“Those who educate children well are more to be honoured than they who produce them, for these only gave them life, those the art of living well” Aristotle was wise to recognise the importance of both education and educators. It is dreadful to witness the dearth of poverty each day on the streets and the […]
Why did i decide to work with pehchaan the street school I recently undertook a primary survey across the slum areas to ascertain the number of children going to school. I had the pleasure of meeting Laxmi, who was enrolled in grade 7. She had 4 siblings and her parents were household workers with a […]
India is the second most populous country in the world. The population of India is around 1.3 billion. New Delhi, the capital of India, is one of the fastest growing metropolitan cities. But, in a city like Delhi where human competes with time and moves towards growth, there are some areas which are still sulking […]
Pehchaan The Street School is a platform where we can help the children who are underprivileged and can not afford education. This NGO promotes Free Education to underprivileged children residing in the slum areas. Working with Pehchaan The Street School is a great opportunity because you get an opportunity to know the real condition of […]
“A Child without education is like a bird without wings. “– Tibetan proverb Education, as we all know and have experienced the gift of it, gives us knowledge of the world around us and changes it into something better. It develops in us a perspective of looking at life. It helps us build opinions and […]
The word “Pehchaan The Street School” in itself sounds so unique & I always wanted to explore the scene, the place and everything behind this word. What do they do? How can they make me work for the benefit of people? How can they make me contribute towards our society? But maybe due to lack […]
It’s sunny winter noon and as I wander in the jam-packed and over occupied streets of Anna Nagar, I wonder how life here would happen to be. But my wondering work soon comes to a cease as I step inside the gates of the Pehchaan The Street School. The rainbow-painted walls and hopeful faces of […]
Winters are here & temperature is falling below 5 degrees in Delhi. Do you feel the chills? Probably not!! Because you have heaters, blankets & good warm clothes but not everyone has the same privilege. There are thousands of people who we see, every day, on streets, who don’t have proper houses or heaters […]
So, here we are with 2nd event of #Shikshaantar. When we started it, we were still unsure of how we are gonna take this ahead. With limited donations & huge number of children to cater, we started Project #Shikshaantar But with your love & support, here we are completing the second event under our dream […]
A simple question by a young, inquisitive little mind, can create a storm and bring a much needed change to the world. This is exactly how the facile intention of celebrating the wonderful festival of Eid Ul-Fitr was conceptualized and turned into reality. A seven-year old student of Pehchaan, asked one of the volunteer teachers […]