To commemorate International Women’s Day, SI Bombay Chembur in association with Pillai College of Education and research, Chembur conducted a Street-play Competition for B.Ed. students on the 13th March, 2020. The Chief Guest for the event was Ms. Suprada Phaterpekar, the ex-Municipal Corporator of Chembur and a Shiv Sena leader. The competition was judged by

Soroptimist Welfare Association organised a visit to the Byculla Zoo and Nehru Planetarium on 28th February, 2020 for 48 students of the Sadhana Vidyalaya for the Deaf. The students thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The main attraction at the zoo were the Humblot penguins. At the planetarium the students had an informative session followed by a one

Soroptimist Welfare Association (SIBC) conducted a Valedictory program of their “English for Specific Purposes program”, one of the initiatives under the “Power of a Second Chance” Project on Tuesday, 25th February, 2020. 55 students received their certificates for this value added course at the hands of our Founder President, Dr. Daphne Pillai, President Yvette Lee

A Session was organised on the topic 'My First Period' for girls of Grade 5 of Mahatma International School, Khanda Colony, Panvel on the 11th February, 2020. The session covered the topics of menstruation, menstrual hygiene and myths associated with it. Around 70 girl students attended this session conducted by SIBC member, Ms. Yvette Lee.

Soroptimist International Bombay Chembur in association with MES’s Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur organized a session ‘Mann Ki Baat’ – Introduction to Disability and Inclusion on 30th January, 2020. The session was conducted by Ms. Bhavana and Ms. Leela Trainer and Specialist, Inclusive School. They focused on the preliminary signs of lack of

A session on Laws and Rights related to women was arranged by Soroptimist International Bombay Chembur in association with Stree Mukti Sangathan for the mothers of students studying in a school at Chembur, Mumbai. The resource person Ms. Rajashree Damle enlightened the participants on the various issues faced by women and the prospective solutions and

SIBC along with Chembur English High School organized a Tree Plantation Drive for students from 5th to 10th grade. 400 saplings were handed over to students and teachers who were asked to plant it in their vicinity. State Bank of India and 93 Red FM were the sponsors to the event. The regional Manager of

Dr. Sunita Jain conducted the Sneha session on 'Communication skills with special emphasis on Transactional Analysis'. The session was highly appreciated by the participants. A session on time management, anger management and Stress management was conducted by Ms. Namrata Saxena at Sneha, Santacruz on 19th October, 2019. It was an interactive and useful session to

SIBC in association with Edukidz International Tilak Nagar and Edukidz International, Powai successfully organized the Fistful of Grains drive on 17th October, 2019. Discussions on the issues of poverty, food wastage and hunger instilled the values of empathy, kindness and service to society among the 60 tiny toddlers. Other than providing for SDG 2, this