29th September 2019 – Sunday, read the calendar. It was not just any other Sunday; perhaps, one of those very few (Sun)days we’d not have to do a quick ‘phone-grab’ to check the date! The morning of this oh-so-special Sunday witnessed the coming together of 503...
Rithika Ramesh, an enthusiastic marketer during the weekdays, and a volunteer during the weekends is a part of our English project in Chennai. She insists on the importance of visual learning for children and how it can help retention and engagement for the children. It...
Daan Utsav 2019 was celebrated with a lot of excitement in all the schools where Bhumi has intervened for transformational endeavours. Here are some snippets from the children and teachers who participated. An aura of excitement and positivity sets in around the vicinity, as nine-year-old Priyadharshini,...
At Bhumi, we realise that our volunteers are our strongest ambassadors. Their undying love for their volunteering experience brings them back to us every time they want to give back to the community. These engagements help us become stronger and spread the word about our...
A Parents-Teacher Meeting with an exciting twist! What if I told you parents-teacher meetings can be fascinating? Don’t believe me? This one was, I must say perhaps the most wholesome confab I’ve ever come across in so many years, thanks to the kids adding a dash...
“The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.” — Helen Keller Read Aarti’s story to discover how you can make a difference and feed your passions through volunteering.I have been volunteering with Bhumi for a year...
‘From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.’ said Winston Churchill. True to his words, it is in giving that we receive – be it things, kindness, empathy, positivity, happiness and what not! The spirit of giving, though...
“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.” On India’s 73rd Independence Day this year, incidentally also the day Bhumi was founded in 2006, we celebrated volunteering at three of our community centers with DXC employees. Allowing children to express themselves without any inhibitions is the...
While technology & economic growth are key indicators of development, we often overlook the need to cultivate the hearts and minds of those who make up our society. Our children are a part of this fiercely competitive world that ends up shaping their personalities in manners...
Bhumi is a volunteer-driven organisation and it’s essential that we connect periodically to keep us motivated, energised and in-sync. Ignite’s Mathematics Project in Bengaluru had organised a Center Coordinators (CC) Meet on September 21, 2019. Conceptualised during an earlier leadership workshop, the CC meeting turned out...