The Ashoka Tree Blog

Every so often comes a new addition to every family.  A little child in the family means a house is no longer one that has sharp-edged tables or openable drawers.  Houses become homes with expensive curious put away and replaced with soft cushions,  electrical outlets are covered and safety gates installed.  Child proofing exists in every home and play school - in the ideal world. The stark reality in India today, however, is that there are innumerable play schools that cannot afford decent child-proofing equipment. With the youngest children in an Anganwadi just about turning  2 years old, ensuring basic safety measures is a necessity none of these teachers can afford.  Here's where we come in.  In collaboration with the ICDS secretary for the region, The Ashoka Tree short-listed six anganwadis - places where gas stoves were literally balanced on bricks & gas cylinders out where children sit. Thank you Indway  for helping out in a big ...

The Ashoka Tree Wish-List   We Need Volunteers/Interns For: Our Up-cycling project - preferably with basic interest in design and craft work - to work with our mothers and retired teachers who need an income Project Smile - reading with our anganwadi children or working on small art/craft/singing/dancing projects Blackboard project - chalkboard painting walls in anganwadis  Anganwadi Infrastructure Maintenance Project - funding or organizing these projects which run from plastering walls to building toilets for little children Anganwadi Book&Toy Box Project Donation collection, sorting and distribution projects  For Anganwadis with a total of 300 children aged 2-6 yrs Activity Books Activity Blocks Crayons Colour pencils Pencils Erasers & Sharpners Drawing Notebooks Toys (for 2-6 year olds only) Tricycles – 15 (new/used in working condition) Baby Chairs – 50 (new/used in working condition) Mixies – 25 (new/used in good working ...