Visit from TAYMI and YEM

25 youth from the TAYMI Pune and the Youth Encounter for Meaning Goa visited the project on 11th November.

The youth were given a brief orientation of the foundation and then sent in groups into 2 slum communities to experience through a wide range of tasks what life in the community is all about. This exposure was a first time for a lot of them and helped present a new perspective. A lot of them came back overwhelmed by the openness and warmth and generosity extended to them by the community and a contrast to the many blessings the take for granted.

Each group then made a 10 minute presentation on their learnings and experience in the community. This was followed by 30 minutes of song and dance led by the youth. The Poveda kids enjoyed the action songs and participated whole heartedly in these.

Diwali celebration 2010

The festival of lights was celebrated at both the Poveda Centres and the Nursery just before the Diwali holidays.


While the children at the Vetalnagar centre learnt to make torans for their houses, the Morwadi kids learnt to make expandable decorations.

The kids at the nursery finger painted diyas and rimmed them with silver dust.

Diwali safety instructions were offered to the children and a celebrative meal marked the end of each party.

Diwali 2010 Parents’ Meeting

The parents of the Morwadi centre were in for a surprise at the parent meeting held on 28th October.

The Poveda didis demonstrated to them 2 novel and healthy recipes to treat their family with at Diwali. Seema didi first taught the parents to make an eggless cake. This was appreciated by the mothers because this was prepared without the use of an oven but instead with a pressure cooker.

Swati didi then prepared surli wadi, an absolutely no oil recipe. The parents sampled each preparation with curiosity and excitement.

Diwali safety instructions for the children followed and brought the meeting to an end.

Poveda Products

The Poveda Foundation has a line of products prepared by the staff and mothers of our children for sale. In the month that preceded Diwali, we did several corporate stalls. Beginning with Syntel and then moving on to Idea, Infosys, Geometrix and Siemens, the stalls helped create visibility for the organization and the work we do.


The products available at Poveda are:

1. Glass candles (small)

2. Glass candles (big)

3. Fridge/ cupboard magnets

4. Mobile pouches

5. Chimes (small)

6. Chimes (big)

7. Pen stands

8. Bags- Gents

9. Bags- Shopping

10. Bags- Jholas

11. Bags- Fancy

12. Tissue/ CD holders

13. Bread/ roti tokris

14. Aprons

15. Wall hangings- jute (medium)

16. Wall hangings- jute (large)

17. Coasters

Proceeds from these sales are rerouted into the educational centres we run.