Thursday, March 15, 2007

People who are part of History


They all are different..

But they all think the same...

They all want to do something different...

27 people attended first Community Service Hour (CSH) of AID Gurgaon.

Would you like to be part of this...

Do you think like them...

Come be a part of US!!!

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Unnati - A parallel world

Modern open Gurukul...... Unnati!!!


Nishank's picture.....


Oh i'm sorry i mean the picture drawn by Nishank... There is nothing to laugh over here... he is a good artist...

Now look over here... This is a picture drawn by one of the kid of Unnati. After the drawing was complete i asked few questions to the kids.


1. How many tails does a mouse have?
Ans. Unanimously 'one'

Great!! I was impressed...

2. How many legs does a mouse have??
Ans. Unanimously 'four'

Impressive ... I liked that

3. How many ears does a mouse have???
Ans. Unanimously 'two'

By this point i truly believe that they know everything...

Next question..

4. How many eyes does a mouse have????

Guess whats going to be the answer!!!

Give you a hint.. again look at the picture, can you guess now...








Ans. Unanimously 'one'

Phew!!!... What a great chuha we have drawn, he has only one eye Doh!!... Then suddenly I heard a voice from the group - 'The other eye of the mouse is behind the board' lol...

At one place where the kids were busy with drawings, the other place was quite athletic...

There is no doubt that kids are expert in everything, you don't need to teach them. Now look here...


After the drawing session was complete, we had a rhym session..

Rupali who came for the first time to Unnati, took over the control... She started with a new rhym 'Hathi raja jhoom ke' and the kids repeated after her.... 'Hathi raja jhoom ke' Well i was one among them too... I also learnt this new rhym that day..

I revised few rhyms 'Chanda mama door ke' with them... Do you guyz remember the rhyms which our nursery teacher used to teach us. I really like this one 'Machi jal ki raaani hai' :)


Rupali again in action....

Sandra was again with us with our visit to Unnati....


Just a thought in the end - When somebody from outside can come and work for us, why can't we ??

Saturday, March 10, 2007

What she has to say!!!..

I hope you all must have already seen the pictures of Holi at Mobile Creches ... Now you all must be knowing Sandra too...

Here is what she has to say...

For as long back as I can remember, it has seemed to me that India is the world’s most beautiful country. After a five-week holiday here some years ago, I made up my mind that I would come back again. And now I am here – not as a visitor but as an Evalueserve employee with Gurgaon.

My original plan was to travel around on weekends and discover the fantastic places all around me. But then, I read an article about volunteer projects – and realized that this was that what I really wanted to do. Being in contact with underprivileged people, teaching and helping children who cannot afford to go to school to acquire an education (and often do not have enough to eat), and helping them aspire to a better life – that is so much more important than only looking at a wonderful landscape!

Well, at first I was really afraid of doing this. (I am a real coward and am afraid of everyone and everything!) I was worried whether the children would like me and how I would communicate with them, since I do not speak Hindi and they do not know English.

However, when we went there and I met the children for the first time, I was so happy – nothing can compare with the beautiful experience I had interacting with them. They were so happy seeing us, and although they are so poor and deprived of opportunities all children should have, they were so friendly. They called me Didi – what an honor for me! They were not afraid of me at all. Moreover, language was not a problem. I tried to teach them English and they taught me Hindi. I think they really enjoyed hearing me trying to speak Hindi, making mistakes all the time. It was great fun for me too.

I cannot imagine spending my weekends in a better way than working with these children. And whenever I have time (and you can be sure I will do almost anything to make time for these children), I would like to spend it with them, teaching them, helping them, and trying to make a difference in their lives.

-- Sandra


Would you like to say something to her....

Mobile Creches Holi!!!!

This time we had Sandra, who is from Germany, on the visit to Mobile Creches.

Couldn't you see how sincere they are..



Now look at Rachit!!! Looks like he is going to teach everything in a day...



They all look the same...:)



Dance Dance.....Spice Girls live performance.....





Bura na mano Holiiii hai!!!....



Rachit busy with colors.... will somebody color him up!!!!



Sandra in her full mood, enjoying the festival of colors!!..




Now look at this...



Common guyz kaha dekh rahe ho...idhar dekho hamari photo khich rahi hai....