Lavanya
Hyderabad
“I want to be the Prime Minister.” - Lavanya, 10 yrs
It is hard to miss the sparkle in Lavanya’s eyes when she says this. Full of mischief and fun now, Lavanya did not have a very happy childhood initially. Abandoned by her father at birth, Lavanya lost her mother too, in an accident seven years ago. But the little girl was lucky to get a second mother. Her maternal aunt Padma adopted her and started bringing her up like her own daughter. Padma works a s a contruction laborer and has to struggle everyday to feed both her daughters Lavanya and Shobha but she never gets tired because she has big dreams for both of them.
Lavanya studies in the 4th standard along with Shobha at a Mission education center in Hyderabad. She likes to draw and dance and so does her sister. Lavanya wants to grow up to be a teacher and teach children who do not have the means to pursue an education.
Roshan
Odisha
"I could not sit for my exams in the 6th standard, I thought I will never be able to go to school again."
Roshan is currently a student of class VII at a Mission Education Center in Odisha. His father who used to work as a daily wage earner passed away when Roshan was in the 6th standard. Before joining in the Mission Education center he along with his mother had to go through very hard times when his father expired and his mother did not have any money to pay the school fees and he had to drop one year. When identified by a project coordinator of the Mission Education center Roshan was a boy with little hope.
Soon after joining the center Roshan began to improve in studies, he works harder and never misses a class. He likes to make new friends and read story books. His mother now works to earn for the family and Roshan hopes that someday he will be successful and work of all those children who have to suffer like he did.
Anshu Garori
Chhattisgarh
“I can’t forget the smile on her lips and tears on my mother’s eyes when the teachers told her I stood second in the class. I want to come first this year and make her only smile, no tears.”
“I can’t forget the smile on her lips and tears on my mother’s eyes when the teachers told her I stood second in the class. I want to come first this year and make her only smile, no tears.”
When Anshu started to go to the Mission Education center and stood second in her class her family’s joys knew no bounds. The stories of successful people she used to tell Anshu felt like coming true when Anshu began doing well at school. Anshu and her parents are waiting for more good news to pour in when Anshu will grow up to be successful and stand on her own feet.
Nahid
Ghaziabad
“I used to miss school earlier, but then Miss Preeti came and told ammi to send me to a free school, so I come here now.”
8 year old Nahid excitedly gets ready for school, they have art and craft periods at school today and storytelling too. Nothing can dampen the energy of this little girl. Her father who worked as a tailor in a factory nearby lost his hand in an accident which led him to lose his job. Things began to change from then on, Nahid who earlier used to go to a different school had to drop out and so did her brother Adil who began working in a shop to support the family.
Nahid was identified by a coordinator from Mission Education who convinced her parents to send her to the center in Ghaziabad. The family is happy that she gets lunch at school and Nahid for the love of her Adil saves kheer form lunch. The family still struggles but Nahid knows that she can make everything go away by working hard at school.
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