IT IS A TEAM GAME Nobody notices the pigtails on the side of the gate. The red ribbon untied and dirty Barefoot and evidently in hiding Her eyes round with curiosity Her parents are on their way back When they realise their daughter Who should…
Read MoreA 12-year-old kid named Siva was rescued by our team from the Villupuram railway station on 14th December 2020 in the afternoon. Our outreach worker found him wandering around on platform no. 1 and was all alone and so the he decided to go and…
Read MoreIt is both ironic and amazing how a still image holds the power to move people from within. Whether it’s the heartbreaking photograph of the 3-year-old Syrian refugee, Alan Kurdi, washed ashore or the captive photograph of the piercing-green-eyed Afghan refugee Sharbat Gula, a powerful…
Read MoreDevoid of painfully loud anchors and mindless panels with their shoutathons, a quirky news channel discusses pertinent social issues of your city and neighbourhood; all while bringing a smile on your face and being scrappy. The Children’s Scrappy News Service is a makeshift ‘good news’…
Read MoreBUILDING LOVE I asked my mother About the wrinkles on her stomach While I was praying for a flat stomach and acne free skin She had embraced her ‘post birth’ stomach ‘you were inside, right here’ She said pointing ‘it was our nest’ she…
Read MoreHOLDING MY BREADTH The world is always a hand me down To the next generation It will never be new But we can’t give them something broken Air pollution The world that gave birth to the children Is poisoning them every second They haven’t…
Read MoreIn collaboration with Tulika Books, we present book reviews every month of new age stories and age old fables, to preserve and promote the habit of reading amongst all children. All of us have a sweet memory attached to the loss of our first milk tooth. Having…
Read MoreOn 3rd February 2020, our team rescued Paramasivam from the Villupuram Railway Station. We found him roaming around on the platform all alone and so our team member decided to go talk to him. He told us that he bunked school and had come there…
Read More#Communities4Children – Xavier Colony’s Very Own Udaya Kumar Paves The Way For A Child-Friendly Community
He grew the depth of his efforts towards community building, while people limited him to his height. Mr. Udaya Kumar’s childhood and his quest for higher education were not easy. Often teased and taunted for his short stature, he found it difficult to step out…
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