Fathers’ Day provides us with the opportunity to show our love and appreciation by honouring the dads and father-figures in our lives and communities. It’s especially not easy when you don’t have a dad to care for you and the family.
This Fathers’ Day it is our privilege to share a few of the stories of some of the beautiful students who attend our education centres. We love these kids supporting not only their learning, but caring and providing for their health and wellbeing with a daily meal, counselling and emotional support as they face some very difficult circumstances - which are compounded by the poverty that impacts them daily.
Naman juggles his studies and helping his mother, while his dad can no longer work due to a spinal tumour. The circumstances of this family are incredibly difficult with poverty knocking on their door daily. The Project Help team keep a loving eye on this kid, making sure that his physical and emotional needs are met, as much as possible.
Naman’s Story
14 year old Naman is one of our many students, who despite adversities, is making his father proud. Naman is an only child his mother's name is Mrs. Rajni Devi and his father's name is Mr. Dushyant. Naman is a diligent student who has been studying at our City Centre for a year.
Mr. Dushyant is a vendor who sells Indian street food (chat) on a handicart. Recently he was diagnosed with a tumour like disease in his spine, and since this time his health has deteriorated he cannot walk properly and is now unable to work. This has worsened their financial situation, as with no weekly earnings they have no money to spend for their survival.
Seeing his father's deteriorating health Naman assumed responsibility, and at one point he helped his father by walking him to his handicart to work, but his father still did not earn enough in this time. Naman’s school work suffered because of this.
When Naman began his schooling at our Project Help City Centre his marks increased expediently. Naman is a good learner, he enjoys learning new things, he enjoys dancing and art. Naman has said that he feels a lot of sadness around his father's sickness. Naman works hard in school and we look forward to seeing him achieve his dreams, and we know that he is making his father proud.
