Life as I have Seen It

Author(s): Urmila S Dholakia
Publisher: Urmila S Dholakia

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=Life - As I've seen it =
Look I got some flour today so that I can make bread for the child" | was upset to see their condition and started thinking if there was any solution for this. Just at that moment I remembered the left over funds we had! That was it! Finally God presented a perfect situation where this money. could be put to very good use!
After a few days I went back to the same slum area. I met with a few student-volunteers working in the area and talked to them about the situation. The volunteers suggested that we start an elementary school in a near by community hall provided by the municipality where children from the poor, working parents would be looked after by a teacher. I offered to pay for the expenses. We decided to hire a teacher who would stay with the children from 9 AM to 5 PM everyday. Everyday the school activities would include playing games, singing, and keep the children safe and clean. If any one was sick, the teacher should report to me. In my hostel there were several medical students who offered to help sick children. They also volunteered to give them periodic physical check-up.
We went to the slum area and held a meeting with the working parents in the community. We explained the plan to start a school for their children. We promised that the children would be under proper supervision and would not be allowed to roam around. The parents were extremely happy to learn about this arrangement. The very next day. we started the school! We arranged for rugs for
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