By beginning of this week we have introduced you to our Reality Gives Ambassadors from the Rickshaw Race Team 2013. Today we want to tell you the story of our new Ambassador who came up with such a great idea worth reading about. Christiana left her career behind in Chicago to travel the world in …
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November 13, 2012 In Our Programs, Special Events By reality_g
Barefoot Acupuncture Site Report
Barefoot Acupuncturist Dharavi Clinic is located in the midst of Dharavi Slum in Mumbai. It’s a precious stone of fraternal help in a multi-cultural neighbourhood. The neighborhood has an highly active population and life never ceases on the narrow alleys and streets, making Dharavi an authentic maze to anyone that doesn’t know the area. BA …
October 24, 2012 In Our Staff By reality_g
New Guides Subhash And Sagar
Subhash has grown up and still lives with his family in Dharavi on 90 feet Road, not far from our Reception Centre. He says that sometimes his friends wonder why he shows foreigners around in their neighborhood but he just ignores them and dreams of his future. Because Subhash uses the job as a guide …
October 12, 2012 In Our Supporters, Special Events By reality_g
A Saturday With FMCH In Dharavi!
Tara is an Expat living in Mumbai. She loves our Dharavi Health and Nutrition Project and volunteered to write a short report about her experience while attending the last session on 6th October 2012. She will also create a cook book together with Nutritionists of FMCH. Read here about her Day in Dharavi: FMCH runs …
September 26, 2012 In Youth Empowerment Program By reality_g
Youth Empowerment Program Students Afreen, Yogeshwar and Sobha
After a break of our Reality Gives stories we are back now with three more YEP students who successfully graduated three weeks back. We wish them and all the other students of this batch very good luck. Afreen’s older sister Amreen is a former student of the Youth empowerment Program and encouraged Afreen to sign …
August 21, 2012 In Special Events, Youth Empowerment Program By reality_g
Our Dharavi Runners Rakesh, Afsha, Sheeba and Anand
Some weeks ago we already introduced you to our Dharavi Runners and football girls Mahalakshmi and Christeena. Now we would like to unveil the rest of the team. Eight of our Dharavi runners are already sponsored by our very generous supporters. Find out how you can sponsor our remaining enthusiastic participants from Dharavi including the …
August 14, 2012 In Dharavi Girls Football Academy, Our Volunteers By reality_g
Rose And The Football Girls
Rose has been volunteering with Reality Gives for around two months to research for a project about empowerment through sports. This is her story, telling also the current happenings in the Dharavi Girls Football Program: When the Dharavi girls’ football team took to the field for their daily practice earlier this week, two of the …
August 2, 2012 In Dharavi Girls Football Academy By reality_g
Our Football Girls Mahalakshmi and Christeena
Mahalakshmi is in 9th Standard. She joined the Dharavi team because she likes football and running. Although she had not playing football on a team before, she does play carrom board. She comes to practice every day. Her favorite drills include dribbling and heading. She would love to play a real match soon! At school, …
July 28, 2012 In Dharavi Girls Football Academy By reality_g
Our football girls Mansi and Pooja
Reality Gives is so happy to get great hard working volunteers on board from time to time. They always do a little bit more than expected! Laura for example who was in Mumbai in June to research for a Mobile English Language Learning Programme did also a great job creating profiles on our YEP students. …
July 24, 2012 In Special Events By reality_g
Partnership pilots: The Foundation for Mother & Child Health and InVenture
The community centre was buzzing with activity last Saturday. We were excited to officially launch our health and nutrition program with the Foundation for Mother and Child Health. In addition, as part of our Youth Empowerment Program we are piloting a credit building program with partner InVenture which is aimed at helping our community members …