From The Field

Seran (8)

Isma’s dream

Isma, one of our change agents in Nalasopara is determination to help the children in her community. She believes in bringing change within oneself which in-turn brings change in the family and in the community around us. This is what being a change agent is all about! Isma saw that some of the children in …

Seran (7)

Learning to be community conscious

Thoufiya, 18, is one of our young tailoring programme students in Punganur. In her time at Oasis, Thoufiya has shown great interest in helping people. Thoufiya is very passionate about the safety of children. She accompanies children from the after-school programme (ASP) and drops them off at home safely after every session. She also volunteers …

Seran (6)

Skills to learn and skills to earn

Sangeetha, one of our employment readiness programme students in Bangalore is a great example of using time to its advantage. During the lockdown, Sangeetha learnt to weave doormats from used clothes, sarees and rags. With this new learnt skill, Sangeetha sold some of these mats to her friends and family. In India, we often view …

Lillian's Plants (7)

Change Agents & Bangalore

Philip Devaraj, our Programme Leader – Bangalore and Punganur, writes about the change agents who rose up to the occasion in our Bangalore communities. Covid-19 has affected people from different strata of the society who have suffered loss in many ways. Bangalore, known as the IT capital of India was hit hard. Initially, the government …

Seran (5)

A True Change Agent #5

I am Chaitra. I completed the 6-month tailoring course at Oasis India and joined a fashion designing course at an institute. I regularly get orders from my neighbours and relatives and the money that I earn from that, helps me in buying provisions for the family every month. During the lockdown, I stitched over 100 …