Gender Equality: Educating Girls

“ Until we get equality in education, we won’t have an equal society.” Rani, a 15-year-old bubbly and athletic teen, is a national level football player. She has been coming to our centre at Modi Mills for the past 4 years. Ever since she was little, Rani has wanted to play football professionally She is […]

Why is Education Important?

Monika Phore, Volunteer Coordinator, has had a variety of experiences in the social sector. She believes that the most important way to bring about change is education. Read on for how she thinks this can bring about effective and sustainable change! Education is a weapon to improve one’s life. It is the most important tool […]

The Donation Box Programme

“The small charity that comes from the heart is better than the great charity that comes from the head.” Ivan Panin Launched in May 2018, the Wishes and Blessings Donation Box Programme (DBP) is a unique initiative to give small scale organisations the opportunity to make a difference in society. The idea behind this project […]

Anubhuti Celebrates Her Birthday at Shelter Home!

Through the course of our in-house summer internship programme ‘Youth Lights‘, the interns get a chance to visit the Wishes and Blessings centres across Delhi/NCR. The interns get an opportunity to interact with beneficiaries from various backgrounds and of various ages. Here is your chance to find out what Anubhuti Goyal experienced at her first […]

The Right to Education

Education is the foundation stone of a strong and stable future. India’s literacy rate was recorded at a dismal 74%. (Census, 2011). One might wonder if there is any significant difference between being literate and being educated – and there is. Literacy is purely to deal with the ability to read and write. Education is […]

New Year Resolutions!

We’re finally in 2019! For some of us, the year might have dragged and for others, 2018 might have passed in the blink of an eye. But the new year is the best time to turn over a new leaf and grab new opportunities to make sure that 2019 is the best year yet. However, […]

Meet Wishes and Blessings!

18th July, 2017. 5 am. Shivani is shaken awake. She hates mornings. The schedule for today? Go to the garbage dump on the corner of the road and look for scraps to sell.   25th November, 2017. 7:30 am   Shivani is already awake. Now, mornings aren’t a dreaded time of the day, she doesn’t […]