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Bigger Than Life. A Movement - A Move Which Is Meant For The Underprivileged.
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Bigger Than Life A Movement - A Move Which Is Meant For The Underprivileged...
BIGGER THAN LIFE is a project started by a group of enthusiasts, a set of ordinary people who believe they can create extra ordinary possibilities in the lives of the underprivileged kids of Mumbai streets and slums. These kids are homeless, orphans or with a single parent, deprived with the basic necessity of life which may not be food, clothing and shelter but....LOVE.
How it all started? This project began in April 2011 when on a Sunday evening Avi, a volunteer saw a few naked and poor children at the Carter Road promenade being taken care of by foreigners. This incident inspired him to take up ownership towards such children and he along with a few volunteer friends began conducting diverse activities like drawing, singing, craft, sports and life skills development thus exploring the talents of the children residing near the Khar danda slum. Within a few months this movement spread across the city and has now turned into a registered NGO called ‘Bigger Than Life’
Why is the NGO named ‘Bigger Than Life’? An average human life span is around 75 years. Considering this, any ordinary life style would be – birth – school – friends – studies – work – marriage – kids – retirement - enjoying a good time with close ones - death! Well, as good human beings, we always think of doing something for the community or for the ones in need but due to various reasons, pull ourselves back and don’t want to get out of our comfort zone. We always want to do something Bigger, something extra ordinary. Hence the name Bigger Than Life as this is something which is definitely BIGGER than our normal life.
How we do what we do? Go to a place where you see a need. Check if the beneficiaries are supported by any other local ngo or institution. Invite local volunteers to come forward & support. Make leaders within the project for different tasks. Make a set base of committed volunteers & meet the beneficiaries atleast once a week to connect. Create a funding channel. Once the beneficiaries start relating to you approach their issues and you are good to go. Go to another location, see the need & repeat the above 5 steps. Simple!
Achievements so far! Over the last 8 years, BTL has managed to help over 750 children and 350 families across its 8 locations. BTL runs 28 projects across its 8 locations weekly. BTL has placed hundreds of slum children in schools and boarding. BTL has also supported various surgeries and medications in the last 8 years. BTL is taking care of the accommodation and food supplies of several families every month. BTL has more than 200 weekly active volunteers and the count increases every day…
Off target! BTL takes children for regular outings to teach them. The functioning of the ngo is organized, planned well ahead of time and the delivery has always been more than the expectations. BTL volunteers undergo a lot of training to learn and understand to make the intricate functioning of the ngo smoother. There is a lot of digital marketing which goes on behind the scenes through our active social media handles. Each volunteer committedly performs their respective tasks to make their sessions impactful.
Volunteer’s Speak Pooja, A high-spirited H.R. Professional “This project has made me come out of my comfort zone. I have learnt a lot from these children” Payal, A Journalist with TOI “According to me BTL is about children dreaming, singing, dancing, playing and being cheerful everyday. Its about the commitment and integrity of a group of people who believe in themselves. They are facilitating these children to live their childhood and dream BIG!!!!!!! BTL is a movement which serves as a stepping stone enriching several lives.”
Volunteer’s Speak Kris, A Drummer with The Mavyns “BTL has taught me to think out of the box and exemplify in action my purpose in life.” Miten Salot, An Entrepreneur “Bigger Than Life is sowing seeds at an early stage of life in these kids so that they transform into better human beings, something that they will cherish for the rest of their lives, something that cannot be explained in words!”
Volunteer’s Speak Sunny Virmani, VP with The Largest Digital Entertainment Co. “BTL confirmed the living truth that it is better to serve others than to be served. That serving fulfils our deepest yearnings and desires. That loving others is truly what God wants us to do.” Avi, A Multi-Faceted Professional “I do not wish to remove poverty from the slums. But I do want them to be better and humble human beings even in their poverty. That they should understand that life is not all about comfort and pleasure, it is more about finding the real purpose of living!”
What’s next! Any plans for the future? Bigger Than Life plans to grow Bigger every year. We take one day at a time. The team does not stress much on things that are not meant to be. We relax, we take it easy and as it comes! Having said that, we like to surprise our viewers every now and then. We hope we have a change in the content next time you view us Thanks for downloading!
BTL Speaks! “On a Saturday evening, you are sitting at your favourite place sipping hot coffee thinking you always wanted to do something for someone in need, something nice...maybe it’s a dream, maybe a desire...you don’t know. You don’t have a channel to help you get what you want! Well...Bigger Than Life, with all its humility wants to say that we started off the same way, but the only thing we probably did was that we just did it!
God has made us in His image as He made the ‘underprivileged’. It is we who’ve given them this name. They breathe the same air, eat the same food, dream the same dreams, so what makes them different than us! Nothing! Absolutely nothing! If you believe this, join us in this cause of wiping off this name from the dictionary. Let us be a people who will come forward to support with all that we have. Let’s create a future for the kids. After all, if you do what you can do, God will do what you can’t do!”
To support the cause do check our website ‘biggerthanlife.in’ or call on 9967655569 You can also volunteer, intern or visit us whenever! Thank you!!!
