PIECE OF "LIFE" - MUMBAI

Vol 4.2 April-June 2012

• In the months of April-June 2012 - LIFE Trust implemented the “School Ready Programme”, an enrichment programme for Anganwadi children at Bandra, Dharavi and Shivri -Wadala to make them ready for formal school. LIFE coaches and other staff visited the anganwadis to lend a helping hand.

•  A summer camp was conducted in the municipal schools, with a special focus on improving English grammar and comprehension amongst students.

• On 28^th April 2012, “Our Home” kids in Chennai were taken for a short trip to Bangalore. They were accompanied by our Managing Trustee, Mrs Lalvani.

• In May 2012, LIFE Trust organized “Roshni”, an enrichment programme for the children of “Children’s Aid Society”, a remand home and “B.J Home”, an orphanage.

• On 23^rd May, volunteers from Switzerland visited “ROSHNI” and the School Ready Team at the anganwadis and spent time bonding with the children.

• On 28^th May, a party was held to celebrate the completion of “School Ready” programme.

• On 29^th May, The Child Care Centre Team conducted a parents meeting at Wadala on “Importance of education – Role of parents.”

• On 8^th June and 19^th June 2012 respectively, LIFE Trust organised a party at David Sassoon Industrial Home and B.J Home to celebrate the completion of “Roshni.”

• On 15^th June, LIFE Coaches conducted a “Welcome Back to School” programme for the municipal school children where they personally welcomed the students into the new academic year.

• Our MCGM School students come out with flying colours in their tenth standard board examinations! The toppers Priyanka Gadekar of NM Joshi School and Karan Jaiswal of Prabhadevi School bag a score of 88.5 and 87.45% respectively.