Bosco Boys Home

 A special half-day Praise and Worship was conducted for the boys and staff of Bosco Boys Home, (BBH) Borivali on April 24, 2019 from 9am to 1pm by Father Allywn Misquitta sdb. He was accompanied and assisted by Mr. Harry Menezes, a parishioner from Don Bosco parish, Borivali. In all, 35 boys along with 5 staff participated. The theme of the day was to highlight the meaning of moral ethics. Fr. Corlis Gonsalves the Rector of BBH thanked and welcomed Fr. Allywn and Mr. Henry for having agreed to spend their time with the boys and helping them understand the basic importance of cultivating good habits and shunning away from bad habits. The programme was separated into two parts. The first session focused on the theme, 'Jeevan ke Mulya for healthy life' Nyan Indrya-Sense of perception. In this session, five important points were focused upon namely: Eyes-Aankh, Ears- Kaan, Nose- Naak, Taste-Swaad and Touch- Sparsh. Further the boys were explained that these sensory o...

A Tree Plantation Campaign was held by Bhumi one of India’s largest independent and youth volunteer non-profit organisations, on the occasion of “Earth Day” on 21 st April,2019 at Bosco Boys Home, (BBH), Borivali. An active participation of 23 Volunteers from Bhumi together with over 30 children from grade V to VIII, from BBH took part in this activity. Before commencing with the planting, the Volunteers ensured that the kids were well aware of the process of plantation and importance of the Earth day to be celebrated on 22 th of April. There were around 65 saplings of different types like neem, mango, tomato, chillies, coconut etc. planted by the boys with the help of the Volunteers. “Different teams of volunteers and children took up various activities like shoveling and digging, getting the sapling out of their bags, placing it in the pit and then watering the plant. The kids knew just how tenderly to handle the delicate flower plants. Throughout the campaign the kids ...

When we look back at our childhood and run down that memory lane, what are the incidents that make us smile and fill our hearts with joy? It is the time spent with our friends, the games we played, the silly fights we had while playing football matches during monsoon or the number of window panes we broke while dreaming of becoming the next Sachin Tendulkar. Childhood is not only about education but also about exploring our talents and creating memories. Bhumi is one such NGO that recognizes this. Bhumi is one of India’s largest independent and youth volunteer non-profit organisations. Founded on August 15, 2006 by a small group of friends with a strong passion to change society and build a better India for tomorrow.  The organisation provides youngsters a platform to serve the society and bridges the gap between the educated and the uneducated by initiating a number of educational activities especially for the underprivileged children as to improve the self-c...

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) collaborated with Bosco Boys Home, (BBH) Borivali to train its students and to give them some practical fieldwork experience in the sector of Youth at risk and Children in need of care and protection. This year two first year students of Master in Social Work (MSW) from TISS: Mr. Paul Mung Ja a BA graduate and Ms. Mugdha Cheemakurthy a BCom graduate joined BBH as part of their fieldwork training. They were placed at BBH under the supervision of Ms.Trupti Karkera and Dr. Poonam Gulalia who was the field coordinator from TISS the school of Social Work and Mr. Datta Gade representing the Social Work sector of BBH. “TISS was established in 1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. Since its inception, the vision of the TISS has been to be an institution of excellence in higher education that continually responds to changing social realities through the development and application of knowledge, towards creating a peo...

“Bachat Gat Yojana” is a Project initiated by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ( BMC) for Basti women. In this project, the under the scheme of “Bachat Gat” a group of five to six ladies from a particular basti come together to learn a skill so as to make an earning through it. As part of many activities to make the city self-reliant and progressive the BMC through this project help women to learn and earn their livelihood. Helping the BMC in this philanthropic and benevolent venture, Bosco Boys Home, (BBH) Borivali collaborated with BMC in its “Bachat Gat Yojana” Project to train the Basti women of the nearby bastis of Borivali: MHB Colony, LIC Colony, IC Colony, Gorai, Charkop, Chikuwadi, Babhai Naka. BBH offered their facilities and instructors to train the Basti women in the skills of Bakery and Cookery along with short term courses on Soft Skills and Spoken English this academic year. BBH managed to train 60 women through 2 batches conducted between the months of Dec...

The Muskaan Career Guidance Camp was conducted for 10 th  and 12 th  standard students by Don Bosco Centre for Learning (DBCL) on 28 th -29 th March 2019 at Boscowadi, Gorai, Mumbai for students from Bosco Boys Home, (BBH) Borivali and Sanmitra Trust. There were 29 students in all (girls and boys included) who participated in the Camp.  There were 5 recourse persons, which comprised of National Service Scheme (NSS) Chief from DBCL Mr Royal D’Souza, Counsellors Ms. Eula Dsa and Meena Kini and one each Social and Leadership Professionals from Sanmitra and Bosco Boys Home. “The Camp offered guidance to children for their future education and careers available in the country today. Many participants explored career opportunities such as pilots, genetic systems and aeronautics among others. They were also given an overall understanding on what is expected from them academically and socially. The participants were given an opportunity to think innovative...