Meet Aakriti Singh
Aakriti is 6 years old. She is a student of our education centre in Ladpura Village, situated in a very poor area in the city of Bijnor. Aakriti is a calm and gentle girl, described by her teacher as intelligent and diligent in all of her studies. She is the only child in the family. Her father Mr Vikas is crippled in his left hand and works as a daily wage labour in a computer shop. Vaishali, Aakriti’s mother, stitches clothes for ladies in the neighbourhood. However due to the current COVID lockdown both parents are not able to earn any money. They have no savings.
Also due to the lockdown, our students are not attending school. The 'Project Help India' teachers, however, are regularly visiting student's homes, delivering work and checking in on their wellbeing. We are so glad and relieved that we paid Aakriti a visit. When Iris her teacher, arrived at the door, Aakriti started crying. She told Iris about the poor condition of her family - the three of them were malnourished and literally starving with no food in the house. Iris immediately informed the Project Help India office and the family was given a ration kit containing a month’s worth of cooking supplies.
The family was so grateful that they broke into tears, thanking the team and saying that they were starving and Project Help India was their only hope.
Thank you
With Aakriti in mind, our team in India sends their heartfelt thanks to our many Australian and international supporters. Because of you, Aakriti and her parents are no longer hungry.
More people to feed
Our team has handed out 500 ration packs over the past 2 weeks and we anticipate needing to hand out hundreds more across June. Also, as with Aakriti, we will continue to check in on the wellbeing of each of the other 380 children who attend our schools.
We look forward to letting you know how we go with this.
Aakriti with her mother and Iris her teacher, receiving the ration pack.