The Kite Festival – 14th January, 2012

The event began at 3 p.m on 14^th January 2012 at ground opposite to Basho’s restaurant, koregaon park.

There was a registration desk by Santulan to register for the event with entry fees of 150 rs which included 3 …

Fundraising and Awareness Event at Suzlon Energy Ltd.

On Thursday 15th December, a group of four volunteers went to Suzlon Energy Ltd. in Maggarpatta for a fundraising and awareness event.  We arrived at about 11 AM and set up a table at the back of the company cafeteria …

Bootcamp for Women’s Empowerment Project Vishrantwadi, Pune

On Wednesday 14th December, Wake Up Pune volunteers conducted an HIV/AIDS bootcamp at the Green Tara Foundation’s Women’s Empowerment Project in Vishrantwadi, Pune.  Dr. Manda Mune, the accomplished and strong leader of Vishrantwadi’s Women’s Empowerment Project in the slums of …

HIV Bootcamp For New Volunteers!

This Sunday, the 11th of December, we will be hosting an HIV Bootcamp for new volunteers of Wake Up Pune! It will be from 3-5pm at 13 Tadiwala Road, Pune.  Please come along and feel free to bring friends!…

Celebration of Life

The beautiful ladies of DISHA

Hosted by Wake Up Pune and DISHA, the annual Celebration of Life festival was a great success!  Held on Friday the 9th in the Panchshil Mandal, the event featured a cultural program of music and …

World AIDS Day Rally

Wake Up Pune once again marched through the streets of Pune to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and reduce stigma this World AIDS Day.  The theme of World AIDS Day 2011 was “Getting to Zero”.  Zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination …

Conga FLASHMOB!!!

HIV Bootcamp at Aasra

 On Friday 4th November, Wake Up Pune volunteers conducted an HIV/AIDS bootcamp at Aasra: a vocational, therapeutic rehabilitation center which supports people with addiction/alcoholism. 29 people attended and discussed HIV biology, transmission, prevention, statistics and stigma. The residents had some …

Santulan Inauguration of Community Welfare Center

Our partner Santulan inaugurated their first Community Welfare Centre on Thursday 3rd November from 5:00-7:00pm at Gokhale Nagar.  The center aims to help addicts and their family members integrate in to the main stream of society. The center will be …