A child

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A child sees a butterfly and wonders where
does it get its intriguing colors from picks a
crayon and doodles on paper in the hope of
creating art of its own stands in front of a
mirror and stumbles over while emulating a
danseuse gazes at sparkling dew drops on the
grass and tries to capture it through a
camera sits with a pen and book trying to write
up a poem on her teacher falls in love with a
stamp on an old cover, wondering what story lies
behind it looks at the star lit night sky
dreaming about the world beyond our own Just
some of the magical experiences in a childs
life! We call them hobbies!
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Here are some questions!?
What can a child learn from each of these
activities? What can this interest do for this
child? What does this child need? Where does
this child go for help? Who can support and
guide this child? Who does the child share its
excitement and discovery with? Let us create a
platform for this child let us create Hobbeez
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If you are one or more of the following . . .

• An expert in a hobby, a form of art or a
  literary activity
• A hobbyist yourself
• A passionate adult with interest in children
• A teacher who loves to interact with children
• A parent keen to create a good learning
  experience for his/her child

You could make a difference!!!
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By being a mentor for this child . . .
We need your expertise We need your time, either
face-to-face or over the web We welcome and
acknowledge your contribution We invite you to
share in the joy We want you to be part of
Hobbeez
By being a mentor for this child . . .
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Here are some possible questions from your side .
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How do you go about it? Where do you find this
child? What difference can you make? How much
will this difference impact the child? What kind
of support can you provide for this child? What
kind of support do you need to make this
difference? Ask Hobbeez to provide you the
platform
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Presenting Hobbeez
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Hobbeez has only one intention To bring
Mentors Children together
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Children in your country (through TV)
Children across the world (over the web)
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Mission of Hobbeez To create a global network
of mentors that would use the power of the
media and the convenience of the mode to provide
affordable access to a world class hobby
experience to self-motivated children worldwide
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• Goals
• To promote hobbies among middle-school
  children, irrespective of their economical
  background
• To showcase talents of Mentorz and support
  them to reach out to children
• To provide a platform (physical, media and web)
  for all hobbyists where they can share and learn
  from other hobbyists across the globe

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• Model
• Build a knowledge base and support system for
  aspiring hobbyists through a strong team of
  in-house researchers and Mentorz.
• Provide easy access to the materials and
  accessories required to pursue a hobby. (CD-ROMs,
  Hobby-kits etc)
• Set up a platform in Bangalore for hobbyists to
  come together, share their ideas, experiences,
  knowledge and learning.
• Create a franchise network throughout India
  that would have Hobbeez Centres in schools and
  neighbourhood learning centres.
• Promote this across the globe through print and
  electronic media

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• What does Hobbeez offer a child?
• Base knowledge and materials for starting a
  hobby the hobby-kit
• Periodic face-to-face workshops for active
  interaction between hobbyists and mentors
• A magazine, both in print and electronic media,
  that would provide periodic information to
  hobbyists
• Online interaction and support for the aspiring
  hobbyist to adopt, nurture and pursue a hobby
• A global network of hobbyistz
• A great team of Mentorz willing to share their
  knowledge and experiences with hobbyistz

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• What does Hobbeez offer Mentorz?
• A platform to access children who are aspiring
  hobbyists worldwide
• Support for you as a resource person
• Showcase your talent to a wider audience
  through workshops, press and the web
• Opportunities to share your knowledge and
  expertise with them
• Opportunities to interact with resource people
  from various fields

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• What does Hobbeez get?
• Hobbeez was started with the intention of
  promoting active living through adoption of
  hobbies
• The intention is purely philanthropic in
  nature 15 of the revenues would be earmarked
  for recognized charitable organizations
• The model adopted is a self-sustaining one
• The thrill of being a pioneer in creating the
  biggest network of hobbyists worldwide
• Revenues from subscription from hobbyists
• Being instrumental in supporting hobbyists

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• What else can Hobbeez do?
• A hobby for those who are economically
  privileged can be a livelihood for those who are
  economically challenged (Eg. Bead-making)
• Hobbeez could identify people in both sides of
  the digital divide and bring them together
• These trainees can then make products or
  services which can be used as gift items for the
  business world and the general public
• This area, if worked on well, could provide
  employment to a few thousands

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Where is Hobbeez now? Launching poetry,
story-telling, philately, painting, photography,
pottery, scrabble, classical dance, chess,
bird-watching, wildlife in the next 3 months in
Bangalore an office is being set up in
Sadashivanagar, Bangalore we have an ad agency
in Adverto we have some initial sponsors who
will fund it initially we have a 20-member staff
helping us to put together research materials we
also have over a 100 Mentors willing to help us
in India, UK and USA Where does Hobbeez want to
be? In 5 years from now, Hobbeez wants to be the
worlds biggest resource center for hobbies a
university in the US is working in partnership
with Hobbeez to provide a research base.