By Chandni Patel | Fundraising and Communications Manager
3 year old Anuj* had been coming to AAWC day care facility for the last 6 months, after which he was admitted into the night shelter. However, he would cry all day long due to his attachment to his father. Because of this, Anuj’s family withdrew him from the night shelter.
However, in past one month Anuj* was again admitted into the night shelter and he has now gotten accustomed to the new living facility and rarely cries or throws a tantrum. This is mostly owing to night shelter staff Shimla who provides Anuj* with parental care and makes him feel at home! Moreover, weekly visitation hours ensure that Anuj* is able to meet his father frequently!
*name changed to protect identity
Organization Updates
Festival Celebrations: Navratri, Dusshera, Children’s Day, Diwali and Christmas were celebrated with all beneficiaries.
Accolades: AAWC was awarded the Gulabrao Ganacharya Award for 2015 in November.
Capacity Building: Session on Team Building and Child Sexual Abuse was conducted with AAWC staff during the last quarter.
Medical Camp: A General Medical Camp was conducted for the beneficiaries in the past quarter.
Fundraising: AAWC participated in HerVoice, a year-end fundraising campaign to raise awareness about violence against women and children in India.
Advocacy: AAWC Outreach Worker’s participated in a rally organized by Mumbai Aids Forum to protest against possible stoppage of government funding for treatment of HIV/ AIDS patients.
Umang Updates
Art and Craft Activities: Children participated in clay activities wherein they used their creative imagination to make different objects and also partook in activities such as paper mache, origami and paper cutting activity. They were also able to make beautiful lanterns and animals with the help of Balwadi teachers.
Educational Activities: Umang children enjoyed their educational sessions with volunteer Marina Dutta very much as the sessions involved puppet show, yoga, song and story time which made the sessions very active. We also introduced classroom setup to the children as they used tables and worked on it for the first time during last quarter.
Recreational Excursions: The children visited garden twice a week and had a good time playing on slides, racing and playing with ball. Regular excursions have helped develop motor skills of the children.
Story-telling Sessions: Story telling sessions were conducted with the aim of improving the listening and concentration skills of children. The sessions were interactive as the children participated in a role play demonstration.
Therapy Sessions: Dog therapy sessions were conducted in two groups once a week. The groups were formed according to the nature of the behavioural problems seen in the children. The re-grouping worked wonders as the children were able to open up in the therapy sessions in a more effective manner.
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