Teacher, mhaka test di !
Chimbel, a MOP site that overwhelms and excites me. We are still finding our feet, after close to 45 odd sessions over 7 months. We don’t know the demographic, the population, the profiles, the learning levels, what we do know is there is a need. 100 odd children demanding story and books and even 7 […]
Who loves the RAIN
Thursday 28th June,2012 – a wet day in Panjim, a seemingly ordinary monsoon day and then it rained in my soul! Varsha Amonkar a parent and professional who has only observed Bookworm work from afar, has been pursuing me to visit a The National Association for the Blind, Goa state branch in Santa Cruz, that […]
Mobile Outreach Program is back in Chimbel
June 2nd Session included read aloud of “The Village Fair – Gaon ka Mela” a bilingual story book by Radhika Meganathan with pictures by Nancy Raj and published by Tulika. Children shared what they do/see in a fair and it resonated with the book even before we read the book. This for us, is the […]
Mobile Outreach Program looking for teachers and funders
The van will pull up at outreach sites again from June. Our MOP program is raring to go. Boxes are being packed, story ideas explored and material being readied. We need a MOP teacher and funding support! MOP seeking funds. Please donate , click here to view the concept note. If you are interesting in […]
MOP Pilot Closure & New site in Chicalim
Our Mobile Outreach Program pilot (MOP) had 4 sites, 260 children, 2400 times books issued, 64 read aloud sessions with art, craft, game and language activities. This made MOP a most happening intervention over 6 months. Bookworm is happy to support Brian and Natasha Farias who have begun their own MOP site in Chicalim village.