Ashish Shelar, Rouble Nagi inaugurate pre-school in Bandra

Ashish Shelar, Rouble Nagi and Shekhar Ravjiani at the inauguration of Misaal Mumbai's Balwadi Edu Hub & Skill Centre at Jaffar Baba Colony, Bandra West

Artist and Social Activist Rouble Nagi launched another educational-hub (Balwadi) and Skill Centre at Jaffar Baba Colony in Bandra West under the Misaal Mumbai initiative. The launch of the Balwadi comes after Rouble Nagi's Art Foundation's sustained and successful efforts in order to provide education and vocation in the areas of Worli, Prabhadevi, Colaba, Virar, Thane, Aurangabad, Nasik to name a few in Maharashtra.

The educational hub and skill centre was inaugurated by Minister of Educations, Sports and Youth Welfare Ashish Shelar and the event was also graced by Shekhar Ravjiani of Vishal-Shekhar fame. During the launch, Shekhar also showed interest in teaching music to the kids at the skill centre.

The Misal Mumbai initiative aims to enable women and youth to be independent and helps them to get vocational training and placement support. Under the program, trainees will be provided quality skill-building which will help them to secure jobs and sustain themselves. The educational-hub and skill centre was launched at Jaffar Baba Colony, near Kadeshwari Temple Marg and Mount Mary Church in Bandra and will provide pre-school programs to several children.

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Working under the Digital India initiative, Misal Mumbai aims to provide access to information, knowledge, and skill with the prime objective of creating a pool of young entrepreneurs. These entrepreneurs in return will act as agents of change in their respective area of residence.

The Misal Mumbai is an initiative to transform the lives of people living in the slums and villages of India.

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