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17
Oct
2021

How We Can Help Reduce Poverty

Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Indian economy contracted by nearly 24% in the last quarter. Although there are signs of economic recovery, it will still take the country a lot of time to fully recover. Thus, we cannot put the whole pressure on the government to make things better. We as individuals need to come forward and provide help in our own individual capacities. Thus, till the time we all don’t come together to fight this issue of poverty reduction, if not eradication, attaining it will be a pipe dream.

26
Mar
2021

Khushaal Visits Modi Mills Day Care Centre

A lot has happened in my life lately and frankly, I hadn’t had the opportunity to sit back and introspect until the moment I started writing this blog. I started working as a Content Creator at Wishes and Blessings, which is a Delhi-based NGO. It works across horizons of different social causes – from childcare, […]

24
Feb
2021

Hope is a Decision: Visit to Mann Ka Tilak

Life presents you with many firsts. I had never been to an old age home as such but my first was definitely an eye-opening experience. A long car drive led to an off situated Mann Ka Tilak, the old age home of Wishes and Blessings. Upon entering, a peaceful and blissful warmth engulfed me. There […]

17
Sep
2020

Manik Visits the Munirka Shelter Home

I recently visited the Munirka Shelter Home, where there are 3 rain baseras (shelters). One is for males, the second for females and the third one for children. So, as we all have certain preconceived notions about these shelters homes, I too had such a notion that they would be poorly constructed and dirty. However, […]

3
Jun
2020

WB Desk: Shivangi Nigam

WBDesk brings you closer to our employees! Find out what goes on behind the desk, what the job entails, the daily routine. Here’s a special account of how Shivangi, Project Coordinator, manages Work From Home! Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “ We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” This feeling this […]

27
Mar
2020

What is Wishes and Blessings doing to aid daily wage labourers and the homeless during the lockdown?

The lockdown has left many of us in the lurch. Many of us are lucky enough to have access to groceries, medicines and safe shelter, however, a large section of society has been left with no means to fulfil even basic needs. Here’s how Wishes and Blessings is helping the homeless and daily wage labourers […]

4
Mar
2020

Hema Visits Day Care Centre

I visited the Modi Mills Day Care Centre on a special occassion- a donor wanted to celebrate her birthday with the children. This was the first time I had visited the centre, and I was looking forward to the experience. As soon as I entered the hall, I was greeted with a loud ‘Good afternoon […]

22
Jan
2020

Monika Volunteers for Winter Relief 10Fridays~10Drives

As temperatures drop and winter sets in, Wishes and Blessings sets out every Friday between December and February to distribute winter relief to the underprivileged and homeless. Under 10Fridays~10Drives, the organization distributes items that provide warmth- from mufflers, sweaters, gloves, blankets and even food. Volunteers from across Delhi/NCR join the team each Friday and help […]

18
Nov
2019

A Brief History of Homelessness in India

Mark Twain summarised India perfectly through the quote,” The land of dreams and romance, of fabulous wealth and fabulous poverty, of splendour and rags, of palaces and hovels, of famine and pestilence.” India was hit by a wave of Industrialization in the 19th century. Before the advent of industrialization, the economy of India under colonial […]

28
Aug
2019

Aanya, Lightier, talks about her experience as an intern

Wishes and Blessings holds internship programmes in the summer and winter under the Youth Lights programme. Read on for a glimpse into a Lightiers experience at our shelter homes! My name is Aanya Dhillon, and I’m a student of Pathways World School, Aravali. I have many hobbies one of them is teaching- teaching the underprivileged. […]