Thank you dear donors, for choosing to support our project.
Maheswari is a 10 years old girl. She is studying 5th standard in New Life’s special school now. Her father’s name is S. Sekar. He is selling ice cream in Karur. He never takes care of Maheswari. Three years before Maheswari’s mother died. After that Maheswari had to live with her grand mother. Grand mother did not send Maheswari to school, asked her to do household works and sent her for rag picking.
During her leisure times Maheswari will be wandering in the streets. New Life staff saw her spending her childhood like this and talked with her. She expressed her interest to study. Then we had to counsel her grandmother who was very reluctant to admit Maheswari to the special school. After continuous counselling Maheswari is now admitted in New Life’s special school for child labourers in Ukkadai. In the beginning she was not able to read or write. She is studying in our school for two years. Now she can read newspapers and others books also. She helps younger children to read and write. She is much interested in handwork.
Since she is picking up her studies quickly we hope she will be admitted to the sixth standard next year. She is now happy that she can study and play with children of her age. So many such children could be helped to get educated with the noble support from people like you.
Kindly spread words about our work to your friends and relatives who are like-minded. We thank you donors, once again for supporting us.
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Poovammal is an inmate of the special prison for women in Trichy. Her husband’s name is Sudalai. Both are agricultural labourers. Poovammal got loan from the money lender. She is not able to pay the loan regularly. So the money lender came to their home and shouted at them using vulgar words. They got tensed and beat the money lender. He got severe injury and the police filed a case against both Poovammal and her husband Sudalai. They got punishment for 4 years. She completed her 3 years punishment.
It was in the prison, she met the counselor of New Life who visited the prisoners. She narrated her story to the counselor and was sharing her worry about her future once she gets out of the prison. She was counseled to undergo the livelihood training given by New Life.
New life conducted Sambrani (incense powder) stick making program. The training included the curriculum of making the incense powder sticks. The trainees were introduced to the raw materials used, where to purchase the raw materials and market it. A hand on training was given to make the stick. She attended the training with utmost interest. Poovammal will be released in one year and she says she will take up this as her livelihood option.
Dear Donors,
Greeting from New Life!
You would be happy to receive a positive note about the construction and its completion. The children are on vacation and will be back in the month of June. We are awaiting to see their faces bloom up on seeing the completed hall for their study and bed. You will also be happy to know that the new hall can accomodate few more children, which means your beloved New Life can support few more children in the home. You will receive an update on how many more children are admitted in our next correspondence.
Our board reviewed the progress in the construction and decided to spend a portion of the general fund to complete the plastering of the hall. You will appreciate our intention and am sure you know the constraints in spending the general fund which helps to meet our operational expenses to a capital expenditure. Hence I request your goodselves to continue supporting us and to spread words about our work to your relatives and friends.
Thank you for your continued support.
With regards
Beatrice
