Mathew Kustel from the U.S. came to India to study Hindi and to explore ‘the India’ that tourists generally do not get to see. An excerpt from Mathew Kustel’s note to his friends on his visit to India. ‘Through mutual friends, I was introduced to the lovely Urvashi Nair and her family. Urvashi lives in [...]
Working in the field of responsible tourism gives me the opportunity to see many interesting projects worldwide. Though, would I have to pick my favourite projects now, they would be the two IIMPACT learning centers I was privileged to visit on the occasion of my last North India trip. These girls touched my heart in [...]
December 5th, 6th and 7th of 2011 shall forever be etched in my heart! Reason? My visit to the IIMPACT Learning Centers in Gajapati district of Orissa. When I left Bangalore on the morning of 5th December I was just a representative of Manipal Foundation who are supporting a few centers there. However at the [...]
My visit to the IIMPACT Learning Centre at Chandoli (Dist Alwar) I along with Mrs Nirmala Tandon and Shri P Bhatt Co-coordinator paid a visit to the Chandoli Learning Centre on the forenoon of Wednesday, Dec 7, 2011.. During some two hours that I spent at the Centre, I took the opportunity of interacting with [...]
On January 7, 2011, we visited the Kankadkhedi and Raiveli centers of IIMPACT. Walking into the first center was like walking into a temple. There were throngs of people there to greet us – children, their parents, village elders – all with smiles and the same glint of hope in their eyes. They garlanded us [...]
Last Saturday, accompanied by Nimmo, Krish and I visited the IIMPACT school in Rewasa in Mewat district that I have been sponsoring. I have, over the last year or so read all the updates and reports emailed to us by the IIMPACT office. Great job, guys. I have looked at lots of photos of happy [...]
Enjoyed the visit and glad it finally happened and I could see all the good work being done in person and to see so many bright sparks amongst the girl students, enthusiastic & confident to stand up and speak in front of new people. The involvement of the village elders & the mothers egging their [...]
