First Restorative Justice Retreat!
Basking in the energy from Gandhi 3.0 behind at Sughad, we just concluded a 3 day "Restorative Justice" retreat. It featured a wide-range of NGO founders, researchers, policy makers,...
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Planting Seeds
Yesterday was one of the most memorable days of my life. We were planting seeds literally. For over a year, I have been feeling helpless with this urge to do something every time I visited...
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Discovering the light beyond darkness
In June, we started holding sharing circles with 20 children being tried for sexual offenses at the Observation Home. In a session on gratitude, the children expressed the desire to do...
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Maitri dinner magic
The idea of the Maitri Dinner was rooted in a successful Daan Utsav last October, after which volunteers had unanimously agreed that they should cook for the children at least once every 3 months....
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A Trip to Kidzania
One more day well spent with children; 21 children and 12 adults that included volunteers and staff, visiting Kidzania a beautiful indoor theme park in Ghatkopar – R city Mall where...
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Circle of sharing with the boys of Ashiyana
Last few weeks, we have been trying to re-design Ashiyana, an initiative we started in the children’s home/ remand home three years ago. I am thinking of my first day in the home when I was...
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Awakin Talk with ever-so-inspiring Nivedita-ji!
Nivedita is a founder member of Samaj Pragati Sahayog, Dewas, Madhya Pradesh. SPS is committed to evolving an alternate path of development under the principles of empowerment, equity and...
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Awakin Talks: Tejal Rajyagor
Tejal Rajyagor spends most of her time in the Umerkhadi Children's Observation Home in Mumbai. A home for vulnerable children and children in conflict with law, it is often referred to as the...
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