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Moms of Mangalore: A network for social change

[email protected] (Lyvia D'Almeida)
February 3, 2017

Mangaluru, Feb 3: At a time when social networking sites and groups are being used for frivolous activities, Moms of Mangalore (MOM) has showed the people how such facilities can be utilized for noble causes.

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Started over a year ago, Moms of Mangalore (MOM) closed Facebook group has brought around 18 thousand mothers cutting across religious and social barriers together under one platform to make a change in the lives of people in the region.

Over the last two months, the inspiring mothers of this group, in association with the PG Dept of Social Work, St Aloysious College - Mangaluru, has been extensively involved in a collection drive to provide support to the less fortunate. In the process they were able to help over 175 children and adults from the lesser privileged areas around Mangaluru, Sirsi and Shimoga with clothes and toys.

The communities included in the collection drive were from various parts of Mangaluru and Shimoga: Loyola Vikas Kendra, Mundgod, Sirsi; Prashanth Nivas; Snehasadan Centre; Ashok Nagar Community; Kasaba Bengre Community; Ullal Community; Needy Children of few of the Anganwadis; Government School Children of Bengre School; Nightingale Happy Home for the Aged, Shimoga; Samvedana Centre, Pumpwell.

This is just one of the several initiatives that the group has started. From their social get together to honour mothers, to efforts in social causes like Chennai relief fund, collection drive for the kids with special needs, collection drive for the less fortunate to name a few, this group in just over a year's time, has highlighted what the mothers in particular, of the region are capable of.

MOM is a non profit, non religious and non political group. As a part of the group's initiative, they have a panel of doctors who are selflessly responding to queries from the members. Children psychologists, counsellors, nutritionists, health support groups, advocates, lactation specialist, contests, mass child immunization reminders, parenting tips, women health tips published by doctors, Mompreneur Mondays (forum for Mothers to display their entrepreneurial skills via posts on their businesses) are some other initiatives of the group.

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Counselor
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Saturday, 4 Feb 2017

Well done MOM's more Moms will join you

Shanthi
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Friday, 3 Feb 2017

Kudos to entire team of moms of Mangalore . We need more of these activities to remind everyone what mangaloreans are actually capable of doing

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