On the Occasion of Makar Sankranti, our children made their own Kites with their imagination. At ChildRaise we always encourage them to follow their own path when it comes to creativity. They made these beautiful kites of their favorite shapes and colours to celebrate this first festival of the year. We were thankful that the pandemic was subsiding and the kids could come to the center and mingle with each other following social distancing. We were happy to bring some cheer in our kid's lives.

Sanjivani Project in collaboration with Rotary Club of Mumbai Dahisar (RCMD) is called RCMD Sanjivani, which is gaining momentum. We are collaborating with different special schools, therapy centers and providing Anti Epilepsy Medicines (AEMs) to students who have epilepsy along with Intellectual Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, and Autism. Because of the pandemic, we supplied medicines via courier to homes of some students and some parents came to the center and collected them. Epilepsy medicines are on par with life saving medicines. Even if one single dose of Epilepsy medicine is missed, there is a chance of a seizure breakthrough. Whatever the situation posed by the pandemic, we tried to rise above it and saw to it that there was no delay or gap in the supply of medicines.

LifeLine Express is a Hospital on Train. It is a very unique idea of reaching remotest areas of India where there is no medical help. Our Founder Kavita Shanbhag, is seen volunteering and counselling epilepsy patients on LLE Bajpatti, Sitamarhi, Bihar in February 2021.

March 26th is celebrated as Purple Day for Epilepsy. Cassidy Megan founded Purple Day to promote Epilepsy Awareness in Nova Scotia, Canada. Sharing a throwback pic of our Founder Kavita Shanbhag & Cassidy Megan . Seen here is a child with special needs & epilepsy, receiving Anti Epilepsy Medicines under RCMD Sanjivani & also chocolates to celebrate Purple Day.

As a part of our writing skills program, we held an online workshop for Narrative writing. We started the workshop with a fun story telling session so the kids enjoyed the process. Slowly, we touched upon the main features of narrative writing and its method.

Annapurna Initiative was launched on the occasion of Ram Navami.

We felt that we should make use of the extra time we are getting, since our switch to online mode due to the pandemic and restrictions on travel since April. We started working on our student's writing skills in both English and Marathi. We are focusing on Descriptive writing skills. We made use of toys, favorite food items to make this session dynamic and interesting.

We at ChildRaise were very happy collaborate with Psychologia Connect, Atmanirbhar Bharat on Vocational Training & MindCube Services & other Community Partners for 3 days Workshop from 15th to 17th May 2021 on Demystifying Autism. Our Founder & Managing Trustee. Kavita Shanbhag was one of the Panelists.

Under Annapurna project 140 people with visual impairment were provided ration for a month at Vangani & Shelu. This was done in association with Netradeep Pratishthan.

We often see our students get amused by nature's little wonders which we felt should be appreciated and encouraged. Therefore, we taught them to sow some seeds and watch them germinate and record the progress.

Under Annapurna project 140 people with visual impairment were provided ration for a month at Vangani & Shelu. This was done in association with Netradeep Pratishthan.

We collaborated with two organisations Prayas Ek Koshish & HEALTH . Members of these two organisations distributed grocery kits under our Annapurna project.

Since our Center is temporarily closed due to the Covid Restrictions, we have moved to Online mode. Although we have settled in our new routine, our children miss their friends and the camaraderie. To make this lock down a little more comfortable, we get together on some weekends and learn something new! We had a workshop on 'Punctuation' in English, Hindi and Marathi.