The Wishes and Blessings old age home- Mann ka Tilak- is based in Saket, New Delhi. The home has over 12 residents who have been cruelly abandoned by their near and dear ones. In their last stage of life, all they need is someone to care for them, someone to spend time with and to […]
Monika interned with Wishes and Blessings in the first month of 2020. As part of her internship, she organized multiple workshops with our underprivileged children. If you have ever wanted to hold a workshop for an NGO, but do not know what it takes, read on for Monika’s experience of organizing a workshop at one […]
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 […]
In this Modern and fast-moving world we sometimes neglect to offer our hand to those who cannot think of fulfilling basic needs of life. We sometimes become too self-centred and just care about ourselves. Each child in this world deserves the appropriate premises to make a great life for himself/ herself.I visited the Coolie Camp […]
As we end the decade and step into a new year, the Wishes and Blessings team wishes all of you a happy and prosperous New Year! 2019 has been a rollercoaster for all us of. Read on to find how the team felt about 2019 and what they look forward to in 2020! Eeshwarna Sethuramalingam, […]
Shivangi Nigam, Youth Coordinator at Wishes and Blessings holds workshops where volunteers are invited to join in for a fun-filled afternoon. Read on to for her experience at the Volunteer Saturday held at a Wishes and Blessings Day Care Centre. “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. Determining that our kids were […]
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 […]
In honour of the first Prime Minister- Jawahar Lal Nehru, India celebrates Children’s Day on the 14th of November. He had great affection for children and believed that they were the future. He is famous for saying, “Children are like buds in a garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured, as they are the future […]
At Wishes and Blessings, we celebrate all festivals, including Eid, Gurupurab, Holi, Christmas, and of course, Diwali! Under our unique campaign, #Each1Light1, we reached out to people wanting to help the underprivileged have a bright and festive Diwali. With a nominal donation of Rs. 100, we were able to make Diwali happier for over 3000 […]
Wishes and Blessings organizes an event called ‘Birthday Manao’ at the end of every month at a school for the visually impaired. Last week, I had the opportunity to witness the celebrations for the first time. Although I have been to schools for the visually impaired before, this was a whole new experience altogether. As […]
