I know its been long since I last wrote on my blog. I have been busy at work and in life otherwise…. (not sure how many people read this blog anyway.. lol)
This one is a real sad one so if you are not interesting in something like that, you can quit reading here…..
After many days I went to meet the kids at Pratham.. the smile on their face was soo real (compared to the fake smiles we see around many times now days) …. We (me and Swapy) had taken cake for them for some small celebration.. Exam season is on for the kids.. We started by enquiring about their exams and other details.. .. we lined them up for the cake..it is so funny sometimes.. those kids are much more disciplined than we adults… within 15 secs they lined up systematically by height (no noise, no hussle bussle) .. none of them pounced on the cake to try n get extra share (this is a common site among guys celebrating bdays in hostels)
After one round of cake we were left with some extra pieces . We decided to quiz the kids and reward the ones who answer correctly … it was so much fun and we had a gr8 time … this 1 hour spent with the kids is so refreshing…
Now you must be thinking where does recession come in to picture.. the end of our meet wasn’t good.. …it was really bad actually.. the Caretaker at Pratham told us that they are planning to send some of the kids back home and only keep 20 kids (currently there are 45 kids at the centre). This is because some company which sponsors this centre has decided to withdraw / reduce the Financial Aid. Companies reducing their Corporate Social Responsibility expense because of recession or low demand in the market… we were saddened .. why do these kids (the future of this country) have to suffer because of mistakes made by us… it is so unfair …
Anyways… we don’t want to sit on the problem and we are going to look for other funding options.. Will set up a website and request people to donate to Pratham directly so that those kids don’t have to go back home. They get all the education n support to take our country forward.
I would request all the readers of my blog of any solutions or ways in which these kids can be helped? Any thoughts. Also I would need your help in promoting the website which we will put up with details n videos of the kids.
Its surprising what people can achieve when they work together.. so I m confident we will be able to help them.. hopefully before things fall apart.
Keep Smiling and make others smile
15 comments:
that is bad!!
first of all half the kids dont go to schooll..to top it these kids will be sent back!!unfair!
i'll surely help in all the ways possible!
on a lighter note- missed ur blog so much!!
happy to see u back!
:)
ya sis .. nice to know some1 missed my blog.. haha .. u r the best :) .. i read ur blogs too.. mast hain.. comments will come soon :)
And thanks a lot for extending the support for these kids. Its unfair and we would try to help in whichever way possible. your frens network might work in spreading the info about our website once it is up
I too read you blog regularly. Dont worry about audience. If the show is good you will surely attract attention, as you always do.
All the best!
Also, i would love to promote the website that you will create for kids @ Pratham.
Thats very encouraging. Thanks a lot. May I know who is that?
May be the remaining 25 kids can be adopted in terms of their expenses at Pratham. I do the same at CRY, where one person education annually costs only 800/- Rs.I am sure once you put up a website, lot of people will come forward for this initiative. Promotion will happen best through word of mouth. Lot of readers can circulate website link to all in their offices. Its a noble cause after all.....
All the very best!
Do post your website link here, once its ready....
http://www.siliconeer.com/past_issues/2007/siliconeer_may_2007.html
really old news but important for the organization PRATHAM.
talks about some fundraising events...
so i was curious if u know about the US chapter of the organization and are the funds trickiling down to the kids.
So were u able to help the kids at Pratham?....Else lets do it before things fall apart....!!
actually we have been pushing but Pratham has been following its process. Thanks for your inputs though. Would be helpful in future.
....Ok....So far the end result is in your favor, its gr8...Just that ur blog got me really thinking, so was just wondering if I can do anything about it....
there are lot of things and issues.. i have been planning to start come campaign for pledging a smile.. lets see if i m able to do that..
will write abt it here
All the best....Shall wait!!! Must be heartening to see so many anonymous readers & supporters of your blog:-)
Heyy..(Its been long u saw me hr..bt..um hr nw..)Hv been readin ur blogs..all of 'em hv been vry interesting, bt this one seems to open our eyes to sumfin tht needs urgent attention..
very true, tht it ain't d fault of the lil kids @ pratham n um really happy to noe tht u hv tkn an initiative to tackle this problem..
real happy to c d response to d site tht u'll b puttin up, n i'll b happy to help those small lil kids myself..
Do post d link to d site hr..
will b waitin..
till thn..as ya say
Keep Smilin.. :)
btw..i've started my blog as well..
wud love to hv ur comments der.. :)
http://anubhutisharma.blogspot.com/
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