SI Bombay Chembur got together with MES’s Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur to organise the community initiative ‘Fistful of Grains’ which commemorates World Food Day and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The program aimed to address food insecurity in nearby slum areas and create awareness about the power of sharing

We are super proud to announce that our club Soroptimist International of Bombay Chembur (SIBC) has bagged the SIGBI Best Practice Award for our project, Eco-empowerment- Say No to Plastics in the planet and SDG#2 Zero Hunger category. Dr. Reni Francis has received this prestigious award on behalf of the club at the SIGBI Conference

World Food Day, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty With a pledge to reduce poverty and hunger SI Bombay Chembur organised ‘Fistful of Grains’ drive in collaboration with edu edukidz INTERNATIONAL Preschool, Tilaknagar and Pillai College of Education and Research Chembur, on 16th and 17th October respectively. SDG covered: #1 No Poverty, #2 Zero

Date: 12th October, 2022 In association with Edukidz International chain of preschools, SI Bombay Chembur celebrated World Food Day as a day to appreciate the different foods that people all over the world get to indulge in, yet at the same time raise awareness of the growing hunger around the world. Students participated in our

Soroptimist Welfare Association (SIBC) organized a “Fistful of Grains” drive at Edukidz International, a leading preschool chain in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai to observe the “International Day for Eradication of Poverty” on 21st November 2021. The proceeds of the donation were given to Manav Jeevan Sena Trust, which runs an orphanage. The initiative instilled the

The project was a fundraiser with the specific aim of sponsoring one week at the rate of Rs. 500 per family of three (child and two parents) meal for the inmates of Access Life. Access Life is an Indian NGO that provides support to children (who are suffering from cancer) and their families (two parents).

Soroptimist Welfare Association (SIBC), in association with MES’s Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur organised a ‘Donate a Meal Drive’ to provide food to orphanages and shelter homes who were affected by the second wave of Covid. The collection was open for ten days starting on 30th April, 2021. SIBC also donated an oxygen

As mentioned above Soroptimist Welfare Association (SIBC) members planted fruit bearing trees Warwaal wadi, Pen, an Adivasi village consisting of 35 families. Post the tree plantation, the members met with all the villagers and discussed their problems and needs. Blankets were also distributed to the families. SIBC plans to adopt this village and over a

Soroptimist Welfare Association (SIBC) in association with Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur and Pillai Institute of Management Studies and Research, New Panvel undertook the Fistful of Grains project. During this period of pandemic with trying and tough times for people all around us, the project of Fistful of Grain was indeed the need