My Happiest Memory

On 27th August, 2009 we conducted the session on “My happiest memory” at the Round Table School for the children from 3rd and 4th standards.

The children were asked to recall the happiest day of their life and draw that on paper. They were then taught to use a variety of raw material to make their own paint and paint their happiest day.

In addition to the facilitator and a few regular volunteer and staff members, the session was also attended by a volunteer named Esmeralda GC who is a professor and works with quality systems in NGOs in Spain.

At the session, Esmeralda too joined the children in learning painting and was able to connect very well with them. The following is the feedback given to us by her- “It was a great session for me. The children are so receptive and smiling all the time. The volunteers are so kind and generous. They welcomed us with openness. Thank you for allowing us to come and allowing us to do to things that are so important in helping us improve our world. I am very happy to have met all of you and am looking forward to coming back for a longer period next summer”

We are all looking forward to having Esmeralda with us in the next few months.

The Blending Spectrum Movie

A Beautiful Movie on the Blending Spectrum Project of The YP Foundation

Featured Volunteer- Medha Bhaskar

Medha has been volunteering with us for a year now and started off with the Learn IT programme. From being a support volunteer to a session co-ordinator who conducts and leads multiple batches, Medha has left no stone unturned in her attempt to ensure the children are engaged and at the same time, are picking up life skills. She has also brought in a lot of her friends and family to volunteer with us and with her energy has made a huge impact on the programme. Apart from this, she has also volunteered for the Sports and Adventure Programme and is ready to help out whenever the need arises.

Here is what she had to say:
I’ve always wanted to work with children; I knew couple of people who have volunteered with DAD, and DAD seemed to fit the bill perfectly. I had pretty high expectations and I’m glad to say it has more than ‘met my expectations’, I love going there.

What keeps me going is the thought that by volunteering, I choose not to sit around and complain about the deterioration of the society, but to take one minuscule step forward.

It is amazing how much I’ve learnt. The sessions are as much a learning experience for the volunteers as they are for the kids. I think one of the major things someone as a volunteer learns is sensitivity.

We wish Medha all the very best and hope that she has many more volunteering experiences with Dream a Dream.