Project NEEV takes wing on 16th March, 2010.

NEEV - DEEP Foundation's education initiative for the underpriviliged children, is not about conventional education. Some of our students may be attending conventional Government run schools. NEEV is like a second school where the children come in for 2 hours in the evening to learn life skills and get support on their functional literacy skills, while also having a lot of fun. We at DEEP aspire to make these two hours the ones that they look forward to the most, every single day.

The first class of NEEV was attended by 35 children of age groups ranging from 5 years to 15 years.

We are grateful to all our friends and well wishers who have come forward to help us make this event a big success. It was heartening to see them donate art supplies and refreshments, while many have registered as volunteer teachers who would be undergoing resource training soon.

We all congregated on the 16th of March, 2010 at 4pm at the Community Centre of Sector-A Pocket-C, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi on the auspicious day of the first Navratri, coinciding with the Hindu New Year this year. The ice was broken very quickly with this adorable, enthusiastic bunch of children from the adjoining villages of Kishangarh and Mehrauli. We discussed the concept of being rewarded for good deeds and showed them how they could gradually save their own money by being good and helpful. As a follow-up activity, they painted their own earthen money banks(gullak)...

This was followed by music and dance and we had a lot of fun dancing together to the beats of the latest Bollywood music. All the dancing called for a refreshing break and they tucked in to snacks and soft drinks. They went back home, very happy and proud, with their beautiful and colourful creations.

Video link on YouTube :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGOeEZ8cfoM

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