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...
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by Neha Singal
“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...
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Ignite
by Neha Singal
The best scientific minds in the world is probably that of children - their imagination vibrant & their heart open with innocence. If you want to witness a natural display of a sense of wonder, just observe a child. Curious by nature, you can’t keep...
A half-day workshop for NSS campers (during the holidays) from one of our partner schools was conducted on September 25, 2019. Themed around Service to the Nation, the 25 students who had gathered spoke about two eminent personalities who have contributed in their own fields....
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Ignite
by Neha Singal
Our community learning centre at Moolakothalam (Old Washermanpet, Chennai, supported by our corporate partner L&T) celebrated Independence Day with 35 enthusiastic children and 20 equally participative parents!
Drawing, oratory, and sports competitions kept the children's energy high, as the parents broke out of their comfort...
When Kanini team's children completed the NIIT certification in Bengaluru, volunteers experienced the joy anyone would experience on the day of graduating! Yes, for it is a year long's effort that had blossomed into something significant. This is what they have to say:
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