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
Tag: Jail
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
Reflective
More Than a Trip: Our Matheran Memories
Trip to Matheran – Some highlights and memorable incidents from the two wonderful days at Matheran. Explore this journey and teammates
Sheetal
March 29, 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
Children Engagement
Dongri ke Mastermind (Girls Section) – Dongri Ka Apna KBC
Recently we organized a new event called “Dongri ke Mastermind”, a quiz game show, similar to “Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC)”.
Shamal
January 10, 2026
Children Engagement
Dongri ke Mastermind – Dongri Ka Apna KBC
Recently we organized a new event called “Dongri ke Mastermind”, a quiz game show, similar to “Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC)”.
Shamal
November 22, 2025
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
Children Engagement
An Unexpected Session at Dongri – A Pleasant Surprise
Roshan (name changed) was a new boy at the Dongri Observation Home and stood out from everyone else for multiple reasons. Firstly, he was much
Sheetal
May 18, 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
Children Engagement
Sitaro Ki Mehfil – A Dream Come True!
Event Date: 12th July 2024 Sitaro Ki Mehfil This blog is a story of the evolution of music sessions at the Dongri Observation Home which
Karan
November 17, 2024
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
Reflective
Eight Months of Seedling Foundation
Date: 4th July 2024 In early July, we made a presentation capturing our work thus far since the beginning of Seedling Foundation in November 2023.
Karan
September 8, 2024
Reflective
A Saintly Person – Arun Dada
Date: 2nd September 2024 Today afternoon, we were in Dongri preparing for a new initiative on Gandhi ji’s life at the Children’s Home, called Gandhi
Karan
September 2, 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
Children Engagement
Buddha Purnima Event
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,
Karan
May 25, 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
Children Engagement
Seeds of Learning
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
Sheetal
May 19, 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
Rhythm of life
A heartfelt reflection on volunteering, connection, and the rhythm of life—how shared moments, music, and patience help us find balance and belonging.
Harsh Gupta
February 6, 2024
Children Engagement
परिवर्तन
डोंगरी में मोहित जैसे बच्चों की कहानी परिवर्तन की है—सही मार्गदर्शन से 5 मिनट से 45 मिनट तक का सफर, और सीखने की नई शुरुआत।
Sheetal
February 3, 2024
Reflective
Deafening Silence
A couple of days back, last Thursday, I was processing a few things from the previous evening, added by more incidents from that morning at
Karan
January 14, 2024
Children Engagement
Nature Journey – River
A classroom became a nature journey – river, where boys moved from sleepy to expressive, connecting rivers with life, emotions, and their own stories.
Sheetal
December 14, 2023
Children Engagement
A Deep Profound Story Behind Every Face
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
Karan
December 14, 2023
Children Engagement
Empathy – An Innate Human Quality?
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
Karan
November 14, 2023
Children Engagement
Scarcity & Abundance – Simply A Mindset
One of the older kids, who has been at the home for about 3 years now, was having a conversation with a coworker, let’s call
Karan
August 8, 2023
Reflective
Suffering (Dukkha) Exists & Will Exist
One day, while returning from the Children’s Home, I was waiting at the bus stop. As I was standing there, I noticed a bike with
Karan
March 4, 2023
Children Engagement
A Naïve Mistake Turned into a Realization :)
Recently, one of the kids approached me with a pencil and paper as I was standing at the door of the classroom and said “please
Karan
February 10, 2023
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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