Volunteering Helps Your Mental Well Being!

The Wishes and Blessings Volunteering Wing Squad for Change encourages not just giving back to society to bring about positive change, but also to look inwards, to bring about growth within. Squad for Change volunteer Anurag Choudhary shares his thoughts on how volunteering helps mental well being. It has been rightly said,“ The more you […]

Breaking Stereotypes

Anvita Agarwal, a member of the Wishes and Blessings volunteering wing Squad for Change shares her insights into dealing with and breaking stereotypes and gender norms. I would like to begin by quoting something said by Shirley Chisholm. It goes like “The emotional, sexual and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says, ‘It’s […]

Volunteering Experiences

Squad for Change volunteer Manushree shares her volunteering experiences! To be honest I joined an NGO just for the sake to complete my hours for HVCO course but after joining Squad for Change I felt good about the work I am doing with SFC and I may admit that I was always seeking an opportunity […]

What I Learnt…

Volunteers at Squad for Change were invited to share what lessons they have taken away from their favourite novels. Read on to find out what Priesha took back from reading John Green’s The Fault in our Stars… John Green’s novel The Fault in Our Stars is about a love story between two teenagers who meet in a […]

10 Ways To Stay Positive During Tough Times

Do Fun Things In tough times, you have to keep yourself constantly motivated. Whether it’s chatting to your friends or having delicious home cooked meals with your family, find ways to bring spirits up. This will drive you to overcome these natural life hurdles  Remove Negative Thoughts One has to re-evaluate things in times when […]

Patience is a Virtue

Patience – this is one word that most of us try to understand and apply in our daily lives. No matter what we think, our ability to manage ourselves in all situations is something that only happens in dreams. The fear of the future or the thought of losing others forces us to abandon the […]

The Importance of Volunteering

Members of Squad for Change, the Wishes and Blessings volunteering wing, shared their understanding of volunteering and why it is so important in today’s world. Read on for their unique insights! Ketan Nanda Volunteering as a definition is defined as a voluntary act of helping others, but it is much more than that. It is […]

Movie Review ‘102 Not Out’

Volunteers from our Squad for Change community were invited to watch and review the movie ‘102 Not Out’ and here are their reviews! Ketan Nanda ‘102 Not Out’ is a well-crafted family comedy that reminds us to live life to the fullest every moment and showcases that there is no point living with negative thoughts, […]

A Selection of Poems: On Equality

On the occasion of World Poetry Day, volunteers from the Wishes and Blessings volunteering wing- Squad for Change were invited to share their original poems on ‘Equality’. Here are the shortlisted entries! Anjali Tanwar ‘Equality’ It is equality when you work with her. It is equality when she drives the group. It is fairness to […]

Celebrating 1 Year of Squad for Change!

As Squad for Change, the Wishes and Blessings volunteering wing completes 1 year, a few volunteers share their thoughts and experiences while being part of this exciting and engaging volunteering community! How did you get to know about Squad for Change and why did you decide to join it? I get to know through social […]