tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56158165577217836972011-04-22T07:53:38.754+05:30For more than 4 years, I have been dreaming of coming back to India in order to contribute to the rural people development. Now, here I am, working for Nareshwadi school, which cares for almost 500 vulnerable kids, that either come from poor conditions of the Warli tribe, or that come from HIV/AIDS affected, often incomplete families from Mumbai. And this is my story...inusska01http://www.blogger.com/profile/05181848200015833734noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615816557721783697.post-12648417026062900772009-01-20T21:12:00.002+05:302009-01-21T13:01:04.231+05:30

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My original main goal as an Atma Mumbai volunteer was to map out internal processes and staff responsibilities at Nareshwadi with the aim to create job descriptions. Day by day, the project got broader and broader… as communication seemed to be quite a challenge, accountability was a completely unknown concept, common goal or vision was a big question mark. Thus, we decided to start from the very

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The Borivali National Park or Sanjay Gandhi National Park is a piece of true rainforest in the middle of Mumbai. With its 104 square kilometers, it is considered the lungs of the city as it helps to purify the air pollution. Moreover, it is rich in wildlife with its around 800 types of flowering plants, 284 kinds of birds, 5,000 species of insects, 36 types of mammals, 50 types of reptiles and

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Creation of a vision, that will not be just on the paper, but that will be owned by all at Nareshwadi and that will represent the school externally... such a vision starts of course with the children! Who else should know what is Nareshwadi about, what makes it different, unique? That is why we organized a big “Logo Workshop” for all 500 children on 15 July. The project team was quite big: Sandra

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Surprisingly, there has never been a common tracking system of Nareshwadi students, not even one list with all their names. To learn all the students, generate some energy and have a quick win, we have decided to make this the first project.Sandra, my colleague, simply collected the names from the different teachers and invited all children class by class into the big dining hall. I really

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If you are coming from Mumbai, the Dundhalwadi area (120 km from Mumbai) would be like a small heaven to you. In the middle of these green fields and plantations, the Nareshwadi school has been established by Dr. Somaiya 30 years ago with the aim to set up an “integrated rural development model of education, health, agricultural development and economic self-reliance for the tribal community”.

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To secure successful rice harvest for our trust, the Nareshwadi horticulturalists were carrying a coconut, rice, some spices and incense sticks to perform a prayer, so called pooja, when they met us riding back to Mumbai on July 4. We have decided to stop at the paddy field and I have received the honor to undertake the pooja, while the others were clapping their hands and cheering on.As I was

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I knew my trip would be exciting, but didn' t think it would start that early! After the farewell party on 28 to 29 June, I fell a sleep with my mobile in my hand, however failed to set an alarm clock. Luckily, I woke up at 4:40 and decided to take a taxi to the Prague airport. I arrived at 5:30 and had plenty of time till 7:20, when my Alitalia plane left for Milan, where I changed the plane

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