Eleven times wonderful

As we head into February, I want to share just some of the wonderful things that the Project Help team did in January. We are so delighted and feel incredibly privileged to be able to help, educate and feed the poor as we seek to bring love, hope and dignity to their challenging lives and circumstances.

A huge shout-out to our remarkable staff team(s) in India for everything you have achieved in just one month.

And importantly, a shout-out to our Australian and international donors for your generous support and donation …you have made these eleven wonderful things possible. Thank you.

1. 

Our school in Bijnor was relocated to new premises within the same community (Ladpura Village) we help and serve. Our new classroom now has a wonderful extra space for outdoor activities and games for the children.

2. 

We love and celebrate our kids. Like little Faizal who attends our Disability Centre. Faizal is unable to speak very well and has many cognitive challenges but he is a talented artist. We nurture his skills and delight in seeing the pleasure he gets from his drawing.

3. 

On 15th January our Director Amit Samuel officiated an inaugural mountain village cricket tournament. The young men thanked Amit for the inspiration that he brings to them. Our team hoped to visit them again bringing counselling, life skills training …and definitely more cricket!

4. 

On 19th January the students of our Kotdwara campuses participated in a campaign led by the Uttarakhand Traffic Police Force, for Traffic Safety Campaign week. The students had lessons on road and traffic safety. They also created awareness among people by holding boards in their hands in the city. The Uttarakhand Traffic Police department expressed thanks to Project Help India for always supporting and helping them whenever they are in need.

5. 

Rations continue to be distributed to many people who are suffering the impact of COVID. Due to having no daily wage these people are suffering because they do not have access to food and essential necessities. We helped an elderly housebound couple whose circumstances were heartbreaking, literally saving them from starvation.

6. 

On 24th January we held a special seminar for 30 girls and young women to celebrate ‘National Girl Child Day’. Each of the girls received a special gift and listened to inspiring talks from our team and local community leaders about women’s empowerment.

“After the inspiring messages, girls asked few questions from the guests about their rights and laws, for their knowledge. They loved this session the most. On this occasion Mrs. Daisy Samuel said” The world will be a better place to live, on the day the girl child is as happy as the other gender. The best thing that anyone can do for a girl child is to give her a safe environment to grow, study and do things she likes. Let us work in synergy to make this dream come true.”

7. 

On 26th January we celebrated India’s 72nd Republic Day. We held a special rally with songs, dancing, prayers, speeches and a cultural program. Long live India!

8. 

This is really special … on 27th January we were honoured to have a guest Aanan Lama, a Buddist monk and priest from Dehradun. Our friend and brother brought a gift of warm blankets and shawls for all of the children and staff at our City Centre. Aanan Lama follows us with great interest on Facebook. He praises “our work for humanity” and said that we inspire him in his own community work.

9. 

In Chandigarh, Punjab on 29th January our team from ‘The Hope’ distributed 100 blankets to the most needy of families in the local slums villages of Malluwala and Singa Devi. Here there are many families who do not have enough proper cover for sleeping through the cold winter nights. The smiles on their faces “were immensely beautiful.” They were thankful saying they “now had hope to survive.”

10. 

Parent-Teacher meetings were held across all of our education centres. These helped us to better understand our student’s needs and to build a harmonious relationship between Project Help and the community. At Village Kadarganj we learnt that they have no access to emergency medical help. It is very hard for them to take the pregnant ladies with labour pain on motorcycles and tractors. They requested that if Project Help can serve them with an ambulance for them to visit the nearby hospital in case of an emergency. If this was to happen then near about 2000 people will benefit. In the village we met a lady of about 150kg who has blisters on her leg. Her son and husband said it’s impossible to take her on a motorcycle and to call a doctor it is very expensive. To date, this lady has received no medical treatment.

…and 11. 

After being closed for many months due to COVID, we re-opened our Computer Centre in Kotdwara. Twelve young women and men from the slums attend technology classes to be up-skilled and prepared for applying for jobs and starting a career (no image)

If we could write more I would, because January has certainly been filled more than eleven wonderful things. We have celebrated birthdays, had meetings galore, we have danced, laughed, cried …and worked incredibly hard! We are filled with anticipation for the month ahead. Across February we will be focussing on the preparations for our annual SHINE Women’s Empowerment Conference.

COVID can’t stop us and nothing will slow us down. We look forward to sharing more news and stories with you soon.

Wishing you a very happy birthday

Abhishek, your birthday gives us a precious opportunity to say - you are loved, valued and appreciated. We honour and celebrate who you are.

What does a birthday celebration mean to you? Is it something you look forward to? Has it become something like for me, is mostly an annual reminder that you are getting older …something you would perhaps rather forget?

Over these past few weeks we have had the privilege of bringing tears of joy and happiness to some special people who have celebrated their birthday.  The birthday stories of Tamanna and Abhishek give us a beautiful and powerful glimpse into the very heart of what it means to be human… you are loved, valued, appreciated and your identity – ‘who you are’ is honoured and celebrated. There is dignity in this, something that we can very much take for granted in the midst of our many western comforts.

At Project Help India, our cause is simple and powerful. It is love in action.

Our mission is to bring love, hope, dignity and purpose to the poor.

Abhishek’s first ever birthday cake

Abhishek, a student at our City Centre School celebrating his twelfth birthday on the 14th January.

Abhishek is a student of our city centre. He caught polio as a child and lost the use of his right hand. Abhishek’s mother and father have no work or income due to COVID. The family lives in a dirty rented single room in the slum, with no electricity. To make matters worse, due to their son’s disability the family is treated by many like Abhishek is a curse. Abhishek’s father is an alcoholic and he is violent at home. He spends any income on liquor. Domestic violence and an empty stomach are Abhishek’s constant companions. Through the ongoing lockdown, Project Help has regularly given the mother counselling, and regular food supplies so that they have something to eat.

One day at our Project Help school the children were asked to give their birthday. Abhishek was quiet, saying he did not know his birthday. When we checked with his mother, she said this was true. She also did not know the date and the family had never celebrated a day. So, on 14th January, when our Director Amit had his birthday, all attention was turned to Abhishek. He cried when we surprised him for his twelfth birthday and he cut a cake for the very first time. You can see this beautiful moment captured on video here. (skip to the two-minute mark for English).

Yesterday was Tamanna’s birthday

Her first ever birthday cake ever. We honour and celebrate our teacher Tamanna. Thank you for the amazing work you do with our disability students.

Tamanna is one of our dedicated teachers who works in our Slum Disability Centre. Tamanna is from a very poor Muslim family, and like Abhishek, she has never celebrated her birthday. The priority for her family has always been to pay for the children’s school fees, so there has never been any money left for gifts or a cake.

Just yesterday (30th January) we celebrated Tamanna’s 24th birthday with a special party for the whole staff team. There were lovely speeches, prayers, gifts, a delicious meal and of course, a birthday cake. As Tamanna cut a birthday cake for the very first time in her life, she burst into tears of joy and happiness. Gipsa, our Administration Officer writes:

It always fills every staff member with pride and blessed feelings to be a part of an organisation who always thinks about their employees in the best way, bestowing the best of their love, care and affection on each one of us. Project Help is not an organisation but a real family. It always fulfils the dreams of happiness of their staff members. May God bless Project Help abundantly, and we pray for Tamanna’s better future.

We need your help to keep the cakes and tears coming

We really need your help to keep some of our projects going this year. Due to the additional resources that we are directing towards our COVID response, we are very much aware that many of our ongoing projects are financially challenged. Could you consider joining our story by giving a small weekly donation? A donation $10 or $20 a week makes a significant difference to the lives of the poor…and will definitely contribute to keeping the birthday cakes and happy tears coming across the year.

Please give generously, by clicking the DONATE button on this page.

A game of cricket brings hope and connects us to each other

In Pokri, North India, it’s not quite the SCG or the GABBA - but it’s cricket and anywhere for a game is possible

Cricket in India, is a national obsession. The first cricket match in India was recorded in 1721 when a group of British sailors gathered to play in Western India. Today, cricket is the most popular sport in the country and celebrity cricketers are amongst the wealthiest and most idolised members of Indian society.

Cricket in India is played in the largest of arenas across the country, on the streets and sidewalks, on open fields and empty building blocks. When you travel through India, you see children and adults alike playing cricket on every street - in the scorching summer heat and during the heavy monsoon rains. The poor will use sticks as cricket stumps and a fence paling for a bat. It is no different in the most remote of places …like the mountain village of Pokri for instance, located in the lower foothills of the Indian Himalayas, 50 kilometres from Kotdwara where ‘Project Help’ is based.

This week it was a game of cricket that connected Pokri with our Project Help story

Pokri is arid and quite barren. It is very hot in summer and absolutely freezing in winter. The people here have limited access to life’s most basic of needs and opportunities. They rely on the fruits and vegetables grown in their gardens. Some rice, wheat and basic supplies can be bought at a price from the local government grocery store. The people in Pokri have no access to medical care and the standard of a child’s education is very poor. Their lives are at the mercy of the seasons and the vicious impact of poverty.

Yet, there is a strong sense of community in Pokri. Life’s pleasures are few and simple. It is the shared experience of cricket that brings youth and young people together. The game also brings joy and happiness. Here in Pokri a cricket match on the side of the road is no less important for the young people, as is watching the current India vs Australia test match on an old television or from a mobile phone.

So, this week, our Director, Mr Amit Samuel was invited to Pokri to officiate a cricket competition. Gipsa, our Administrative Officer writes;

The young boys of this village and nearby places are blessed with good games and athletic skills, so this year they have organised a cricket tournament, in which a lot of local teams have taken part. These boys choose Mr. Amit Samuel (Founder and President of Project Help India) as their chief guest to inaugurate their cricket tournament, as they think that Mr. Amit Samuel is an inspiration for the youth because of his dedication towards the underprivileged people of the society. Today (15th January) Mr. Amit Samuel did the inauguration for the cricket tournament by ribbon cutting ceremony. These youth club members have honoured Mr. Amit Sir with flower garlands, a shoulder cloth and a small memento.

Amit delivered an inspiring message for the people and assured the youth that in the coming days he will do something to help them. Amit Samuel noticed that these young boys have really brilliant skills of playing cricket and they have amazing athletic skills.

We count this as a big day when the young boys and girls are getting inspiration from Mr. Amit Samuel. These young people, the next generation of community leaders are wanting to learn from Amit and Project Help. We see this as a powerful and authentic way for our work to continue to expand.

We want to continue our work in Pokri and other similar small mountain villages. We plan to provide programs for youth educating them about the dangers of alcohol and drugs, anti-human trafficking awareness, hygiene, women’s health, along with the many other things that contribute to empowering people and growing a healthy and hopeful community.

And of course, we look forward to the second annual cricket tournament. Before then we will explore the possibility of sponsoring a team of these young athletes to participate in a cricket tournament in one of the large regional cities.

Can you help us to make all of this possible? Your donation goes a long way. Click the DONATE button on this page. Thank you

Happy New Year - it's 2021

Happy New Year from the team at ‘Project Help India’. We are excited and somewhat apprehensive about 2021 and we are thankful for your interest, help and support. Our prayers are with you for all that you hope to do and achieve this year.

2021 is shaping up to be another big year in the life of 'Project Help India'. We have many goals and we are ambitious about all we are seeking to achieve. Our resources were certainly stretched in 2020, due to the impact of COVID. BUT …thanks to you and our amazing supporters we were able to achieve some incredible things last year (see images below).

Some 2020 highlights (from top to bottom) - serving meals in slum community during the lockdown, Nikhil’s smile after receiving successful emergency surgery, a street beggar getting a meal, delivering ration packs to a barricaded slum in lockdown, receiving a Government commendation for our community COVID projects, our new school community at Village Singha Devi, Chandigarh, Punjab, in July we celebrated the purchase of our new property(we now have a fixed address!), rescued trafficked boys back in February.

COVID Uncertainty

This year we will continue to step into the uncertainty of the COVID pandemic. India currently remains significantly impacted by COVID and there are fears of further outbreaks due to many travellers from England arriving daily to India. We note that media attention is presently focussed on other countries and India seems to have been forgotten about. A quick google search indicates that India is currently ranked second in the world rankings of COVID impact (behind USA). USA has approximately 20 million cases, and India has approximately 10 million (to keep things in perspective, India has a population of 1 billion more people than USA). Yet, sadly in the event of such a catastrophe, poverty creates greater poverty resulting in more people now living below the threshold of being able to earn enough to meet their most basic living needs. This is why our work in the Kotdwara slums has been critical. We are very mindful that the people we work alongside are marginalised and vulnerable, the poorest of the poor. Our schools are still in lockdown and our teachers continue to deliver work to their students, plus some social distanced gatherings from time to time. The parents of most of our students are doing it very tough because people avoid the daily wage labourers, rickshaw and auto drivers. Many parents are still out of work and we provide them with weekly food ration packs. 

On our agenda for 2021

This year, our goals continue to focus on community development through education at our 7 centres and at our disability centre. We will focus on health, hygiene and drug awareness, women’s empowerment including starting a women’s skill centre, anti-human trafficking, environmental initiatives, supporting individuals who need urgent help, as well as being prepared and responsive to natural disasters (monsoons especially), and of course, responding to the ongoing impact of COVID (however this might look).

With the backing of any increased financial support we will explore opportunities for our work to expand beyond our current reach. Both the Uttarakhand State Government and police frequently request our assistance in other locations. We have been asked to set up projects in other large cities but at the end of the day it’s really only money that is stopping us from doing this.

Greater Compliance in 2021

Further to our 2021 goals, this year will see the introduction of additional Indian Federal Government compliance requirements under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act. FCRA is the legislation that regulates how non-profits in India can receive foreign funding. The documentation, record keeping and auditing are rigorous and add further demands to our team in India. Ultimately, this legislation is demanding greater transparency around finances for all non-profits, and we have thus far received a 5 star ‘gold’ rating for the quality of our records…well done to Amit and the team, as this is a significant achievement in itself!

Our financial target for 2021

To achieve our goals for the year we are setting an ambitious (and somewhat audacious) target of raising $100 000 (AUS) for 2021. This will equate to approximately a 25% increase in our 2020 expenditure. This might be unrealistic, but our heart and hopes are big, and this is why we are reaching out to you for help. We could achieve this amount if 100 people each give $20 a week across the full year …so please spread the world. Can you ask friends or work colleagues to help us? …share the story.

What is your New Year Resolution for 2021?

Whether you like to have new year’s resolutions or not, might you resolve to be committed to supporting ‘Project Help India’ in 2021? We are an organisation that really is committed to making a difference in the lives of people. Your donation goes directly to our projects with 100% of donations going directly to people and projects. Your tax-deductible donation can be made following the DONATE link at the top of this page.

People and relationships

Ultimately people and relationships are at the heart of everything that we do. ‘Project Help India’ is all about friendship, learning and growing from each other. This is our privilege and God given responsibility. The stories of the impact of our projects are nothing short of inspiring, rewarding and satisfying. It is important to us that you feel connected to our story, so that the stories of lives of the people we help intersect with your story too. As we bring love, hope, dignity and purpose to these beautiful people, your life will be changed too.

Once again, happy new year! May your hopes and dreams for whatever the new normal might look like in 2021 be blessed.

With love from the ‘Project help India’ Team.

‘All I want for Christmas is’… ‘My grown-up Christmas wish’

Top - Our staff team Christmas party - receiving gift of a warm blanket Bottom - Christmas celebration - students dancing and receiving their present which is a warm jumper and socks. It has been a busy month for our team as they visit each of our 7 centres. COVID-19 has meant that our usual tradition of inviting the parents to the Christmas function was not possible.

Whether you like it or not, have you (like me) been listening to Christmas music? At this time of the year Moriah Carey and Michael Buble personally visit our house. Their music brings childhood reminiscences, memories of my children growing up and of years past, as well as accompanying my current circumstances - memories in the making. I suppose Christmas music provides an annual soundtrack of our lives, reminding us of the things we value and hold most dear. I suspect there’s a sense of dreaming and hoping for a world and life where all 'is good' and everything that’s important is true and takes centre stage. Our Christmas wishes and dreams are wrapped in the lyrics of so much of the music we are listening to.

As I write these words, my wife is travelling across Sydney to collect her sister – just a few hours before a government enforced four-day lockdown on her local area …who would have thought!  No doubt, this year’s Christmas music will provide some powerful recollections of the impact that COVID has had on our lives across 2020. With this my recommendations for this year are the Christmas albums of John Legend and Jamie Cullum. If you haven’t discovered these yet, make sure you listen (and let me know if you like them) …pure Christmas magic!

For at least 30 years, my favourite Christmas song is ‘My Grown-up Christmas Wish’. It’s been sung by all the best (including Barbra!) and it strangely seems to impact my heart and inspire every time I hear it …timeless as they say.

Do you remember me? I sat upon your knee. I wrote to you with childhood fantasies. Well, I'm all grown up now, can still need help somehow? I'm not a child but my heart still can dream. So, here's my lifelong wish, my grown-up Christmas list, not for myself but for a world in need …No more lives torn apart, that wars would never start, and time would heal all hearts. Everyone would have a friend, that right would always win, and love would never end. This is my grown-up Christmas list.

I’m one of those people (which really annoys my kids) who is happy to not receive presents. I don’t really like ‘stuff’. I really hate the waste and the thought of most of so much ending up in the bin. I do love seeing children get presents though. So, what’s on my grown-up Christmas list this year? Probably the same as you… the simple things in life - being with family, happiness, health, safety, prosperity, justice, equality, bringing God’s love to those in need …stuff that won’t end up as landfill. If only these things were in abundance as the stuff that fills our supermarket shelves or as easily accessible as the click of an online shopping purchase. It’s why Christmas can be painful and disappointing for many people. So, coupled with my new years’ resolutions, my goal continues to be anything that makes a difference in the lives of people. It’s why I am so committed to my work in India, and why I am writing to invite you to join me and the team at Project Help India.

As you do the last of your Christmas shopping, trying to find a perfect gift for that special person who seems to have everything, or who perhaps like me just doesn’t like stuff, can I make a few suggestions.

• Educate and feed a slum child = $20 month

• Educate and feed a slum child in our Disability Centre = $30 month

• Pay for a teacher’s monthly salary = $100 month (all of our staff are local community members)

• Pay for a school cook’s salary = $40 month (all of our staff are local community members)

• Provide a COVID-19 food ration pack (containing flour, rice, spices, salt and oil) to feed a struggling slum family who is unable to work = $10

Might you consider adding some of these items to your own grown up Christmas list? If you make a donation you can have the confidence of knowing that your gift is helping someone in a meaningful and significant way. Click the DONATE button at the top of this page.

Thanks again,

love Doug (Sydney)

That smile is back

Nikhil’s smile says it all…he is feeling much better and he is incredibly thankful.

It was just 2 weeks ago that I let you know that Nikhil, one of the students at our slum centre undertook surgery on his infected ears. Without our intervention he most probably would have died. I am delighted to let you know that Nikhil has recovered quickly and his awesome smile  ...is back!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for your financial support. Because of your love, generosity and kindness, it's not just Nikhil who is smiling ...we all are. He sends his love and thanks to you, and his mother is humbled and overwhelmed by the love that she has experienced.

Isn't this what Christmas is all about! Do not underestimate the difference you have made in Nikhil's life. 

Nikhil will require a second surgery early next year. His road to recovery is not yet over, but we are confident of a bright future for this remarkable young man. If you can continue to help we would be most grateful. 

We pray that you too reap a wonderful blessing this Christmas because of all you have done to make a difference in Nikhil and many other children's lives. Thank you for being part of the Project Help India story. 

Today is a very important day

Today is the ‘International Day of People with Disabilities’, a chance to celebrate people with disabilities and seek to create a more aware, inclusive and compassionate world. According to a WHO World Report on Disability, 15 percent of the world’s population (that's more than 1 billion people) are living with a disability. It is estimated that in India only around 2% of the disabled children have access to education. Many of these people, especially those living in poverty, are treated as the lowest of the low, rejected, ostracised and often punished for having a disability. At Project help India, we are doing all we can, not just to change the lives of some precious children who have a disability, but to challenge and change the mindsets of the community at large. Through our teachers and social workers we provide advocacy and support for kids and young people with disabilities and chronic health conditions. We also support their parents and siblings too.

Our story is very much a case of small steps, big purpose.

We are angered when we hear that a child cannot attend the local school because they “have a disability.” Our goal is to change mindsets, so that these children have the right for a fair and equal access to education.Some children with disabilities are locked in their house, and never go outside because their parents are embarrassed. They resent their children, ashamed of what the neighbours are thinking. We believe that through education we can, and we will change wrong mindsets and discriminatory attitudes and behaviours. When Project help India first started working in the Kotdwara slums 10 years ago, we were confronted by the horrific situation of seeing disabled children being literally tortured and physically harmed during religious festivals. These abominable practices have thankfully ended due to Amit and Daisy's persistent hard work in the slum community. But we have way more to do. Our Disability Centre, situated in a Kotdwara slum is now a few years old. Our mission is to locate ‘hidden’ children with physical and cognitive disabilities, to counsel their parents, explain the benefits of an education, to support them in allowing them out of the house, and to come to school. We speak words of value, purpose and importance into the lives of the children and parents, ...and they are listening!

Presently, we have 14 children who attend our Disability Centre every day. We are so grateful for these remarkable little people and thankful for the progress they are making, especially as they learn to speak, read and write. Daily, they receive a healthy meal, they sing songs, say poems, play and dance. These kids love school, it has become their place of refuge and safety. Most do not want to go home at the end of the day. Our Project Officer writes;"

Earlier these children’s lives were a curse. Their parents did not allow them to go out of their homes. They had no friends and due to this they felt ignored and rejected. The people who live in the locality think that these children are a curse to the family. But now after seeing this great change in their lives, they came to know that even these children can laugh, love and study. When they see them smiling, playing, singing, their good manners even those people get astonished. “How can this happen, they ask?” I wish that our vision should be for all children with a disability. They are children of God and they deserve the best of love and care. We need more centres like this across India where the need is so great."

Meet Adnan

When we first met Adnan, he was a beggar and he did not talk. He was incredibly violent and he would throw anything he got when someone tried to talk to him. Adnan is now 11 years old. He belongs to a big and very poor Muslim family. His father, Mr Atikur Rehman is a fruit seller and his mother is a housewife. Adnan has 5 siblings. His family lives in a cramped rented room, situated in the dirty slum area of Jhoola Basti in Kotdwara.

Adnan was a fit boy by birth. When he was five, he met with an accident and fell from the terrace of his home. Adnan suffered a head injury and became mentally disabled. His parents had no money to pay for medical help or rehabilitation. He was not able to speak properly and he was not physically able to do any school work. He could not read or write. Due to all this he became a very stubborn boy and he would run away to the market and beg. His mother says that he would return from the markets with wounds, caused by people hitting him. People would hurt him because they believed that his disability was a curse or a punishment for sins committed by his ancestors. 

When we heard about Adnan, we approached his parents and asked if we could help. We believed nothing but the best for this young boy. After 6 months his family started to notice a significant difference. Adnan now can write, he recites poems, he dances, he sings, he makes us laugh (he is very funny) and he is making good progress. His sister says that now Adnan is recovering from the trauma of his injury. He is disciplined now, and he greets everyone as a happy kid. She says that Project Help has given him the conditions to ensure that her brother has dignity and confidence for his active participation in the community. Adnan is a delight and a joy and we love him. Our team is working hard so that he might have every chance for a bright and successful future.

We need your help to educate and care for Adnan, his classmates and many more potential students. Please do not underestimate the difference that your donation can make.

A donation of $30 a month will pay for Adnan's education and $100 will fully cover his teacher’s monthly salary. Please become a regular supporter so that Project Help India can grow and expand and help other vulnerable and at risk children like Adnan. You can make your tax deductible donation by clicking the DONATE button on this page.

No smile this week – it hurts too much!

Nikhil at home this week - a couple of days after his ear surgery.

It was in July when we reached out to you, asking for your financial support and prayers for Nikhil, a 14 year-old student at one of our schools. Nikhil has the biggest smile we have ever seen. What makes him so remarkable is that he has been smiling most of his childhood whilst enduring constant and excruciating pain.

Nikhil for most of his life has been suffering terrible pain in both ears, and we realised we had to do something to help this poor boy. Thanks to the generosity of our friends, Nikhil was able to have ear surgery last week. He is recovering well and we are delighted with the outcome so far. We were especially excited and incredibly relieved when the surgeon commented that Nikhil would most likely have died because of the potential spread of infection to his brain. The report below (written by our Director) outlines some of the details about Nikhil’s surgery this week. Also, here is a YouTube clip which tells Nikhil’s story.

Nikhil - YouTube

Nikhil will require further surgery, much rehabilitation, as well as lots of love, and prayers. We certainly need ongoing funds to also pay for his ongoing medical needs. We would be so appreciative to receive your donation, which is tax deductible, and will be put to very good use. Click any of the DONATION links found on this website

Warm greetings of the day 

I am writing you this mail to thank everyone of you who have been the sponsor for the surgery of our beloved child Nikhil. May God’s hand of blessings be always with you.Now Nikhil had gone through the surgery and is well now. During the surgery the doctors found that this infection in Nikhil was from the early days of his birth, therefore the puss of his ears was going to enter his brain, which could have made this boy bed ridden or must have created some mental problem inside, and then death if not removed.

But thankfully we visited the doctor and hence we were able to save this beautiful life. I am happy to share that the doctors (ear surgeon and plastic surgeon) had made the ear drum with his body tissues and it’s not artificial therefore the surgery was more expensive but safe. The team of surgeons were thankful to Project Help for their efforts for the kid. 

Mr. Amit Samuel himself took the child from Kotdwara for the surgery, along with his parents. The whole care of the child before and after the surgery was taken care by Mr. Amit Samuel and his brother Amrit Samuel. The doctor met with Mr. Amit Samuel and told him the brief condition of the boy that what damage had already been caused by the infection of puss in the ear of this boy, and how it could have further affected his brain and ears. Mr. Amit Samuel took the boy to the operation theatre, and through the prayers of our sponsors and team, the boy went through a safe and successful surgery. All thanks to the Almighty, the boy is back to his home and after three days he will again visit the doctor for further bandages and stitches removal. 

Nikhil will go through the second surgery after a couple of months, once he gets recovery from his first surgery. The doctor told Mr. Amit Samuel that the boy will now listen properly but not exactly as the natural sound is. Thank you so much for the prayers and blessings, and more importantly for your sponsorship. 

Thank you for your generous help and support

Thank you for the SIGNIFICANT difference that you have made in Nikhil's life, and many other children like him. As you can see our team is doing a brilliant job making every dollar count, and go where it is most needed.

Nihkil, a couple of years ago, with the biggest smile even whilst enduring terrible pain