Health Camp in Pune
If you think you can, you can! This is what comes to mind when Vibha volunteers, along with organizations Rachana & Door Step School (DSS), conducted two successful Health Check-Up camps on 18th…
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So…Why do I volunteer for Vibha
Underprivileged kids….the cause…the challenge…the satisfaction…the friends we made…or just plain old simple conscience? Reasons aplenty, I thought I’ll go down the path of soul searching and put down on paper…
I can move the earth…
I can move the earth…
The Vibha Volunteer conference moved me, motivated me, impressed me
It engaged, inspired and consumed me
It enabled, empowered and encouraged me
It energized, drove and compelled me
To believe that I am Vibha, and Vibha begins with me…
When a Cyclone Strikes … (Update: Reports from the Ground)
For the villagers of Sunderbans devastated by Cyclone Aila, the long road to recovery has just started. The flood water has receded and most villagers have gone back to their homes, or what remains of their homes. The flood has destroyed many of their huts and carried away most of their precious belongings. Many people do not even have clothes to wear, apart from what they were wearing when they fled to escape the gushing flood waters. The saline water has infiltrated ponds and cultivation fields, and thus robbing many people of their main source of livelihood. There is still an acute shortage of drinking water and food in many areas.
When a Cyclone Strikes …
An area blighted by seasonal floods encountered one of the worst during the waning days of May 2009. Destroyed crops, salinated fresh water ponds, breakout of communicable diseases, short supply…
Child labor, or dignity?
A few years back, I was visiting Bombay on vacation. I was standing in front of the McDonalds waiting for a friend, for without Yahoo maps, I had no choice…
Visit to Aural Education for the Hearing Impaired (AURED)
On Jan 2, during my visit to Mumbai, I visted a project there called “Aural Education for the Hearing Impaired”. AURED as most of you know is a project we…
Door Step School and the “Child Friendly Builder”
On December 29, 2008, I visited Pune. Along with a few Vibha volunteers from Pune, I first visited DSS (Door Step School) and met Rajani Tai and her staff. I…