New Initiatives
Safar Zindagi Ka Ep 7 – One Story, Many Lessons
Explore Xavier sir’s story of becoming a counsellor after years of battling with drug addiction in our next Safar Zindagi Ka episode!
Majeeda Surti
July 8, 2026
Children Engagement
New Forms of Exposure – Visit to Gozoop
Recently, children from CCH visited Gozoop, a digital marketing company. This was a transformational step towards new forms of exposure for these children
Puneet Bhansali
April 21, 2026
Community Engagement
A 2 Day Visit at Hunnar Gurukul with CAS Staff
A unique and powerful 2 day exposure trip to Hunnar Gurukul with 21 staff members from Children’s Aid Society! We are grateful to be a
Karan
February 16, 2026
New Initiatives
Seeds of Change: A New Chapter at Dongri
Seeds of Change is about more than tasks and rewards. It’s about shifting culture.
Small seeds. Big trees. Lasting change.
Puneet Bhansali
November 16, 2025
New Initiatives
KalyanMitra – Life Journey – A Look Back at Our Journey
Join us for a deeply reflective session where KalyanaMitra staff embarked on a ‘Life Journey’ through the metaphor of a river. Watch as they embraced
Sheetal
May 9, 2025
New Initiatives
Safar Zindagi Ka (Ep 5) – A Beginner’s Mindset
Event Date: 9th July 2024 Once again, the fifth episode of “Safar Zindagi Ka” featured another staff member, Mr. Azim Naik, a probation officer. He
Sheetal
October 27, 2024
New Initiatives
KalyanMitra – Social Psychology
Event Date: 3rd July, 2024 After the successful staff session on mental health, we planned the next session to focus on breaking down concepts related
Sheetal
September 1, 2024
New Initiatives
Appreciation – A Simple Gesture That Goes a Long Way!
Event Date: 15th August 2024 At the Dongri Observation Home, some of the staff members have been working for over a decade, while many others
Karan
August 25, 2024
Children Engagement
UTSAV – A Time of Events & Celebration
Event Date: 19, 20, 21st June Introduction UTSAV was a 3 day event that we planned with various competitions. We included chess, carrom, painting, speech,
Karan
July 21, 2024
New Initiatives
Safar Zindagi Ka (Ep 4) – A Lifetime of Experience
Event Date: 6th June 2024 In Episode 3 of Safar Zindagi Ka, with senior guard Popat Sabji, we witnessed a powerful example of transformation. His
Sheetal
July 14, 2024
New Initiatives
Safar Zindagi Ka (Ep 3) – A Transformative Journey
Event Date: 18th April 2024 After two successful episodes of “Safar Zindagi Ka” (SZK), everyone eagerly anticipated the lineup for the third episode. We aimed
Sheetal
July 7, 2024
New Initiatives
KalyanMitra – Mental Health
“The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.” – Rollo May Event Date: 14th May 2024 Detailed Session Plan This
Karan
July 1, 2024
New Initiatives
KalyanMitra – Jane Apne Aap Ko
“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment;
Sheetal
June 9, 2024
New Initiatives
KalyanMitra – Gratitude
Event Date: 19th March 2024 Detailed Session Plan One day at lunchtime me, Karan, Sneha and Xavier sir were discussing ‘gratitude’ after looking at the quote
Sheetal
June 2, 2024
Community Engagement
A Unique Invitation – a Session on Service
Event date: 15th March 2024 Location: Chetana college, Bandra With love and respect I accepted an invitation from Sachita, an old and close friend, to
Sheetal
May 22, 2024
New Initiatives
Safar Zindagi Ka (Ep 2) – A Story of Resilience and Hard Work
Event Date: 13th March 2024 After a strong, positive start to the series ‘Safar Zindagi Ka’ (SZK) with Episode 1, the second one got a
Karan
May 15, 2024
Staff Engagement
Blooming Women’s Day
Event Date: 14th March 2024 Dongri’s medical unit staff, Dr. Pradnya, had sweetly requested us to plan a women’s day celebration the next day. Since
Sheetal
May 13, 2024
Community Engagement
Unintended Consequences… and a Lesson in Truthfulness
Few older boys have been at the Dongri Children’s Home for the last 3-4 years. They have seen many transformations in Dongri. Many external people
Sheetal
March 26, 2024
Children Engagement
Chindi – From Waste to Wealth!
Many of us use ‘Chindi’ as a slang word to signify something worthless or something useless. Chindis, actually, are the small shredded pieces of extra
Karan
March 22, 2024
Children Engagement
Gyan Mela – Our Children
Gyan Mela is an exhibition organized by Our Children. This was the first time that Children from Dongri took part, and it was an amazing
Karan
March 20, 2024
New Initiatives
KalyanMitra – A Step Towards Formation of a Sangha
Loosely translated, a Sangha is a group of virtuous people walking on the path of inner transformation. Again, loosely translated, a ‘Kalyan Mitra’ is a
Karan
March 10, 2024
New Initiatives
Safar Zindagi Ka – A New Beginning
How often does it happen that you know very little about the life journey of someone you have been working with for many years? About
Karan
March 9, 2024
Children Engagement
A Spontaneous Gratitude Circle & A Thank You Poster!
A few days back, I was sitting in the classroom with many kids, doing their own thing in small groups while the teacher was busy
Karan
February 4, 2023
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