Teaching street children a thing or two
Akanksha Foundation, a non-profit organization trying to improve the lives of slum children via the medium of education, recently held a literary fest. The objective of the fest was to get these children excited about reading, and also to explore their and encourage their creativity in writing and expression.
Preeti Srivastav reports in ExpressIndia about the programme in which more than 300 children participated and enjoyed. Excerpts:
“Nothing can replace the joy of reading, but children are so over burdened with their courses that they tend to loose interest. We are conducting festivals of this kind to encourage reading among the children. These children hardly come across good books. So we are here to bring some good reading to them,” shares Reeves Rodrigues, general manager, Aakanksha foundation.
Read the rest of the article here, and check out the Akanksha Foundation and the work they do here. For people who love to work with children, especially in Mumbai and Pune, they could offer several opportunities for volunteering.
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June 2nd, 2009 at 4:47 am
its really too good job you people r doing, even i wnt to help you guys but how, you need to tel me..can i join you people
January 17th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
hey can i join your foundation please help me to join you
January 17th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
dear sir please help me to join your foundation
February 19th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
I would like to work with you guys.
please let me know hw can i contact u?????
August 5th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Am in love with the street children and i love to be there for them,thats a great job you guys are doing