Page 18 - Annual Report 2020

From the Desk of Regional

Coordinator East

Khirod Pattnaik

There were no activities in the first half of the year due to change in Role Holder, consequent
change in signatories in the Bank accounts etc, followed by the Pandemic. Activities restarted
in June 2020 with a Regional meeting on Zoom. In all there were 7 Regional meetings between
June and December 2020.

Each of the meetings featured 30 minutes of social time and an hour long presentation by a
Professional Member from the Region on an ABS theme. The themes and presenters were;

1. “Moving from Fear/Anxiety to Hope - Role of self and others” – Kakoli Saha

2. “Playing Safe to Flying High” – Khirod Pattnaik
3. Home Schooling my children – Ruchi Tiwari

4. The Holocaust – Bhanumurthi Kota
5. “Bias, Prejudice and Othering” – Snigdha Pattnaik

There was one meeting and presentation by Sukhvider Sircar in January 2021. The next one
will be in February with a presentation by Manas Shukla. Attendance was between 15 and 20
people in each of the meetings.

There were two outreach programmes on “Empathy Circle” in June and July, facilitated by
Manisha, Gauri, Vikram and Khirod.

There was one outreach programme on “Art & Science of Helping”, facilitated by Gauri
Nigudkar.

The Region also helped in marketing both UDAAN events in September 2020 and January/
February 2021. Around 18 participants from the Region attended UDAAN 2020. Data on
UDAAN 2021 is awaited.

Plans
The Region plans to restart in person T-group events as & when the COVID-19 situation
improves.

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