ANOU’S BLOG
A special treat
Mr Adhish Jain and his wife Mrs Asha Jain support the Okhla center. His grandniece Jiya and her parents and sister came to Okhla Center on 15th November 2024, with 300 doughnuts to distribute to the children and teachers. Jiya is going to open her home bakery and we...
Children’s day
It is children's day today but actually every day is children's day at Project Why! In all centres children are busy celebrating with games and competitions. 10 children from every centre have been invited to lunch by Azure hospitality at their famous Dhaba restaurant...
Kiko the clown
Meet KIKO the clown! He travels around the world and brings a smile on the faces of children by entertaining them with his magic skills, juggling talent and art of drama. Project WHY has been lucky to enjoy his talent, at his initiative and with the support of...
Project Why’s beauty salon
In January of this year, we opened a beauty skills centre for the women of the community. This is to teach the ladies new skills and make them more independent. In this centre, we have employed the mother of one of our ex students. In the first 6 months, the ladies...
Deepawali spirit
At all our Project WHY centres, the children are happily getting ready to welcome the festival by making decorations and painting diyas for their classrooms. Every year, all our children make it a very serious activity in class. They also have fun and laughs and get a...
Blessed!
Many years ago I added a tag line to my email signature. It was : "I am busy being grateful". This was because of the miracles big and small that came my way as Project Why and I embarked on am incredible journey that is still enfolding. The tag line sat quietly on my...
You reap what you sow
India’s ancient system of education and the New Education Policy talks about Panchkosha, the five dimensions of a child’s development. Education which fosters holistic development and goes beyond academics is what builds WHOLE child. At project WHY we create a...
A year gone by
2023 was a rewarding year as we finally emerged from the aftermath of the pandemic and could proudly say that we were back to pre covid times. The children had made up for the losses incurred during the pandemic and were back on track! Classes were once again full and...
Another rite of passage
I am just back suitcase shopping. Not for me though! I do not travel. Come Monday Utpal will board a train and leave for Mumbai to fulfil his dream of working in the movies. The stage is set for him as Mrinal and Abhigyan wait for the shooting of their next serial. My...
So help me God
Since July 2020 when I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma I have been compelled to stay away from my beloved Project as I was immuno compromised and that mixed with the Covid pandemic was a heady toxic cocktail. Over the past three years I have been to the project a...
I want to be….
Asked them what they want to be and pat come he answers: a teacher, a police officer, an engineer, a bank manager, an IAS officer and even an artist! So many dreams tucked away safely in the little heads of our children. I always urged them to dream big, to dream of...
Once you learn to read you will be forever free
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” wrote Frederick Douglass. At Project Why we strive to instill the love of reading in all our students. That is why we have a library period where children can go look at books, feel them, browse hem and be motivated...