Second week in CII course ADAPT, Mombai

The second week in Mombai was full of knowledge and fun. We have four day workshop and three day holiday. We have class by Seemi Vig, Sarmali Donde, Deepshikha Mathur, Babaji and Prue Chalker. The classes was focused on Child development basically on Cognitive, Emotional and Speech. The other part of the class and lecture was based on mainstream and special education. The class by Seema Vig was totally focused on spiritually and practically. Most the time we spend on her was involvement and engagement in activities. She had taught a great productive knowledge which was important for us in our whole life. The class by Deepshikha Mathur was especially focused one part in lecture and other part in group work. The class by Dr. Sharmila Donde was basically on inclusion and the difference between Impairment, Disability and Handicapped. Mrs. Prue Chalker came to our class and introduce herself. Finally Babaji showed us a film on spiritually. He had class on the importance of inclusion on respecting other religious people.
We have fun this week. We have Inclusive Mela in ADAPT. We have all children together to have fun, game, eat, dance together in ADAPT. Children from other regular school came to the Mela organized by ADAPT for fun. We have gone to SantaCrouz for shopping. I have bought Panjabi dress for me. We have lot of fun and enjoyed by doing shopping.
During our weekend we have gone to Mumbai Darshan. We have been to Hanging Garden, Gate way of India, Science Center, 4 D picture, Mahalaxmi temple,Marine Drive, Neru Shine Center, and Jhoo Beech.

A day without shoes in Mombai

In India we have got two day holiday. It is in Saturday and Sunday. So we have holiday in 22nd and 23rd Janaury, 2011. We have no plan where to go in Saturday at22nd, 2011. We have Yoga class in the morning, played games before breakfast. We have to stay in the hostel unto lunch in the afternoon. We have lunch at 1.00pm in the hostel. After lunch Danie from Indonesia came to me for going to Airtel office for to connect internet in her laptop. So Binaka, she and me took the Raksha and gone to Airtel office nearby Lucky hotel in Hillroad. There we talked about the internet connection, its charges and its pacakage. But we cannot connect it there that day. We then gone to Aircel office because she wanted to set SMS in her mobile. So we gone to Lingroad in Aircel office. The customer care executive was not so good to deal so threat us to disconnect the call. She suggested us to submit the document in the office.
After we got out we went to Jhoo Beach in Mombai. It was the beach with sand where people can go to swim, play with water. We took a lot of photographs and go to the sea. We enjoyed alot and enjoyed the sunset. We gone for the food in the food market in Jhoo beach. We have sandwitch and pizza with hot coffee. We all were put our shoes in our back. We were all bare foot. We took Reksha and got back to hostel without shoes. It was good and already 9pm when we reached to hostel.
Sunday also we got holiday. We have been to see the movie called "Dhobhi Ghat". After watched we planned to go to Jhoo beach. We all swam in the sea. Again we got back to hostel without shoes in our foot.

5th day in ADAPT, Mombai

The sun rises so late in Mombai. So nobody wake up till 7.00am in the morning. Then after everybody are busy to get ready for the breakfast and then to the class at 9.30am in the hall. So we all do same like. We all were in time in the hall and we have an interaction with Dr. Frances Moores about her experiences in working with Save the Children in Middle East Asia. The major problem that the children of Middle East Asia are facing the war or conflict. There are not a single home without killed their parents in the war or imprison. She explained the 4 P that is Prevention, Protection, Provision and participation of Save the Children.
Then after we have the class on Motor Development. The class was taken by Dr. Anita Prabho. She deliberated her session through practically and explaining each step of Motor Development in children. It is the method to analysis the children development. We have been done the position of Prone, Supine, Creeping, Rooting and in different stage of children in different period of time. Then after we have video of all those steps of children.
After lunch we have an lecture by Ritika Shahani, the founder of trinaYani(www.trinayani.org). She is a film playback and pop singer - performer and a disability activist. She took the class on use of proper language. She brought us to make attitudinal change. She showed us six short documentary related to disability. Finally question answer session with her and we rapped up our program with weekly feedback on course.

4th day in CII course in Mombai

We have introduced to Bandra Inclusive School in ADAPT. We have visited many class in the ADAPT. There were inclusive class in junior class but the in senior class there were only disable children. We were introduce with different teachers, therapist, social worker, doctors, psychologist, students, volunteers and parents of children. Then we have an interaction program with the head teacher of ADAPT and the head of social work department of ADAPT.
Then we have interaction with librarian of ADAPT resource center. We got library card to borrow books and articles. We have met with Roma and Adbul in the library who were working in the library. We have an library hour upto 1.30pm in the afternoon. Then we have a break for lunch for one hour.
Finally at 3.00pm we had interaction with Simons the project director of DDP. He took class on inclusion and inclusive education. He talked all the part with experience he had in his organization. He told that most of the children of Africa with HIV/AIDS are children with disability. They have program in Africa and in Asia. They have program with of and for disable organization. They have program such as income generation, Capacity development, technology use, education & livelihood project, community development approach and others. They are going to have project in Nepal on Disability right and mental Health.
After the session Dr Frances Moore has taken me to meet with him about our work in Nepal. We have exchanged the card. Finally the work they are going to do in Nepal is good and it will do impact.

Empowerment program with Malini

We had program with Malini Chip the chairperson of ADAPT right group. She designed the workshop for CII participants and she took the some of the session. Dr. Anita Praho helped Malini for the workshop.
The difference I got from the program was that I had experienced as being disable. We had been on wheelchair, scorches, eye folded and sign language. It was really a good experience that I have got from the program. The other thing was there was no much theory class in Malini workshop. The second part of the program after lunch was the role play. We did four drama in the stage in the theme of family with disable children, employment and disable, right group, and inclusive education for people with disable.
Finally we have photo with Malini and I have bought the book of Malini called "My Little Finger" I am reading it now. I suggest you all to read book because I got the book very interesting and good for me.

Inauguration Program in ADAPT Mombai

Actually in ADAPT Mombai there they had an formal program before they started their course and it is called as inauguration program. In this program all the family of ADAPT come together and they welcomed to the participant of CII course. We were altogether 21 participants from 9 countries in this program. The program was from 3pm to 5pm and so beautiful. Before the program we had class by Dr. Sharmila Donde in the lecture hall. She explained the remaining part of 17th January and she invited us in the inauguration program in Auditorium hall. She told us to wear the traditional dress or customs of their countries in the program. We had break for lunch and we took rest. We got ready and we started to get ready for the program. Most of them were in their traditional customs and so happy to see each other.
We have six guest altogether. Mrs. Barsha Ojha hosted the program. We have first speech from Dr. Mithu Alur and similarly Dr. Frances Moores then next four other guests. Then there were the experience sharing from two past student of CII course. Dr. Frances Moores had explained the she was so inspired by the work of Going Together and shared it to all in the program which was so proud to me. Finally we all had introduction of CII participants 2011 to all. Then we had a couple of photo session.
Then after we had an informal session in the garden. We had tea snacks, photos sessions, fun, games, chatting, laugh and many more. It was really good program and good starting that I have even ever seen before.

Waiting for other participants

When I reached to ADAPT Mombai then we were altogether 4, two from Nepal and two from Tajikistan. I was alone in my room. My room partner was from Bangladesh and he was not come yet because of his no visa approval. We reached there four day earlier. So we started familiar with people and the culture in ADAPT slowly. We four have been to market, sea beach, night market, evening walk, chatting each other, using computer in lab and many work together. Slowly many friends started to come. We have two friends from Cambodia, two from Indonesia and one from Vietnam. We have started to shared the work of our organization in our country each others. Though we have formal class and lecture we were start doing work about inclusive work ourself. We started to visit to Bandra School which is itself inclusive and we were observing disable children and teachers in that school. We have faced one saturday and sunday where in this day India has got holiday. So in this two day I have watched TV and read book a lot in my room.
We have altogether 19 participant have arrived till 16 January. Two from Nepal and one from Bangladesh were not arrived. Two from Nepal arrived at 8pm in the evening of 17 January. My room partner knocked the door at 1pm in the night to me. We have formally some chat and then we got sleep.
In the day of 17th January, we have the class from Dr. Frances Moores. She took a class and we had an introduction session that day. Dr. Madam took the class about the Women Council UK and its work for CII scholarship in Asia Pacific. She also took the class of the work that we had to do during our course CII in ADAPT.
The class and the session were short because 3 participants were not present yet to the course. And also Dr. Sharmila Donde was also absent due to her some personal reason. So we have not too tight shedule in this day.
By the way waiting to other participant in ADAPT and adjusting with ADAPT and with other friends in these three day was unforgetable and one the the enjoyable in my life.

My First Day to Mombai

My fight was on 12.00pm in the afternoon. I have to reached there before 2 hour. So I have a heavy breakfast in the morning and gone to Airport. It was my first experience with international flight. I have waited my friend Asha in the entry point of Airport. Then I told bye to Mr. Govinda who came to drop in Airport. Unfortunately Asha was also experiencing her first time in an international flight. We have gone through the process. Actually we have completed all the process and reached to departure hall at 11.00am. So that we have to wait there for one hour. When we were in departure hall we started to call to our parents and friends. We came to know that there would be 6 flight after 12.00 pm. We were waiting for the call of Jet Airlines. It was 1.00 pm in the departure hall only the passengers of Jet Airlines. Finally we were called and we entered to the plane.
When we entered to the plane we were welcomed. We were all controlled and managed by the machine in the plane. I have seen the Kathmandu valley and the himalayan range after we took off from Tribhuwan International Airport. Then after I haven't seen anything accept land. It was nearly 3 hour flight in the sky. It was direct flight from Kathmadu to Mombai. When we were near to land in Mombai then I looked through window of plane then I saw only ocean. It was first time to see ocean. We land at 4pm and we were out from the Airport after we got our luggage.
When we were just out to the gate we saw the person with play card with our name. We met him and he requested us to stay there for another two person from Tajikistan. It was too hot there to wait them. So I wore out my sweater and jacket and put it in my luggage. We waited them for 30 minute. Then we packed up our luggage in the van and then we have one hour travel to ADAPT office.
After we reached there the office have been already closed. We have gone to our room and then we have taken some rest. We have called to our home form the mobile of watchman. He helped us a lot. Then we had dinner at 9pm and then we got asleep because of tired.

Tourism Year 2011

Welcome to Nepal
Visit Nepal once in 2011
Tell Your Friends and Relatives for Tourism Nepal 2011
Donot forget to visit Pokhara if you come to Nepal
Visit Pokhara and feel peace and happy
Make your
moment
great
in
2011
in
Nepal

Happy New Year 2011

Happy New Year 2011
नया बर्ष 2011 को शुभकामना