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 Women’s Day at a tribal wadi

I’ve been working with adolescent girls at a tribal wadi for the last 6 months. Khapachiwadi falls under Gadab gram panchayat in Pen taluka, Raigad.  I decided to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day with the community there on the 15th of March’23. This quaint wadi is inhabited by the Katkari tribe and sits atop […]

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Empowering Safe Society Kids through Math: An iVolunteer Initiative

By Aditi Raizada Mathematics is an essential skill that every child should learn. It is the foundation for many professions and helps build analytical and problem-solving skills that are essential in everyday life. Unfortunately, not all children have access to quality education in mathematics, which can impact their future opportunities. This is why iVolunteer conducted […]

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A Walk through the Road of Disability

There are many villages situated far from cities, tehsils, and gram panchayats, with roads still in very bad condition. When we talk about any public transportation, there are few means. When considering disability in these areas, we cannot even imagine the challenges they face. One question that arises in the mind is – what would […]

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Giving Back: Discovering fulfillment in Service

As someone who is passionate about education, I always try to find ways to contribute towards bettering the lives of those who lack access to quality education. Recently, I had the opportunity to be a part in a conducting a teaching session of Maths for children who were from slums, orphans or who had to […]

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 KAR KE DEKHO!!!

There is a story of an incident that happened before the  Non-Cooperation Movement. Nehru ji was sceptical about the success of the movement and he went to Gandhi ji for advice. Gandhi ji looked up and uttered only one sentence “kar ke dekho.” Nehru ji was still sceptical but followed Gandhi’s advice, all the time […]

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Sense of Belonging and Thriving

It’s been 6 months since my fellowship journey started and it’s been a continuous learning process. My days have been filled with highs and lows. In this period with swings of highs and lows, I think I found the key to thrive in this journey. It’s surreal to experience a sense of development in your […]

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Bread, Jam & Butter to Better the Lives of Others

Daan Utsav, 2nd & 7th October, 2022. iVolunteer Delhi How can you get a bunch of strangers coming from different walks of life to bond over food? Make them eat together? Cook food together? Distribute food to other strangers on the road? How about doing all three in a span of a couple of hours? […]

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A ray of hope in a world of uncertainty

अनिश्चित जगात आशेचा किरण Lao Tzu म्हणाले आहेत की, “The journey of thousand miles begins with one step.” २०० दिवस झाले आहेत JSW Foundation Fellow प्रोग्रमला जॉईन करून. आज सुद्धा मला तो पहिला दिवस आठवतो जेव्हा मी ज्या गावात काम करणार होतो तिथे गेलेलो आणि ते गावं म्हणजे लिंगा जे कळमेश्वर तालुका आणि नागपुर जिल्ह्यात […]

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Cleanliness Begins at Home

Clean and green environment is a basic ideology in sustainable development. The importance of cleanliness is known to us all and we try to keep our homes clean, yet somehow we just forget that we are equally responsible for the cleanliness of our environment as well. This is the story of Nasima Javed Sangre, a […]

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‘कहते हैं ना हर आज का अपना एक कल होता है।’

आज इन्हीं पंक्तियों ने कुछ खुद में नए सपनों के सफलताओं को उजागर करने की चाह में आगे बढ़ गई। दोस्तों ऊपर की कही गई पंक्तियां आदर्श ग्राम,जो की कई सालों पुराने दशकों में ले जाकर एक अतीत को वर्तमान से जोड़ते हुए सपनों को जीने का आकार दिया है और उसे साकार करने में […]