India 2024

Our Diary

Join us on our journey as we visit Udayan and other NGOs in Kolkata which the Dominique Lapierre and City of Joy Aid, UK have supported.

Week 1 Summary

As our first week draws to a close, catch up on the reels Miss Bowden has made of our journey so far...

Touring Kolkata

On our last full day in 'The City of Joy', we ventured out on a short tour around Kolkata.

ABC & ICOD

Breakfast in the hotel provided some variety, but once again murder was on the menu as Dcn Liam was seen off by the Traitors. Today we visited two other centres supported by the City of Joy Aid, UK - the umbrella fundraising organisation for Udayan.

Titagarh

What a day! Definitely our busiest so far, jam-packed to the brim! We kicked it off observing a 7am intensive karate session with an even more intense sensei. Breakfast revealed that the Traitors had attempted to murder Michael in the night.

Is it too late now to say saree

For those who rose early today began with clearing up the mess made by last night's storm. We helped as much as we could, although the culture of being a host is to prevent a guest from doing any dirty work.

Never trust the weather app

Today we attempted to wake up early for the full experience of a day at Udayan. The call to prayer from the local mosque managed to wake some of the group up at 5am, whilst others were woken to the pitter-patter of little feet around the building.