By James Paul | Programmes Officer
Here are a few stories about some of the children the project has recently supported...
Amutha, aged 12, is from Palani. Following many arguments with her husband and having been physically abused on many occasions, her mother ran away from home. On remarrying, her father started beating Amutha and her brother claiming they weren’t his children. Amutha and her brother left to live with their grandmother who earns just Rs50 (60p) a day working in the local market. Psychologically affected by the abuse she had experienced, Amutha dropped out of school.
Arunodhaya, on hearing of the girl’s situation, now provides Amutha with counseling and she regularly visits the drop-in centre for support. She is now back in school and is progressing well.
Aahilyan is from Dindigul. He has no mother and his father is a carpenter earning Rs100 (£1.20) a day. Following his father's remarriage, Aahilyan's mother treated him very badly. He eventually ran away from home and started living on the streets.
Arunodhaya’s field staff spotted Aahilyan on the street and encouraged him to visit the drop-in centre in Palani. Following a number of visits to the centre, Arunodhaya enrolled Aahilyan on a training course in mechanics. He is now working in a bicycle shop earning about Rs100 a day.
Gandharvan is 13 years old. His family lives in a small rented house in Vilpatti Village. His parents are agricultural labourers, earning Rs90 a day, which is not enough to make ends meet. Gandharvan therefore had to drop out of school to help out at home.
He is now being supported by Arunodhaya – back in school, he attends an after school club run by Arunodhaya, which provides supplementary tuition for children who need additional help with any subjects at school. He recently took part in an interschool Kabadi competition and won first prize. The teachers and his parents are extremely proud of him.
“When I finish school I want to become an office worker!”
Amutha, aged 12, is from Palani. Following many arguments with her husband and having been physically abused on many occasions, her mother ran away from home. On remarrying, her father started beating Amutha and her brother as he believed they weren’t his children. Amutha and her brother left to live with their grandmother who earns just Rs50 (60p) a day working in the local market. Psychologically affected by the abuse she had experienced, Amutha dropped out of school.
Arunodhaya, on hearing of the girl’s situation, now provides Amutha with counseling and she regularly visits the drop-in centre for support. She is now back in school and is progressing well.
Aahilyan is from Dindigul. He has no mother and his father is a carpenter earning Rs100 (£1.20) a day. Following Aahilyan’s father remarriage, his step mother treated him very badly. He eventually ran away from home and started living on the streets.
Arunodhaya’s field staff spotted Aahilyan on the street and encouraged him to visit the drop-in centre in Palani. Following a number of visits to the centre, Arunodhaya enrolled Aahilyan on a training course in mechanics. He is now working in a bicycle shop earning about Rs100 a day.
Gandharvan is 13 years old. His family lives in a small rented house in Vilpatti Village. His parents are agricultural labourers, earning Rs90 a day, which is not enough to make ends meet. Gandharvan therefore had to drop out of school to help out at home.
He is now being supported by Arunodhaya – back in school, he attends an after school club run by Arunodhaya, which provides supplementary tuition for children who need additional help with any subjects at school. He recently he took part in an interschool Kabadi competition and won first prize. The teachers and his parents are extremely proud of him.
“When I finish school I want to become an office worker!”
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