Parents give us the OK...

A few months ago, we had told you about our plans to relocate two balwadis from the slums to our office building in Marol, Andheri (E) (See post). The reason for this is that we want to give the kids a good, clean environment to be in, something that is often difficult to provide within the slums they live in. And we think that spending their days in a professional, airy, hygienic and bright centre will have a good impact on everyone.

Our plan is to move balwadis no 1 and no 6, both of which are located closest to our office in Marol. In order to get the wheels turning on this plan, we had a meeting with parents of the kids that go to these balwadis, as well as the teachers and helpers.

At the meeting, the Mumbai Smiles Executive Director and balwadis projects team discussed the plans with the parents and listened to their feedback.

Fortunately, everyone is on board with the idea, so if things go smoothly, we should have these balwadis up and running in a few weeks. We will, of course, keep you posted.