Young minds are like sponges - they soak up enormous amounts of information and knowledge, especially if it is presented to them differently. And we must admit, our supporters - published authors, individuals, and organisations alike - know exactly how to break the monotony and provide enriching life, learning, and fun experiences to our children! It is indeed fortunate that Udayan Care enjoys the support and volunteering of many talented and skilled individuals across the globe. The organisations and individuals who volunteer with us give the young minds at Udayan Care a sneak peek into the real world, while contributing to their holistic growth so that they're better-prepared for the life that awaits them. The last few months saw the influx of amazing people who shared their valuable time and experiences with Udayan Care. Here are the highlights.

Computer Basics

Genpact taught Shalinis essential computer basics like MS Word and writinge-mails. After confidence-building games and career talks, they gifted Shalinis with personalised pens.

Future Secure

Volunteers from ITM Law College educated Udayan Care After Care youth on the Pradhan Mantri Bima Yojanas, urging them to think of their future and plan for it.

Showing a New Way

Vishwanath and Ashish from Give India, visited the Vinod Nagar IT Centre recently. Their inputs on collaboration opened up new opportunities to help us do more good!.

Hygiene Matters

Cognizant's Hygiene workshop for the Gurgaon Home's children worked so well that the company wants to make the workshops a fortnightly event focussing on digital literacy.

Dinner with Arrows

The Arrows team threw a grand dinner for the girls of the Mehrauli Home, giving them amazing parting gifts of bags full of stationery and sketch books for children.

Author Pledges 50% Royalty

Author Amit Ahlawat signed a Memorandum of Understanding to donate 50% of his royalty from his book sales, on a quarterly basis. Now that's a bestseller in the volunteering world!

Chocolates for Laptops

17-year old American volunteer, Karthikh, raised money by selling chocolates, and bought laptops for 2 Udayan Ghars. He intends to return to India with 11 more for each home!

Volunteers Who Made a Difference

Udayan Care would like to thank Shashikant Singh, Jessica Leaver, Eve Annesley, Priya Gupta, Pallavi Lall, Greta Mancassola, Kayla McKinsey, Riti Chandra Shekhar, and Dhruv Seth for helping us with our products, processes, research, and children's academics. "The fact that Volunteers were not thought of as just people doing footwork, but could be seen as people having ideas and given respect, taught me to look forward to work ethics in my professional life. - Kaamini Jha, JIIT.

Impact through Internship

Ten interns worked intensely for the Big Friend Little Friend Programme with two clear goals in mind: to understand how the programme helped impact a Little Friend's life through the Big Friend association and to improve the academic performance of kids in the community. After month-long efforts, our interns have drafted the final modules, which will be of great help in taking the project forward.