Moment of Joy

As a MAD Project, this year Moment of Joy recognized and tackled the issue of inadequate training, equipment and facilities in BMC Schools for the promotion of sport. Our aim is to create value through sports and this year we decided to develop an organised sports programme at the Shastri Nagar BMC school by providing the students with experienced professionals, high quality equipment and education about health, fitness, and other factors that influence sport performance. To achieve this, we conducted a physical aptitude test on all the students in the school and selected the top performers from Grades 5 -7. The 60 selected students received training thrice a week for general fitness and specific sports like Judo which they are still training for and gearing up for competitions such as DSO. In addition to this, we also organized a talk with the students and parents of the Shastrinagar BMC School where our very own Hari Sir gave valuable tips on discipline in sport and eating habits to aid their progress. The event was a great success and deeply resonated with the children and parents. Through events like this we supplement their training programme to provide more information and raise awareness about sport. We regularly visited the school, spoke to the students, staff and trainers to get feedback and observe and after numerous visits we could see the rapid progress and determination of the students! We believe we have made a tangible impact in the lives of the 60 students through the training programme and raised awareness about sports in India and we hope this MAD Project continues and grows to impact the lives of many more people.