– Visit to Karjat Film World; learnt about Marathi culture and handicraft items.
– The Rotary Club of District 3142 presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Ms. Vimala Nandakumar, Chairperson at SHAKTII, for SHAKTII’s achievements.
– The girls learnt about bridal make-up by the beautiful artist Lipi Sengupta Mookherjee.
– The journey of coffee from the berry stage to a cup of aromatic coffee was narrated by Caleb Ellis.
– The girls were given a taste of Bollywood Beats Fitness with Dr. Dechhen Lama.
– A free multidisciplinary check-up camp by MGM Hospital was conducted for the girls of SHAKTII.
– On Janmashtami, the girls had a drawing competition.
– 8th and 9th class had competitions about their Biology lessons.
– On the 29th of September, a dance competition, “Dancing Stars,” was conducted for the girls.
– A spelling competition for the girls called “Spell Well.”
– Career Expo 2022, organized by Eco-CSR & Growth Center, was attended by the SHAKTII girls at New City International School in Kharghar.
– A Rangoli competition, “Rang Diya,” and Garba dance were conducted in October.
– A unique session for the girls on storytelling with AR was conducted by Ms. Shivani Singh (1994 batch of AEJC) and her friend Pramila.
– A surprise magic show by Yogesh Sonawane was conducted on Children’s Day, and “Mera Bharat Mahaan,” a competition, was held in November.
– A very exhilarating program—playing the Djembe drums. This program was conducted by Connect Music: Arvin, Joe, and Shidu.
– An exciting competition was planned for 20th Dec – “We Are the World.”
– Dr. Nagda conducted a creative writing workshop for the girls and was very impressed by her interactions with them.
– SHAKTII girls visited a radio station called “We Kids Radio” in Bandra, run by Shantanu and his team, in January. Niranjan Navalgund (from Belagavi) started book reading sessions with the girls on Mondays.
– In January, the girls had a poster-making competition, Budding Scientists Competition, and Maths Wizard Competition.
– SHAKTII’s 8th Annual Day was celebrated. Scholarships were announced.
