Dhulipati is full and happy

Six year old Dhulipati is the second child of Bala and Ratna and lives in the village of Thimmapuram, which is located in the outskirts of Kakinada in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Bala is a security guard for a private company. He supports his wife, Dhulipati, and their other child on earnings of about $30 per month. Many families like Bala’s are poorly educated and do not place much importance on the education of his children. Hence, the children are sent to work in order to supplement the family income. As a result, many boys and girls in the rural areas of Andhra Pradesh are forced into labor to support their family.

Sarada Vidyalayam, a school run by the Sankurathri Foundation, is helping such children complete their education without any financial burden to their parents. The school provides not only free education but also free books, uniforms, school bags, a pair of sandals, transportation, nutritious lunch, milk, medical check ups, and medicine to all the children. The school maintains a very strict curriculum, provides quality education and imparts good discipline and values to groom them as good citizens.

Most children in this rural area are undernourished and underweight because they typically don’t eat nutritious meals at home. To combat this problem, Sankurathri provides lunch and milk at the school. Dhulipati is now in the first grade at the school and a good student.

With all of your help, we have been able to provide lunch to Dhulipati. Thank you for creating a bright future for Dhulipati by providing her with nutritious lunches for a year!