Brighter Future for 4500 Orphan children in India

True joy, real prosperity, and lasting happiness is possible when all of us come together to take care of each other, respect each other’s rights and help each other grow. #DaanUtsav, earlier known as ‘Joy of Giving’ gives each and every one of us an opportunity to do something good for our fellow citizens. 

At CSA, every year, we take part in the festival of giving with various activities taking place in the different states in India that we work in namely- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Goa & Odisha.

About the Campaign: This year’s mantra of the campaign was #WeGiveToo and all the activities revolved around giving the children of our Child Care Institutes a different experience and engaging them in activities which made them socially more responsible, aware & gave them an opportunity to give back in their own ways.

As part of the DAAN Utsav activity our central staff team visited one of the Aftercare Homes in Mumbai (Institutions for older girls without any parental or guardian support) and we were exposed to such mind boggling talent. The whole experience was surreal and we interacted with these adolescent girls who had multiple talents.

We engaged in activities such as Diya Painting, Jewellery making from recycled paper. They also had set-up a small exhibition wherein we could purchase bags, Jewellery, Pouches & Diyas made by them.

The beads seen in the picture that have been used to make bracelets are made out of magazines and later pasted and painted. They usually take a week or more to create these beads.

It was such an amazing experience to learn the art of jewellery making from them and share an afternoon full of laughter & giggles.

And most importantly, we could experience the ‘joy of giving’ by spending time with these girls and seeing their confidence & skill.