A pocket full of hope

Just like another intern, I with other interns visited one of the Udayan Ghars: Home 12.  
There were 12 girls with happy faces and chirpy voices. Everyone had a different personality yet all living under one roof. It’s so amazing that these Udayan Ghars provide sunshine homes that foster abandoned and orphaned children in nurturing settings. While some of the girls in the Udayan Ghar were shy others were the complete opposite, but every girl in the house was unique. Udayan care has done a great job by putting all of them under one roof. This not only helps them to become independent but also helps the girls to be successful in some or the other ways in the later years when they experience the real world i.e. after the age of 18 years. While I was there I did not feel that they are total different girls together but a bunch of cousin sisters living together pursuing their own goals and ambitions in life. These Udayan Ghars have lightened the ability in a child to grow into an independent, responsible and a successful individual through care and belief.
In House 12, there were girls between the age of 6-17. “Tannu” a 17-year-old kid in her last year of school was one of the girls I was really inspired by at the Udayan Ghar. She was pursuing humanities and wanted to become a HR professional after her graduation and masters. She was really determined towards her dream job and she was working hard towards it. She was studying when I entered the study room. She told me she was studying PSYCHOLOGY. This subject is my personal favourite and I instantly started talking to her about certain experiments and tests which every 12th class student is made to do.  We had a great conversation about the various humanities subjects, our likes, dislikes etc. After talking to her, the impression I got was of a sweet little girl who’s trying hard to reach her goals.
She told me that this house has not only shaped her into a better person but has also inculcated in her a lot of skills in the course of the last 7-8 years. She told me she applied in the Ashoka University for the under graduation programme in psychology, sociology and philosophy honours! Listening to this my eyes were filled with a lot of hope for her. She is a great example for any and every one. She is not someone who is crying about the mishappening of her past but is growing every day. I hope all the girls of Home 12 get influenced from her so that they also have the urge to do something with their lives. While going, I gave her loads of blessings and wished her good luck for the future and her boards! We both said good byes to each other with an expression indicating: loved to meet you and see you soon again!
By: Alina Khan (Intern 2016)

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