Sonali
Sonali, who is 11, lives in a slum in Koraput, Orissa, India with her mother and two young sisters, in a house with only three walls, no electricity and a tendency to flood during the monsoon. She used to go to school, but her father died two years ago of an ‘unknown’ illness. His illness, and the corruption of some unscrupulous doctors, cost the family their previous house and life savings, which meant that Sonali had to stay at home to take care of her sisters, while her mother went to work. When the centre opened in the slum, she saw it as an answer to her prayers, as she could return to a place of learning, taking her two young sisters with her. We are now looking for a way to help her catch up with her studies and return to a residential government school.
Sonali, who is 11, lives in a slum in Koraput, Orissa, India with her mother and two young sisters, in a house with only three walls, no electricity and a tendency to flood during the monsoon. She used to go to school, but her father died two years ago of an ‘unknown’ illness. His illness, and the corruption of some unscrupulous doctors, cost the family their previous house and life savings, which meant that Sonali had to stay at home to take care of her sisters, while her mother went to work. When the centre opened in the slum, she saw it as an answer to her prayers, as she could return to a place of learning, taking her two young sisters with her. We are now looking for a way to help her catch up with her studies and return to a residential government school.
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