One afternoon, our community workers were looking for children who were out of school and met little Aayush playing on the streets of his slum community. He was physically quite weak. We met his parents and told them about free education available to Ayush at our Beacon Learning Centre. They gladly enrolled him into our classes.
Aayush was also examined by our healthcare team and given nutritional supplements for his undernourishment. Even with this support, attending classes every day became a task for him. Over weeks of counseling and follow-up, Aayush grew stronger and began to come regularly to class. Aayush’s teacher was so thrilled to see Aayush improving in his studies!
Aayush was progressing well in education and health, when the pandemic hit India in March 2020. His father lost his daily-wage job. With no source of income, he struggled hard to keep a roof over his family.
Little Aayush couldn’t come to our classes anymore, as all educational centers, including ours, were closed for the pandemic.
