What I mean when I say ‘ damn cute!’
Written by Megha Kalokhe If you asked anyone about words I say to often, particularly members of the bookworm team, the answer would come quickly and easily, ‘damn cute.’ It’s involuntary, a force of habit that has developed from all the times that I was presented with a particular situation or person, and I was […]
My Journey at Bookworm so far….
Written by Melcom I started my journey as a volunteer in the Mobile Outreach Program (MOP), which is an extension of the Bookworm Trust programs. I owe thanks to Prof Alito Siqueira, for directing me to Bookworm. It is thanks to his direction I was able to reach to such a wonderful place. So far […]
We are featured in Gomantak Times and Dainik Gomantak (15th Jan 2015)
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Teaching little ones in Tonca community to read
Written by Liza The van pulls to a halt at Tonca, Camara bhat where the 3 of us ( Barkha, Megha and myself) have just reached, armed with library books, mats, activity books, stationary box, a register and lots of patience. ‘Good day teacher’ a voice calls, and I look to see Shaalen, one of […]
These are a few of our chosen books !
favourite books from Bookworm team’s 2014 LIST. Analia Braganza The Three Kittens – V Suteyev Analiza Rodrigues King Bidgood in the Bathtub – Audrey Wood, Don Wood Barkha Sharda Following my Paintbrush – Gita Wolf, Dulari Devi Deepali Correya Library Lion – Michelle Knudsen, Kevin Hawkes Flavia Lobo The Swan’s Gift […]
Going Green with Bookworm Jumble Sale 2015
Helping Van
Our trusty red van has done 33762 kilometres, since 2009. This red van has taken books to schools for the past 7 years and till today clocks approximately 250 kms a week. It transports an average of about 1200 books to children every week, drives up hills and down dales. The van carries stationery and […]
Dancing on Walls at Padri Bhat
My Knights at the MOP table scouted around, discovered a small group of 26 houses amidst a coconut grove and stumbled upon approximately 45 children waiting for stories. We had a new site. The name of the ‘bhat’ ( coconut grove) has been contentious because some of the children refer to it as Peter […]
Mobile Outreach Program – Junior – Report – October 2014
MOP (Mobile Outreach Program) Junior, an extension of Bookworm’s Mobile Outreach Program started in the month of February, 2014. It first began at the Tonca Site where numerous toddlers were visible and soon travelled to St. Inez and Taleigao and most recently, about two months back to Chimbel. Presently, MOP Junior operates in all 4 […]
Mobile Outreach Program’s 3rd Anniversary and new MOP site at Padri Bhatt
THREE years ago, around this time of the year; we started the Mobile Outreach Program ( MOP). From then the program has grown in many ways; Pedagogy, Programming, Administration, Reporting and Feedback have been improved and evolved to achieve the vision of the program of taking books to children in underprivileged communities who deserve it […]