Author name: Smita Roy

Peepal Tree Foundation initiated Saksham, our Women Empowerment Program on the 29th January 2019. We conducted a training on stitching for 5 economically disadvantaged women from Samshan Juggi, Munirka Gaon.

Peepal Tree Foundation held the unique workshop for children at the Haiderpur slum, North Delhi. A wonderful session was conducted by Smita Roy with about 23 children. 

PTF’s first Volunteers meet happened on the 25th Feb. Hosted by our volunteer Vijaylakshmi, over a homemade gala lunch, our volunteers chatted and shared their unique vision with the organisation moving forward. The meeting was attended by 4 more volunteers. 

We thank Goonj, a non profit charitable organisation in India who supported PTF by donating 260 books for The Circulating Library of our program Samarth, for underprivileged children.   

PTF conducted its 2nd Volunteers meet. Attended by 9 women volunteers, discussing reach out plans, strategies and of course food and fun! Kudos to all the women power at PTF.  

PTF initiated Saksham  at Rangpuri Pahari with a group of 5 women. Training on mat making was conducted to the mentioned group in the slum. 

Third location was proudly started at slums near Hauz Khas village with 34 children from very poor background.

A team of IIMs alumni visits one of our slum, Munirka where we conducted Saksham session and celebrated together. The team also contributed financially as a gesture of appreciation for the work we are doing in slums. 

A few members of PTF was invited and attended the prestigious INDIA-CSR meet.  

We proudly conducted our first workshop at Rangpuri pahari, Vasant Kunj with 24 kids in a small room generously given to us by a local for the cause.