MACO's Work in INDIA for IBM's CSC Program

CSC Team India 17 Member Profile: Misashi Oikawa

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Saturday, April 14, 2012

It was a interesting weekend. We were invited to a wedding by the team that is working with Concept Society (Anika, Jessica and Tyler). The truth is they were invited by the main of the farmer land which they are working with.

It was very impressive to arrive to the place, because I couldn't imagine how this would be. I got there by car, with a lady from the ONG that is working with Concept Society team. The wedding was in a rural area, so the way to there was like an adventure, because the road did not have any signal neither lights and something that scared me was the road was plenty of old cars without any lights on it. Also the drivers are very disrespectful when they try to pass other cars on the route, they just cross to the other carril and go ahead against the traffic, does not matter if your are there or not.

Finally we arrive to the place and It was really exciting, because why meet the Fader's Bride and of corse I told him something in Indi, the man was very surprised. Then we start coming into the yard were the ceremony toke place, Everything was decorated very nice.

As we come in, I sow many lines of people seating in the ground forming large lines, All there were guest invited, all of them live in that community. Here you have some photos of the entrance and also a film that show the people eating seating in the ground.

The entrance to the yard, where the ceremony took place

Telling some words in Indi to the Groom's Father

This video show how the food is served to the invited guest. Later we also had some food seated in the ground, but It is important to mention the Farm Main offer us to be seated in a chair, of corse we do did not accept that and decided to have food in the same way others did.

As we was geting into the yard, were the wedding toke place, lot of people come to us and start offering food and asking to get photos with us.

The Bride and Groom

Our gift for the Bride and Groom

Photo session with Bride and Groom's Family

Main farmer with his grandchildren

Bride and Groom

Most of the guest invited was were seated and the food was served. There was a complicated moment for some members of the team due one on the person that was serving food, starting put food directly into our mouse, it was embarrassing for some of the team members.

Immediately I finished, I start doing the same.. serving food to the people seated in the ground, including my colleagues. It was very well accepted for the guest invited and many people was smiling.

Serving food to Anika

Then we went to dance

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A nice noon in Nakhrali Dhani . A kind of Entertainment Park, Two interesting things:

First time that I ride a Camel and we had a unusual dinner.

Monday, April 9, 2012

Today our team met at the CII Office with:

Waseem (SAA NGOs),
Deepa V Kedoor (IBM Program Manager - Corporate Community Relations - INDIA Pvt Ltd)
Mamtha Sharma (Manager - Corporate Community Relations)
Virginia Sharma (Vice President - Marketing and Communications, India/South Asia)
Desi Corps Team.

Here I'm with Mr. Waseem (AAS ONG) at CII Offices. We will go to visit the Rahul Gandhi Nagar and we will take some films with the Desi Corps guys. IBM is going to porduce some Marketing Material.

This guys have very nice photo cameras, he is using a Canon Mark II with a 100-400 Canon zoom lens.

Desi Corps guys performing the interview to Mr. Waseem

.Some make-up to all of us

It was very emotive for me to see how the children are so happy with almost nothing, just the fact to share with us, make them happy. Its really make me feel so fortunate to have this contact with these children.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Today we visited the Shishukunj School. We met with about 30 students. The purpose of our visit was to obtain feed back from students about the water problem facing the city of Indore in India. Maria, Delfina and I was introduced ourselves and explained the purpose of our visit.

Maria asked 60% of students to stand up. Maria said, look at all those who are sitting, this represents approximately 30%, well, this is the number of people in the country has access to water only one hour per day and every other day.

A message from the students, to share with the world.

Some School's pictures

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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Today we visited the Daly School. We met with about 150 students. The purpose of our visit was to obtain feed back from students about the water problem facing the city of Indore in India. Maria, Zach and I went on stage and introduced ourselves and explained the purpose of our visit.

Maria asked all students to be listed from 1 to 3 and so on. Once everyone had listed, Mary asked all those who had the number 1 and 2, stand up. Once they were all standing, Maria said, look at all those who are sitting, this represents approximately 30%, well, this is the number of people in the country has access to water only one hour per day and every other day. This was a very emotional moment for me, I could not stand the shedding a tear.

After that Maria tell them that many of these children who have no access to water,must rise at dawn and walk with their mothers a couple of miles to get some water, it is impossible for them to access education as you have it.

After that, We deliver the survey and continue with a session of questions and answers. Eventually some children sent a message to share with society.