On 5th December 2009, an art competition was organized for Taleem centre girls where 35 girls participated. The theme for the competition was - Our environment. The girls drew beautiful depictions of their village and the nearby landmarks, highlighting both the positives and negatives of their village environment. Girls of varying age - between 5 to 16 years participated in the competition. MBIL management gave prizes to the winners of the painting competition. Six girls were recognized for their creativity and hard work

After the competition was over, the volunteers went to the private school where Mr. Arvind Saini from EHS (Environment, health & safety) department gave a talk on how to ensure safety in homes. The girls of Taleem centre were also present. The talk highlighted use of plugs for all electrical appliances, road safety, how to extinguish fire, etc. This was followed by a street play by the MBIL theatre group highlighting the importance of girl’s education. The play depicted how an illiterate girl faces much crisis when she is married to a well-educated boy. Full of songs and poems, the play was very entertaining and humorous, but it also sensitized the masses about girl’s education. In order to reach out to the masses, the same talk on ensuring house safety and the street play was showcased inside the village at the choupal.

The show ended with the launch of the Youth Club in which employees of Moser Baer India Ltd have volunteered to train to the youth of Kakrala in selected sports, musical instruments, personal grooming etc. This would be a continuous exercise and will be held within A-164 premises.

Republic Day
Taleem centre celebrated republic day in the month of January with an aim to foster the spirit of nationalism and its importance amongst the Taleem girls. To bring forth their thoughts and ideas on Nationalism, an inter centre competition with aforesaid theme was organized. Taleem girls, with their innovative thinking and enthusiasm surfaced their notions of nationalism in the various forms. The major highlights were drawing national flags with colours on the surface, dressing up the attire of Mother India by a small girl, poster making and so on.

On this occasion, inviting few peoples to judge the competition also ensured the participation from MBIL. Ms. Sonali Verma, Officer HR, judged the competition and felicitated the winner of the competition. This was followed by an interaction session with Taleem girls that include singing patriotic songs, social songs and discussion on importance of republic day & Education.

Organization of “Donation Drives’ by Top Management
Organization of donation drives has become an integral part of MBIL employees’ contribution towards the society. The involvement of top level management in such drives is a sign of commitment towards the society and thereby percolating down this spirit of contribution for society development to the other employees of the MBIL. Such drives were ranging from collection of old books to the winter clothes for the village children. These collected books have been placed in the community-based libraries for the wider use by the village children.