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, singing, dancing, playing musical instruments, drama, and science projects as the various competitions for the UTSAV event. This was initially conceptualized by Sneha, based on
Bahujana-hitāya, Bahujana-sukhāya, Lokānukampāya “Wander forth, O monks, for the benefit of many, for the happiness of many. Shower compassion on the world for the good, benefit, and happiness of gods and men. Let no two go in the same direction.” – Gotama, The Buddha Event Date: 24th May 2024 Few
Date: March 2024 Every year, there is a project exhibition called ‘Gyan Mela’, organized by an NGO called ‘Our Children’ for various children’s institutions within Mumbai. This was the first time that Dongri Children’s Home participated. From Dongri, there were 2 teams that went for the exhibition, one of which
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 cloth which are cut off at a tailoring shop and often just go into the garbage pile. I had never imagined to see it get
I have just started volunteering with Seedling Foundation a couple of weeks ago. The children are respectful, curious, and ready to engage, albeit a bit shy. The team is small and agile, and I appreciate the warmth shown to me. We undertake various activities; from creating art to learning about
मोहित को ५ मिनिट भी कही मन एकाग्र करना बोहोत मुश्किल हो जाता था। और वह खुद भी नहीं समाझ पाता था के ऐसा क्यू होता है। ज्यादातर चीजों में उसे अनुरिचि नहीं थी I कभी कभी उसे ज्ञान प्राप्त करना व्यर्थ भी लगता था क्योंकि अब पाठशाला छोड़े काफी
A calm soothing river… With clean blue water… Gray rocks shining because of sun rays coming down between the trees and giveing a silver shine to the water… You feel nice reading this… Right? But our river session started with the opposite mode. In the afternoon after lunch with sleepy
Yesterday morning, we conducted a session on road signs with a small demo setup. As we discussed each road sign, we also asked the kids questions on their life in connection to the sign in front of them. For example, for the child talking about a ‘speed breaker’, we asked
A couple of weeks back, a small encounter brought a smile to my face and left me thinking that day about innate human qualities and in fact for a couple of days after. One of the kids at the Home is a special child, with some mental disability. However, he