Learning from the field- Mankhurd
Session: 1
My morning started early as it was my first play session which I was going to attend in Mankhurd, Maharashtra as a Toybank intern. Freshening up, the thoughts went across my head about what I would be witnessing and observing. Yes all of us want to make a change, but it’s imperative to understand the grassroot level at first. I met the field officer and had a few exchanges with her on my way to the center. She explained to me the nuances of the center and the background of the students housed in the shelter home. She gave me a quick idea about the agenda of the session and briefly discussed the progress such that it would be easy for me to gauge the proceedings. I entered the center under Project Chunauti TISS and I was welcomed by the lush greenery, the playground full of kids and classrooms. We entered one of the rooms where Marathi lessons were going on and as soon as we came, we were immediately recognized and asked to start the session. There were a total of 7 kids who …
My morning started early as it was my first play session which I was going to attend in Mankhurd, Maharashtra as a Toybank intern. Freshening up, the thoughts went across my head about what I would be witnessing and observing. Yes all of us want to make a change, but it’s imperative to understand the grassroot level at first. I met the field officer and had a few exchanges with her on my way to the center. She explained to me the nuances of the center and the background of the students housed in the shelter home. She gave me a quick idea about the agenda of the session and briefly discussed the progress such that it would be easy for me to gauge the proceedings. I entered the center under Project Chunauti TISS and I was welcomed by the lush greenery, the playground full of kids and classrooms. We entered one of the rooms where Marathi lessons were going on and as soon as we came, we were immediately recognized and asked to start the session. There were a total of 7 kids who …
