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Winner of 'Child of the Month' award
Two days ago, we had an unannounced competition among the children, staff and our graduates. They have to write as many names of the...
Ruby Nakka
Feb 6, 20231 min read
The Republic Day
On the 26th of January we celebrated the Indian Republic Day. Since 73 years India is declared a republic, what a nice reason to...
zoetabea04
Feb 6, 20233 min read
Vijaylakshmi won an essay writing competition
Our 12th grader - Vijayalakshmi (Vijji), was adjudgedas the winner of an essay writing competition conducted by her school (Karnambattu...
Ruby Nakka
Jan 31, 20231 min read
Educational tour to the city of Hyderabad - Day 3
Since we wanted the girls to go shopping, we thought we would wake up late. But the girls had other plans. They wanted to play...
Ruby Nakka
Jan 18, 20233 min read
Educational tour to the city of Hyderabad - Day 2
Our day began earlier than yesterday because the attraction (Ramoji film city) opens at 9:00 AM. I do not know what went behind their...
Ruby Nakka
Jan 18, 20232 min read
Educational Tour to the city of Hyderabad - Day 1
We reached Hyderabad at around 6:30 AM and we had our rented vehicle waiting for us to take us to DonBosco facility. By 8:30 AM, we had...
Ruby Nakka
Jan 18, 20232 min read
Culture
This blogpost is written by our German volunteer Since I often address the “Indian” and the “German” culture in means of cultural...
zoetabea04
Jan 12, 20233 min read
My Christmas experience
This blogpost was written by one of our German volunteers. Christmas was last week and I would like to tell you about it. My Christmas...
lisaschneider023
Jan 5, 20232 min read
Christmas celebrations - culture exchange
This blogpost is written by one of our German volunteers While Christmas is a religious celebration and traditions and habits are...
zoetabea04
Jan 5, 20233 min read
Daily life at the Hope House
This blogpost is written by one of our German volunteers After my last blog-entry about my vacation I want to create a small contrast....
zoetabea04
Dec 3, 20223 min read
The Advent calendar - a German tradition
This blogpost is written by one of our German volunteers One German tradition we wanted to bring with us from Germany to India, was that...
lisaschneider023
Dec 3, 20222 min read
Journaling through Varkala
This blogpost is posted by our German volunteer - A little holiday in view 16th November 2022 ‘It seems like a completely different...
zoetabea04
Nov 26, 20223 min read
A traditional Indian wedding
This blogpost is posted by one of our German volunteers On the 14th of November Clara, Lisa and I had the wonderful experience of...
zoetabea04
Nov 17, 20223 min read
Diwali
This blogpost is posted by one our German volunteers The Diwali festival is one of the biggest festivals in India. It is also called the...
zoetabea04
Nov 17, 20224 min read
An adventurous rollercoaster – our first trip (Part 2)
This blogpost is written by one of our German volunteers On the morning of the 3rd day, the 2nd person felt sick and wanted to stay in...
claraschubert427
Nov 13, 20222 min read
An adventurous rollercoaster – our first trip (Part 1)
This blogpost is written by one of our German volunteers For quite some time we had been looking forward to our first trip at the end of...
claraschubert427
Nov 12, 20222 min read
Way to double your impact in the social sector
IF YOU WORK FOR A MULTIMNATIONAL OR A LARGE COMPANY (MNC), THIS MESSAGE IS FOR YOU: A couple of months ago, a good friend who works for...
Ruby Nakka
Nov 7, 20222 min read
The Indian Cuisine
This blogpost is written by one of our German volunteer As we all know, German food is in many ways very different to Indian food. Nisha,...
lisaschneider023
Nov 6, 20222 min read
Twists and turns of how my wife and I said ‘YES' to accept our adopted children into our home
What we started off with and what we ended up with in our adoption journey, is a story we feel deserves to be shared. Even if it...
Ruby Nakka
Oct 30, 20224 min read
My arrival in India
Thoughts penned by our German Volunteer I must not lie. One could say my arrival in India was definitely tumultuous. In the middle of...
lisaschneider023
Oct 29, 20222 min read
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