On 15th August DBM launched the Tablet distribution drive to help the education of slum children. The Slum children who are unable to join online classes due to lack of smartphones and/or access to data were in the fear of losing out on the entire academic year due to closure
Activities
OUR EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Volunteer Speak
Growing up, I was taught the importance of sharing and how by sharing you not only make yourself feel better, but also make others feel better. With the lockdown being implemented by the government, sharing knowledge was one thing that was in my hands and that could’ve been achieved by
COVID-19,Now, Next & Beyond, A Discussion
DBM Jointly with @bcasglobal, @CTCConnect and Public Concern for Governance Trust is pleased to announce the 5th Late Narayan Varma Memorial Lecture Meeting on ‘COVID-19,Now, Next & Beyond, A Discussion’. To register for this programme click: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_-9uwgtcaTF2BJ5-kmUBcvw
Success Stories – July 2020
Despite the Pandemic, DBM has continued to empower the needy people. We continue to motivate our women beneficiaries, arranging online classes, mentoring them, preparing them for job interviews, motivating them to start their small enterprises and giving them that initial push. So it is heartening to receive the stories of
Sanitary pads distribution
Ekta Shah, our long standing DBM friend decided to celebrate the festival of Rakhi in a unique and thoughtful way by donating Sanitary Pads to some 625 women through her BB Shah Trust, on behalf of all her brothers and sisters who were pleased to receive individual donation certificates from
Mask Preparation
Mahendra Young Foundation donated 150 Masks to our slum people in Dharavi while Adore Charities got 1000 more masks made from our tailoring students giving them opportunity of work and livelihood in these times of need. We thank both these organisations for their help and support.
Ration kits Distribution to 50 families of daily wagers
DBM distributed Ration kits to some 50 families of daily wagers who were in extreme need of the same. These kits had all ration items which will help a family of 4 for 15 days. With this the total families by DBM has reached 6317.
Sanitary pads Distribution at Trombay and Maharastra Nagar.
DBM distributed sanitary pads to around 100 women of Trombay and Maharastra Nagar.
DBM in association with Radiant Guard Services Pvt. Ltd. distributed ration packets to 50 Security Guards
DBM in association with Radiant Guard Services Pvt. Ltd. distributed ration packets to 50 Security Guards who have been relentlessly working throughout the lockdown period. Our small tribute to these Covid Warriors who have to be on duty come what may.
DBM Senior Citizen Center Celebrates International Yoga Day.
Yoga poses are great to strengthen and relax the body, however there’s a lot more to Yoga than that. Derived from the Sankrit word ‘yuj’ which means ‘to unite or integrate’, yoga is a 5,000-year-old Indian body of knowledge. Yoga is all about harmonizing the body with the mind and