– By Ashwini and Deepti Kalakaar is a unique “first of its kind” e-contest for kids and adults. The idea behind the contest was to help people explore their creativity and talents in photography, painting and writing and make a significant difference in the lives of these needy children.
It feels so great when you plant a seed and see it grow gently into a tree. What is even more delightful is to get an opportunity to nourish many little saplings; relish the vision of a greener future and when it is finally there you can elatedly say I was there……I was there to…
In April Vibha observed ‘Autism Awareness’ Month. Most of us were probably not even aware of the existence of ‘Autism Awareness Month ‘or may be some of us just shrugged it off as one of the plentitude of ‘awareness months’. For about 0.66% of people worldwide and their families, autism is a part of their…
– Mahua Chatterjee Impact and results are the real parameters of the success of an initiative. Pragati 2009 was an effort to come together, be together and work together to connect, share, and work towards enhancing the existing efforts of Vibha and its project partners. The objective was to culminate ideas, practices, and experiences. The…
Nanjunda is a daily wage worker at the construction site in Marathahalli, Bengaluru. Shiva, age 14, now in 9th standard is the eldest among his three children. He has to choose between continuing his studies at the local government school to complete his SSLC exams and dropping out of school to take responsibility of his…
It’s Sunday night and I’m fighting to clean up my e-mail inbox filled with Vibha e-mails. The Vibha budget for 2010 is still not complete, and I have an e-mail from March 2009 which I haven’t removed from my inbox because that’s the only way I won’t forget it. I am sure the other Vibha…
We are excited we will be reaching 5,000 children with this $40K grant. The win reinforces our confidence in Sikshana as a project that can deliver and make a long lasting impact. Kudos also to the grants team for working through the year persistently and putting together a great application for this.
Vibha recently got an invitation from Manjula Gupta who runs the TV show “Chai with Manjula”, to talk about our mission and vision, our fundraising, and the projects we focus on. On behalf of the Bay Area, I accepted her invitation, and recorded the session with her on Oct 15th. The show is available at this…
