“Within our dreams and aspirations, we find opportunities” In Bhumi’s quest towards a better future, there are some stories that inspire more than most. One such story is that of young Ms. Bhuvaneshwari, a tenacious girl who has benefitted from Bhumi’s scholarship programme for lesser privileged children. The daughter of a...
“Teaching children is an accomplishment; getting children excited about learning is an achievement”. Robert Meehans’ words resonate in every effort our volunteers take in giving children an experience they don’t get otherwise. Durga, Josewa and Kishore (children of grade 6 from MGR Nagar School who are part of Bhumi’s...
The sojourn of 11 volunteers from France...
“I felt really proud when the teacher called my son a model student in front of his fellow classmates” ~ Maran’s Father I’m Maran, and I have been studying at Bhumi’s learning centre for the past three years. I joined the centre through a tutor who came to our...
22 vibrant individuals from 11 schools participated in the School Leader Induction Workshop on August 16 in Chennai. This was a space for these HMs, AHMs and senior teachers to explore school leadership and outline a School Development Plan for their respective schools aligned to...
"Di, what is your relationship with us? You are our big sister, right? ", demanded 13-year-old Ravi. Quite angrily. Now our volunteer, Shraddha, who had just refused chocolates that her students were trying to give her (to be polite), was stumped. The children of Saujatya Shelter Home...
Who else could benefit the most from cycles than children who walk 4-5kms to school every day? When FocusU Engage approached Bhumi to identify children in need of cycles, we knew exactly where to go - far from Chennai, away from the perks of having easy...
"It's not a museum. It's not a place of artifacts; it's a place of ideas" Museums are caretakers of history that often provide memorable experiences. A museum visit is immersive and has the power to provoke a child’s imagination, introducing her to unknown worlds and subjects. Bhumi’s...
To break the confines of the classroom and dispel student passivity while making learning fun, we took 25 children from Lady Sivaswami Ayyar Girls Higher Secondary School, Mylapore on a Heritage Walk on Mount Road. Students were regaled with interesting stories about commercial establishments such as...
Daan Utsav is India’s ‘festival of giving’. Launched in 2009, the festival is celebrated every year, commencing on Gandhi Jayanti October 2 till October 8. From auto rickshaw drivers to CEOs, school children to celebrities, homemakers to opinion leaders and media personnel, millions of people from...
