at-admin We moved into Rein Basera on the morning of June 13th to begin the next phase of the program. Within one hour of the program, we were feeling like swatted flies! However, let us begin on a more positive note. At Rein Basera, we decided to divide the children into two groups: 14 and above … Read more
Level 2 is back to Rein Basera, the wonderful space behind the GPO near Clock Tower that serves as an overnight shelter for homeless males, over 18 years in age. Rein Basera is built on two storeys and has spotless, sparkling premises with bathrooms and toilets and plenty of storage space- all for our use during…
I had spoken to the circus manager about us bringing in 30 children from Parade Ground and Astley Hall and he had kindly agreed to charge us rupees 50-a ticket and let us sit in the enclosure for the 75-rupees ticket. So you can imagine his surprise when we walked in with a bunch of 51 unwashed and unruly children….
Of course we were nervous! It is difficult to engage these super-brain brats for two hours at one place, let alone almost four hours! But it was wonderful! We started with painting and we made peacocks with hand prints like this:
Dear friends. Please forgive the silence of the last week. We have been looking for a solution to our current dilemma. The shop keepers of the Omkar Plaza threw us of our pitch unceremoniously last week with almost no notice. Political aspirations were more important than teaching the young of the area. Having said that, … Read more
So starting Monday, The Bindal Project beats the heat with its summer camp! Watch this space for updates and photographs.
There were some very good points that he made, in his enthralling lecture. Here are a few I managed to scribble:
The decision was made by all stakeholders involved on Friday and though it is never a happy time to end a long-term relationship with people at one place, we leave with fond memories of a wonderful 2.5 years during which time the project has grown and blossomed.
We did some thorough and detailed background check to assess the requirements of the family and understand how we can best send the girl back to school. A couple of young men who are originally from Dehradun and are currently working in Delhi/NCR have offered to come on board and sponsor rations for Malti and her…
To cool down the heated arguments and down-right fiery blows thrown around during the fight, we decided to finish the program with ice-creams. And just in the same special way, I will finish this post with a few pictures from the awesome Saturday.
