They Made Us Feel At Home

Today we wanted to dedicate the post to something writing by Arancha, a friend of ours who came to see us for a few days and who also runs and organization in India.

I want to dedicate a few lines to our friend: Bombay Smiles, who invited us to visit their projects last weekend in Mumbai and made as feel at home. We offer them our deepest congratulations for the immense work that they are doing. For our small NGO, they are a clear example to follow. In a bit less than five years, Jaume Sanllorente and his team at Bombay Smiles have been able to help more than 5,000 people from the most disadvantaged casts in Indian society in Mumbai, especially the children.

This weekend we have had the opportunity to visit two of their projects: The Yashodhan School located in the Shashtri slum in Nagir, where the NGO covers the salaries of the teachers, allowing more than 700 children to continue their education; and their project entitled: “Nutritional Supplementation,” through which Bombay Smiles teaches families from various slums how to best feed their children in order to improve their immune systems, lower their risk of infections and build healthy and hygienic habits. And this is only two of their projects.

The NGO currently has projects for the rehabilitation of leprosy patients, no more nor less than 113 nursery schools in the rural zones of Mumbai, as well as its education centers and the Karuna Orphanage. I invite you to help them continue their “peaceful fight against poverty.”

Thanks Ana and Shila for sharing your projects, experiences and knowledge with us! And thanks Jaume for all of your work in this country.

Arancha
http://www.meraparivarorg.blogspot.com/