Volunteering Is A Win-Win!

THE ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY thanks students from H R College and ITM for volunteering for a month and sharing their skills and love with the Machchimar community through Project Lighthouse.

The Lighthouse programme believes in providing personalised attention to each student to enable him or her to reach full potential. That is exactly how the volunteers are helping – by coaching the children on diction/ pronunciation during speaking activities and providing support and guidance while reading.

The volunteers are a boon to Lighthouse as they help the staff create a more enriching environment / experience for young learners. Over the last few months, volunteers have been actively involved in aiding the teachers in a number of classroom activities, be it digitizing attendance records/ test results, conducting oral tests, doing the lassroom display or preparing props for role plays and skits.

While they came with a thought of teaching the children they, themselves, learnt a lot and shared their feedback:

1) “It is always joyful to play with kids, learning new things about child psychology, teaching, the working of an NGO and above all coordination and management. Preparing for the upcoming sports day honed my event management skills.
– Shreyasi Sharma
H.R. College of Commerce & Economics

2) “I consider myself really lucky to work with Vidya under the guidance of Manisha ma’am who is a lady of substance and, with her zealous attitude, does her best to brighten the children’s future. Kudos to the teachers and the NGO for carrying out this amazing work as well. Vive Vidya!!
– Vallabhi Matanhelia
H.R. College of Commerce & Economics

3) “Working with Lighthouse brings out your hidden talents and provides exposure to enhance your skills. It is different from other NGOs because learning here is fun and one always gets a positive vibe from the teachers, specially Manisha ma’am.
-Darshana Singh
H.R. College of Commerce & Economics

4) “Through these days, I learnt patience and am grateful for what I have. The teachers were helpful. Their dedication to their professional life has given me a different perspective on how to look at work.
– Tanishq Jain
ITM, Kharghar