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It is heartening to see the villagers' keen investment in the functioning of the school in Papikrung. They do not shy away from offering help with school maintenance when [...]

Papikrung is a remote village surrounded by forests atop a mountain close to the India-China border. Transport options are limited; a few households have motorbikes. No person owns a [...]

Lack of internet connectivity is a major drawback for the school, and for the village in general. To access appreciable internet, we need to visit the local leader’s house [...]

Life in Papikrung has a charm of its own. We live amidst the mighty Himalayas on a mountain slope. Right out the door, across a deep valley, is a series [...]

June 10, 2023, SaturdayIt was the month’s second Saturday and a school holiday. There was an opportunity to go on a day-long hike and we grabbed it. It was an [...]

Hey, hi! I'm a girl from Pune city. With the hustle and bustle of urban living, the most supportive family and friends that kept all the worries at bay surrounded [...]

Kachai Reflection When I landed in Imphal I wasn't really sure what to expect. Stepping out of the plane it was almost surreal seeing the small airport [...]

Bee Curry The rain was drumming against the tin roof so hard I could barely hear myself think. Yet, despite the deafening downpour, it was oddly tranquil. [...]

Where the stones are heart-shaped and the time has stopped! “Don’t you fret it, William! I am more than used to bad roads. I’ve lived in the North-East, [...]

My new Assamese friend![Goats happen to be the symbols of health :)] 2021 has been challenging for me physically. I have had many firsts this year- an injured ligament, [...]

As a part of Rural Living and Learning Experience (RLLE) program designed by my university, I visited Kachai village in Ukhrul district of Manipur under the guidance of Sunbird Trust. [...]

Sense The Tone Sunbird Trust, in collaboration with The Open Door Project, is helping set up first libraries in some of the remotest villages in North-East India. [...]

All Starry Eyed Rucha Deshpande, Team member, writes about the balance between harsh realities and the beautiful daily in her everyday life in Ijeirong. This article was [...]

Changing Lives One Book at a Time Rucha Deshpande writes a story about 2 interns who came from a far away part of the country to these [...]

Team Member, Rucha Deshpande, visited the Happiness Home, a Home for children and adults infected and affected by the HIV. Here she spent some time with a very special girl, [...]

Welcome Home You Team Member, Rucha Deshpande, writes about her very first impression about her place of work, Ijeirong - a quaint little village hidden away in [...]

Shomrorphi Rucha Deshpande, our Media co-ordinator, writes a story about how Sunbird’s first and proudest achievement, Shomrorphi. Read on to know more. A middle-aged man, [...]

Mixed Emotions Sunbird Team member Konish Naidu lucidly narrates his experience of living in Ijeirong, a beautiful, remote village tucked away in the lush green hills of [...]

Sungchum Friendship School Puichi Manipur Sneha Phalle; sister of our former Programme Manager Ankita Phalle, lent a helping hand in setting up a new school from scratch in [...]

Hope Sunbird's very own “Chief Engineer” Konish Naidu writes about his encounter with a beautiful couple who started the 'Hope Foundation' to take care of the educational [...]

Facing Emotional Challenges While Working In Manipur Letting go of a comfortable life back in the city and coming and living in a remote village in the [...]

One Day All Children During Aug 2017, former Sunbird Trust Programme Manager Ankita Phalle was detailed to conduct an appraisal of the feasibility of building a school [...]

Loneliness and Livelihood Development Former Sunbird Trust Programme Manager Ankita Phalle writes about how she facilitated a Livelihood Development Project with the women of a small village neighboring [...]