In this section you can find information about our children, as well as thoughts and insights from some of our past volunteers. You will also find examples of the types of projects that have been implemented by volunteers in the past. At the end of the page there are some more useful links.
Child Case studies
Click here to go to see case studies of the types of children you could be working with as a volunteer at SBT.
Volunteer Testimonials
To hear the thoughts of some of our past volunteers’ experience, click here.
Project Archive and Gallery
Our volunteers undertake a wide variety of fun and creative ways of engaging and teaching our children. Here are just some examples of recent initiatives.
Hip-Hop Dance
This project was initiated by Dunja, a German volunteer who gave three months of her time and energy to SBT. Three times a week she went to the Arman shelter home to teach a group of children hip-hop. The workshop was a huge hit with the kids, and not only did this teach them a new style of dance and self-expression, they also got to perform a choreographed dance at SBT’s annual Christmas show!
Cultural Teaching
Two Singaporean volunteers, studying on exchange in New Delhi, took time out of their schedule to teach the children at the Saket contact point all about world culture (particularly Singaporean!!!). They have come up with a number of creative ways to do this, including puzzles, songs and dances, food, costumes and videos. This helps to enlarge the children’s’ world-view, and no doubt our volunteers have learned a thing or two as well!
Pottery
A Swiss intern at SBT conducted a pottery workshop with our young boys from Aasra shelter home. A local neighbourhood potter was brought in to teach the boys how to make clay candles from hand-spun pottery wheels. This workshop allowed the children to work with a kind of art that they would not have had the chance to work with up until then. Most importantly, the candles were ready just in time for Diwali!
City Walk Training
One volunteer recently decided to start working with our City Walk guides to help them develop marketing strategies for the programme and to expand their tour in new and exciting ways. Another volunteer from the U.S. is also helping to train one of the new guides by giving English lessons. Volunteers like these can help us improve on one of our most successful programmes for raising awareness.
Multimedia
Using the new computer lab in Apna Ghar shelter home Steffi, a German volunteer, conducted multimedia courses with alternating groups of boys. In this workshop Steffi taught the boys how to use social networks and set up blogs, as well as teaching them more basic computational and web-based skills.
Useful links
Salaam Bombay movie
This movie, directed by Mira Nair, inspired the formation of Salaam Baalak Trust. The movie used a real street child as the lead actor and gives an honest, realistic portrayal of street life. The movie is divided into 10 minute clips on YouTube. Here is the link to the first section: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DTt-uXi3Xg
City Walk
SBT’s City Walk programme is something that every volunteer participates in before they begin their work. This initiative, started by a former volunteer from Britain, simultaneously raises awareness about street children and gives former children of the trust an opportunity to better their English and communication skills by conducting tours through the Paharganj area, explaining life on the street. To catch a glimpse of City Walk, follow this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBq6xT8OvLI
Friends of Salaam Baalak Trust Blog:
This is an online community for past and present volunteers of Salaam Baalak Trust to share their experiences and learn from one another. You can find the blog here: http://friendsofsalaambaalak.wordpress.com/
FLICKR Account
To view photos of our children, our shelter homes, and our activities…and even some photos BY our children, visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8162276@N02/
Facebook
Visit http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=210478724909 to join us on Facebook . We hope that this page can be a place where all SBT – past, present, and future – can come to share their thoughts, experiences and ideas.
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