His friends and facilitators all told me that Niraj Singh Kawat, age 13, was an exceptional singer. However, when I asked him if he would like to sing during the interview, he shook his head. Only after a few minutes of coaxing and cajoling did he finally relent, performing an amazing rendition of the song […]
Read MoreSo long, Farewell……. 29th May was the last day of our Employability Enhancement and Communication Skills Programme at ITI Sirifort……..farewells have always been difficult for me….even until today today a momentary feeling always crosses my mind, “God! Hope I have fever so that I don’t have to face it”….. whether it was my school farewell […]
Read MoreETASHA as an organization is all about giving back to the community and assisting the less fortunate, and perhaps no current team member better epitomizes this motto than 24-year-old Mukesh Agarwal. On the surface, he seems to be like many other Indians of his age: he enjoys playing cricket, watching cricket matches, and films such […]
Read MoreHi! My name is Abhishek Bhargava, and I recently started volunteering at ETASHA. A little bit about me before I begin: I’m 15 years old, I live in Ohio, and I attend Jackson High School. I enjoy playing tennis, table tennis, watching TV, and listening to music. This year, I will be entering the 11th […]
Read MoreThe Project was initiated as a collaboration by ETASHA and PPES (Pardada Pardadi Educational Society) in the month of June at their vocational School in Anupshahr for girls from weak socio-sconomic communities – the areas is rural and most girls are from farming families. The focus of this project is to provide Spoken English […]
Read MoreUnderprivileged – meaning lacking opportunities or advantages enjoyed by other members of one’s community. We always use this word but have we really given thought to what it really means?… What it really feels to be ‘underprivileged’? What ‘privileged’ people take for granted or treat as basic needs or feel are deserved due to […]
Read MoreI have recently joined ETASHA as a volunteer and have had a wonderful time with kids at their Madanpur Khader centre. This week I was looking forward to spending some interesting moments with them. When I reached the centre, Arjumand, the centre Incharge told me that she was going to take the ITI girls […]
Read MoreOne of the ironies of India’s economic growth is that it has led to prosperity for a relatively small section of society while not being able to lift masses out of poverty. What aggravates this state of affairs further is that this growth has not been able to integrate the masses into the organised sector […]
Read MoreEducation: Four critical skills are essential for success.
Read MoreClick on http://web5.uottawa.ca/ssms/blogs/international/2012/02/learning-through-teaching/ to view how I have been “learning through teaching” at ETASHA. Hope you enjoy! -Kristina
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