At Bhumi, we realise that our volunteers are our strongest ambassadors. Their undying love for their volunteering experience brings them back to us every time they want to give back to the community. These engagements help us become stronger and spread the word about our...
A Parents-Teacher Meeting with an exciting twist! What if I told you parents-teacher meetings can be fascinating? Don’t believe me? This one was, I must say perhaps the most wholesome confab I’ve ever come across in so many years, thanks to the kids adding a dash...
“The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.” — Helen Keller Read Aarti’s story to discover how you can make a difference and feed your passions through volunteering.I have been volunteering with Bhumi for a year...
‘From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.’ said Winston Churchill. True to his words, it is in giving that we receive – be it things, kindness, empathy, positivity, happiness and what not! The spirit of giving, though...
Tell us a little about yourself! I am a Consultant and technology evangelist for cloud and mobility solutions with Atos (Mumbai). As a person, I am quite reserved and prefer spending time with my family and a few close friends. On weekends, if not volunteering or...
Vijaylakshmi, one of Bhumi’s Eco Champ volunteers, fondly remembers her school days when she often wondered why were they being taught the story of King Ashoka planting trees. What was so great about an emperor planting trees that it was a part of the school...
Eco-Champs turned a fresh chapter as it joined hands with Chettinad Shrihari Vikasam School for children with special needs. When the Principal, Meena Chandrasekar shared her vision to have a zero-waste school campus and impart the learning to the 70-odd children with special needs, the Eco-Champs...
At Bhumi, we have hundreds of stories about volunteering and the greater good - but this one is special! Last week we received an unusual letter, but the content of it left us craving for more! Mr Anandha celebrated his friend’s birthday with seedballs and Bhumi. He...
“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.” On India’s 73rd Independence Day this year, incidentally also the day Bhumi was founded in 2006, we celebrated volunteering at three of our community centers with DXC employees. Allowing children to express themselves without any inhibitions is the...
It was Venisha's birthday on September 26! Do you know who Venisha is? Today I can proudly share that she is the first child I got admitted to a school as part of my volunteering efforts for the Right to Education (RTE) awareness drive in 2017. In one...
