Time for a high-five: flying feathers of FHI

By Volunteer Jay K Laddha, FHI Ahmedabad “The soul is healed by being with children.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky India today is a cauldron of possibilities. It’s a moving mountain of progress embraced by the rivers of democracy. Within 75 years of independence, it has become the world’s fifth-largest economy with a growing middle class, a…

Volunteer: A missing drop in the ocean!

By Volunteer Barsha Bharati She was lost in the chaos of life to get the perfect blend of passion and profession. Meanwhile, she was unknowingly losing the sense of achievement and purpose. She was in a race she had not willingly entered, until she came across those smiling faces with hope and enthusiasm on a…

Let’s strive to make Children’s Day a happier occasion with every passing year

Let’s strive to make Children’s Day a happier occasion with every passing year by Volunteer Nidhi Lohia, FHI Kolkata Did you know that the National Family Health Survey (2019-21) has depicted improvements in India’s nutrition indexes since 2015-16? The percentage of children under five who are underweight reduced from 35.8% to 32.1%. You can witness…

Weaving together Raju’s story ~

Collaborative Post put together by volunteers Siddharth, Ankit, Ravina, Shritama, Jay, Mitali, Aashi, Barsha, Sharada, Devashree, Himani, Adhithya & Sauvik from across India Raju has been unable to cope with lessons at school, as he learns slowly. The lockdown and remote learning has exacerbated these issues. Raju is always sad and hurt due to his…

Let’s contribute to a promising and sustainable future by Barsha & Sauvik

Collaborative Blog by Volunteers Barsha (Bhubaneswar) & Sauvik (Bangalore) He was teaching young and unprivileged boys in the neighborhood to do carpentry and sculpture-making for two to three months. Then he gave them money on top of their salary for buying cycles, clothes, instruments, and rations for the upcoming months and let his fellow students…