By Clementa Rosa | Manager for Donor Relationship
It fills us with great pride to share that one of our Rainbow Home girl, Pooja Kumari of Kilkari Home, Delhi won three Olympic Medals: gold for the relay race, and two silvers for 100 and 200 meters sprints, at the Special Olympics held in Los Angeles in July 2015. Born in a village in Uttar Pradesh, Pooja hails from a poor and abusive family. At the age of eight, she ran away from home. Without a rupee, she boarded a bus to the town and from there a train to Delhi. Eventually she found her way from a drop-in centre to Kilkari Rainbow home. Pooja ’s temperament helped her settle in Kilkari effortlessly, and she quickly made friends. Realizing that Pooja unable to read, write and speak as per her age and once after confirming through a testing that she was intellectually challenged she was placed at Amar Jyoti, a school offering holistic and inclusive education for children with physical and mental challenges. Here Pooja blossomed, her speech cleared, she discovered a love for dancing. Sensing her interest and excellent performance in sports, the school enrolled her for state and then national level special sports events, all of which she trounced effortlessly. Recruited into the Indian national team, she underwent a series of training camps that culminated in her being selected to represent India in the Special Olympics.
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