Remember the days spent staring outside the windows of your school, planning an escape to new adventures? Perhaps a vibrantly painted wall telling a fascinating story might have held your attention better. A Mumbai-based digital volunteering platform, ConnectFor, seeks to do just that. This Sunday, they will take a trip to the Kanenagar Municipal School in Antop Hill as part of the ConnectFor Artshala programme, to usher in some colour into the lives of children.

“We realised that there is much work to be done among children from underprivileged communities,” says Sneha Suryawanshi, senior associate, operations, who will be part of the weekend project. “These children face various issues at home and within their community, which in turn affect their mental health,” she points out. The projects are often chosen to serve the needs of children in marginalised or under-served neighbourhoods.