Pehel

Pehel is an initiative started by students of SIMSR(2007-2009 batch) in the New Hostel as an interaction between the SIMSR students and the children of construction workers in the campus to aid them in their studies and teach them basic civic values. The objectives of Project Pehel are to -

• Teach basic civic values to the children, like hygiene, way of greeting etc.
• An introduction to basic primary education including games and crafts
• Creating general awareness about discipline, nation, famous personalities etc.

Attending classes at Sunrise!

The Children:

There are around 10 children of age group 4- 10 yrs. Around 30% of them have attended schools but have discontinued now because of the nature of job of their parents. The remaining (esp girls) were never sent to school.

Class in Progress.

What we do ??

We are a team of around 20 people. A batch of three has a duty on a day of a week and we teach the scheduled subject on the timetable. So we have 6 batches teaching the children. We teach them the basics of English, Hindi and Maths and apart from them we also teach arts and crafts. On Sundays, we arrange for some children's movie or games. Apart from regular studies, we try to conduct events for the kids.

For Independence Day, the children were encouraged to colour and make flags. The children held these flags and were all witness to the Flag Hoisting ceremony held on campus. While the ceremony was held with all fanfare, a small group of the public moved over to talk to the children curious to know why they had come over. The children sang the National Anthem to the small crowd that had gathered by; it was quite easy to see the pride on the gleaming small faces.......


Many people turned up to listen to the children.

Vande Mataram ...