Stories of Hope

35-years-old Munnikrishnamma hails from Hollarahalli, Devanhalli Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District. Life has never been easy for her as she was diagnosed with bilateral polio at the early age of one. The illness affected her lower limbs and made mobility very constrained for her. As normal movement was a challenge she had to crawl on her limbs to move around. Trying to make her movement easy Munnikrishnamma’s brother provided her with a wooden board to go to school.
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17-years-old Shobhna hails from a small village, Bahour in Puducherry and is a student of standard 12th. She goes to Annusamy Higher Secondary school in her village. Her parents are agricultural labourers and work very hard to make their ends meet. Even with the struggles of everyday life education of their daughter was always a priority for them. Complementing the aspirations of her parents Sobhna also took her studies very seriously and was excellent at academics. She was not only good at academics but also good at all extra-curricular activities. Overall, she enjoyed going to school and interacting with students and teachers.
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Akshara Akkute was a very quiet student. She was non participative and passive during most of the discussions that were held in the class. It was often observed that even when she knew the correct answers she would hardly respond. She spent most of her time alone and did not mingle with her classmates.
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Schools provide excellent opportunities to support sanitation and hygiene promotion. It is a crucial factor in influencing behaviour through hygiene practices connected to personal and public hygiene. Access to clean and safe sanitation and drinking water is a major factor in retention of students in schools, especially government schools. 9-years-old Ayesha is a student of SDMC Primary School in New Delhi and studies in class 4th. She stays with her father, Zuber Khan, her mother, Raveena Khatun, and two younger brothers in Somya Vihar.
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“It’s not our disabilities, it’s our abilities that count”, proves 18-year-old Priyanka Hasija. Priyanka was diagnosed with marked intellectual disability and mental retardation at the age of 12, and as a result she poor social, personal and academic skills. Special focus was given to her by the educators and therapists at Khushboo to impart advanced training on wide range of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and functional academics. . One remarkable aspect of her personality that came to the forefront was her inclination towards sports and her physical prowess. Special attention and training was given to her and opportunities for participation in local and regional competitions were provided.
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