Krishna went to the village one week in advance to prepare the home stays and the construction site with the village residents. He was amazed by their collaboration for this project – 200 out of 1000 residents came to help on the site: unroof and demolish the old building on the spot, and clean up the place. The people were very excited to meet their visitors from far away.
On their first day in Mumbai, they visited a few sights like Gandhi’s residence, Mani Bhavan, and Victoria Terminus. The girls also bought saris for themselves and explored the markets of South Mumbai.
On their second day, they came to Dharavi, doing a slum tour in the morning, and joined the Reality Gives activities afterwards. Seven students taught our Youth Empowerment Program students how to write a bill in Excel, and the other seven students played with the kids in the Kindergarten
The diversity among the pairing of students from two very different nations was incredibly educational and one of the most inspiring and encouraging moments of the trip so far.
We’ll definitely miss our home stay families, village and time together in India!
