The month of October has been a mixed bag of weather. Some days have been hot while others have been cold. We have had sun-shine as well as rain. Some days have been bright till 7 pm while some have gone dark by 6 pm. Some days have been diamonds and some have been stones. But despite the weather the children have had a great month, not letting the weather dampen their spirits. (more…)
The month of October has been a great one for us at the Rainbow House. The health of the girls has been excellent, except for a new girls who had a few minor infections; however all of them have recovered fully and are enjoying life to the fullest. The Diwali vacations were an added and welcome break from school and the daily routine of life. Some of the older girls assist the staff in the running of the home and also assist the neighbouring House of Kathleen in minding the smaller children. (more…)
October means holidays and fun in the sun. The first two weeks were spent in studying for the exams and the next two playing their hearts out. We constantly encourage the children to excel in their studies as a good education is the backbone to a better and brighter future. Apart from studies and games our boys also begun with their practises along with Ms Erica, Ms Sonia and Mr Giocoso for the upcoming of ‘ FANTASIA‘. (more…)
The shelter in Calangute is always bubbling with life. For a start we are in the midst of one of the most famous beaches in the world. Secondly, we take care of children, the future of this world, and thirdly, our fame has spread far and wide, as others have spread the good word that we do a good deed. (more…)
The children enjoyed the month of October as children always do. The greatest joy is to that the children are too small to understand the turmoils of life and so sun and rain bring equal joy in their life. The care and love that is showered upon these small one only enriches the lives of all concerned, staff, management, visitors, volunteers and sponsors. The children enjoyed good health and interacted with plenty of visitors, some known, some unknown, who became friends after a brief encounter. (more…)
On average about 40 to 45 children attended the Shelter everyday and altogether 100 different children came to the Shelter, among which 66 attend school. At present we have three Night Shelter children with us, Raghu Killedar, who is doing his training at The Marriott, Micheal Mascarenhas and Laxman Banjara training at Cidade de Goa. (more…)
The month of September brought hope and joy to the children after a strenuous week off examinations at school. They now look forward to a weeklong holiday, playing their favorite games. Nearly 1600 children attended the shelter this month. Our fieldworker Shankar through his outreach was able to add two new children to the fraternity of Little Acorns. They are Salim (6 yrs.) and his brother Aslam (4 yrs). The Slum school is also full swing while 270 children attended and expected to increase. (more…)
The month of September has been a good month for Shekinah House. The children got a chance to spend about a week at home with their relatives for the Ganesh holidays. As always, they came back refreshed and eager to start school again. All our children are in good health and apart from the minor cuts and bruises, enjoyed good health all around.
Maxina, our volunteer visited the Home and taught ‘Action Songs’ and Craft work for the boys who enjoyed it and had lots of fun. We also had an inter-group ‘Story’ telling competition for the children and the boys made beautiful cards for the teachers on the occasion of ‘Teachers Day’. An in house Educational programme was conducted for the Children. A Workshop on Mentoring and Coaching was held for all the Managers along with staff who took active part. It was taken up by Col G Thomas, Gertrude & Mario.
Children’s Park at Shekinah House, donated generously by Sharon and Tony Freeman was inaugurated at the hands of Ps. Matthew. The boys were excited and could not wait to have their turn.
Parent of Umesh (434) and Abhishek (585) have begun 15 days volunteer service. We had a local family visiting the home and were very happy to meet the children. Managers of House of Kathleen and Rainbow House also visited the Home. Godfrey and Ashok checked on the maintenance work. Mr & Mrs Wuzor from Nigeria visited the Home and donated clothes and rice.
The staff at Shekinah House are gearing up for the tourist season when visitors grace us with their presence and good wishes. We sure hope more people will hear of El Shaddai and assist us to make the childhood of these children worth remembering.
The boys are looking eagerly to the month of October. Diwali vacations are also around the corner and the boys know that a lot of fun activities are planned for the same.
The month of September started with fun-filled activities and programmes planned during the Ganesh vacations. Competitions on Memory test, Mehandi, drawing etc were conducted, and these activities incredibly brought out amazing creative talents treasured in their young minds. (more…)
TREMARA COMMUNITY CENTRE has begun with an Adult Education programme this month. They are expecting many more to enroll next month, with 8 women presently attending. This being a month of holiday many could not attend the class. These classes will help the women not only to read and write but also to develop their morals and self-confidence.(more…)
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The month of October has been a mixed bag of weather. Some days have been hot while others have been cold. We have had sun-shine as well as rain. Some days have been bright till 7 pm while some have gone dark by 6 pm. Some days have been diamonds and some have been stones. But despite the weather the children have had a great month, not letting the weather dampen their spirits. (more…)
