tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25125082346917727462024-02-20T17:15:49.508-08:00OYA- Open Your Arms!OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-27378550232273133752020-07-14T08:16:00.000-07:002020-07-14T08:16:33.826-07:00OYA's Belie-chiever - Nisha Kirve's Story in her words..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My name is Nisha
Kirve. I am 28 years old. I am thankful to Raheen Didi, because of their
support and motivation & especially thankful to “OYA” to give me an
opportunity to express my life story. I am happy to share my story & be a
reason to motivate someone who wants to be motivated by it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was three years
old & I was too naive to understand why my father & my
grand-parents hit my mother daily. It was only a little later than I realized
that the family needed my mother to give birth to a boy and were against the
birth of a girl child. At that time my mother had two daughters, me being the
eldest & my sister Deepali who was six months old. My father used to hit my
mother on a regular basis whenever he was drunk. There came a point in our lives
when my mother could not tolerate the pain and suffering that she had to go
through daily and that is when she decided to leave that house and take us away
from this monstrosity and we left at midnight, boarded a train and reached
Mumbai.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Once we reached
Mumbai, we had no clue about who we were & where we had to go. After some time, a lady approached my mother, she promised her a job and accommodation. My mother started working in a dance bar. At that time, a person
met her & promised her that he will marry her and accept me and my sister.
As he was from Rajasthan, he took us there too. After a couple of days, that
person took me & handed me over to another person who was a stranger. He
took me and left for Delhi via Agra and sent me to Mumbai again to his
relative. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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(Lady) was staying in Mira Road & was working in the red-light area. There
were 5-6 people in that house. They were taking advantage of me and I could not
understand what exactly was happening with me. They were waiting to push me
into this horrible and dark business of human trafficking as soon as I was
mature enough. I shared my space with another girl who was already into this inhuman business. She was kind enough to help me to escape that hell. She gave me
some amount for my traveling. The next morning I ran-away from Mira Road & I
requested an auto driver to drop me at the railway station. From Mira road
station I boarded the first train that arrived & I reached Mumbai Central.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I sat at the
station from morning to noon, that’s when the police approached me and inquired
about my family. They took me into their custody. Post complete inquiry the
police handed me over into the safe hands of the members of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Asha Sadan</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Asha Sadan was
the turning point of my life. They have empowered me by giving me a good
education and extra-curricular skills like computer courses, cooking, beauty course,
tailoring, and embroidery. I graduated while I was in Asha Sadan. After
graduation, I was recruited by Standard Chartered Bank through the reference of
NAZ Foundation. I am thankful to them for making my career. After Asha Sadan, I
started living in Omkar Satam Group Home, which became my maternal home. The
founders – Satam Sir, Netra Ma’am, and Jaya Didi (Asha Sadan) arranged my
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married woman. My husband works for an event company. In this marriage, my
husband is not only my partner for life but also that support system that has
made my life beautiful & peaceful. He has filled my life with happiness
that I had only dreamt of. We have been inspiring and supporting each other in
life. Today I am the person that is happy and successful and that is because of
the four important pillars of my life -Asha Sadan, NAZ Foundation, Omkar Satam
group home & OYA. I am extremely grateful to everyone who helped me
overcome my difficulties and led me into a life that is heading towards a
brighter tomorrow. I hope my story touches your heart and inspires you to
stand-up bravely and confidently when life knocks you down. This world is
filled with a lot of darkness, but we must not forget that there is a light
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OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-60268795051174347912020-06-16T00:04:00.001-07:002020-06-16T00:04:38.595-07:00OYA's Belie-chiever - Gazala Khan's Story in her words..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My name is Gajala Khan. I'm 25 years old, married to a loving and caring husband and I also have one son who's name is Jed who is 2 years old now. Today, I feel blessed with my life. However, when I look back, my life felt terrible and painful. It was so difficult to survive back then. There was a lot of chaos and conflicts between my parents. When I was 7 years old my father took me and left home and we started living separately without mom and my other siblings. My dad used to misbehave with me and molested me. As a kid, I didn't clearly understand what was happening to me. All I knew was that I wanted it to stop and I felt fed up with my life back then. Later, on growing up I understood that whatever was happening with me was not right, so I started looking for help from somebody to remove me out from that situation. One year later, my father got married to another woman and asked me to call her "mom", which was extremely difficult to accept.</span></div>
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That's where the new phase of my life began. I'm so thankful and grateful to Raheen Didi, my counselor from OYA, Jaya Didi, and all the staff members of Asha Sadan for the care which was rendered to me during my stay at Asha Sadan. I never imagined that I would be able to complete my education, but through the guidance of Jaya Didi and Raheen Didi, I completed my education. Their love, care, and support made me feel like a human being again. I slowly learned to love and respect myself and build my confidence. Currently, I'm working as a CDP Chef and I love my work and my life. Whatever I'm today, is all because of Asha Sadan and OYA foundation.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When I compare my past life with my life today, I feel happy and blessed for 'Today'. In my opinion, Asha Sadan and OYA Foundation have made me a better human by teaching me to stand stronger in any situation, face it, and overcome it. The one thing I learned from Asha Sadan and Raheen Didi is to accept whatever comes in my life as an opportunity and make that opportunity valuable by inspiring others with my story, to give them the same strength and hope that I needed to come out of a situation that once seemed impossible and see the light of a new day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Under their caring and nurturing wings, I have learned to never give up and just keep moving forward in life. No amount of words used to thank Asha Sadan, Raheen Didi, and OYA foundation for what they have done for my life can measure up to how I actually feel. My prayers and blessings are always with you OYA as you are the ray of hope for many individuals who swam through troubled waters like me. Thank You!</span></div>
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OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-88807797279500860962020-05-21T08:22:00.000-07:002020-05-21T08:26:39.116-07:00OYA's Belie-chiever - Ashrin Sheikh's Story in her words..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My name is Ashrin Sheikh. I am 27 years old and I am OYA's Belie-chiever. I want to express my heartfelt thanks to OYA and Raheen Didi. Because of their support and motivation, I am able to write my story today and be a reason to motivate everyone. Lots of love to OYA from me and my family. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I was seven when my mother passed away. We were three sisters who no one was ready to care for. But my maternal grandmother lovingly took the responsibility for handling all three of us. She wanted to educate us, but she did not have enough means to send us to schools. Due to which she put us in an NGO named Salaam Balak Trust, from where I completed my education till 10th Grade. However, difficulties didn't seem to leave our side. While I was studying for the 10th Grade, my grandmother was detected with Cancer. We could see this time through due to the timely help by Salaam Baalak Trust and Kalyani Didi for our education and treatment for our granny. I will always be grateful to her for that. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKOxxRhjITDsKMHp2-N190XCa_S48Lrf6cdIJYLwc9a06cvtJcGnV4U26EYNqDVXuLjtv_MI5Lj2n5sEqDY3BvfdBPVLqxC7I6ekeAdmZ6Pa6zOW0kUTUOputpfDXdeZN0sHuz02oWT1a/s1600/OYA+logo+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1600" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKOxxRhjITDsKMHp2-N190XCa_S48Lrf6cdIJYLwc9a06cvtJcGnV4U26EYNqDVXuLjtv_MI5Lj2n5sEqDY3BvfdBPVLqxC7I6ekeAdmZ6Pa6zOW0kUTUOputpfDXdeZN0sHuz02oWT1a/s320/OYA+logo+.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After passing my 10th Grade, Asha Sadan helped me through my further studies and became my home during that period. It was then, that I gained plenty of opportunities to grow and learned various life-skills like cooking, tailoring, various other skills, and chores. Raheen Didi of OYA visited us at Asha Sadan and was a great emotional support. She also noticed my ability to express through art and always kept providing me with great platforms to do so. Once, during an Art-Based Therapeutic activity, we were to draw out how we felt about our journey of emotional well- being with the OYA organization. And my expression of love for OYA then on that humble piece of paper became OYA's Logo. Raheen Didi's faith in my artistic skills has helped me believe in my abilities and pursue them further. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Although, Asha Sadan, Jaya Didi and OYA helped me grow and were very supportive, being physically distant from my sisters and my grandmother lead me to feel a sense of emptiness that I could only fill on being united with them again. Hence, I made the decision to step out during my 14th grade, rented a place where we sisters and our grandmother could live together under one roof, and look after each other. Being together with my family filled my heart with happiness again. But, the financial challenges we faced to see this dream come true required me to take up jobs in Cafes while I was still trying to complete my education. It became very challenging to manage a job, education, and household responsibilities altogether at that tender age, fortunately, I completed my graduation. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmtLDZeS6yLLtMqOoIYa8psJrVquZ-bPY7BVni_y8OmHpDdiZUQk8eJs16iOSGFFO1IKJ4mm5wR9Ry7Oup-m_HJayHgWnnpTliea7ZoEvh2MyD4rFjCQhDPd5YrQ-5HaTzx6YbBaJSbSY/s1600/ashreen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="977" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmtLDZeS6yLLtMqOoIYa8psJrVquZ-bPY7BVni_y8OmHpDdiZUQk8eJs16iOSGFFO1IKJ4mm5wR9Ry7Oup-m_HJayHgWnnpTliea7ZoEvh2MyD4rFjCQhDPd5YrQ-5HaTzx6YbBaJSbSY/s200/ashreen.jpg" width="152" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Even, while I had moved out of Asha Sadan where I had come in touch with OYA, Raheen Didi stayed in touch with me and continued to be my emotional support and source of encouragement. She saw that my art had never left me as I loved taking the responsibility of designing menus and boards for the cafes I worked at. She helped me do so in the field I cherished so much. She was instrumental in helping me get admission at IES College for a course in Interior Designing and in finding donors to help me pay my fees. </span><br />
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OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-46197720494863284732020-02-27T23:20:00.000-08:002020-02-27T23:20:01.996-08:00OYA’s ‘Belie-Chiever - Ashwini Shivekar's Story in her words.. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am Ashwini Shivekar, a 26 years old OYA’s ‘Belie-Chiever’. Today I am glad, that I got this opportunity to write about my life, thanks to the OYA Foundation. This is a ‘wow moment’ and ‘a dream come true’ for me, not just because I would like my story to be told and heard, but because I would like to inspire every girl with my story and want them to go achieve their dreams.<br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I belong to a lower middle class family. My mother worked as a household maid and currently my father is an auto-rickshaw driver. I have two siblings. I completed my schooling from a BMC school (vernacular medium). I used to get a scholarship for my education from an NGO. I have been able to complete my education through scholarships alone as we faced financial difficulties. My mother was the only earning member of my family for a long time and my father stayed in the village for farming. My mother carried out all the financial responsibilities towards me and my siblings single-handedly. My mother came from a small village and could not complete her education. She could only study till the 3<sup>rd</sup> grade and got married at a very young age, after which her life has just been a series of constant struggles- Struggles for fulfilling the responsibilities of her family, for taking care of her children single-handedly, for attaining her rights, for almost everything. What got her through all her struggles was a strong desire to help her children complete their education and make them capable individuals who could achieve anything they dream of in life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was a bright student throughout my school and college. I worked hard and did well at school despite all obstacles. Complaining was never an option. As hard work always pays off, I always found help through scholarships to continue my studies. Throughout my schooling years, I took part in many cultural activities and social activities. I was always excited about my hobbies of dancing, singing, acting, and anchoring. The turning point of my life was when I changed my school in the 7<sup>th</sup> grade. I attended after-school classes, where I met with <b>my second Idol and my role model- Raheen JJ- my didi, my teacher and my mentor.</b> She came into my life like an Angel who helped me achieve every dream I ever dreamt of in my life. Some people come into your life as blessings and she has definitely been a blessing for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-21336370811975279592020-01-13T03:22:00.000-08:002020-01-13T03:22:33.344-08:00TURNING 10!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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All of us at some point stumble across roadblocks, experience bumpy rides,
drive into dead ends and lose our way while going through this journey called
‘LIFE’. What makes life easier and manageable when we stumble upon such crucial
challenges in life is knowing that there is a hand out there which is ready to
hold ours and walk us through our difficult times, that there are open and
welcoming arms out there which will with its warm embrace make our troubles
feel lighter and help us get back on our feet. ‘OPEN YOUR ARMS-OYA’ is an
organization that lives up to its name and is not just a thought, but an
actual lifeline that has been and continues to be that ray of hope at the end
of a dark tunnel for several individuals since past 9 years. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In its glorious 10<sup>th</sup> year, OYA fondly looks back at
its journey so far where it has touched so many souls (through its Counselling,
Remedial services and other programs) who in turn have touched the lives of the
dedicated professionals of OYA. At this point, OYA feels like a proud parent
when it sees its beneficiaries successfully surmounting the challenges and the
pain life threw at them and standing strong through all the storms, seeing
themselves through, only to come out stronger and more beautiful than ever. OYA
is thrilled to share with all of you the success stories of its beneficiaries
who dared to ... ‘BELIEVE IT AND ACHIEVE IT’ while they were face to face with
life’s adversities. This core belief of OYA that if you can believe it, you can
achieve it has been the driving force behind many a beaming hearts it was
fortunate enough to touch. Be ready to be inspired every month while we share
with you the magnificent journeys of our beneficiaries so far whom we would
lovingly and proudly like to call OYA’s ‘BELIE-CHIEVERS’!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-49423157860866731182016-04-07T05:16:00.002-07:002016-04-07T05:16:21.256-07:00Conquering Hearts Through Love<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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supporting words can do wonders. It works with everyone, even strangers. They
were strangers to me and me to them. Months passed, and now they wait for me,
though a handful of them, but yes, they do. It feels accepted when they ask
when I am coming next. It gives a sense of achievement when they say “ Didi,
aap se baat karke dil halka ho jaata hai.”<br />
“Aap jaisa humko samajhte ho doosre nahi
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and acceptance. A practice, though tough, eventually shows remarkable changes
in people’s perception and behavior. The ideal of therapy is not just to help a
person grow, but to maximize their potential, while providing them the
necessary conditions for growth. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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to the frightening conclusion that I can either be a tool of inspiration and
growth, or a model of self pity and doubt. I can either, hurt or heal,
facilitate the resolution of crisis or create one. I can either leave a person
humanized or dehumanized. So spread love and learn to accept a person as they
are, in their truest form. Trust them, respect them, support and guide them,
and verily they will trust you and respect you back.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-43028809928852849532016-03-25T03:09:00.000-07:002016-03-25T03:09:12.349-07:00Play - Explore the Outside World<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yes, unfortunately in the modern world of game consoles and interactive toys, in pretext of learning with technology it’s easy to overlook the importance of outdoor play that has lot to offer. <br />
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A real big world does exist outside the classroom, and the possibilities are really endless.<br />
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With the current trend of rising health issues in children, it has never been more important to teach young children the value of being active outside the classrooms.<br />
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Outdoor plays not only teach children practical life skills, it offers tremendous amount of fun added with numerous health benefits.<br />
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Research studies have consistently shown that playing in an outdoor environment reduces stress while promoting psycho-socio-emotional skills, and even increasing attention spans. It's proved that outdoor play significantly reduces the symptoms of ADHD, a condition that now affects most of the school children.<br />
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Outdoor activities that a child can undertake is limited only by it's imagination. One of the best activities for promoting an interactive mind would be the nature journal.<br />
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Help your child explore a safe outdoor area to see the dynamic change in their development, as playing outdoors promotes self-confidence, fine motor skills, and balance. It also promotes self-reliance, increases flexibility, and improves overall coordination which is essential in healthy development of children.<br />
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Roopa Mohan<br />
Executive Catalyst & Senior Counselor<br />
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OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-27185370001850740852015-11-22T00:38:00.000-08:002015-11-22T00:38:05.527-08:00A Child's Purview<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-79716576618246386032015-10-30T00:28:00.000-07:002015-10-30T00:28:01.393-07:00A Special Sharing by a Special Person.. - "Spreading Smiles"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dear Raheen JJ it was wonderful memorable experience with Rescue Home girls. Could not believe government run home could be so neat, clean, discipline and peaceful. The whole environment was soothing and specially the home tour with you as an guide. I still cant forget newborn and little babies room, their smiling faces, their speaking, calling eyes... The Girls were so well mannered, I wonder why cant our children be same at our home, the best thing was the Pratham Education which was followed till Std. 10th, they were so intelligent, smart and quick, the education module is excellent with lot many practicals, we sent our kids to central boards and IB / IG, but let me tell you these girls would give tough fight to all town kids. Our Session and whole program was very well planned by your team , Deepa mam was too good. What we did was just out of heart, we wanted to make them laugh, dance, sing and give them take back some Life Skill learning of real life, Satyamev Jayate Active ageing clip was purposely shown to let them know nothing is impossible in this world; age, disability, poverty, class, caste, religion, gender etc does not matter if you are focus and have strong Will power. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I thank my Colleague Jenet Faras and Dhanalaxmi Rao and your colleague Yogendra ji for all the support. And it ended well with nice hand made stuff made by these girls, buying for our home. Raheen I am so proud and happy for you and OYA - Open Your Arms I know you since 2009 and since then seen you falling and rising, it needs guts to DO the stuff you do for this young kids and society. Salute you for your commitment for the Children cause, your psychology background and good soul is added advantage for all of us. At Silver Innings we are happy to partner with you for our cause of elders. I Love Kids and Seniors, that brings me near God. Yes without community help this home wont make difference and good to see, lot many people come ahead and donate meaningful things to these children's. Let me know if we could do something, send me list of things they need monthly. One Last thing, just cant forget that baby, wanted to Adopt all of them, god is not stone hearted, he will surely give them HOME and Parents soon. Just keep on doing things you love and world will recognize you one day. God bless you always. Love and Hugs to TEAM OYA - Open Your Arms . </span></div>
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OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-90205184688579601802015-10-17T07:07:00.000-07:002015-10-17T07:09:38.066-07:00"Spreading Smiles" - Launching OYA'S New Project<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Laughter breaks the cycle of psychological negativity.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With these two as focal points OYA has come up with a new initiative "Spreading Smiles"....combination of Music & Laughter therapies with an integrated approach to improvise life skills.</span></b></div>
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OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-65096866291046957292015-07-30T01:44:00.000-07:002015-07-30T01:44:04.481-07:00Change.... <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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of learning new things, meeting new people, trying new things and pushing my
boundaries…but I learnt that there are no boundaries to push as this world is
huge and so are my opportunities <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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I had to do a puppet show with my friend for kids between the age group of 4 to
7 at Sharanam(home for girls) At this point I had 2 problems.. 1st I had never
done a puppet show before and 2nd I had never met the kids at Sharanam,so I had
no idea what they were like. But as an intern with a first assignment me and my
friend were determined to do it...so we sat down and we decided to do the story
of King Midas and his golden touch..we made puppets on ice cream sticks and a
board with a night and day theme... and we decided that I would move the puppet
and be the characters and she would do the narration...during practice I made a
lot of mistakes. I forgot my lines when I remembered them I forgot to move the
characters to make them look like they were talking and one time I knocked down
the board that we made.. I was a total klutz.</b></span></div>
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forget that I had to move the characters to show as if they were talking....
when we reached Sharanam we met the girls and had the time to interact with
them before the show. The kids were great and were excited to see the show. So
we set the board up and the show began. During the show I could see the kids
looking at the puppets and listening to story with such interest that it made
me forget the things that can go wrong and just get into it…from this story we
wanted the kids to get the message of not to be greedy and to be happy with
what they have. And I guess we succeeded, but from this experience I learned a lot
more, I learnt that just because we think we cant do something or we haven’t
done something before, should not stop us from trying something new …<u><i>Change is
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you get embarrassed. Its time that we stop thinking about what “people” think
or say because in the next 30 years when you look back “these people” will not
be the ones feeling the regret of not doing the things you wanted to do,or
laughing at your funny memories or crying at your loss. So next time you think
you can't do something or the task is way out of your comfort zone stand up look
in the mirror and say “nah I can do it, and you my friend cant stop me because
there may be people who could do this task better than me..BUT THEY WILL NEVER
BE ANOTHER ME”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-45115797589157576862015-06-26T03:54:00.002-07:002015-06-26T03:54:47.486-07:00Working with Open Your Arms Foundation. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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mischievous, humble, lovable and loving, without being judgmental. The pure
innocence remains intact till the time we remain kids. Don’t we often say “Childhood
days were the best days”! No stress, no worries, just play, laugh, care and
share with your family and friends. I often felt and said to myself and others
too, “I wish I could return to my childhood”. Wish I could play the way I used
to play. I always had a feeling of re living my memories of childhood. I had even
put my Whats App status on my last birthday as “Wish I could go back to the
innocent phase of life”.</b></span></span></div>
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the opportunity to spend time with a class of kids I never experienced in life.
Through OYA I got the opportunity to work on one of its partner projects, “Project
Street Children” which caters to the needs of under privileged street children. The
first thing learnt through this project is the need for unconditional love and
acceptance, a need for all classes.</b></span></span></div>
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childhood, off course with a few changes. They laugh and tease each other,
fight but kiss and make up, joke around, trouble elders for studies but yet are
innocent in their own way. I even got the opportunity to play outdoor games
with them, where they taught me few games and vice versa. Thank you OYA for
making me become more tolerant of kids and helping me re-live my childhood
memories. </b></span></span></div>
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life brings to you the unexpected, something new and exciting. OYA to me
personally was a breath of fresh air. Something that inspired me to take a step
forward, help people and make them happy. I wanted to do something different
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than just an organisation; it is something the people enjoy being a part of,
helping people and making them smile is what makes us who we are. Being a part
of OYA has taught me a lot of things not just that there are people who need us
but that it is a whole new experience in itself. It has helped me open up to
people, meet new ones and strengthen the bonds of the old. Making new friends
was my worst trait but now I feel as if it were my best. Helping the kids is
what brings me joy as we all know that the children are our future so helping
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perfect and that’s what makes us human but solving the problems together is
what OYA strives to achieve. It is fun playing with the children. It brings
great joy and changes in my life and interacting with them I too know that I am
doing the same with theirs. A two way process where we both get the benefits
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a good role model for the children and help them become the best so that they
may pass on the knowledge to the future generation. Even a small change in the
present can have the biggest impact on the children in the future just as a
small snow ball rolling down a snowy hill can cause an avalanche. I would like
to become that person that the children look up to and come to when in a sticky
situations. </span></span></div>
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is one other thing we in OYA value a lot. Between the children, the interns,
the mentor trust and friendship is what binds us and holds us together. Joining
OYA has changed my perspective of life. It has taught me that opening your life
to new choices brings in new changes in life. I am glad I got the chance to
join and be a part of OYA because even though it is small I know my life has
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There is a force that controls all your decisions. It influences how you think and feel every moment you're alive. It determines what you'll do and what you'll not do. It determines how you feel about anything that occurs in your life. That force is your BELIEF.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All of us have certain dreams and all of us want to achieve those dreams, but how much do we believe in ourselves to achieve those dreams?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is one thing I have commonly observed in people. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">THEY FEEL THEY ARE FAILURE but they have to understand that</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">THERE ARE NO FAILURES AND YOU ARE NOT A FAILURE. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To achieve your goals you have to believe that there are no failures. The way you tried to achieve your goals wasn't a right approach but that doesn't mean you failed. It means that this didn't work so you have to change your approach. No matter how many times you have to change your approach, no matter how many times you make mistake you are not failure. Keep on trying. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You lose the battle or you are a failure when you don't even care to make an attempt. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Unless and until you don't try how'll you know whether you could do it or not?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">People feel dejected trying for few times. They feel that they are good for nothing. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But how often we try to turn the table around and instead of feeling depressed we make a point to try again and again. Unless we get our dreams fulfilled. Success doesn't comes overnight. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well anyone who plants a seed today and expects fruits should relocate to another planet. It isn't possible on planet earth. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here, you don't win unless you consistently and continuously back up your attitude to win with the attitude to prepare to win. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Eleventh hour preparations do not work beyond 9th standard in school.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In life, preparations to win is a prerequisite to win.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">BEFORE YOU ASK YOURSELF OR OTHERS, 'WILL YOU WIN?' YOU'D BETTER ASK 'ARE YOU PREPARED TO DO WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN?'</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It takes lot of hard work and dedication. Be dedicated to your work and no one can stop you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When you are criticized by your teacher, boss or parents just don't feel bad about it instead know your mistakes and work upon them. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Drop this attitude of I CAN'T because this is a language of death. The only time you can't do anything is the time when you stop breathing but till the time you are alive you have to believe in I CAN. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We all should know one thing that if we don't believe in ourselves completely no one will. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you feel you are good for nothing than you give a chance to everyone for believing in this that you are good for nothing but if you believe that you can do only than you can do and make people believe in you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If we keep striving to make things better, and we learn from our "mistakes", then we will succeed. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">ULTIMATELY, IT'S OUR DECISIONS, NOT THE CONDITIONS OF OUR LIVES, THAT DETERMINE OUR DESTINY.</span></div>
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energy to race their way by hopping or walking the walk of various animals.
They hopped like little bunnies, and jumped like funny frogs, swayed slowly in
a squatting position to quack their way like darling ducklings and galloped
with confident strides like majestic horses. The common action that accompanied
all the walks was the cheerful laughs.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></span></li>
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actions of the sweet rhyme, ‘Where is Thumbkin’. The impact of the rhyme was
such that every visit Oya made after the Funtala, we were greeted by the
‘Thumbkin’. Singing to the rhythm, the kids learned how to greet people using
the English language while having loads of fun.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></span></li>
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hear a new story ‘Lion and the Mouse’. Gleaming eyes were eager to have a peak
at the enthralling pictures. Curious minds awaited and tried to guess the
up-coming events of the story. The gang ready to have loads of fun joined in
the drama the story created through their actions and all the growling and
squeaking to enhance the characterization in the story. Finally, the kids
wrapped up all the fun they had not only listening but participating in the
story and stored it in their memory along with its precious message of being
there for your friends in need and respecting each individual for who they are.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></span></div>
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from the two ends and made various obstacles using the rope for the kids to
either jump over the steady rope at a short height or to pass from below it
when held higher or jump over the dancing waves of the rope, all that without
touching the rope. Each child enjoyed playing with the rope in this fun way and
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their singing talent and their knowledge of hindi songs to use while having fun
participating in various competitive rounds. The traditional ‘Antakshari’ round
was a good warm up. Then the challenges increased the excitement through rounds
like singing songs with the given words, guessing the song from its tune and
acting out the songs while their team mates tried guessing it. The girls
through the ups and downs of winning and losing each round learned to pull each
individual’s resources together and work as one team.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"> </span><strong> <u>Dramebaaz</u> : </strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It was a treat for the
eyes and our hearts & minds to see the girls perform street plays, beautifully
on the topics given. The focus of the street play competition was to express
the our agony about some existing social issues using satire, irony, sarcasm
and prepare a play that pinched our conscience but made our hearts laugh out
loud. The girls demonstrated brilliance in their work, be it their ideas,
presentation, acting skills, dialogue delivery or group work. The judges and
the spectators witnessed creativity at its best.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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Nihar played a mix of old and new melodies on his guitar. It was the best way
to bring the day’s events to a memorable end. The girls, Asha Sadan’s
management and OYA team members all joined in to sing to the strings’ melodies.
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A day packed with Smiles, Laughter, Innovations, Creativity, Talents, Learnings and FUNNNNNN!!!!! :) :) :) </div>
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Entrepreneurs/Budding social groups/Psychologists/Counselors/any individual who
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">About the Resource Person - Mr. Rahim Munshi:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">He is an IIT ian from Mumbai and a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">m<span style="background: white;">ember of the Front End New Business capture team. He has the Ability to
see the “ Big Picture “and understand multiple disciplines with technical
credibility. He has Excellent communication / listening skills and capability
to prepare and present to all levels of management and also has the Ability to
work in a team environment, with a high level of initiative. He has extensive
knowledge and experience to identify, modify, develop and implement systems
engineering plans, processes and procedures. He is very knowledgeable and
experienced in leading, training and facilitating Qualify Function Deployment
(QFD) methodology and Risk Management. Above all, he is a man with multiple
talents and humility.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Participants learnt about various dimensions of
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Importance of Acknowledging<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>& Appreciating Your Team’s Work</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Focusing on ‘What You Do’ – Ones actions
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and Achieving Goals<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Various participants came ahead to share the experiences they had during their
journey towards establishing an organization. Viewpoints were shared and each
participant returned home with a new vision and plenty of hope for success in
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OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-51509259047751832602012-04-22T05:41:00.000-07:002013-07-17T09:11:57.316-07:00Teacher -2nd mother to the child<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
OYA conducted workshop on Effective teaching on 16/04/2012 in Friend’s School. The workshop was attended by around 25 pre- primary and primary teachers. And it was the wonderful learning and teaching experience for both teachers and facilitator.<br />
The workshop started with the experience sharing of the facilitator Raheen Jummani. Hearing the different experiences, some sort of difference was observed in teachers. They look inspired and seemed that the different angle of life was exposed to them. The coordinator (head of the section) was going to sit for 20-30 mins for the session as she had other commitments and meeting. But she was so touched and was inspired by the talks and experience of the facilitator-Raheen that she cancelled all her meeting and attended the entire session.<br />
The session was very interactive. The power point presentation on Effective teaching was upto the mark. Precisely each topic was covered. All the problems faced by the teacher in the classroom setting with students, co- teacher, coordinator were addressed and teachers were satisfied with solutions given to the problems.<br />
The words such as compartmentalization, pro-active, introspection, etc. took the session to the different dimension. Though the workshop was on Effective Teaching, but the real life examples given and faced by everyone beyond teaching, was a ladder to self growth and knowing oneself better. At the end of the workshop some eyes were moist and hearts were melted. The Effectiveness of the workshop was evidence by the feedback received from the teacher. Teachers said that, “such important concepts which actually we know but take it lightly were explained beautifully with great examples and deeper meanings, which directly nailed into our hearts.”<br />
There were also suggestions for conducting self-development, confidence building and many more workshops in near future. OYA is looking forward to have more such heart touching and self growth workshops with teachers, students, parents in Friends School.<br />
Regards,<br />
Dhara shah</div>
OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-27446569124520828352012-03-08T04:36:00.002-08:002012-03-10T05:40:48.507-08:00OYA Salutes Women<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclcekLmAKZSEaLJau3avw78WUwi22IQQtPEWnpixZd1z3uAoYvwj3EwcPPZm4yV7GtIyYVu71LUUKG087_9Gk1BSRKV0b7QscNieUwB8UfPhoAHl6QraCwZfy7JiN144qG85d1K7tM4RA/s1600/celeb+103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclcekLmAKZSEaLJau3avw78WUwi22IQQtPEWnpixZd1z3uAoYvwj3EwcPPZm4yV7GtIyYVu71LUUKG087_9Gk1BSRKV0b7QscNieUwB8UfPhoAHl6QraCwZfy7JiN144qG85d1K7tM4RA/s320/celeb+103.jpg" /></a></div><br />
OYA CELEBRATES WOMEN'S DAY...<br />
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That day when all the women gathered together,<br />
We met….<br />
…Strength<br />
That the courageous women demonstrated in their lives<br />
Bringing up their children amidst all difficulties.<br />
We met…<br />
…Sensitivity<br />
That each of the kindhearted women reflected<br />
Through the tears that rolled down on other women’s stories.<br />
We met…<br />
…Gratitude<br />
That was expressed by acknowledging <br />
The important presence of the other in their lives.<br />
We met…<br />
…LOVE<br />
The unseen emotion seen in everything we do.<br />
The team of OYA had the greatest of pleasures<br />
In having amongst us<br />
All the lovely women <br />
Who guided us through our lives<br />
Who made us what we are today<br />
Who were the inspiration behind everything we did<br />
Who were there with us through thick and thin<br />
And the experience that all the women had together that day<br />
Was absolutely beyond what words can ever describe.<br />
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- Behroz Dumasia<br />
Head - Remedial Education Project - OYAOYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-38431677973989321742012-03-07T08:04:00.000-08:002012-03-07T08:04:33.757-08:00A NEW LIFEOut of junior college, and I was bored of Science. I did not think much of transistors.<br />
I had the chance to study Psychology. There was a world out there though, that was unhappy with the idea. It so seemed that 90 % ‘getters’ had to be out of their minds want to graduate in arts! “Oh, did you say Computer Engineering? Okay, will do.” 6 months of programming and I was bored again. I could now not stand the thought of spending another moment studying what else ‘#’ included. <br />
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Again – I was chicken and did nothing about it.<br />
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4 years whizzed past, and luckily, I chose the perfect job for myself. It was a job that took only as many as 2 years to tell me that I needn’t be chicken all my life, that nothing that # included was going to paint the memories I’d see that one moment before I died and that if I spent anymore time making money for my boss writing thousands of sentences in a language only the computers could understand – I’d have to jump off a cliff (Okay, maybe not. But you get the gist). <br />
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It’s been 2 years since I left that dreadful life-changing job – and I haven’t regretted it. When I chose to join Open Your Arms – I’m going to have to admit, I was doing it for my own selfish reasons. Here I was in TISS (Google it, if you couldn’t figure it out), trying to conceptualise a social venture in a field that I wanted to work in, finally trying to make the big shift into the not-so-known-to-me-world and wondering how a computer engineer was ever going to have a good enough answer to the question “What makes you think you have it in you to teach street children empathy?” I thought I had to buck up, and learn something that was of value to me. And my journey at Open Your Arms couldn’t have had a better reason to start. <br />
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Today, I’d rather spend my time counselling night-schooling adolescents about their lives, rather than advising my friend how to ‘stay out of the politics in office’. I can’t say in enough words, how peaceful it feels when I see adults realise the power of sharing and understanding each other’s joys and problems. I can’t express how excited I am about all the things I can experiment with here, at Open Your Arms, and all the things I’m going to learn about how hearts and minds run people. And lastly, I can’t thank OYA enough for not judging me by my background and for not frowning in disdain when I said ‘I’m not so good with the computers’.<br />
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Thank you OYA for giving me the chance to learn and grow. I admire the job that all of you set out to do every day and I believe in what we’re here for. Here’s wishing us the best in our endeavours.<br />
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Human beings are about the heart,<br />
Human beings are about the mind.<br />
When in them there settles a peace,<br />
Peace, the world will find.<br />
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-Swetha RanganathanOYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-34651644695472827072012-03-07T08:00:00.002-08:002012-03-07T08:00:54.171-08:00DISCUSSING PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE – An Experience5 days and 14 workshops is how we at OYA remember that week to be about. Muktangan, an organisation that runs 7 English-medium schools for children had OYA over as one of their trainer entities to put together what was one of their intensive teacher-training weeks. We at OYA wished to deliver a workshop on Professional Etiquette for the Muktangan teachers. 26th to 31st December 2011 was when it was to happen and we eagerly waited for the first day. <br />
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On the first day there were 4 workshops to be conducted between the 3 of us - Raheen, Roopa and me (Swetha). Nishita and Dhara would conduct sessions the coming days. But we were all there to get a feel of the environment out there the first day. When we got to the place, the sight before us almost took us by surprise. There seemed to hundreds of teachers making their way up and down the place, exchanging morning greetings and probably discussing what they were in for that week. The trainings hadn’t even begun yet, but with the incessant chatter and the place resounding with laughter and brimming with activity, there was a rush of energy in the air and we knew this was going to be no easy business for us!<br />
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We hadn’t even smiled our last smiles at each other before the workshops began, that the teachers started pouring into all the assigned rooms, some running in quickly to pick a nice spot to settle down in. We could see that they looked forward to a workshop full of learning, reflecting and growing. We started getting set for the job!<br />
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OYA places focus on how Professional Etiquette is not just a matter of the outside, but that of the thinking we do ‘inside’, within us. To start practicing etiquette in our professional lives is actually to start thinking in a certain way – one that involves care, trust and respect, not just for others but for our work and ourselves. This was what our 1 ½ hour workshops were designed around. <br />
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We had our sessions planned out. We introduced, discussed, learnt and most importantly, shared several aspects of professional etiquette and its meaning, importance and manifestation in our daily lives. Role-plays that reinforced the learning during the workshop were the most fun, and we believe the teachers enjoyed them the most!<br />
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OYA had a hectic 7 days with the enthusiastic Muktangan teachers, but enjoyed every bit of it! We learnt a lot from the interaction and we sure hope they did too. OYA’s looking forward to more work with Muktangan and its teachers to engage in fruitful discussions on various other important topics that are the breath and soul of the multi-dimensional professional called ‘teaching’. As of now though, three cheers to Professional Etiquette OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-19665132061954712762012-02-25T20:59:00.000-08:002012-02-25T20:59:23.119-08:00Our Article in Hindustan Times and Our Wonderful Team...<a href="http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2012/02/26/ArticleHtmls/Soothing-minds-26022012011005.shtml?Mode=1"></a> <br />
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Hindustan Times covered Open Your Arms.... in today's paper..... A Feather in Our Cap..... <br />
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Our OYA Team...... Who makes everything possible...... Feels Blessed to Have such a Wonderful, Amazing, Fantastic Team....<br />
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I Thank Each one of You - Veena Ma'am, Ambereen Jummani, Roopa Mohan, Behroz Dumasia, Nishita Desai, Candice Rosario, Dhara Shah and Swetha Ranganathan - for being There.... <br />
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You all ROCK!!!!!<br />
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- Raheen Jummani<br />
Founder/CEO<br />
Open Your Arms!OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com1Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19.0176147 72.85616440000001118.827761199999998 72.754090900000008 19.2074682 72.958237900000015tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-5360482127740947012012-02-24T05:40:00.000-08:002012-02-24T05:40:11.357-08:00The Willingness to Seek can Seek Wonders!Sometimes we see <br />
The most unlikely things <br />
in the most unlikely places.<br />
If you are willing to seek…<br />
… you will see…<br />
…the beauty of a lotus<br />
amongst the dirtiest of waters<br />
…childlike vibrance<br />
amongst the dullest of persons<br />
… unimaginable creativity <br />
among the most methodical<br />
…life’s wisdom <br />
amongst the ones seen as incapable<br />
…the strength to fight<br />
with bare minimum support<br />
… an act of love<br />
even from a heart that’s hurt<br />
…a will to grow<br />
even on the dessert soil.<br />
Sometimes we see <br />
the most unlikely things<br />
in the most unlikely places.<br />
If you are willing to seek…<br />
…you will see…<br />
…A ray of hope<br />
Shinning through an array of dark clouds<br />
You will see…<br />
Possibilities<br />
among Impossibilities.<br />
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OYA…<br />
…is a Belief in the Worth of each soul.<br />
OYA …<br />
…is the Love for each and every soul<br />
OYA…<br />
…is an Excitement to Create Opportunities<br />
OYA…<br />
...Is more than an organization.<br />
It’s an Energy…<br />
… that is Willing to Accept and Embrace ALL…<br />
…OYA… Open Your Arms!OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-37449296288884647752012-02-23T03:10:00.000-08:002012-02-23T03:10:07.533-08:00OYA Celebrates National Girl Child DayAs the saying goes… <br />
“ Educate a Girl - Educate a Generation “.<br />
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Education is considered as a liberating force, as well as Democratizing force, cutting across the barriers of caste and class, smoothing out inequalities imposed by birth and other circumstances –Indira Gandhi.<br />
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Who else could be better to start & implement this…of course.. We the WOMEN- the Power , OYA believes , supports and always works on this..<br />
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OYA celebrated National Girl Child Day on 24th January 2012 at their collaborated schools.. initiative taken by Govt of India to mark this day for Girl Child in 2009.<br />
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OYA had organized various activities across schools.<br />
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The program started with a small speech on importance of Girl Child & need of Education for girls followed by a documentary movie made by Kids , children were asked to talk on related topic , share views and experiences … The Impact was tremendous…Children were overwhelmed…many came forward to share their part.. some of which were really horrifying !! ... giving goose bumps to all.. imagine a 12yr old child remembering how her Father had poisoned her Mother’s milk to get rid of a her ( Girl Child )..<br />
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This gave an opportunity to children to open and pour their hearts. Feedback from the Kids was Fantastic and Heartwarming.<br />
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Many games and activities were held and prizes were given away..<br />
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Sweets were distributed to all those lovely Angels !!<br />
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OYA went on Air at Gyanvani to Wish & Share the memorable moments of the day.<br />
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OYA feels every single day should be a celebration day for Girls !<br />
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RoopaMohan.<br />
Executive Catalyst OYA.OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-1487346748582323122011-12-13T21:24:00.000-08:002011-12-13T21:24:47.991-08:00Children's Day Celebration at V M School by OYA Foundation...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><strong>Children’s Day Celebration With Very Unique Kids</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This time our Organization got a wonderful chance to celebrate children’s day with very special kids, they were the kids from Victoria Memorial School who were visually impaired. We celebrated this beautiful day on Saturday, 19<sup>th</sup> November. The occasion started with having an introductory but a fun loving session, we gathered information about themselves & shared with them about our organization & the most important thing “the purpose of meeting today”. The response of the kids after knowing the reason was overwhelming, there was an excitement & thrill in their voice & of course why not, it will be, everyone likes to have fun & that to from boring studies.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We started with playing few word games, and then we made them hear to the song of “Yeh Tara” from the movie "Swadesh” and title track of movie - "Taare Zameen Par". Our motive behind making them hear to that song was to make them realize that they are still very special like the <strong>stars </strong>in the sky. As <strong>stars</strong> though surrounded by the darkness of the sky still continue to shine & spread their radiance to others, the same way they are also a ray of hope to the other normal kids around. They place an example to others that inspite of not having vision they still have not lost the zeal to live their life. This sets them unique from other kids. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The celebration further continued by kids singing songs for us, they have a great passion for singing; music is like a friend to them. The kids had such a soothing voice; it seemed as if you just go on listening to them for hours & hours. Along with singing few kids were playing harmonium too. <strong>They are Super Rockstars. </strong>After a wonderful & melodious session of singing, we gave them healthy snacks which kids really enjoyed & the celebration ended by giving them gift as a token of love that we received from these special kids. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So to sum up this incredible celebration, it was an overwhelming & remarkable experience.</span></div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">- Nishita Desai.</span></div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Counselor</span></div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">OYA Foundation</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <stroke joinstyle="miter"></stroke><formulas><f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></f><f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></f><f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></f><f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></f><f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></f></formulas><path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"></path><lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></lock></span></shapetype></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div></div>OYA - Open Your Arms!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06753447715797887157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512508234691772746.post-42668332557766659232011-05-16T23:56:00.000-07:002011-05-17T00:05:33.313-07:00Reflections from a Parent of ASB after the Visit to OYA!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="discussion"><div class="description"><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Sharing a beautiful feedback written by Heather Kingston (parent from American School of Bombay) who visited OYA! </b></span><br />
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<div style="color: orange;"><b>Having just arrived back from our visit to OYA, I wanted to reflect on what I experienced and learned while there. First and foremost I want to thank you, Raheen, for welcoming us into your life and the lives of such special individuals. We really felt comfortable coming back to see you and I know that I, along with the girls, were really excited to come back.</b></div><div style="color: orange;"><br />
</div><div style="color: orange;"><b>Raheen, I admire that you have become an agent of change by addressing the needs regardless of the uphill battle. I hope that ASB can continue collaborating with your organization to further your success with OYA and spreading the word. I also hope that ASB will continue this relationship by providing the technology, talent or resources to help you educate the public as we discussed. This should definitely be an area for more brainstorming of ideas.</b></div><div style="color: orange;"><br />
</div><div style="color: orange;"><b>I know that I personally, would love to keep in touch and help with the growth and development of such a valuable organization.</b></div><div style="color: orange;"><br />
</div><div style="color: orange;"><b>Ultimately this experience as added to my life and given me more reason to embrace my time in India and find ways to give back.</b></div><div style="color: orange;"><br />
</div><div style="color: orange;"><b>Thanks so much</b></div><div style="color: orange;"><b>Heather Kingston</b></div><div style="color: orange;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwy5WHyHMGrXH_6_H--rAo3hb4zSt4zZKv4O9nkWjkPjNdQPKfIZbz88o90FqaxIwpIX-d32VcuimghobPzug' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><b> OYA stars teaching dance moves to ASB kids, Divya and Heather.</b></div><br />
<b style="color: blue;">(Thanks a ton Heather this means a lot - Open Your Arms!) </b><br />
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