tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32038304093434447652024-02-06T21:09:16.097-08:00Children's Future IndiaChildren's Future Indiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254786255087284445noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203830409343444765.post-48580406630809164012012-11-01T04:59:00.002-07:002012-11-05T23:49:59.490-08:00Aaj bus karo - Pune Bus Day 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
One thing about India every western visitor will instantly observe: the traffic! Indian inner-city roads are usually crowded and follow a logic that is not immediately revealed to the visitor's eye (and it's not really related to traffic rules). That's how it is...but not today! Whoever hit the road in Pune today, found those roads quite empty - comparatively.<br />
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The city is celebrating the first bus day, so everybody is requested to try out and take a bus today. </div>
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Pune is giving a good example by promoting its bus system and discouraging people from using their private vehicles. Many people responded to the call and took a bus, and even more people participated at and around bus stands across the city. Among them, our CFI volunteers! We distributed pamphlets that show good habits on the road, such as:<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Don't drink and drive!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Don't spit on the road!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Obey the signals!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Follow speed limits!</span></i></div>
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Risky driving contributes to a risky traffic, something we don't want to see in India. For our children's sake, we should follow the rules and reflect if it's really necessary to take that car today. Maybe a bus would do.</div>
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Happy bus day!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Community children supported the activity as volunteers</td></tr>
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Lena Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601576104587342753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203830409343444765.post-59403309579280955682012-10-29T21:37:00.001-07:002012-11-05T23:50:11.695-08:00A healthy mind needs a healthy body - Health and Hygiene Program 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Although CFI's prime area of work is in the field of education and children’s
development, we try to see the bigger picture. A healthy mind needs a healthy
body. Therefore, one of our core programs is about Health & Hygiene.<br />
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In slum areas, health is one of the burning issues, as families mostly don't have the money to cover medical expenses and are not aware about insurance policies and other support facilities. Therefore preventing diseases by improving hygienic conditions in the communities continues to play an important role in our program.<br />
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One of the major problems in slum areas is the limited space. Very often five and more people live together in one room. Toilets and sanitary facilities are sometimes outside the house and shared by many people. Also, there are many children moving around in the community all day. Due to those living conditions, diseases spread very fast and maintaining good hygiene becomes even more important. Our programs try to reinforce good habits like brushing your teeth and especially washing your hands regularly.<br />
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We don't only focus on the children though, but we start with the mothers, who can act as a role model later on. They are usually the ones who take care of the house and prepare the food and are in turn particularly responsible for hygienic conditions. The children will follow their mother's example and take up certain habits. In women's meetings, the mothers learn about health and how it is related to nutrition, mental health and hygiene.<br />
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In the workshops conducted last month, Mr.Raj Azim Inamdar spoke to the women about the male and female body structure. Knowing your own body helps in taking proper care of it. We are very lucky that Mr. Inamdar, an expert in
the field of Health and Hygiene, agreed to conduct those workshops in several
communities in Pune. The pictures were taken in Shastrinagar, where we
had a four-days program about Health and Hygiene in September 2012. To spice up the lecture,
Mr. Inamdar used songs and drawings and turned it into a very interactive session, where
all participants enjoyed and learnt a lot at the same time. See for yourself:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Inamdar performed songs about hygiene, and the women sang along.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...also while drawing their own chart of the female body</td></tr>
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Lena Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601576104587342753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203830409343444765.post-72258554085749439612012-10-28T23:30:00.002-07:002012-11-02T03:47:56.151-07:00Welcome to our blog!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This one is new! We are Children's Future India, a non-profit developmental organization headquartered in Pune, India. With our education sponsorship program, we are currently supporting more than 5000 children and their families. So there's a lot happening in our day to day work. We want to share our activities and success stories with you, that's why we have decided to take up our new blog. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you've ever been wondering what's going on in India, follow us. Show your interest in social development, post your comments and suggestions and let's have dialogue about our work. Let people know about CFI to counteract the idea of a "Third World" in India. Watch us, we're working on it! </span></div>
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