Clik here to view.
News
OK, so it’s my turn to write an entry for the blog. Over the last few months we have been talking a lot about the future of the charity and how we want to approach the next 5 years. But we haven’t...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Celebrating what was and looking at what’s to come!
Wow!!!! What a mad weekend it has been. What seems like a lifetime in the making and in one evening our ‘First 50′ celebration is over. It was so good to meet up with old team members reminiscing and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Good inTENTions
Every year when we go to India we try to blog as often as possible, to help let people in the UK know what is going on. Unfortunately we often have a very busy schedule in India and start most blogs...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The end is near…
I can hardly believe it but we are in the last few days of this year’s Chennai Challenge project. It has been amazing, and we have seen so much to make us excited and happy about the work of the YMCA...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Missing India and Team 2015
Tomorrow is the start of team 2015 with our first meeting. I am really excited but slightly nervous at the same time. I have not been on project since 2011, which seems like such a long time ago....
View ArticleClik here to view.
A very wet welcome
Hi all, This is Isaac writing from a very wet Chennai. I was not a part of the project this summer, however I have taken advantage of some of my holiday this year to come to Chennai and visit our...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In which our intrepid adventurer meets and meets again
The rains have abated – hallelujah! This means that I have been wandering around Chennai enjoying a shake in the Fruit Shop on Greams Road, taking photos of the local area and partaking of some...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Day 2: another busy and exciting day!
We were all very pleased to have had a well-deserved, long sleep after the couple of hours we got the night before, so were feeling much more refreshed to begin the day. As a group we met for breakfast...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Becky Blogs on the third day
The third day in India After a really busy few days we had a weekend planned for planning and shopping for resources. We started by having a group meeting to discuss where the money that we had raised...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Day 5: Independence Day
Day 5: Independence Day A day of independence for India and a day of being the guests of honour for the Chennai Challenge team. In the morning we split into 3 groups- this is so the team could attend...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Day 6: Busy, Busy Bees
Day 6 – by Ewan and Lauren So that we can cover a number of areas and make a bigger impact in Chennai, we will be spending some parts of the trip split into two separate groups and then be doing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Day 8 from two people
Day 8 in India! I cannot believe that we have been in India for over a week! It feels so much like a second home, yet so alien and different all at the same time. This morning Team B (Tamsin (me!),...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Yelligiri!
So Suzanne here checking in for the first time this trip and I have the task of summing up the activity holiday with the boys at Kottivakkham boys town. The weekend of 18th – 21st August we went to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The day after Yellagiri
After the truly amazing experience of taking the boys to Yelagiri for the weekend and the long trip back to Chennai on Monday evening, Tuesday was always going to be an exhausting day. In terms of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wednesday 17th August
After our daily team talk and thought for the day, our team of 4 went off into the big wide world of busy roads with many, many autos, scooters and bicycles, driving with no rules or regulations as it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dance, Dance, Dance
Friday 26th August, Day 16!!! As our trip is coming to a very sad close, one of the many privileges we received as a token of gratitude was tickets to the interschool Indian folk dance held at YMCA....
View ArticleClik here to view.
A video review
Here we a have a short video to try and capture the 2016 project. Thanks to Chloe for putting it together. Filed under: News, Post Project
View ArticleClik here to view.
Day 2 – Different experiences
On the second day of this year’s project we had a slightly different experience. Those who had been left behind with visas issues found to great relief that a visa had been granted, and so they could...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Day 3 – together at last!
The full team was reunited as after a delay on the flight the remaining team members arrived early in the morning. Met at the airport by Isaac they arrived at the YMCA in time for breakfast. What...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Catapulting with 42 Boys – Yelagiri 2017
Pragadeesh wants to join the Indian Police Force once he moves out of the destitute home Chennai Challenge works with each year. Watching him smash a target with his stone was one of my highlights of...
View Article
