“Their parents told us that how grateful they are that finally their children would be able to read and write and will not remain in the darkness of illiteracy like them.”
Celebrating the opening of our new Village Dalernagar Centre
Even after Independence, India is still way behind in providing education to its children. One among the many cases, is an area deep in the jungles of Dalernagar. After much planning, today on 20th May the team of Project Help India, visited the village and started to put everything in place for the new centre that will educate the 50 children residing in Dalernagar.
All of these 50 children, young children to teenagers, have never attended a school before this day.
This village is quite near to our Kadarganj Education Centre. Project Help India is the first organisation that has bought a ray of hope into lives of these people, who belong to Gujjar Community. The people from the community mostly live in the jungle and have no source of education. The surrounding area has everything from dense jungle to wild animals that opposes the way of children from accessing education. But despite of the hardships and many obstacles, Project Help India has made this possible. This progress is possible because it is well supported by our Australian sponsors and we pay our gratitude to them.
Thankful parents
At the new centre, Mr. Amit Sameul (Director Project Help India), Mrs. Shalini Singh (Field Coordinator) and Miss. Arunima Bisht (Office Coordinator) met our 50 new students and their parents asking them questions about the hopes they have.
The parents are all very thrilled and excited and told us that how grateful they are that finally their children would be able to read and write and will not remain in the darkness of illiteracy like them. They also thanked us for being the first ever organisation that has bought hope for the future of their children, when even the government failed to do so.
Some of the kids’ parents
The children and parents hold high expectations from Project Help India and pay them gratitude for thinking about their children and bringing the light of education into their lives.
Mr. Dilshad who will be our teacher and community facilitator is the only educated person in the entire village of 250 families. He is currently studying in 12th class and put his hand up for the job. He feels glad to finally find the right support and guidance through Project Help India to help him achieve his aim. He has spent the past month training alongside the other Project help teachers. He will continue to be trained and supported The children will be taught in a large eco-friendly room made by the community. Mrs. Shalini Singh our Field Coordinator talked to the kids and parents and explained them about the works of Project Help India, its rules and regulations. In the middle of all the interaction a local ice-cream vendor visited the village and our director Mr. Amit Samuel bought ice-creams for all the children…another wonderful treat.
While looking around the area we found there was no shop, no bakery or any form of modern convenience for the children -but there were all very happy. Their simple living can be well appreciated, but with the modernisation and digitisation of India it will be hard for these kids to survive in the world outside their community and area, especially if they are illiterate. Hence it becomes very important that they are not only provided with a quality education but make them updated about living in the current world and to teach them about their rights. With all these aims in mind we are determined to do our best and to work very hard for these children and their education.
A teacher - proud and excited
The boys were happy
The girls were happy
There were lots of photos taken to celebrate this happy occasion as well as an impromptu ice-cream treat.
And there was dancing
