Ma Foi Foundation announces the launch of Disha Sports Academy for underprivileged children.

2009-02-26T02:57:00.000-08:00

Ma Foi Foundation today, launched the Disha Sports Academy, a first-of-its-kind sports training venture at the Nehru Stadium today. Ms. Hemalatha Rajan, Managing Trustee, Ma Foi Foundation launched the initiative by unveiling the Disha Sports Academy logo.

The Disha Sports Academy aims to provide opportunities for children from across Tamil Nadu to train in niche sports that include boxing, rowing, athletics and football for a period of 4 to 5 years.
The Academy will encourage children from underprivileged backgrounds to pursue sports seriously, and not as just a hobby. Children will be put through a rigorous selection process out of which sixty of them will make it for the final training program that will be sponsored by Ma Foi Foundation. The Disha Sports Academy will provide children with access to good facilities and world class trainers who will prepare them to compete at national and international levels.

The Foundation had conducted its first football tournament in association with Chennai Football Association to select the children who will be trained at the Academy for football. This tournament started on Feb 18th with over 105 teams comprising of over 1500 children participating in it.

The finals were played at Nehru Stadium on March 1st in which the winners were presented with the Disha Championship Trophy. All other participants were also recognized and felicitated at the Awards Ceremony. For children who took part in the Disha Championship Tournament it was the first time they could participate in a football game without paying any entry fee.

Speaking about the launch of the Disha Sports Academy, Ms. Latha Rajan, Managing Trustee, Ma Foi Foundation said, “There are so many talented children who do not have the right means to make it big in sports. We at the Foundation would like to give them an opportunity to live their dreams. We are confident that the Disha Sports Academy would churn out competent sportsmen who might one day represent our country at the Olympics and bring laurels to our nation.”

Disha Sports Academy plans to conduct selection programs for rowing, boxing and athletics in the months of March and April this year.

Why contribute to a cause? How can you be sure that you are doing the right thing?

2009-02-19T01:49:00.000-08:00

There are thousands of charitable organisations, NGOs and Foundations representing worthwhile causes and helping alleviate the many problems our society faces. Your choice of cause is a personal one, determined by your own life experience, priorities and beliefs. For us at Ma Foi Foundation children, especially their access to quality education and health care, seems to be the one fundamental route to addressing the many social problems.

If you have have decided on a particular cause, your next step will be to choose a particular organization to support. Most individuals find this step difficult. Most of our own donors tell us that the two criteria most important to them are effectiveness and accountability. They need to clearly see both, that their contributions are making a significant, tangible difference and that this is being achieved honestly and transparently.

So before you make a contribution, meet representatives of the NGO or social organization. Check their Annual Reports and speak to some of your friends or colleagues before deciding to contribute.

A frequently asked question is, why should I donate to a CSR initiative of an organization. Why can't I instead support a grassroot NGO?

Ma Foi Foundation is the CSR initiatve of Ma Foi- the largest HR services provider in the country. As an organization we do allocate a portion of our funds towards our CSR activities.
But our resources alone are not sufficient to bring about a sea change in the community. Why?
Because we believe that no child should go to bed hungry. That every child must be given her right to education and quality healthcare. That every human being should be given enough opportunities to earn his livelihood.

This calls for a social movement of a scale that an organization, independently cannot create. It requires people from across the world, change makers and mountain movers of all ages, from all cities and towns, who believe that its about time we change the situation.

Backed by an organization like Ma Foi, this change could be done faster. But it needs that much number of people to join hands to bring about sustainable change.

Ma Foi Foundation is up front and transparent about how we utilize your funds. Feel free to drop into our office any time or participate in our empowerment programs for women and children.

You can see how your contribution is actually impacting and changing the lives of the communities we work with.

our society is our responsibility

Ma Foi Foundation announces the launch of Disha Sports Academy for underprivileged children.

Why contribute to a cause? How can you be sure that you are doing the right thing?