Arushi Girls home – a Salaam Baalak Trust Home.
It is to my good friend Celia Marsh from Switzerland that I owe this initiative as she very kindly and generously supplied the money for it and I put it into operation. I visited Arushi girls home sometime last year and was struck at how well organized it was and how the girls supported one another. I … Read more
Volunteer Experience in Apna Ghar and GRP Contact Point
First of all I would like to say that I really enjoyed my experience! And I enjoyed to split my week between GRP and Apna Ghar, because it offered me two different visions of the work with the children and of their lives. In both situations, they quickly considered me as a true member of … Read more
Workshop on Creative Self-Expression & Photography in Arushi
On November 1st, a workshop on ‘Creative Self-Expression & Photography’ started in Arushi – SBT’s girls shelter in Gurgaon. Janira (a fashion photographer from the US) and Sabrina (a student of Communication Science and freelance trainer from Germany) supervise the classes, which are being attended by eight girls aged 14 to 19 years twice a … Read more
News from DMRC shelter home
This is really some good news for SBT kids living in one of SBT’s shelter homes – especially for those interested in music. One of the rooms has been converted into a fancy Sound School. This gives many kids the opportunity to experience music and instruments. One of the boys – Rajender – is fascinated … Read more
Volunteer had workshop in Aasra shelter-her experience
Working at Aasra Shelter, the lessons were mainly focused on non-formal education. With the morning children, activities practising the ABC and the numbers were undertaken. From this they made their own ABC and 1,2,3 book showing their good understanding. To help bond with each other and practise their coordination, turn-taking and communication we played ball … Read more
Field Trip through Pahar Ganj
On October 18th five boys from DMRC shelter home (Iqbal, Sharafat, Raju Lama, Irfan and Anil) went on a field trip to take pictures on the streets of Pahar Ganj. After a lot of practise inside the shelter home and since the Commonwealth Games are over it was finally possible to do this! The boys … Read more
Photography Workshop in Apna Ghar
For some weeks, the two volunteers Kaitie andKristen did a workshop on photography with some of the boys in Apna Ghar shelter home. This is what they say: “We have just enjoyed our time at Apna Gar. The children are so enthusiastic to get their minds wrapped around knowledge and in learning. The fact that … Read more
Workshop on Media and Empowerment started
Today at the DMRC shelter home, a new workshop has just started. For the next three months, two groups of boys will gain experience in photography, blogging and self-presentation. They will have the chance to work with cameras, go on field trips, present themselves in front of a video camera. And hopefully, it’ll gonna be … Read more
