Today on Children's Day, we decided to bring you one out of the hundreds of feedbacks that we receive from our NGOs. This is the story of a little boy whose determination for a better life will move you.
Nanda Narisimha is an orphan boy. He used to live on National Highway. He was working in a road side hotel cleaning plates and serving food. He was paid only in the form of shelter and food. One day he was beaten by the hotel proprietor and this was observed by one of our staff members. He was about 9 years at that time (one year ago). We studied his case and found that he belonged to Pedathadivada village. As he lost his parents at an early age, he left the village and wandered from place to place and started working in the
hotel.
We decided to rescue him and took him into our Rainbow centre. He is a dropout of 2nd standard. We took him into 2nd standard and he was able to complete 3rd standard also within one year. Now he is a regular student of 4th standard. He is active, good hearted and thinks the Centre is his own home. He is always busy reading and playing. He likes to read General Knowledge books. He also likes story books and his preference is History and is curious to know about places, authors and great personalities. His ambition is to join in ARDAR after studies and work for the children who need help. His behaviour also appears to be committed to the cause of children and their well being. He has a lot of concern for younger children, though he himself is
We decided to rescue him and took him into our Rainbow centre. He is a dropout of 2nd standard. We took him into 2nd standard and he was able to complete 3rd standard also within one year. Now he is a regular student of 4th standard. He is active, good hearted and thinks the Centre is his own home. He is always busy reading and playing. He likes to read General Knowledge books. He also likes story books and his preference is History and is curious to know about places, authors and great personalities. His ambition is to join in ARDAR after studies and work for the children who need help. His behaviour also appears to be committed to the cause of children and their well being. He has a lot of concern for younger children, though he himself is
a child.
Progress:
He stands in second position in his class. He has good English vocabulary. He has some drawing ability. Now he is trying to get first position in his class. In cricket his batting is good. He likes to dance for film songs. He knows making school bags, water bottle carry bags with wire.
Favourite Subject: Social Studies
Favourite Game: Kho-KhoFavourite Dish: Potato
Favourite Fruit: Apple
Favourite Colour: Red
Favourite Flower: Rose
What he wants to become in life: School Principal
Progress:
He stands in second position in his class. He has good English vocabulary. He has some drawing ability. Now he is trying to get first position in his class. In cricket his batting is good. He likes to dance for film songs. He knows making school bags, water bottle carry bags with wire.
Favourite Subject: Social Studies
Favourite Game: Kho-KhoFavourite Dish: Potato
Favourite Fruit: Apple
Favourite Colour: Red
Favourite Flower: Rose
What he wants to become in life: School Principal
This feedback was sent to us by ARDAR who has established a Residential Rehabilitation and Education Centre for orphan and bonded child labour children. The aim of the Centre is to
rehabilitate children in vulnerable situation, especially the children in bondage and child labour who are also orphans. The residential centre was named as RAINBOW Centre. It was started with 10 children in June 2003. Now the Rainbow centre is providing a home to 70 children.This centre is located at Kotha Kopperla village in Poosapati Rega Mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Most of the children are from marine fisher folk villages. All the children are from most vulnerable situations. The children used to work in quarries, hatcheries, construction works, and rope making factories. Some children are also in domestic work and direct fishing on the sea. The children are also habituated to tobacco chewing, Toddy Drinking etc. The children also used to suffer with health problems like anaemia and skin diseases due to the nature of work and negligence.
The Centre is providing shelter, food, other basic needs, education and opportunities for overall personality development. It is located in a spacious 4-hectare land with all basic facilities including playgrounds, vegetable gardens and fruit trees. There are two spacious dormitories, one for boys and another for girls with attached toilets and bathrooms. There are 5 classrooms, one guest room, one big dining hall and an office with attached toilets and bathrooms. There are 5 classrooms, one guest room, one big dining hall and an office.
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