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 Ijeirong- Puichi. She beautifully articulates her learnings through this experience in the following story. When I left Bombay to start work in the Naga hills of Manipur, I had taken a huge […]
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 North-East of India is definitely not a piece of cake. But with the right attitude, courage and the will to make a difference, even mountains can be moved. Our former Programme Manager Ankita Phalle was one […]
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 at the extremely remote and barely accessible Kadi group of villages in Tamenglong District of Manipur. Together with our Project Manager Amos and “Chief Engineer” Konish Naidu, she trekked over 80 kms […]
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 Manipur. Read on to know about how there is so much more than meets the eye. Tucked away deep in the Manipuri hills is a beautiful village comprising a total […]
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 the village of Puichi. She writes about her learnings and experiences. My sister, Ankita had been working with Sunbird trust in Manipur for nearly a year. I had been fascinated by her experiences […]
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 needs of kids in the village of Tamei. Read on to know more about how this couple made a big difference to one life and many. Hope is a […]
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, about 50 years of age, was seen going up and down the streets of Shirui village in the Autumn of 2010. White hair, tall and fair; this man looked like he […]
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 the lush green hills of Manipur. I arrived in Manipur on the 1st of March, this time only intending to stay for 15 days. But naturally, my first instinct was to be […]
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 remote villages of Manipur to set up libraries in association with The Open Door Project. The project is as interesting as it seems, if not more. Here is why and how. Mumbai, 9:30 am.It was […]
All Starry Eyed
Rucha Deshpande, Team member, writes about the balance between harsh realities and the beautiful daily in her everyday life in Ijeirong. I came to Manipur exactly 9 months ago. 9 really short months ago. It seems just like yesterday when I met Tracy and her baby Rining (who has now started walking and gibberish-talking btw!). […]