Nieck’s Research
Nieck has been our first-ever intern with Reality Tours & Travel. Despite some serious health issues he managed to interview 74 Dharavi residents about their perception of slum tours in their communities. His thesis will still take some more months so we will need to wait for an overview of his results. But he has […]
Education is the big solution to any big problem in society – Swati
We caught up with Swati again after she returned from Paris to hear about her adventure with YES Akademia and it sounds like it was a truly life-changing experience for her: “Tell me about your trip to Paris”: Swati: “It was an amazing, awesome, fantastic, good, dream come true, mesmerising 2 weeks. Some days we […]
Think beyond your boundaries – Swati
We recently caught up with one of our students who completed Level 2 English with Reality Gives last year. We are super proud of Swati as she has been selected to go to Paris as part of the YAKA Foundation (YES Academy) Cultural Exchange Program. Swati shared her story with us before flying off to […]
Out of the slums of Bombay
I was contacted by a gentleman called Kotak after the story about my Donate4Dharavi Charity Run on 6th January 2019 was published in the Gujarat Samachar newspaper in the UK. He was keen to find out how he could donate money to the charity and during the conversation he mentioned that he used to live in […]
Interview with Vikram Gudi
We recently caught up with our biggest individual donor, Vikram Gudi. With both parents being born in India and his mum born in Mumbai, Vikram’s ties to Mumbai remain strong and his reasons for giving back are inspirational. Check out the interview below to learn more about Vikram and what motivates him. Charlotte: “Can you […]
Working in Dharavi
A question I have been asked often is – “What is working in Dharavi like?” Once you assume that there is no expectation of dreariness, it is quite a valid question. At the risk of generalising, most “well-off” Indians don’t dream of working or even going to the infamous slum of Dharavi on a regular […]
[Interview] How a Recent YEP Graduate’s Trip to a Rural Village Changed The Way They Think About Dharavi and Inspired Change
Recently, Kaveri and Hasnain, two graduates from our Youth Empowerment Program joined youth from the French NGO Global Potential for a four day leadership course in our partner village, Chinchoti. Global Potential is an 18 month leadership and entrepreneurship program for youth from underserved communities. A key aspect of their program is a 45 day service-learning project in a […]
Looking Ahead – Our Hopes For 2016
Having ended 2015 with the release of our Annual Report, looking back on a year where we extended our reach to have positively impacted the lives of over 6,000 people in the communities we serve in Dharavi, January now feels a fitting time to look ahead. We caught up with a whole host of staff and […]
“We are all together with friendship” – The Cricket Season Ends in Style
Whilst the core of Reality Gives’ work focuses on core educational programs, we augment these with a number of other activities run through our community centre to give local children the opportunity to explore their creative side, to develop a skill or hobby, and, essentially, to have a childhood. One of these activities is cricket. […]
“Of course we will win. I’m the player of the month!”
Their interest in cricket piqued by the recent World cup, newly arrived volunteers Lydia and Eloise paid a visit to Indian Gymkhana, Matunga – home of Dharavi Cricket Academy. Here’s what they found. On our arrival at the Indian Gymkhana ground we received a warm welcome from the boys (aged between 12 and 14) who […]
