Today's meeting commenced with another yoga lesson. I gave a brief reflection and the programme manager provided a great team-building activity. Then, we were off, across town to visit Door Step School--one of Sangam's many community partners. Door Step School has over 100 locations--they bring school to children in neighborhoods all around Pune (and Mumbai), and also set up schools at construction sites, for children of construction workers.
Sangam sends Community Volunteers to these sites (like the two in the photo below). Community volunteers stay at Sangam for about three months, and visit their assigned site four days a week to provide lessons to the children. It's a great experience--I did it a few years ago.When we visited each classroom, the kids showed off for us, singing songs and reciting their times tables in Marathi.
We came back and discussed more strategic planning, discussing programs, advocacy, grants, and working with the Friends of Sangam groups. I brought several boxes of Girl Scout cookies to share with the group at afternoon tea (don't ask how I fit 8 boxes into my luggage!). The cookies were quite a hit! The Centre Team leader is from Australia had requested that I bring her some Samoas--she's going to have one box at home and will mail another box to her friend in Argentina. From Boston to Mumbai to Australia to Argentina...these have to be the most-traveled Girl Scout cookies in the world!!
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