On 18th April 2015, 18 members from the New Acropolis Center in Mumbai participated in a beautification drive, a community service project carried out in the bustling “Colaba” neighborhood of Mumbai. The project titled “Viva Colaba” was organized by the volunteering and ecology department of the New Acropolis center in Mumbai in conjunction with the local Municipal authority – BMC (Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika).
The team identified a much neglected busy corner in the vicinity of the New Acropolis Mumbai Center close to a garbage dump. The project involved improving the aesthetics of the corner through wall painting to make the corner more visually engaging. At the same time, this was intended to deter littering, dumping and dirtying of the space.
A 40 foot wall was painted by the volunteers and designed with a graphic message that said “Hope”. The activity was carried out in two shifts spanning 8 hours between 8:30am and 6:00pm. Some locals volunteered their service, and many more stopped to encourage the participants in their endeavor. The Municipal authorities also demonstrated their resolve through an intensive garbage removal exercise.
There was a great spirit of volunteering in spite of the sweltering summer heat. The project was completed as planned, resulting in a cleaner, neater, more aesthetic corner in our neighborhood.
