Service initiatives at DAIS Supporting NGOs
PRATHAM is the largest non-governmental community service organization working to provide education to the underprivileged children of India. PRATHAM was established in 1994 to provide education to the Mumbai slum children. DAIS associated with PRATHAM in 2005 with the aim of creating awareness about children’ needs and the kind of work that NGOs engage in.
Later this developed into regular visits to PRATHAM Dharavi centre with the idea of contributing to its Educational cause -- teaching English, Maths andĀ Science, playing games, to help kidsĀ with their school works.
The ‘DAIS Akanksha Centre’ symbolizes our School's institutional efforts to facilitate the education of children in slum areas. This center started functioning from the inception of the School and educates about 59 students currently. Our premises serve as a school for children of nearby slum areas in the afternoon.
Apart from Akanskha's volunteer teachers, our IB students also teach these children English, Mathematics, Sciences and Languages; special coaching is also offered to Grade X students in specific subjects such as Science and Hindi.
ASEEMA NGO’s mandate is to provide quality education for street children and underprivileged ones and to protect human rights. Since July 2011, DAIS has been associated with ASEEMA. The IB students have endeavoured to make the learning process for the ASEEMA children enjoyable with a number of fun filled activities.
Our students have incorporated music and storytelling lessons to enhance the learning of English, worksheets to solve mathematical problems, introduce creativity through canvass painting and sculpting beautiful ganesha idols etc.
2003 Magic Bus India Foundation is a not-for-profit Company registered in Mumbai under Sec 25 of Companies Act. They reach out to 250,000 plus children in Mumbai and steers them towards a better life with better awareness, better life skills, and better opportunities in their journey from childhood to livelihood.
DAIS students joined hands with Magic Bus in 2003 and in their sessions, the students provide street children with an opportunity to enjoy themselves in class and pick up life skills at the same time. This is done though games, singing and dancing while on a bus touring the city.