Ensure Education for 100 Child Laborers

Sundaram, an ex-child labourer was given education support in the month of June 2017. He is in 10th standard. During the follow up visit, his mother who is a servant maid said to the field officer of New Life: "Thank you New Life for supporting my son to continue his studies. There are five members in our family. Feeding all of us is itself a great task for me and how can I think of spending on education. I am the single earning member of the family. After the death of my husband I was forced to send Sundaram to work. I was panicked to see my small son who was 10 years old could not go to school like other children. It was then Sundaram was admitted in the special school conducted by New Life. He was given meals and he can study as well. After two years, he was admitted to regular school. Then I found it difficult to meet out the education expenses. 

Thank God! Sundaram got selected for education support from New Life this year and my burden is reduced. Actually I was thinking of stopping his studies (with pain and after a pause), if not this year, in the next year. Thank you New Life for choosing my son for support. He can continue his studies now. Thank you generous hearts for donating to support children like my son to study."

During this quarter we received $724.5 This amount will be used to support 4 children. 

In the month of August, Independence Day was celebrated in Alamarathupatti special school.  The program was organised by the staff of New Life. Flag was hoisted. Lions Club of Musiri donated play things, books, learning materials, board, etc. to the speical school. Special lunch was provided to the children.

Thank you dear donors for supporting these children continuously. With your support we are sure we can reduce the number of child labourers in the community we serve and light lamps in their life. Kindly spread news about our project among your friends and relatives and also in the social media to support more children. 

Thanking you once again

Dear Donors,

During this quarter we received $630 as  donations and $400 donations were made by you and yet to be received. There is already a balance of $822. With this amount we supported 12 ex child labour children. 30 children including 25 ex child labour children were supported on 24.06.2017, on which day the silver jubilee of our organisation began. It was a proud as well as a heartwarming moment. The function was a grand success and everyone who attended the function wished our children and New Life a great future.  

You will be happy to know that during this quarter 17 children have joined regular schools from the 104 children studying in the special schools during the last academic year. They wrote an exam to assess their eligibility to join regular schools. And 109 children are in our special schools this year.

Sundaram (name changed) is a 15 years old boy who is studying 10^th standard in Selva Thamotharan Higher Secondary School in Kajapettai. He has a poor family background. His father was a painter and earned $92 per month. He is no more now. His mother is working as a house maid. Sundaram has 3 younger sisters. After his father’s death, his mother found it very difficult to take care of the family. To support her he stopped going to school five years back. He started working in a stickers shop for a wage of less than half a dollar/day.

Seeing Sundaram’s plight our special school teacher approached his mother and counselled her to send Sundaram to our special school. But Sundaram was not interested in studies. Our teaching staff put maximum efforts to make him study and the counsellor motivated him to study. Now he is good in  studies. After two years of motivation in our special school he was admitted to the regular school. Now he is in the 10th standard. He is talented in drawing. He wants to become an artist. 

We gratefully remember each one of our supporters who helped us grow to this level. Without you all, this journey of 24 years would not have been possible. Keep supporting our children and help us celebrate the 25th year completion with much more satisfaction. 

Kindly spread words about our good work and ask your friends and relatives to contribute to the noble cause. Let us work together to better the lives of once-upon child labourers.

With gratitude