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You’re simply the best, Naresh Sir #GivingTuesday#HelpMithuSaveSchool
I have written many times about Naresh our one of a kind Math teacher! And yet each time I set about writing another post I do it with immense joy and pride. I met Naresh even before the idea of Project Why seeded in my mind. He was the son of Mataji, the healer who...
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An Unconditional Love for Education
I learnt about the importance of education at my mother's knee as she shared with me her passion for learning. That small town girl born in times where women were not educated and married in their teens had such an incredible and almost illogical love for education...
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Help Save a School Founded in a Dustbin
Sophiya Tirkey helped establish a school at a dustbin. After 14 years, that school is in danger of shutdown. Help save it by supporting our online fundraiser.
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Alumni meet at Okhla Centre
At Project WHY Okhla centre, a very special reunion of past students, and their teachers who continue to hold the torch for education for children today. Some of these kids have gone on to graduate, found jobs, and broken out of the vicious cycle of poverty in their...
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Help Mithu save his school at Project Why #GivingTuesday #HelpMithuSaveSchool
Join the Project Why family by supporting Mithu, so he can help others in his community. Every little bit helps. Share the fundraiser to triple the impact!
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A Thirst for Education in the Children of the Okhla Centre #WATWB
There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million. – Walt Streightiff For We are the World Blogfest I want to share the story of the education of a bunch of children who took it upon themselves to change their futures. I came to...
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Visit of Mrs Hiramatsu to The Yamuna Centre
We were honoured to welcome Mrs Hiramatsu, wife of the Ambassador of Japan, and the Japanese Volunteer Group to our Yamuna Centre on January 15th 2019. Mrs Hiramatsu graciously donated school books to all the children. We are deeply grateful for this donation. The...
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56% of class VIII students can’t do basic maths: Aser Report 2018
The Annual Status of Education Report 2018 has been published and there is little cause to rejoice. True there are more children in school and less drop outs but most of the children who 'pass' out are unable to read or do basic calculations. There has been little...
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Kabir, a man who sees with his heart
He is an extraordinary man. Humane, kind, gentle, unassuming, generous, compassionate. A successful corporate honcho who makes the impossible seem commonplace. But that's just half the story. I will tell you the rest. When I think of Kabir, I get reminded of the words...
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Dharmender the never say die guy #GivingTuesday#India
Dharmender better known as Dharmender Bhaiya, is someone I have grown to admire by the day. His story is one that needs to be told as it epitomises the spirit of Project Why. Over the years I have realised that we share a common vision and dream for the children and...
My word of the year: surrender
When I look back at 2018, I am filled with a deep sense of gratitude. Strange as had anyone asked me during the year how things were going, gratitude was not the word that would have come to mind. You're so bogged down by day-today chores, that you lose the ability to...
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Blog Delurking Week!
I am almost 2000 posts old! I've been blogging for more than a decade and yes I like to know how many people drop by and read what I write. I know many of you read my blogs but only some take the time to comment. The days there are comments are truly special as I...