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 Our beautiful enlighten journey started with a formal introduction by Mr. Arun Chede
followed by introduction of NGO, Vishwa Balak Kendra.
 What stood next for us was exploration of place filled with innocence of beautiful
kids and their stories.
 Since Children’s day was just round the corner we started to put are souls and
creativity to bring the most beautiful smile on kid’s faces on their special day.
 We all came with a plan to make children’s day more entertaining and happening for
kids, we made sure to involve children in as many activities possible right from
singing, dancing and games.
 Meanwhile we got to meet that innocent kid within us who was lost somewhere in this
entire journey called life.
 We then completed the work and left the place but our souls decided to stay.

14th November – Day 2:

 Second day of our journey started, although we completed our work a day before but
something felt missing so we started to decorate the space that was left undone.
 Finally we completed decoration, and place was ready to start celebration.
 And the fun started, we made kids to dance on their tunes and sing their hearts out, it
was amazing to witness life without layers. Their eyes sparkled and place got filled
with aura of enthusiasm in its purest form.
 Staff of NGO took even more interest than us in making the day memorable for kids
and they did their best to bring the best for the day.
 We divided ourselves and staff in 3 groups, 1st group was given responsibility to look
out for kids and involve them in all the activities, 2nd group helped visitors in carrying
out activities they planned for kids and 3rd group was responsible for clicking pictures.
 People from all over the city came to wish children and brought different – different
gifts for them and also people from other NGO’s came and involved children in
different activities and helped them to learn things which were alien to them.

15th November- Day3

 It was time for us to look life from different lenses so Mr. Mohan took us to slums
and their community centers Shirvane Quarry and Mahatma Gandhi quarry and it was
then we got a reality check, before that day even small problems seemed like big
challenges in life but then we got to know that circumstances in that space were way
difficult than we could have possibly imagined, then and there all we could think was
to thank for all that we have got in life and think for the ways to make life of people
living in those slums a bit better.
 Well even good thoughts are of no use if we cannot bring them to life so it was time
to go a little dipper in people’s life to bring a change in their lives, so we started
interacting with the students at Mahatma Gandhi Community Center, and got to know
about their interest, aspirations, goals and more precisely a hope to see a difference in
their lives.
 Communication is the key in today’s world and when clubbed with analytics can do
wonders in life so it was necessary to introduce students with this deadly combination
so we started to give them basic knowledge of both English and Mathematics.
 Physical health is possibly the most underrated thing in present time so invariably it
became important for us to explain them about the importance of being physically fit
and introduced them different outdoor games and made their playing ground fit to
play on.
 We also came across peoples who suffered from tb and got to know how they
recovered from the same with the help of NGO, Children of the world asked them
about their life after decease and what do they look forward to do in life.
 There was this one guy who was pursuing MBA from a reputed college and was there
to do his internship under the same NGO, the most pleasing thing was to know he
belonged to the same place, his childhood has seen this all and came out from this life
by his sheer hard work, It was delighting to see that hard work and perseverance can
elucidate the most opaque situations.
 RECOMMENDATIONS

We live in a country where not all children get the privilege to live with their respective
families. There are cases where children are left on the streets, in temples or even in garbage
bins on the road. They are ruthlessly abandoned without even having a thought about the
future of these innocent children. These children then grow without getting the love of their
actual parents and knowing what family is all about.

There have been various NGOs in India who work for these children and help them grow,
learn and get the love they deserve. Children of the World (India) Trust is one such
organisation known for the selfless efforts in upliftment of the society. They are known for
providing these children with a bright future. They work for their education and overall
development of the kids which includes computer training, grooming their personal talents
like dancing, singing etc and even giving them emotional support.

It felt great and compassionate working with Vishwa Balak Kendra and knowing this aspect
of our society. The children over there were interactive and actively participated in all the
activities we made them perform. Working and interacting with the kids there was an
amazing experience but some of the things which we recommended after working and
realising what the actual needs of the children is that apart from getting their basic needs
fulfilled by the NGO, they also require motherly love and feeling of being in a family. Also,
they are in a need of better computer teachers who can help them with the start from the basic
level since these children have seen these type of machines the very first time.

Another aspect that can be worked upon is making them familiar with the outside world
especially with the children of the same age group and the same capabilities. When this will
happen, they will be able to cope up with the world when they enter the competitive world.
For this to make happen, we can invite kids from nearby schools. The interaction between the
NGO kids and the kids from various families will make a change in the mindset of the kids.

Not all kids are same. Some maybe good in sports, some in art while some others in dancing
and sports. The organisation must must keep weekly classes for various areas and the kids
must be given the freedom to choose the class they want to sit in. by this, they will not only
be able to learn those skills but also introspect about their own self.
The way the children are treated in the NGO is a major concern. Sometimes talking to
children in a loud voice can bring a negative impact on the minds of innocent children. So, it
must be taken care that there can soft and polite ways to make children learn some different
attributes of their nature. By this, they’ll not only learn the desired behaviour but also learn
the way of living in a society.

We would also recommend that when they are in the early stage of schooling, they are made
aware of the future career options so that they can have a rough picture of what they want to
opt in their future. Also, since there are some physically and mentally challenged, they must
be provided with some more therapies in order to overcome their weaknesses.

The last recommendation would be that the families who adopt these children must be made
to come to the knowledge of the child. They must be told about the child’s nature, his
behaviour, his special qualities and talents and other important things.

To conclude, each child is unique and special in his/her own way. Children of the World
(India) Trust is doing a great work towards these homeless children. These were the few
recommendations we found which can be implemented, rest the NGO is doing a great job.