Reports on Mid day Meals for Disabled Children

Project Report | Jul 13, 2017
Mid day Meals for disabled Children

By J M Balaraj | Project Leader

BALAJOTHI CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED

PROJECT : MID DAY MEALS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN

REPORT # 16999 DUE ON 17.7.2017

“Close to a billion people – one-eighth of the world’s population – still live in hunger. Each year 2 million children die through malnutrition. This is happening at a time when doctors in Britain are warning of the spread of obesity. We are eating too much while others starve.” Jonathan Sacks

“Most of our citizenry believes that hunger only affects people who are lazy or people who are just looking for a handout, people who don’t want to work, but, sadly, that is not true. Over one-third of our hungry people are innocent children who are members of households that simply cannot provide enough food or proper nutrition. And to think of the elderly suffering from malnutrition is just too hard for most of us. Unlike Third World nations, in our country the problem is not having too little – it is about not caring enough! Write your elected representatives and promote support for the hungry.” Erin Brokovich.

The above statements are so very apt in the present scheme of things. Balajothi is one of such institutions which needs societal support for its special children, who cannot fend for themselves. GlobalGiving is doing just that and how ! We cannot thank you enough for this wonderful support, THANK YOU GLOBALGIVING.

Balajothi individually thanks YOU, DONOR, who went out of your way to extend your helping hand. The amount of $ 7002 so far collected is being used to provide nutritional mid-day meals to our special children every day from Monday to Fridays. The children are healthy, happy and vibrant because of YOUR GIVING. Balajothi is just a drop in the ocean. There are millions of children around the world who need many more warm hearted people willing to support this noblest of noble causes !!

Expenditure for the quarter is as under :

April 2017 Rs.9425

May 2017 Rs.7165

June 2017 Rs.9590

Thank you GlobalGiving once again and wish you every success in all your endeavors for supporting the needy.

J M Balaraj

Team Leader

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Apr 18, 2017
Mid day meals for disabled children (#16999)

By Balajothi Bangalore | Project Leader

BALAJOTHI CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED

PROJECT ON MID-DAY MEALS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN ( # 16999 )

REPORT DUE ON : APRIL 29, 2017

What is one of the most needed things for survival ? Some might say ‘air’ or ‘water’ but without a doubt food is one of the basic necessities of life, be it for the rich or poor ! All of us are aware that without food eventually the person is reduced to the lowest level of survival. The world is full of poor people while the minority enjoys and savors the joys of eating well.

Here at Balajothi one of our focal areas is to provide a nourishing and tasty meal to our special children on a daily basis. We use the meal time to train children to eat in the proper way following the right etiquette – prayer before meals, right posture, using fingers, using a spoon, using a napkin, holding a plate, drinking from a glass, using the straw to sip and suck, washing hands before and after the meal, using the napkin to dry the fingers, wiping the mouth, folding the napkin, leaving the table clean etc. These activities appear to be trivial to a normal child but to train an intellectually challenged child it requires monumental patience and effort. It takes a dedicated and committed caregiver to provide such a service and we do just that. Over a period of time, some times even years, our children have been learning these skills slowly and are making progress, which is a great blessing to their families. The difficulties of working with such children can only be truly experienced by the family members of such disabled children. Balajothi has its share of parents who work with such children with great patience and understanding. Even mastering a single activity such as lifting a cup of water by a child to sip amounts to a great achievement.

Balajothi is thankful to YOU for having made possible our efforts to provide a good meal to the special children. Every single dollar that you have contributed has been used to provide these meals and Balajothi once again thanks you from the bottom of our hearts for making this happen. GlobalGiving have till date donated $ 5906.00 and we have spent the following amounts since the last report : January 2017 - Rs.11,940/-; February 2017 - Rs.10,020/- and March 2017 - Rs.9555/-

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One last word in parting : every person who has donated is being remembered by these children in their daily prayer before meals.

J M Balaraj

Team Leader

Balajothi Centre for the Disabled
Love, Hope, Security
http://www.balajothi.org
https://www.facebook.com/balajothi.centre

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Apr 18, 2017
Mid day meals for disabled children

By Balajothi Bangalore | Project Leader

BALAJOTHI CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED

PROJECT ON MID-DAY MEALS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN ( # 16999 )

REPORT DUE ON : APRIL 29, 2017

What is one of the most needed things for survival ? Some might say ‘air’ or ‘water’ but without a doubt food is one of the basic necessities of life, be it for the rich or poor ! All of us are aware that without food eventually the person is reduced to the lowest level of survival. The world is full of poor people while the minority enjoys and savors the joys of eating well.

Here at Balajothi one of our focal areas is to provide a nourishing and tasty meal to our special children on a daily basis. We use the meal time to train children to eat in the proper way following the right etiquette – prayer before meals, right posture, using fingers, using a spoon, using a napkin, holding a plate, drinking from a glass, using the straw to sip and suck, washing hands before and after the meal, using the napkin to dry the fingers, wiping the mouth, folding the napkin, leaving the table clean etc. These activities appear to be trivial to a normal child but to train an intellectually challenged child it requires monumental patience and effort. It takes a dedicated and committed caregiver to provide such a service and we do just that. Over a period of time, some times even years, our children have been learning these skills slowly and are making progress, which is a great blessing to their families. The difficulties of working with such children can only be truly experienced by the family members of such disabled children. Balajothi has its share of parents who work with such children with great patience and understanding. Even mastering a single activity such as lifting a cup of water by a child to sip amounts to a great achievement.

Balajothi is thankful to YOU for having made possible our efforts to provide a good meal to the special children. Every single dollar that you have contributed has been used to provide these meals and Balajothi once again thanks you from the bottom of our hearts for making this happen. GlobalGiving have till date donated $ 5906.00 and we have spent the following amounts since the last report : January 2017 - Rs.11,940/-; February 2017 - Rs.10,020/- and March 2017 - Rs.9555/-.

One last word in parting : Every person who has donated for these meals is being remembered by our children in their daily prayer before meals.

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J M Balaraj

Team Leader

Balajothi Centre for the Disabled
Love, Hope, Security
http://www.balajothi.org
https://www.facebook.com/balajothi.centre

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