By Rahul Thomas | Coordinator - Donors
Sahaara believes that every person has a dream, and our work centers around ensuring that marginalized persons are able to articulate and work towards achieving their dream. Children living in Mumbai juvenile homes are one of the most marginalized children in Mumbai. Institutionalized, these children are most often from highly poverty stricken families.
As a part of the holistic intervention therein, Sahaara imparts computer education to the children between fourteen to eighteen years of age in the juvenile homes. Sahaara’s in-house computer course delivers a fitting foundation to the children preparing their skills for the technology-driven world outside the homes. The children attending the computer training get a start which will help them break out of the poverty cycle and fulfill their dreams of a stable future.
Aakash* is enthusiastic about learning computers!
Aakash has faced a difficult childhood. His father deserted the family while Aakash was very small and since then the economic condition of the family is poor. His mother could not afford to provide Aakash and his two brothers their basic needs and formal education. She also found it extremely difficult to take care of Aakash as he was very mischievous and disobedient after his father left the home. His mother then began working and living in a monastery with her two other sons while she decided to send Aakash to Chembur Children Home (CCH) where the basic needs and education are provided to children.
Akash is now a 14 year old boy presently studying in Grade 8. The Sahaara staff met him when he joined the computer class run by Sahaara, where the basics of computers such as MS Office and Paint are taught to the children of CCH who are studying in Grade 8 and 9. Aakash is an average student in his studies but he shows much enthusiasm in learning computers. He is scheduled to complete his course in November 2013.
Aakash is happy that he has got this opportunity to learn computers through Sahaara and desires to secure a suitable job with his acquired skills after the completion of his higher studies.
*Names changed to protect identity.
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