Charities we support

Now that the restrictions have eased, Mumbai Connexions is delighted to be able to reconnect, on a personal level, with the charities it supports.  During the next few weeks we plan to visit each of the charities to get an up-to-date picture of the ways in which we can continue to help them. 

Happy Home and School for the Blind 

The Happy Home for the Blind is a place where children with visual/multiple impairment begin their first steps to understand their environment and learn that their world is connected to what they hear, feel and touch but cannot see. 

It is a special place where 200 happy smiling boys’ cross barriers of language, religion and creed and make you forget trivial problems.

Every monday, a group of Mumbai Connexions volunteers swim with the boys from the blind school at Breach Candy. We teach the boys to swim and we have fun in the water together.

Street Children Rehabilitation Project - "CORP"

The Street Children’s Project is run by one of Mumbai Connexions sponsored charities The Community Outreach Programme (CORP). Of all the deprived children in India’s society, street children are the most vulnerable. Many children have been abandoned, orphaned, victimized by abuse or have parents who are simply unable to provide care or a roof over their head. Corp and Mumbai Comexions are working with the children on an educational programme.

Every week, a group of Mumbai Connexions visit the Street Children’s Creche, helping the children to learn English, to play and generally to have fun through education.

Shepherd Widows Home Byculla & The Helpers of St Mary 

Both charities above are age care facilities and before COVID, members would play BINGO with the elderly ladies and gentlemen. The games were good fun, and the older residents of Mumbai got a chance to socialise.

Every 3rd Monday, Mumbai Connexions members play BINGO with the elderly ladies and gentlemen in Shepherd Widows Home. The games are always good fun and provide an opportunity for the residents to socialise and have regular visitors.

Dignity for Girls 

Dignity for Girls aims to empower women here in Mumbai through menstrual care and education. By providing proper information and making hygienic practises easy, young girls do not need to fear their periods, and can continue to receive to receive an education as they grow up.

Mumbai has two Dignity for Girls groups meeting every Wednesday in Bandra and every Thursday in Powai. It is a fun way to spend an afternoon chatting with friends whilst making a difference.

Mumbai Connexions also supports other charities such an the Mann Centre for individuals with special needs, St Catherine’s Orphanage and Kranti, who empower girls from the red light district. All of these charities do essential work in Mumbai and often have opportunities to get involved. To learn more, please do get in touch!

Mann 

Mann www.mann.org.in is dedicated to fostering independence and employability among individuals with special need like Autism, Down Syndrome, Intellectual Disability through skills training, vocational support and physical wellbeing support and social skills.

Catherine of Sienna School and Orphanage 

This school is a primary school for 200 street children and a home for 100 aged 5-22 years. Students are in extreme poverty and are offered life skills training. Counselling and a strong community. https://saintcatherineshome.com