Day 319 of small things giving big smiles – skill development workshops for slum children .
What started as a cleanliness awareness campaign in a slum, progressed into a vacation skill development program for the slum children…weekend after weekend our team of dedicated volunteers would go to impart some training or the other to the excited kids..we had workshops teaching them importance of studying to acheive goals, dance, public speaking, newspaper bag making, and pot painting too.
In the last session we gave the children gifts, sweets and even cash as per the number of items that they painted.
There was excitement in the air as and when their names were called as per the register. I had never seen a bunch of happier children than this group. The peak of laughter and claps that followed as each ones name was called is a memory that I would cherish forever.
The kids enjoyed their experience with us and we too want home much wiser after the event. It was reassuring to see that the pathetic living conditions in their slums, does not matter to the ability to laugh out loud.
That evening, as the slum kids said bye to us with a chirpy smile..we got a lesson for a lifetime…it does not matter what situation you are in..if you decide to be happy and smiling, nobody can make you sad. (The vice versa is alaso true).
It was not just a skill based training for slum children. It was a huge lesson for us volunteers too.
Eternal gratitude to slum children for teaching us the ability to smile in any situation.
So which small thing have you a big smile today?
Please share your small experiences that gave you big smiles today.
Day 319 of small things giving big smiles – skill development workshops for slum children 
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