Category: Salaam Bombay Foundation
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How it began at Salaam Bombay Foundation
The roots of Salaam Bombay Foundation can be traced to the Bombay riots of 1992; and the number of children who were orphaned as a result. It was during this time that the thought of helping children first came to Founder Padmini Somani’s mind. But it was much later, in 2001,that Salaam Bombay Foundation was…
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By diverting children’s energy towards sports and dance, this NGO keeps tobacco and alcohol consumption at bay
It’s said that an idle mind is a devil’s workshop; and it is this principle that forms the operating model of Salaam Bombay Foundation. The organisation was founded in 19X to reduce the number of underprivileged children falling prey to substance abuse. And they do this by channeling children’s energy towards positive hobbies like sports…