A place of our own, with colours galore!
We’ve been talking about a place of our own at Indira Nagar for a long time now. Where once there was a beautiful tamarind tree, right by the stage where we conducted our sessions, there was now a big block of concrete. The children used to sit at the session sneaking in a little bit […]
Do Them a Favour, Give Them Space–Megha’s writeup in Herald 14th June 2013
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Looking for Room in Chimbel!!!
We walked the lanes and by lanes of Indira Nagar yesterday looking for room. With the rains upon us and a failed negotiation with a proposed room owner, Megha, Sheena and I walked with a group of about 17 children. In the tradition of narratives, I am reminded of the search of Mary and Joseph […]
Mobile Outreach Program in St. Inez
Full circle moments are often made light of. Nowadays with the pace and tempo of how fast we are driving along our life path, we soon come to full circle moments. But, going back to the old Bookworm location in St. Inez to do a mobile outreach program seems ironic. For six years we operated […]
What we made….at Tonca
(Posted by Shruti Murali) It was my second time at Tonca and I saw wide smiles as we entered. The girls enthusiastically helped us unload the boxes and lay the mats on the ground. They wanted to know more about the two ‘new’ teachers, and we promised them an introduction. Browsing time started off with […]
On the banks of the creek….a MOP session happened.
Monday is the one day of the week on which; if you walk into the library at 5 P.M.; you’ll find the whole team around. Maybe not anymore. The team needs to deliberate. The weather needs to give us a break! The monsoons are fast approaching, which ofcourse can only mean that MOP activity will […]
…with spaces inbetween
For some time now we’ve been struggling with Cacra as a MOP site. Initially it started with the numbers of our older children dropping rapidly. In time, the number of regulars began falling. Ever hopeful, we ploughed on. Numbers will improve. Numbers have still not improved. We’re still doing MOP. Not for 20 odd kids, […]
MOP Chimbel…growing
Analysing our Chimbel Site data , we can see attendance of children in batches and groups. It is all heartening and also a reminder that if we were an organisation with reasonable funding, we could have included home visits and community work to significantly sustain older children in the library program. Having said that I […]
The Story of a Mango….at Oiteant, Taleigao
Friday. MOP. Taleigao today. Well. The lesson is planned and I’m set to go. Eva’s coming along today. The story I’ve chosen to do is perfect for the season we’re in and is called ‘The Story of a Mango’. Its an unusual book, quite captivatingly done. No words, but images that will lead you through […]