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April 18, 2012
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My association with Udayan Care Started in 2008. I used to visit their Noida Home where young boys who used to live on the streets, orphaned, drug abused; these kids found a Home where they were loved, cared and provided with everything that any child in a Middle class family can possibly have. I had the opportunity to teach some basic math, language skills but more than that I learned how happiness is not about receiving , it's about giving, sharing. Udayan Care is a very committed organization, doing a fabulous job and the credit for that goes to the leadership of the organization headed by Ms. Kiran Modi. If you want to Volunteer , teach kids, spread smiles get in touch with Udayan Care.
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2011
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April 17, 2012
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I am linked with the organization from more than 6 years now. I still remember the first day the first talk and the way I was motivated to move ahead in life, with positivism, right attitude, considering those well, who are deprived than me.Being a Udayan Shalini Fellow, I feel proud and honored to tell all that I am learning everyday, growing every minute, enhancing my skills each second for the betterment of myself, family and the society. I owe all my achievements, success and identification till yet, to Udayan Care. It will not be wrong to say that Udayan Care is my second parent. Being a source of inspiration, Udayan Care has always extended the support every minute in my thick and thin and because of the same, I look forward to serve the society in all possible means I can. Thank you, Udayan Care! Always with you!!
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March 23, 2012
I travelled to India in May 2011 with my twin sister. We both spent 4 weeks at the Greater Noida home. During this time, we were also a part of the annual summer camp. It was fantastic spending time with all the other children from the other homes, especially the younger ones. Whilst at Greater Noida, we spent all of our time with the children, talking, having fun, helping them with holiday homework etc. The children were all lovely and we became very close with them in a very short space of time....We also spent a day at the Gurgaon home. This was a lovely experience as it was a boys home and it differed to the Greater Noida home in the manner that it was being run by a couple. Ranjan Uncle and Lily Aunty are fantastic with the boys and treat them as their own. It had a proper family feel to it and we thoroughly enjoyed our very short stay with them. We hope to return again this summer to see all those bright smiling faces. Can't wait!
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March 22, 2012
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We have been in practice at the orphanage in Greter Noida. In Denmark, we are studying both nutrition and health, and this practice was something special, partly because we had to go out and show what we could but also because we were going to the country that are so far from Denmark that you only read about in books. It has been a very special experience to stay at the orphanage and help the girls' daily routines, it has been something special to hear their views on health and see how little is actually needed to create happy times. We have learned much from being at the orphanage. it has been a great experience.
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March 17, 2012
I had a great experience working with Udayan Care. Out of the many things that I liked, there are two very striking features. The first is the level of professionalism exhibited by the employees of Udayan Care. I have been to many NGOs, but they are usually dainty places, with very little enthusiasm among staff. However, Udayan Care staff were motivated, energetic and highly professional (Like in a Corporate Company, only much kinder). The second thing that I loved about Udayan Care was the atmosphere it has created for the underprivileged children. Children here feel more confident, happier and at home compare to many other NGOs that I have visited. These are the striking features that I remember when I think about Udayan Care and the memory that I have had here, I shall always cherish.
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February 24, 2012
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I interned at Udayan Care for six weeks last summer and it proved to be one of the most satisfying experience of my life. The thing that touched me most is the cause that this organization works for. I have seen the kind of difference they have brought in the lives of its children. Those kids, who were once orphaned and abandoned without any hope for future, today lead a comfortable life of dignity and self reliance. I admire Kiran Modi, Founder and Managing Trustee-Udayan Care, for her dedication and will to make this society, this world a better place for the children.
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“Spirt, thy name is life” This is the most important learning which I am taking back from Udayan Care. Everybody in the organization, from the kids to the mentor mothers, shows immense will and spirit to move on with life. In spite of the ordeal they have gone through in the past they have learned how to smile and take the world in its stride.
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February 16, 2012
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I, Ina Rüber, 20 years old, from Germany, volunteered for Udayan Care Home IV in Greater Noida for one year (2010-2011). I would say that this year changed my life. I started appreciating every opportunity I had and still have in my life more than ever before. Daily work with the Udayan kids included every kind of emotion. While studying, playing, discussing, jogging, cooking, painting, talking, storytelling, singing... I got attached to each child. Udayan Care is an organisation, which focus on the future of the kids and invests in the important things, like good education. I have seen a lot of NGO's but non, giving the child such a great environment as Udayan Care does. I still feel attached to this organisation and I will definetly support it further in my life. At my last visit I got the chance to visit kurushetra home and I was impressed. I guess like this a home should work. The unity between the kids was outstanding and the care provided by the mentor and caregiver was perfect. To achieve this in every home volunteers could play an important role, organising unity-creating activities once a week for example. Caregiver should be reminded that their work is not only household, but caring for the kids as well. They should be motivated to talk to the children, to get personaly attached. During my last visti to Greater Noida I could see one awesome improvement in a relation between Ushaunty (caregiver) and Arti (child). Arti sadly got diabetes and needs an injection every evening. Thus Ushaunty has to spend more time with Arti and this did a lot to their relationship. Due to this special care Ushaunty got quite more attached to Arti and cares for her in a much lovelier way than she did before. Udayan Care has a lot of potential, which I noticed in a lot of meetings, but sometimes there were more talks than activities. If every idea could be realized with the help of volunteers Udayan Care could grow signifacantly in providing the best for the child.
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January 26, 2012
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My twin sister and I travelled to India in May 2011, we stayed at the Greater Noida Girls home for 4-5 weeks. Our experience was absoloutely amazing. We were there to experience an absoloutely fantastic summer camp that had been organised where all the Udayan Care children came to the Greater Noida home. The summer camp consisted of fantastic activities that all children thoroughly enjoyed aswell as giving time to the children to socialise and spend time with one another. The child led presentation at the end of the summer camp showed how much the children had learnt and how much they enjoyed the week-long activities. We were also there during the wedding of one of the girls at Greater Noida. It was amazing to see how hard Udayan Care were working to ensure that these girls were part of a family, and never felt they were lacking in any ways. .......We absoloutely loved our time at Udayan Care! The children were amazing and we keep in touch with them through facebook. We hope to return soon, to see all our little sisters and brothers!
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June 26, 2011
One Laptop per Child (OLPC) seems to be one initiative in education that can transform the way a child learns more than nearly all educational innovations of the past century together. Sounds like a tall claim? Just check out Khairat school near Mumbai and Keekerwali in Shriganganagar, Rajasthan. Its an spiritual experience for those who want to see children discover themselves.
As OLPC says, children are born genius and society works hard to dumb them down. OLPC laptops help them discover the genius within.
What a great organization like Pratham may achieve in a decade, OLPC can help achieve less than in a year. Just try it out.
If one had to look at the ROI on education, ROI from a Rs 15000 investment in OLPC laptops will top nearly any investments anyone can make anywhere.
If you want to see the smile on a child's face for ever, try out OLPC laptops for every child in your school. If in doubt, check out Uruguay where EVERY SINGLE child learns with OLPC.
Ask Sandeep Surve of Khairat or Dr Veena Sethi of Udaan what they see in OLPC. And take the message to as many people as you can take it to.
Most of all take it to Kapil Sibal and every chief minister of various states in India. Ask them not to stand in the way of the future of the underprivileged Indian children.
Let them know that every child in India is as good as the best anywhere. Its the state policies and the education system that force them to forego their future and live an existence that would have been shameful a century ago.
Ask them to help children learn learning and make India a great country that it can become if all its children get the right education.
Right to education is meaningless with Right Education. Ask them to embrace OLPC.
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Yes.. I have been to 20 schools where OLPC is being used and saw the difference it makes.
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I will contribute to create a corpus, let it have a central office, ask Kapil Sibal to innovate with OLPC and start with just 1% children nationwide, monitor, evaluate and see the results rather than carry out policies that keep PCs in their boxes and purchased to benefit the vendors rather than students.
October 22, 2009
My mother and I are qualified teachers who work in Education in Scotland. We visited Udayan Care in the hope that we could offer support with homework, social interaction and conversational English. We found the home we visited a friendly, positive environment. The care staff were welcoming and the girls were an extremely friendly bunch. We were impressed by the level of care and the ethos of the place. There was a strong sense of family in evidence. We felt that the children were encouraged to be responsible and develop independence in a positive and supportive way. Routines gave structure and settled the girls, adults were ambitious about what the girls could achieve academically. We felt privileged to spend some time in such a positive and friendly environment.
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Motivating children to earn and achieve in life. To work towards goals.
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The warm and friendly family atmosphere.
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The care staff are conscientious and work hard to help the children. They provide a calm, caring environment for their charges.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Provide appropriate tutor support and university places for all its charges.
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We had been given information about the care home and the girls' needs in advance to plan for our time there and gather useful resources to bring.
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