Sunday, October 9, 2016 Week 6 in Bal Ashram, Sothana, Rajasthan, India Interview with Surya Surya a boy of 9 years old, has lived in Bal Ashram since he was 5 years old. He says he has no parents and doens’t remember anything from the time before Bal Ashram. He looks at the floor, fiddling with his Read More …
Author: Maureen
Dare to expose yourself
Sunday, September 25, 2016: Week 4 in Bal Ashram, Rajasthan, India This week I’m already four weeks in Bal Ashram and six weeks in India. I am very attached to my family and friends and start to miss them. There is contact through Whatsapp and Skype, but that’s different from being closeby and, for example, Read More …
It’s about emotions
September 11, 2016. Week 2 in Bal Ashram, Rajasthan – India My first week in Bal Asham has flown by. Colleagues from the team of Delhi (headquarters BBA) with whom I have built up a friendship have left. I traveled together with them from Delhi to Jaipur and we worked closely together for one week. Read More …
Every child: a personal interview
Sunday, September 18, 2016: Week 3 in Bal Ashram, Rajasthan, India Last week I explained the children more about what a psychologist can and can not do. I explained about PTSD* and EMDR * with the help of the childrens book ‘Tim and the EMDR miracle’. The kids seem to understand that unpleasant events can Read More …
A first introduction in the Bal Ashram; the team … and the kids!
September 4th 2016, Bal Ashram (BBA), Jaipur A week ago, I arrived at my destination and purpose of my trip: Bal Ashram in Jaipur. I met the freed child slaves and the team of Bal Ashram. Together with Nirpendra-ji (the manager of the Ashram) we explaned to the children that I work as a psychologist. Read More …
It starts with Independance day
August 28, 2016, New Delhi India Three weeks ago I traveled from the Netherlands to India. After two intensive years with regard to my job, education and our foundation I was ready for some rest before I go back to work. That’s why I traveled to India two weeks earlier than planned, so I could Read More …
Just three weeks to go: in preparation
Saturday, July 21, 2016 In about three weeks I will finally be traveling to India for the Save by Seva Foundation. It sometimes feels so unreal to me. That seeing a TV show and an email to Kailash Satyarthi led to the set up of the Save by Seva Foundation and implementation of Project Dawn. Read More …