ANOU’S BLOG
Celebrating Independence Day #GivingTuesday #India
Project Why children celebrated Independence Day! There was the flag hoisting in all centres, the regulatory speeches, the patriotic songs and of course a lot of Bollywood dancing. The children enjoyed themselves and the celebrations ended with the ubiquitous...
It simply does not know how to fall upwards #Giving Tuesday
The rains have created havoc in the city for the past days and yet nothing unpredictable as it is monsoon time and a good monsoon is what everyone hopes for. Vladimir Nabokov said: “Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall...
The caveat that defeats the purpose #GivingTuesday #India
The Upper House of the India Parliament passed a Bill to Amend the Child Labour Act 1986. The amendment prohibits the engagement of children below the age of 14 in all occupations and processes so that they are able to enjoy their fundamental right to...
Ribbons in her hair #GivingTuesday #India
Kid Speak is cute. There have been TV shows like “Kids Say the Darndest Things’” or books like “Children's Letters to God” that always delight us and warm our hearts. But the kind of Kid Speak we share today is the one that puts a lump in your throat and...
To do or die #GivingTuesday #India
This week's blog has to be written in first person as it symbolises the very spirit of Project Why. For the past weeks as we set out to 'makeover' Project Why to make it presentable to a wider audience I have been asked the question about whether we want to increase...
Good touch Bad touch #GivingTuesday #India #children
Statistics show that over 8000 children get raped in India every year. Wonder how many get sexually abused and yet the state is unwilling to include sex education in schools. Perhaps it is because it is thought that this would not make a difference. An incident...
She begged so that children could eat
I fist heard of Sindhutai many years ago when I was researching 'good news' stories for a friend. Her story was a true inspiration more so when I felt reluctant to 'ask' for money. I wrote about her way back in 2011 and...
..but for that child the world will change #GivingTuesday #India
Clarisse and Xavier have not 'adopted' Utpal legally but are nevertheless his French 'parents', and do everything a 'parent' would : loving him unconditionally and being there for him. Nothing proves that better than the story of a cricketer of yesteryear who...
She is back #GivingTuesday
She was barely 5 when she first joined the special section. It must have been in 2004. She could barely walk or talk. She was like a tiny frightened bird that needed to be tamed. As days went by and we got to know her better the smiles came hesitant at first then...
It’s never too late to do something #GivingTuesday #India
'The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something' wrote Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Wise words indeed. Words that remind us of forgotten intentions and unfulfilled dreams. This post was written after a visit to the Kalka Temple where getting to the deity...
It is time we look at our education policy #GivingTuesday #India
The new education policy is in the anvil. The recommendations of the committee set up to look into the issue are ready. Two of the recommendations are close to our hearts. The first is to reinstate detention beyond class V and the other to set up a cadre akin to the...
Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime #GivingTuesday #India
Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime. Scars heal but the pain never goes away. And yet child abuse is on the rise. Recent studies show that there has been a 50% rise in the crime against children rate. Increased urbanisation seems to be a contributing...