By Taufaz, aged 7. He says: In my painting there’s a house and lots of different types of trees. But I’ve drawn only one car and a small one and it’s far from the house because in Kolkata there are too many cars and not so many trees. It is dangerous for us to have […]

At a workshop in Kolkata the children were asked to draw their favourite animals on a card. This was Barsha’s lion, with the card addressed to her mother who is no longer, with a message to say she loves her. She believes the lion will protect her and eat away people who tease her or […]

Thank you POWer Arunima KumarThank you POWer Arunima Kumar for the Kuchipudi based fun dance workshop with the children

Agapi, Paint Our World’s flagship art exhibition with the ITC Sonar Hotel, Kolkata, is back in March 2018. If you would like to contribute by sponsoring or donating artwork, please get in touch.

POWerful thanks POWer Arunima Kumar for this fun filled workshop for the children. It’s so meaningful that the POW has access to amazing role models like you.

This is a painting by Riya who was abused by her father. At age four Riya’s mother tried to intervene so her father killed her mother in front of her to teach Riya a lesson. As a result, Riya arrived at Paint Our World scarred by the trauma and regularly self-harming due to the shame […]

Dr. Priya Virmani, the Foundress of Paint Our World is seen here with some of the POW children. Priya has a PhD from The University of Bristol. She began POW after being inspired by images from her childhood of street children eating from detritus. Now she works to empower our most vulnerable children through workshops. […]

Paint Our World is hiring expressive art therapists in Kolkata and Delhi. If you are one, or know of one who would like to work to empower the lives of underserved children, we would love to hear from you. Please get in touch on FB or email info@paintourworld.org. For the person with the right qualifications, […]

Paint Our World celebrates India’s Independence Day. The work we do at Paint Our World is striving for independence from fear, insecurity, malnutrition and poverty for our children. Here these children are releasing their anger and negative emotions, making a step in their journey to become emotionally independent #IndependenceDayIndia.