Orion Square

Community building in partnership with the next generation

By
Jyotika Raisinghani Dhawan
 What we do

• Community services and Societal consciousness

– Volunteers and Students led
• Focus on Holistic Development for students
– Creativity, Problem Solving , Leadership and Critical
Thinking
• Deepening Humaneness
– Empathy , Compassion, Gratitude
• Sustainable solutions for issues that plague society
– Aligned to United Nation SDG's (Sustainable
Development Goals)
• Doing good while doing well
– CSR implementation for SDG linked projects
We work in the following 'E'

• Ecology (Unwasting & Mottanai, Recycling and Upcycling )

• Economy (Library and Cyber safety in low income , Upcycled gifts, skill development)

• Epidemiology (Malnutrition, Natural healing, Safe Water)

• Equality (Diversity, Discrimination and inclusiveness projects, Mainstreaming Transgenders, Theatre

with Shelter home kids)

• Empathy (Musicerapy, Old age & Animal care sensitivity )

Current Ongoing Projects
• Malnutrition in slums
• Digital Literacy and Dignified Living for Senior
Citizens
• Battling Discrimination and Creating an Inclusive
society
• Creating a Slum School Library- Reading for Growth
• Musicerapy- Using Music to heal
• Back to Basics- Home gardening and Natural Healing
• Theatre Diversity project with Shelter home and
LGBTQI
• Proudly Human- Mainstreaming Transgenders
• Upcycling by Nani- Gifting from waste
• Droplets in Jeopardy- Save & Safe Water
• Cyber security for girls in Low income groups
• Street Dogs management
Some success stories
Upcycing by Nani

• Changing global weather patterns, human-created emissions

of greenhouse gases, Rapid urbanization, Reducing Wetlands,
Pollution
• To promote environmental sustainability and reduce your
environmental impact — upcycling
• Upcycling by Nani is an initiative that supports design and
development of eco friendly products generated through waste
and recyclable material, created by Senior Citizen and
Underprivileged girls
• The products includes decoupage vases and decorative made
from waste paper and old bottles, tissue covers and pouches
made with waste cloth, books made with waste cloth and
handmade paper and pen stands, lamps etc
• The same is being used for Corporate, Diwali gifting etc
Some success stories
Freedom from Malnutrition

• The World Bank estimates that India is one of the highest

ranking countries in the world for the number of children
suffering from malnutrition
• More than one third of the world’s children who are wasted live
in India.
• Kids in Delhi slums eating chips, momo's, noodles on a daily
basis
• Our project has been campaigning for Nutrition in daily lives
• Dus ka Dum campaigns by students in many slums in Delhi
which include Ten rupees+ Ten minute recipes that are full of
nutrition, besides taking sessions on Organic vegetable
growing
• Questioning corporates on how they are contributing to the
Nutriton story in India and understanding collabrative solutions
Some success stories
Diversity and Discrimination

• Caste , Religion and Class based oppression happens in India

every 15 minutes; crimes against women every transgender
face sexual abuse, LGBTQA discrimination Body shaming,
Access to education, Bullying in school; only 0.1 million
disabled are employed
• Discrimination in Urban India has been growing at a
subconscious level
• Our students researched , and created a social media
campaign against day to ay discrimination
• Scout and pout campaign- Mainstreaming Transgenders
• Soch- Short film on this subject - researched by students,
directed by 14 year old on the subject Diversity and
Inclusiveness-to be released soon
Some success stories
Digital Literacy at Old age homes

• United Nations Population Fund has said the

population of elderly people in India will triple by
2050, most of them Digitally helpless
• Digital Literacy campaign by students
• Uber, Paytm, Google, sending emails, Amazon
firestick, Netflix ,Skype, Youtube ,Cash on Delivery,
order online
• Pick up and drop services
• Presentation on Govt schemes that can help them
with stable income patterns
• Giving Vegetable seeds for growing healthy
vegetables
• Creating a pipeline of work they can be involved in
• Free licences for an App for Elderly, Asking
subsidies from Pharma
• Understanding Delhi police schemes
Some Appreciation
Awards and Media Recognition- Omysha
Women Leadership Award for Excellence in Diversity and Equality by Femina
Certificate of Appreciation for Sashaktikaran (Enablement) in the Social and
Business Enterprise Responsible Awards (Sabera)
DMA award for women entrepreneur creating Social Impact

Media coverage in TOI, HT Mint, TOI Speaking Tree, Business World Yourstory,
Womensnow, Quint, Silicon India, Sheroes etc on the innovative and significant work
that we do- some links below
https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/wVLrfwq7qSvNt4rLKYYYkL/Keep-your-job-and-
followyour-passion-too.html
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/cos-recruit-lgbt-but-right-
talent-rare/articleshow/70832992.cms
https://fit.thequint.com/parenting/why-i-chose-homeschooling-for-my-daughter
http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/Social-Transformation-By-Expanding-
TheMinds-Of-Our-Children/12-10-2018-162037/
http://womennow.in/womennow-conversation-founder-theorion-org-jyotika-
raisinghanidhawan/
https://yourstory.com/2018/08/music-cause-happy-tune-can-change-day
https://education.siliconindiamagazine.com/viewpoint/kindling-leadership-through-
servicelearning-nwid-10762.html
https://www.speakingtree.in/blog/looking-for-happiness-in-a-store
https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/OwKYeCiqQWxBmN4YDbWx5L/If-punch-cards-
dontwork.html
Way Forward

• Building a movement to Integrate with Education in India

• Inspiring citizens with a stronger sense of purpose
• Orienting the upcoming generation towards SDG's- Collabrate with UN
• Preparing the low income groups for the Artificial Intelligence era – significantly different
jobs, online space and required skills
• Back to Basics- Self sustainable & environmentally friendly model of living