconut milk 2 bananas, frozen for about 6 hours 5 dates, pitted 2-3 ice cubes 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Blend everything together, and serve!
3.) Watermelon Chia Smoothie (Serves 1-2)
2 cups watermelon 1 cup pomegranate 1/4 beetroot, peeled 1 tablespoon mint leaves 1 tablespoon chia seeds Blend everything together, let it cool for a while, and serve!
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Womenlines is delighted to start a series ‘Go Green Campaign’ to create awareness among womenfolk to adopt conservation of the environment as a part of their lifestyle! This month Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) has shared a list of items indicating that which one is supposed to be placed in the recycling bin and which one not!
MEWR has designated 2019 as the Year Towards Zero Waste. They want to rally Singaporeans to treasure their resources and make it a habit to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. You can find out more about our Zero Waste Vision at www.towardszerowaste.sg
Facts-(credit https://www.towardszerowaste.sg/zero-waste-nation/)
- In Singapore, waste disposed of has increased seven-fold over the past 40 years. About 7.7 million tonnes of waste was generated in 2017. This amount is enough to fill 15,000 Olympic-size swimming pools!
- Every day, about 79% of our domestic waste generated will be incinerated at one of our four waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plants. However, the more waste we incinerate, the higher our carbon footprint – this contributes to global warming and climate change.
- Semakau Landfill is Singapore’s one and only landfill. It receives more than 2,000 tonnes of WTE incineration ash and non- incinerable waste daily. At our current rate of waste growth, Semakau Landfill will run out of space by 2035.
How will Singapore achieve Zero Waste vision?
Singapore will adopt a circular economy approach to sustainable waste and resource management. Singapore will strive to close the waste loop, just like how they have closed the water loop by recycling water endlessly!
Womenlines wants to request the readers to have a look at the list and get mindful about what they are placing in the Recycling Bin!
Let Excellence be your brand!
Charu Mehrotra
Founder Womenlines
Womenlines takes pleasure to share about the book ‘The Intelligent Leader’, by @JohnMattone (the world’s top executive coach), which brings the insights and tools that are usually reserved for only the top echelon of the business world right into your lap. Womenlines proudly presents the Interview with the legend John Mattone where he is sharing about the secrets from his upcoming book ‘The Intelligent Leader’!
John Mattone is widely considered the world’s top executive coach and is globally respected for his ability to ignite and strengthen a leader’s inner self and talents. Since 2017, he has been ranked by Global Gurus as one of the top three coaching authorities in the world, alongside Tony Robbins and Marshall Goldsmith. John is the creator of the unique, powerful, and game-changing Intelligent Leadership Executive Coaching program. Using this program over the past 20 years, John has personally coached more than 250 top business leaders, including 25 global CEOs, to help them become stronger, more effective, and vibrant leaders. John served as the executive coach to the late Steve Jobs, as well as to the former, legendary CEO of PepsiCo, Roger Enrico. In 2015, John’s leadership system was named one of the top three Advanced Leadership Development Programs in the world, alongside the work of John Maxwell and Tony Robbins. The author of nine books, John has written three bestsellers: Talent Leadership, Intelligent Leadership, and Cultural Transformations: Lessons of Leadership and Corporate Reinvention.
John has found a solution to the “leadership gap” that so many in today’s business world (and beyond) are facing, and he’s developed an approach that cuts right to the core of what holds leaders and aspiring leaders back from greatness. It’s what has made him the world’s top executive coach and what has drawn Fortune 500 CEOs—from the late Steve Jobs to PepsiCo’s Roger Enrico—to seek his counsel.
In the book, John guides you through his 7 dimensions of Intelligent Leadership, using a variety of real-world examples, tools, and assessments:
- Thinking Differently, Thinking Big
- The Vulnerability Decision
- Having a Mindset of Entitlement versus a Mindset of Duty
- Leveraging Your Gifts and Addressing Your Gaps
- Having the Courage to Execute with Pride, Passion, and Precision
- Staying Present and Being Vigilant
- Course Correction
If you order a copy today, you’ll get free access to the Mattone Leadership Enneagram Inventory ($110 value), which is a tool he’s developed for people to determine their unique leadership style, strengths and developmental opportunities (a $110 value).
You can learn more and get your copy (plus the MLEI bonus) at www.theintelligentleaderbook.com
Series 2 Talk on the topic ‘Women Empowerment’ by Founder Womenlines Charu Mehrotra at Bringle Academy
Women Empowerment is defined as a process by which a woman becomes aware of her visions and goals and work towards achieving them in life. To my understanding mindset plays a huge role in strengthening women empowerment. Womenfolk should not take women empowerment only to work and earn but they should be empowering themselves through growth mindset also!
I want to emphasize friends, use the power of mindset in your favour!
Have you seen kids playing pretend and play? Some kids become batman, some become superman. Some play like doctor and patient, some even student and teacher games. While playing they are fully in that role and thinking like the character they are playing. We, adults, know that it is not real but don’t you think friends if actually, we want to become something in life we can follow the footsteps of the women leaders. We love to follow celebrities, the way they wear clothes, the way they do makeup, why don’t we push ourselves to have women leaders as our role models. There is so much to learn from them and achieve in life.
Here comes a very important role in mindest friends. Many of you will say what is the need of having a growth mindset. We are happy where we are. But you don’t realize friends world around you is changing. If you will not put efforts now to change yourself it will be difficult for you later.
I am listing down 10 ways of how a growth mindset can help you-
- A growth mindset will help you to gain confidence as you will be much aware of yourself, your vision.
- You will start working with mindfulness and that will help you to deliver your work a much better way.
- A growth mindset can make you responsible for yourself. It will help you to understand yourself better and you will be fully aware of what vision goal you want to achieve in your life.
- If you are a parent you can set an example in front of your kids and teach them the right values.
- You will start taking challenges as opportunities to learn in life.
- You will stop seeking approval from others
- You will cultivate a sense of purpose
- You will start portraying criticism as positive
- You will take responsibility for your attitude
- You will start taking the risk in life!
Let Excellence be your Brand!
Charu Mehrotra
Founder Womenlines
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an international campaign which aims at increasing awareness about the second most common cancer in women, to someday stop it. Throughout the month Womenlines will be sharing very informative interviews, articles, and information about various webinars to empower viewers and readers with knowledge related to prevention of cancer.
It is pleasure today to share the interview with an amazing fighter who is not only a breast cancer thriver for last 8 years but also is a cancer coach and teaching people how to prevent cancer or thrive with cancer.
Welcome Anju Kurien at Womenlines ‘Health is Wealth’ show. Anju has valuable knowledge which she wants to share across the world. Anju Kurien is also a Cancer Coach under Cancer Awakens ( founded by Vijay Bhat) organisation which supports the daunting journey from ‘victim’ to ‘survivor’, to ‘cancer-thriver’, via a Holistic & Integrated approach to healing!
1) When were you diagnosed with breast cancer and how did you find out?
I had a distinct lump in my breast and was pushed by husband with help from my sister to get myself checked. I was behaving like an Ostrich and hoping it would disappear. This was in October of 2011.
2)What form of treatment did you receive?
The protocol defined for me was the first Chemo (as my cancer had metastasised in the Liver and the Doctors wanted to reduce and eliminate as many of the cancer cells with Chemo) This was followed by Radical Mastectomy of the left breast. Followed by 25 cycles of Radiation. Post the 8 cycles of Chemo I was administered 12 doses of Herceptin once a month and Zoladex injections for 6 months.
3) How has breast cancer impacted your life over the years?
Losing a body part just makes you realise what a beautiful piece of machinery has been created where every part has an important role to play. Today its a reminder of my neglecting my inner self.
4) Are you still taking some medicine?
Yes, I am on 20mg of tamoxifen daily!
5) What helped you to keep your spirits up and gave you support?
Support and unconditional love from family and friends. Accepting all advice as good advice and embracing them wholeheartedly.
6) Must to follow tips for womenfolk based on your learning journey as a thriver!
- Take one day at a time
- Understand and acknowledge your stressors
- Love yourself
- Meditate
- Embrace life
If you are looking forward to helping out people suffering from cancer to thrive with cancer or to gain insights about the prevention of cancer, reach out to ‘Cancer Awakens’ at contact@cancerawakens.com!
Womenlines takes pleasure to share about Ms Ketki Vinayachandra as an ‘Influencer of Health’ at Womenlines panel. Ketki is sharing articles and videos related to excellence in health through Naturopathy at Womenlines on first and last Thursdays of every month. The first series ‘Flab to Fab’ is a must watch as Ketki is sharing incredible tips to reduce weight. Ketki is a trained Naturopath and she is quite passionate about creating awareness about Naturopathy across the world. Listen to Ketki in this episode 6 of ‘FLAB TO FAB’-
Diabetes Epidemic
Statistics
Risk factors
Symptoms
Types of Diabetes
Impact of Diabetes
Ms Ketki Vinayachandra, BscM (Hons), ND, AND, Dip Nut, ( Aust), NHAA Member Naturopath, Herbalist, Nutritionist, Iridologist
“As a Naturopathic health practitioner, I strongly believe that we need to invest wisely in our health. The everyday choices we make in terms of our lifestyle and how we treat our body can either create healing or disease. While ageing is inevitable, diseases are not. Talk to me to customize a treatment plan for you today!
Womenlines highly recommend that you check out John Mattone’s new book, The Intelligent Leader. John is the world’s top-ranked executive coach and this book brings the insights and tools that are usually reserved for only the top echelon of the business world right into your lap. Reading The Intelligent Leader is like having your own leadership coach, urging you to go deeper, pointing out your blind spots, and always encouraging you to become more. Plus, if you order a copy today, you’ll get free access to the Mattone Leadership Enneagram Inventory ($110 value), which is a tool he’s developed for people to determine their unique leadership style, strengths and developmental opportunities (a $110 value).
“I have found the MLEI to be an accurate measure of a leader’s inner-core maturity as it isolates strengths and gifts that need to be leveraged as well as the weaknesses that need to be addressed. Problems with leadership almost always boil down to immaturity. But the great news is, immaturity can be addressed and overcome once you know where it resides and what it looks like. Based on my leadership enneagram, the nine-pointed diagram that dates back to ancient Babylon, the MLEI helps a person chart their own (or someone else’s) thinking patterns, emotional make-up and feelings, and provides an accurate picture of someone’s overall inner-core maturity. There are three basic leader trait combinations, each of which is further subdivided into three subtypes. We all operate in all three trait combinations and we all possess each one of the nine traits. The most important questions for a leader, however, are: (1) which trait is my most active or predominant trait? and (2) how mature are each of my nine traits and how mature am I overall?
Knowing which of your traits are more active than the others is important, but so is understanding the thoughts and behaviours that can derail you. The person who knows these things stays true to himself or herself, and can often get back on track when derailing attitudes or actions arise.”- John Mattone
Check it out at www.theintelligentleaderbook.com
Womenlines takes pleasure to welcome Leadership Coach Puja Talesara as an Influencer for Leadership at Womenlines.
Puja Talesara is recognised as a change agent by her coachees globally. She is an intuitive passionate coach, her life experiences piqued her interest in Personal Leadership coaching. She has headed a leadership position in her corporate career for which she was recognised and awarded. She is being admired by her clients for the way she simplifies topics into easily actionable items. She has nudged and facilitated people to unlock their potential in 4 countries. She is privileged to be mentored by John Mattone, coach of late Steve Jobs. She was recognised as 51 influential women in Maharashtra and for her work in Millennial space. She believes “Inward excellence leads to outward excellence”. Every month Puja will be sharing powerful leadership nuggets to empower readers and viewers for excellence. The theme for this month is transformation-
Switch and Practise ‘I’ script rather than blaming. Activate your inner compass. Experience transformation in your relationships at work and at home once you transform yourself.
Puja Talesara
Leadership Coach, Co-founder of Leadership Demystified Webinars & Rewire
To know details about online or offline for personal or corporate group ‘Leadership Coaching’ programmes with Puja Talesara email contact@www.womenlines.com!