Merry Christmas
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
3 jolly Santas and 2 beautiful fairies in an open lorry were blessing every body and saying “God Bless You My Child”. These were the words the Hyderabad was listening through out the day on 23rd Dec 2007. Satyam Foundation planned the celebration of Christmas with the help of volunteers from the Satyam Corporation, Sakshum, Husys and few other college students with some NGO’s working for the children.
The troop reached to its first destination, the Sidur. Sidur is a NGO which catered the needs of street children. There were 40 children who were either orphan or abandoned or were from Sex workers. The NGO provided them the basic education and social skills and help for their better adaptation into the society. The Sidur’s Children showed their skills and 2 very entertaining dances. The Santa and Angels distributed chocolates and Cakes to them. The Santas entertained the children by cracking jokes and saying “ Ho Ho Ho”.
The next 2 destinations were different and they were the correctional homes for juvenile delinquent. The children in these centers were brought from other states too. However, they were kept under four walled but basic facilities were being provided. Few children were learning dance where as few others were learning the skating. They were counseled there for improving their adaptive behavior and provided with all basic education. The staff also provided some vocational training to these children according to their capabilities as this helped them to earn their bread and butter after their release from the center. Children enjoyed Christmas cake and were delighted to see Santa and Fairies.
After a delicious lunch in Swagath we stepped ahead to other NGO SIRIA, mainly for girls orphans. The place was packed with love, care, and discipline. The building was small but the NGO work made it large as the space was being utilized perfectly for classes and their residence. The girls enjoyed the rides on Santa’s shoulder and carols singing.
The another NGO’s in the area of Secunderabad, worked with the help of ILO enforcement team for the street children. The NGO provided the children who are either abandoned or orphan with the basic knowledge and help them to integrate into Govt Schools for further studies. The children were allowed to stay in the NGO’s premises till they would be 18.
On the way to NGO’s the Santas, fairies and volunteers were distributing the chocolates and blessing the crowd. The crowd also enjoyed seeing Santa and Fairies and asked for blessings by themselves. It was a fun for common children to see Santa on the road.
All the volunteers were delighted to see the smiling faces of the children and dedicated work of the Satyam foundation and the NGO’s. The celebrations were beyond all religion and caste. The only relation that existed in between the children and us was of Humanity, the preachings of The Bible.
Special thanks for the Satyam Foundation and dedicated volunteers from Satyam, Sakshum, Husys and other kids.
Please check out the pics and funny videos at http://www.sakshum.in/Videos.html
Posted byNeeti at 10:27 PM
Labels: celebrations, Experiences
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