Eleven senior girls participated in this school year-end camp, designed to impart essential life skills needed as they start to transition out of school. The NJA workshop came in the middle of a week of sessions on computers, life skills, mobility/orientation, communication, and soft skills. Since the girls had been involved deep in informational sessions, we decided to do something fun and hands-on. We prepared a textile collage workshop using something near and dear to them: fabric from old scarves, just like the ones they wore. The familiar textures of each scarf (or "chunni" in Telugu) allowed them to work confidently in this new activity. Read More
