My Nonprofit Reviews

Upasana.K.Giridhar
Review for Bhumi, Chennai, , India
okay...so... BHUMI.. this is a Teach India Program, a non-profit organisation as all of us know. Little did know when I went through this article in The Times of India and when I went through about it on the internet.I got to know about this through my friend who was already in this organisation and i also wanted to join after listening to his feedback about bhumi. All i could figure out was this was completely an organisation to teach the needy. When i joined MAD-Make A Difference,say a few months back, i wasnt sure of what i would have to do,if i would be eligible for teaching some one else as i had no experience about this. One more thing i had in my head was that whether i would have time for all this apart from my college schedule. Ok..all this got clarified the very same day i joined Bhumi and went for my first class to teach the kids! wowww.. that was an awesome splendid experience. There are so many people in this organisation, people who study,work almost evryone. The Methodology for teaching the kids, which is ususaly split into different sections based on the way the kids would be able to understand easily is simply mind blowing. I have really wondered if this was the same way all of us were thought during our childhood, we could hav learnt faster and easier !! now, apart from the teaching, small tests are conducted after every unit just to ensure that the kids have learnt everything correct! there is MAD, KAMINI,Career councelling, and many more which are a part of Bhumi.also there are many centers for teaching the kids. the idea on the feedback,i.e.,after every class the volunteer should give a feed back on that particular day's class so as to know where we are lacking, where we have to improve, where we are good,etc etc. Also every week we are updated on our friends, kids birthdays for the wholle week through mails,along with it comes the birthday wishes. now thats a very nice idea for wishing the birthday babies!!! mails regarding the classes schedule, students name lists, volunteer name n batch list and the teach material for the following week are also mailed to all of us!! On the wholle Bhumi is a wonderful organisation where each one could not only teach the kids but also learn atleast one thing new a day by sharing personal experience with each other.Its the Best!!! I have found a lot of difference in myself after joining this org. i have started to plan any task i pick up and make sure i accomplish it without any difficulty. To be honest, i have learnt how to speak in Tamil after talking to the kids after joining Bhumi. !!! I not only Teach the kids but learn for it myself and have ultimately Earned so many friends!!!!
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
say about 3months!
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
nothing!its perfect now!
What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
teaching the needy and ulitimately learning something new for your own self!
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
very very friendly, jovial, down to earth, happy-go-lucky people,kind and very helpful!!!
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
bring in more people and educate n provide food and shelter to all the neey for a life time!
Ways to make it better...
i had joined a little earlier , say before 1 year
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
trying to talk in tamil and making the kids talk full time in english. (not very tough though)
One thing I'd also say is that...
Bhumi is simply superb!!!
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every week
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009