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Lasting Leicester connections
As a hub for a large Indian community in the UK, including many natives of Ahilyanagar, our Snehalaya UK team has been actively promoting our work in the historic city. This is largely thanks to our trustees who live there, particularly Sarah who originally visited Snehalaya as a student volunteer, and whose commitment to our projects, especially our school, continues to make a lasting impact. Last year, our Founder Girish, Secretary, Priti and Executive Director, Anil, furth
Aug 103 min read


A Kind of Magic
Freddie for a Day The summer of 2015 marked the beginning of a very special partnership for Snehalaya through our sister project, Snehalaya UK. We were delighted to learn that the Mercury Phoenix Trust (MPT) had chosen to support our HIV/AIDS projects, creating a relationship that continues to make a meaningful difference to vulnerable communities in India. There could hardly have been a better way to celebrate this new partnership than by joining thousands of fans from aroun
Jul 172 min read


Storytelling through song
The amazing Snehalaya@OSU team We have enjoyed a partnership with students at Ohio State University, USA since 2018 when medical student Rashmi Rege got in touch to pitch the idea of a student society to support Snehalaya. Snehalaya@OSU was born. Since then we have seen a steady stream of passionate students engage with our children and projects. They have also organised spectacular Snehalaya cultural events, raising valuable funds and awareness for Snehalaya’s work. Earlier
Jul 172 min read


A day for play
Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) states that play is a fundamental right of every child. As one of the leaders in promoting education in our district and in celebration of International Day of Play on 11 June, we joined forces with The Opentree Foundation (TOF) to deliver Maharashtra’s first district-level consultation on Play-Based Learning. The consultation brought together key stakeholders from the education ecosystem, includin
Jul 82 min read


International exposure
Snehalaya UK was honoured to host our Founder, Dr Girish Kulkarni, Secretary, Dr Priti Bhombe, and Executive President, Anil Gawade for...
Aug 11, 20257 min read


Rui Chhattishi
The First 'Child Marriage-Free Village' in the District: A Landmark Achievement Paving the Way with the Snehalaya's Udaan Project In a...
May 10, 20252 min read


NGO workshop
In the early days of our founding, Dr Girish Kulkarni received help and advice from many other social workers and NGOs working to protect...
Jan 3, 20253 min read


2024 Awards
We are pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Bapu and Vinoba National Service Awards awarded by Snehalaya to those making a...
Dec 28, 20243 min read


Snehalaya UK celebrates 10 years
We celebrated 10 years of Snehalaya UK in style during November. Joining our current Snehalaya UK board of 10 trustees at a series of...
Dec 28, 20244 min read


Annual Pune meet
On a vibrant day at the Govardhan Mangal Hall, Pune, our Snehadhar Pune team brought together an inspiring gathering of around 300...
Nov 27, 20243 min read


Transforming Child Care
Following on from the success of our regional forum in Nashik last December, our Family-Based Care once again teamed up with Prerana,...
Aug 2, 20242 min read


10 years snehalaya UK
Happy birthday to Snehalaya UK which was officially registered as a UK charity this day 10 years ago on 21 July 2014. Our UK organization...
Jul 21, 20242 min read


Educated choices
Snehalaya's education committee helps our young people make informed and realistic future goals.
Apr 25, 20243 min read


Lag Ja Gale
FUNDRAISER We are once again grateful to Mastek Foundation for hosting a Mumbai fundraiser, Lag Ja Gale, in support of our miyawki forest...
Mar 16, 20242 min read


Family ties
Congratulations to Leeds Beckett South Asia on your 20th year of working in India and to the university on your 200th birthday. At...
Mar 14, 20243 min read


Democratising education
"I have learned new ideas about managing my future and have realized I am truly amazing" We have been working with Mexoxo, a Greek-based...
Mar 8, 20243 min read


Sharing the love
We were really happy to welcome World Love Global to our Rehab Center for the second year, to run craft-making workshops for our women...
Mar 8, 20242 min read


Bal Mahotsav 2023-24
Children from Snehalaya and 17 other children's homes in our district celebrated the district-level Chacha Nehru Bal Mahotsav at our...
Mar 8, 20241 min read


Water Cup
We were honoured to have been invited for the announcement of Paani Foundation's Water Cup in Pune. Our Founder, Dr Girish Kulkarni,...
Mar 7, 20242 min read


Transforming Child Care
In a collaborative effort to engage with all stakeholders working in the space of child protection, a workshop was organised by...
Dec 31, 20232 min read
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