By Dr Neelam Gupta | Project Leader
A child without education is like a bird without wings!
With your support, last year AROH embarked upon a journey to improve the educational status of 500 children. 10 RISE centres in Sangam Vihar in New Delhi are the hubs of action where children learn while they play. Besides the teaching learning activities, the children are seen engrossed in various creative activities like painting, singing, dancing, craft making, etc. Every child is trying to give expression to his or her thoughts. The teachers are always encouraging and appreciative of their creativity.
It has been almost an year at RISE! The confidence level of children has gone up; their learning outcomes are improving progressively; their behaviour has changed; and they dream! They spread joy and cheer on every festival and every important day celebrated with them. This month children enjoyed Holi (the Indian festival of colours) with their teachers. They had great fun at their centres.
Poor parents, who had never thought that their children even have a right to dream, have tears in their eyes when they come for parent teacher meetings at the centre. Ramesh, who is the father of 10-year old Tina, is happy to see his daughter performing so well in school. Ramesh is an illiterate labourer and cannot help his child in studies. His wife is also illiterate and works as domestic help. Both Ramesh and his wife wanted Tina to become ‘something’ in life. But they did not know how? They were helpless. RISE gave them a hope! Now Tina is learning fast and is one of the brightest girls in her school. “I want to be a doctor” says Tina with a twinkle in her eyes
RISE not only strives to provide a better educational status to poor and underserved children, but the programme also tries to improve their nutritional by providing food supplements. Holistic development of children ensures a healthier and brighter future for them.
With your support, 500 children are being led to a brighter future. They are being saved from misery and drudgery and given an opportunity to enjoy a normal childhood. Your generous support has helped us to serve and secure the Right to Education of more than 500 children living in extreme conditions of depravity.
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