Students from our Disability Centre brought tears of joy and happiness. This significant moment represents the importance and power of inclusive education.
On 20th October 2021, we held our Annual Function with enthusiasm and happiness. There was much to celebrate, especially given we could not meet last year. The whole function was organised following COVID protocols like wearing masks, handing out sanitisers and maintaining proper distance.
The program began with a prayer and our director Mr. Amit Samuel and General Secretary Mrs. Daisy Samuel gave a warm welcome to our chief guest Mr. Navendu Singh Ezekiel, who is currently a minister/politician in a minority community of Uttar Pradesh.
Next was perhaps the highlight of the function. Our Disability Centre students performed a welcome dance. This was the very first time any of these children had performed on a stage. The atmosphere was emotional as these children were once not even capable of doing daily tasks. Now they were performing in front of a large audience, creating a proud moment for everyone. There were many tears in the room.
India is very rich in culture. So many cultural activities were performed gracefully by the students of our respective centres. Their happiness could be seen through their performances. We also distributed some gifts and chocolates to these children as a token of our love and appreciation.
Our Director Mr. Amit Samuel shared a few words about the works of our organisation and of our centres which work on different aspects of lives of children like to educate them, to make them confident, to maintain hygiene and good health, and most importantly to have a good life and hope for the future.
Our General Secretary Daisy Samuel read our Annual Report which summarised our work for the past two years. Daisy highlighted our response to COVID, with Project Help providing thousands of meals and food supplies to slum families and the homeless, who were jobless and starving. During the lockdown we also distributed worksheets to the students of our centres so that their studies would not be affected. Goodie bags were also given to the community front line workers- the street cleaners, police and hospital staff who worked so tirelessly throughout the pandemic.
We honoured the Kotdwara Police Anti Human Trafficking Unit. During the pandemic the team worked very diligently with their ‘Red Rescue Campaign’. Through this they rescued 35 people, and another 20 missing people were located and helped back to their homes. We are also happy to honour them as they are always ready to partner with Project Help India. The police were very grateful for Project Help India.
A few inspirational words were given by our Chief guest who gave high praise and honour to Amit and Daisy Samuel. He also acknowledged our team of teachers and support staff who make such a difference in the lives of the people, especially the children.
We concluded our function with a vote of thanks to each and everyone who have given their precious time to attend, and for their support of our work over the past 2 years. The event was a huge success and we look forward to another year of serving our community and helping those in need.
