We are very sorry that it has been silent on our blog for such a long time. As you might have read on our facebook page, our Executive Director left Reality Gives due to unfortunate circumstances. But of course we would like to inform you also about some positive change within our organisation and certainly …
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May 22, 2013 In Our Supporters By reality_g
Inspiring Stories From 2013
Today we would like to tell you the stories of some incredible people who choose to support Reality Gives by raising funds and awareness for our projects . These are the stories of the Reality Gives Ambassadors 2013: Therese and Andreas Uhrner and kids visit the cause they fundraised for. The Swedish family contacted us …
May 10, 2013 In Dharavi Girls Football Academy By reality_g
Recent Developments Our Yuwa Girls Football Academy
After a long break from December to March the Yuwa Girls Football Program finally started again with full power. The two new coaches Kalawak (17) and Anita (18), both village girls from the Yuwa program in Jharkhand have started to give daily training sessions on March, 19th. At the beginning just ten of the initial …
May 4, 2013 In Youth Empowerment Program By reality_g
Reflections From Our YEP Graduates
Yesterday the recent Youth Empowerment Program batch with 26 students graduated after 3.5 months studying English, Computer and Soft Skills. Steph, the new CEO of Reality Tours and Travel handed over the certificates to the happy students. It was an exciting batch with a lot of new developments. Laura, our research volunteer from UK worked …
May 3, 2013 In Youth Empowerment Program By reality_g
YEP Students Zareena, Falak, Tauqueer and Asif Share Their Stories
Zareena lives with her six sisters, three brothers and parents in Dharavi. Her father is in the navy. She is currently studying for her H.S.C.. Zareena is very creative and would like to have her own business in the future. She also likes the idea of being a teacher, but she is still young so …
May 2, 2013 In Youth Empowerment Program By reality_g
YEP Students Sulbha, Anand, Prabhawati and Moji Share Their Stories
Sulbha has recently married and settled in Dharavi with her husband’s family. She thinks that English language skills will be very important if she has children in the future. She also feels these skills are essential for any job. She would be particularly interested in working in a library. In her free time, she likes …
April 28, 2013 In Youth Empowerment Program By reality_g
YEP Students Amalin, Pradnya and Safina Share Their Stories
Amalin is Catholic and attends mass regularly. The mass is conducted in English, so she would like to be able to understand it fully. Her friends at college speak English, and she would like to improve her fluency so she can join them. Her family is originally from Tamil Nadu, and she speaks Tamil at …
April 27, 2013 In Youth Empowerment Program By reality_g
Meet YEP Students Zaiba, Afshan and Vaishali
Zaiba came to the Youth Empowerment Program to improve her English and computer skills after completing both the HSC in Commerce and a tailoring course in Dharavi. Zaiba hopes to enrol on a telecommunications course at Bhavans College, Churni Road. She is a talented painter, and wanted to become a graphic designer, but her parents …
April 25, 2013 In Youth Empowerment Program By reality_g
Meet YEP Students Reshma, Ahmed And Sharukh
Reshma is a first year student on an Arts degree programme, which includes a mixture of languages, geography and economics. Her father works in a bakery in Dharavi. She is very busy, juggling college classes, the Youth Empowerment programme and caring for her mother, who is unwell. She eventually hopes to become a teacher in …
March 19, 2013 In Our Supporters By reality_g
Laura Is Back!
Laura approached Reality Gives to research for the development of a Mobile English Learning program for underprivileged communities. After coming for one month last year already she started a new period of research with the current YEP batch by beginning of January. At the moment she is back in UK but will come back to …