New points of view

Part of our work here is about advocacy and creating awareness. We do this by organising visits to our projects so outsiders can get an idea of the work we do and also understand issues of poverty and marginalisation, because we believe greater change will happen only if more people are made aware of what is happening around them.



Long-time followers of our Spanish blog and visitors to our office know that we have a ‘Visits department’ which handles the steady stream of (mostly) Spanish visitors. There's no doubt that these excursions are often a lot of fun.



But, we also realise that they can be an intrusion into people’s lives and interfere with the ongoing work. So, in the coming months, we are going to change some of the guidelines of our visits, which we are now calling 'New points of view'. We aim to make all future visits less invasive, more respectful of the community we work in, and geared towards sensitisation and cooperation.


We are sure you understand our concerns and will support us in this. We look forward to seeing you here.
For all further communication, mail Nehal at mumbai@mumbaismiles.org.

Photo credit: Cristina Perez, Mumbai Smiles