Volunteering

Aneesha Menon, an India Water Portal Fellow, travels with The Nirmal Bharat Yatra (Great WASH Yatra) to understand the mindset in rural India on health and sanitation issues and to educate young girls on menstrual cycle and hygienic practices. While the lack of awareness is shocking, Aneesha finds an eagerness to learn and adapt which is encouraging. On visiting two schools to take a survey, she is happy to note that their visit seems to have left a positive impact on the young minds.

Yoginder Sikand visits Asha Niketan in Bangalore - a home for the mentally challenged that is much more than an institution, being structured like a family unit where the members share love, joys and emotions with each other. He also meets Paul, the person who has held them together for more than twenty-five years, and has immense faith in his 'family'.

Pratham Books celebrated International Literacy Day in a unique way - by holding storytelling sessions for thousands of children across India. Read an account of one such session held by our friend and writer in Assam, and learn about the beautiful experience storytelling can be - both for the listener and the teller, while serving as an important educational aid.

A website is changing people's attitude towards pro bono work in Indian legal community and encouraging lawyers and students to help NGOs in need of assistance

Our guest writer worked with under-privileged girls for a duration of 3 weeks. The experience left a lasting impression on her, and made her evaluate her priorities. She shares it with us here.