It was the simplest of ideas. A flashbulb moment if you will. To think outside the box. To shift the focus a little.
We, as a team, are forever obsessed with our children (and proudly so!!). All our efforts are directed towards them. Yet this time, we decided to look beyond and put our parents and well-wishers on the spotlight. This was a chance for all those who were behind the scenes to take centre stage. Be it the parents of our volunteers who have supported them in their MADDening journey, …

Siragugal 2009 was a one day Art, cultural Fest held on 15 Nov, 2009. 796 children from classes 1-12 of 26 orphanages in Chennai, Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur Districts participated. The event consisted of 16 different competitions for three age categories, a science exhibition competition, fun events including a magic show and a theatre workshop for the children.

By now you would have all heard about the MAD core team elections.
It is a platform for passionate volunteers to become leaders of social change.
An opportunity to experience the pains and pleasures of leading a national youth movement.
Your biggest take away won’t just be engaging with leaders of tomorrow,
It’ll be your ability to rewrite the destiny of thousands of our kids.
Ever dreamt of changing the world? Well…this is where you start.
Don’t hesitate. Apply for your city core team, …

M.A.D Core Team 2010-2011
India’s fastest growing youth volunteer network, with over 800 volunteer teachers teaching across 10 cities, is on the lookout for its New Core team for 2010-2011. The national core team shall conduct Elections and interviews in all its cities to choose the new breed of MAD Managers.

The chosen few will be invited to the prestigious MAD National Conference where the best would be elected to lead MAD nationally and would be inducted into the National Core team.
Do you think you have it in you to take charge …

Whenever someone asks me what we do in MAD, I always say ‘We Educate’. And I have always believed in this. A lot of people can teach but we strive to make a difference. Why am I saying this suddenly?
It all started with a desperate call from a centre authority who said to me that one of my students was in the hospital and was crying for me. As much as I try to remember, I cant seem to remember how I reached the hospital or what happened.
I saw her …

Written by Avni Murthy, volunteer, Karve Shikshan Sanstha
Today, class was going to be a little different. The girls weren’t paying attention and their interests were fading, so me and Devyani decided to have a heart to heart session with them. We would not be teaching anything in class today, we were just going to talk. Encourage, motivated.
So we walked in, not worried for a change. Spilt the girls in two groups, each of about 10. We went there to teach them spoken English three times a week. We asked them …

Written by Samarth Agarwal
Do we know the significance of 26th November? It was the day when the Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India in 1949. Of course, the Mumbai attacks gave 26/11 a whole new dimension. Given its history, therefore, it was an appropriate date for the Karmaveer awards – which aim to recognise the real-life unsung heroes looking to bring about a change through citizen social responsibility.

Jithin and I took our seats on the second last row of the auditorium…No, we were not late. We were half an …

Blog post By 
Saeunn Thorisdottir
Saeunn is from Iceland on vacation in India. She has worked with the Red Cross and many NGOs there. She is on the Youth Council  of UNICEF in Iceland. She has been working with various NGOs during her stay here. In Cochin, she has been visiting all our centres and assisting in MAD classes.  It was great having her in our class especially because the children tried hard to speak in English because they really wanted to speak with her.
Last Saturday we had the …