An alley separates Kajal’s house from the Remedial Education Centre (REC), run by World Vision India. Kajal, 11, and the other children take turns reciting the timetable. Their sound echoes in the alley outside. When Kajal first attended the REC…
A go-getter guiding the next generation
Twenty-year-old, former sponsored child Sneha is a first-generation college graduate who lives with her parents, two brothers, and grandfather in a rented house in Mumbai. Her father, Umashankar, is the breadwinner of the family and has a small business repairing…
A Small Town Girl with Big Dreams
Ramanjit Kaur (21) takes the bus to Faridkot at around 9 am. It takes her half an hour to reach the city. She carries a rucksack with her lunch, which her mom had packed. Her mother and her niece see…
Born to Soar High
“If World Vision didn’t organise those meetings for my parents, I may have been married off as a child,” says Khushbu, a 19-year-old girl from urban slum pockets of Gurgaon in India. This region in India still has one of…
Sudha Transforms One Life at a Time
“I want to grow up to be a Civil Servant and serve my community at a level that I can’t do now,” asserts Sudha, a sponsored child of World Vision in Delhi, India. This bubbling 14-year-old is already leading change…
Timely Help Restores Raghav’s Health
“Now I’m happy because my son is healthy,” says Raghav’s mother, 25-year-old Anuradha.A year ago, 4-year-old Raghav would sit on a cot at his home or lay down on it for most part of the day. Anuradha didn’t know the…
Enjoying the Rhythm of Childhood in all its Fullness
The classic rhythm of a ‘dholak’ (a two-sided Indian drum) resounded from inside a newly constructed two-room brick house in a village in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. Inside the house was 13-year-old Raj, whose eyes were filled with joy as his…
A toilet brings security to life
Eleven-year-old Janvi lives with her parents and older sister in a small village in Nagpur, Maharashtra. She studies in Std 6. After school, Janvi and her best friend Vanshika come running through the courtyard of her house and happily use the washroom. Janvi’s mother Sangeeta smiles as the girls discuss what they…
Celebrating Families: A workshop that becomes a way of life
Rajeshree and Nitin live in small rented house in Mumbai along with their two children Pranay and Anushka. As an REC volunteer, Rajeshree has previously been a part of several workshops and trainings through World Vision India’s Dharavi Area Program.…
Emboldened for Change
“When one child is helped with anything, small or big, it benefits the family and in turn the entire community is being transformed,” says 18-year-old Rita, from a community World Vision India serves in Gurgaon, Haryana. With a bold, loud…