<div>Revved up by the success of the third anniversary of Project Akshar, Aantika Tandon, a first year student of Bachelors of Management Studies, says, “The project gives us a chance to apply our business knowledge practically in making a difference to society.”<br /><br /><div>Students of Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies collaborated with the not-for-profit organisation Enactus to carry out business models to empower those </div><div>in need. <br /><br /></div><div>Project Akshar, started in the year 2011, aims to provide employment opportunities, help the environment and provide affordable education to the underprivileged.</div><div> </div><div>The project involves making extremely affordable, environment–friendly notebook, by recycling and reusing paper that is discarded by corporates, organisations and Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs).<br /><br /></div><div>To commemorate the third anniversary of Project Akshar, Enactus SSCBS organised </div><div>‘Akshar Diwas’ on March 30, enthused by the great success of Akshar Day on March 24, </div><div>last year.<br /><br /></div><div>The milestone event was celebrated through paper collection drives, in order to fulfil the recycling waste paper aspect of the project.<br /><br /></div><div>The Diwas involved simultaneous waste paper collection drives in various residential societies across Gurgaon, Dwarka, Noida and Mayur Vihar over the course of 12 hours.<br /><br /></div><div>“Many volunteers, networked through the College Leaders Programme, came together from various colleges in Delhi and around, to be a part of the collection drives in the various residential areas,” shared Aantika.<br /> </div><div>Collection started early in the morning around 10 at each of the locations and went on till the evening. <br /><br />Trucks collected the paper later the same day and transported it.<br /><br /></div><div>Last year, the team had set a record in the Limca Book of Records for the most amount of paper collected in 12 hours, collecting 15.67 tonnes. <br /></div><div><br />This year, the team set out with the aim of breaking their own record. <br /><br />The students managed to collect 21.48 tonnes of waste paper within a span of 12 hours with 325 volunteers from across Delhi-NCR.<br /><br /></div><div>Aantika informs, “Our team also invests in two other projects: Gramodhar and Sanitation Solutions. While the first one aims at adopting a village for its development, the latter picks up two enterprising village women to run a manufacturing unit for sanitary pads."</div><div><br /></div></div>
<div>Revved up by the success of the third anniversary of Project Akshar, Aantika Tandon, a first year student of Bachelors of Management Studies, says, “The project gives us a chance to apply our business knowledge practically in making a difference to society.”<br /><br /><div>Students of Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies collaborated with the not-for-profit organisation Enactus to carry out business models to empower those </div><div>in need. <br /><br /></div><div>Project Akshar, started in the year 2011, aims to provide employment opportunities, help the environment and provide affordable education to the underprivileged.</div><div> </div><div>The project involves making extremely affordable, environment–friendly notebook, by recycling and reusing paper that is discarded by corporates, organisations and Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs).<br /><br /></div><div>To commemorate the third anniversary of Project Akshar, Enactus SSCBS organised </div><div>‘Akshar Diwas’ on March 30, enthused by the great success of Akshar Day on March 24, </div><div>last year.<br /><br /></div><div>The milestone event was celebrated through paper collection drives, in order to fulfil the recycling waste paper aspect of the project.<br /><br /></div><div>The Diwas involved simultaneous waste paper collection drives in various residential societies across Gurgaon, Dwarka, Noida and Mayur Vihar over the course of 12 hours.<br /><br /></div><div>“Many volunteers, networked through the College Leaders Programme, came together from various colleges in Delhi and around, to be a part of the collection drives in the various residential areas,” shared Aantika.<br /> </div><div>Collection started early in the morning around 10 at each of the locations and went on till the evening. <br /><br />Trucks collected the paper later the same day and transported it.<br /><br /></div><div>Last year, the team had set a record in the Limca Book of Records for the most amount of paper collected in 12 hours, collecting 15.67 tonnes. <br /></div><div><br />This year, the team set out with the aim of breaking their own record. <br /><br />The students managed to collect 21.48 tonnes of waste paper within a span of 12 hours with 325 volunteers from across Delhi-NCR.<br /><br /></div><div>Aantika informs, “Our team also invests in two other projects: Gramodhar and Sanitation Solutions. While the first one aims at adopting a village for its development, the latter picks up two enterprising village women to run a manufacturing unit for sanitary pads."</div><div><br /></div></div>
