Today was my first day out in 3 days (except for the hospital of course)
I spent the day here at the Narmada Bhavan school for disabled children
The school is run by parents of mentally and physically disabled children and young adults
They teach the kids basics in school, how to function, and how to do simple tasks to make a living
One of the guys there was really nervous to talk to us, but he was really sweet and spoke English
He told us he has two brothers in America working
These are bags that the kids learn to make at the school
The parents sell them at exhibitions and all the money goes toward keeping the school running
It also helps the kids learn a skill to help their family later on in life
This is a sign in the office at the school.
So very true...and I'm glad the school believes that too.
This cute guy was learning how to make laundry detergent
He was a little shy at first, but eventually he started smiling
He was concentrating really hard on his work
Here are the girls meeting with Ms. Pilla
She is one of the main directors of the school
Basically, we are going to be going to the school everyday to interact with the kids, talk to them and learn their story.
We will make a profile for each child and put it on the school's website so people in India and America can see the kids.
On the website there will be an option for people to sponsor a child for a year or just donate what they can.
The school is in need of just about everything from wheelchairs to backpacks
so any little bit will help.
It only cost about $130 USD to sponsor a child for a year
Getting the profiles started and the website redone is a work in progress,
but it feels so good to be working on something like this.
These kids obviously need the help, and I got such a good feeling going to the school and learning what they do.
Most of the kids weren't at the school today, but I can't wait to meet them on Monday and start writing their stories.
Although I will be helping with the profiles for each student my main job on the project is
PHOTOGRAPHER!
I may not be the best for this job...but I so excited to get to meet all the kids, get to know them and take pictures of all of them.
You'll get to see more pictures and stories on Monday
On the way home I was just so glad to be out and about that I was taking pictures of just about everything
This is a very typical Indian doorway
The chalk designs are there as a sign of welcome
I definitely never made a chalk drawing like THAT when I was a kid
This was the cutest little brother and sister I saw on the street. He picked up his sister to get her out of the way of the scary white girl...You'll have to click on it to make it bigger...so cute!
Love,
Ale
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