Bosco Boys Home

             On the 24 th of November 2019, Bosco Boys Home, (BBH) Borivali had organized Children’s Day with the theme “ CHALO ASSAMAN KHO CHU LE ”, programme to appreciate the love, smile and happiness brought by the children specially the poor and abandoned to the society and to show to the little ones how much they are loved, cared and cherished by the society.    While welcoming the children, Fr. Corlis Gonsalves sdb the Rector and Director of BBH said, “Children are the future. Nurture them right so that they grow up to be able leaders and lead the world towards light. Children’s Day is a celebration of the innocence, positive energy and the future of our society. It is also a platform for us to realise the importance of loving the children and providing them an environment to grow and mature into responsible and God fearing adults.” Speaking on the theme ‘ CHALO ASSAMAN KHO CHU LE ’ he said, “We have to inspire every child to dream big in life and make them

On the occasion of Children’s day, the children of Bosco Boys Home (BBH), Borivali were joined in their celebration by famous T.V Actress Helly Shah along with the crew of India TV. The children sang songs, recited shayari, danced and played animated games with Helly. Helly Shah is an Indian television actress famous for her roles as Swara in Swaragini, Devanshi in Devanshi and Kaynaat in Sufiyana Pyaar Mera.   Helly Shah applauded the children for their enthusiasm, cheerfulness and energy. While speaking to children her advice was ‘to focus on their studies and to be obedient to their teachers and staff.’ Abbu Murugan, NIOS boys from BBH said, “Thankyou Helly Shah didi and India TV for visiting us. It was very great to see Helly didi, she so kind and loving. We were very happy to meet and play with you.” The boys were given goodies before all of them been fame struck with selfie and autograph of her and danced with her. Thank you Helly Shah and

From 30 th October to 3 rd November, 2019, few of the school going boys of Bosco Boys Home (BBH), Borivali participated in the camp organised by the NGO ‘Our Children’ at Yusuf Meheralli centre at Panvel. 9 boys from BBH accompanied by a staff attended the camp along with the other 10 NGO’s. The Theme for the camp was ‘Learning Beyond’ i.e. discovering one’s self and building of self-confidence. During the camp days, the boys were introduced to indwelling fire, slack lining, puppet show, toy making, mime art, mallakhamb and even taught magic. The camp also had hike to Karnala fort, visits to Oil mill, Soap factory and Pottery department. The camp was indeed an experience of learning, adventure and enjoyment.

            The boys of Bosco Boys’ Home (BBH) in Borivali celebrated the Diwali vacation this year with an outing to the scenic beauty of Walvanda from the 30 th of October to the 3 rd of November. The trip was organised by the Salesians keeping in mind the positive change and the therapeutic healing brought by the peaceful and serene climate of Walvanda. It was a 4 day trip, in which the boys heartily participated and were dedicatedly accompanied by the Salesians and the staff. For all the days the boys were hosted by the house of Bosco Samajik Vikas Sanstha (BSVS) , Walvanda. The trip comprised of outings, activities, sessions, games and housie. The boys started their outing with an educational tour of the Walvanda gaon, were they learned about the simple and happy life of the villagers, which was added with visits to Umbarvaagan, Aageyi and Kadkad Dams, Jowhar’s Jaivilas Palace, Sunset point, Hanuman point, and Shirpamal. In between the boys also had animated tour