The former Football World Cup champion and actor Frank Leboeuf visited Dharavi today, the 25th June 2012 to host a football training for the Reality Gives’ Girls Football Program. Leboeuf is currently in India to present the European Football Championship 2012. The French Ex-football player who is famous for his performance during the final match …
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June 13, 2012 In Special Events By reality_g
The Mumbai Marathon 2013!
Registration in July for the Mumbai Marathon 2013is fast approaching! It will be a challenge but we know that we have great friends supporting us. The registration for the Full and Half Marathon takes place in July, for the Dream Run in September!
June 11, 2012 In Our Supporters By reality_g
Students Visit From Singapore!
Reality Tours and Travel has launched a new initiative to raise social awareness in students from Mumbai and Internationally. In the last couple of weeks we have hosted two student groups on our tours with the hope that they will walk away with a better understanding of the city and the complex social issues that …
June 7, 2012 In Our Supporters By reality_g
Garage Sale In Canada and Marathon in UK
Every year in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada), in a neighbourhood known as The Glebe, there is a huge garage sale that is attended by people from across the city. It’s known locally as the Great Glebe Garage Sale. Nik Nanos, the head coach of a small soccer team, the Ottawa Royals Hellenic Boys U10 team, lives …
June 5, 2012 In Special Events By reality_g
World Environment Day
Today is World Environment Day. For those of you who have visited Mumbai and Dharavi in particular, you will know that sadly people in our communities do not think much about their impact on the earth on a daily basis. So for this special day we think that it is important to take time out …
May 31, 2012 In Our Programs By reality_g
Guitar Class And Other Activities
During May Mumbai turns into a different world: it’s becoming extremely hot and extremely empty (relatively meant). Many migrants from the rural areas of India go home to visit their families and to escape the urban heat. Our Youth Empowerment Program as well as the computer classes take a break until June to start fresh …
May 29, 2012 In Our Programs By reality_g
Teacher Research Nutrition In Dharavi
Reality Gives teachers Malika and Asthma have been interviewing households in Dharavi about health and nutrition. As part of a research project being undertaken by v-shesh, an organisation dedicated to connecting youth and women to income opportunities, our teachers are being employed during the summer season to undertake this survey work. “This is fabulous experience …
May 21, 2012 In Workshops & Activities By reality_g
Wall Painting Project
Ten students from Reality Gives’ programs in Dharavi joined together with 8 street children and their parents to complete two wall segments. The first mural shows the trees and waters that are found in Mumbai highlighting the message “keep us clean” with the dream of seeing a cleaner Mumbai. The second shows a colorful and …
May 17, 2012 In Dharavi Girls Football Academy By reality_g
Girls’ Football Program
Two weeks ago we finally started the Yuwa Girls Football Program in Dharavi. Every morning at 6am three coaches receive around 12 to 20 enthusiastic girls in the age of six to 14 in the Reality Gives Community Center in Dharavi. In the following two hours the girls run, sing, play and kick the ball …
May 14, 2012 In Our Programs By reality_g
Kindergarten Closure
After 3 years of wonderful work teaching students using the child-centred approach, Reality Gives has decided to close the doors of Muskaan, our kindergarten. “This was a really difficult decision to make, however we saw that we could impact more children through our English Language Support Program in the local public schools,” said Summer Starr, …