Scarlet Writes

Divya came to see me this morning with her 1 st Term Examination Report Card. I had gone to collect the report card yesterday to her school. If you don’t remember Divya, here’s a quick flashback. She was studying in Teresa Academy and was struggling very hard to pass in every exam. She requested us to admit her in a Nepali medium school because she thought English was very difficult for her. So we admitted her in Grade VI this year at Baba Boarding School, a morning school located at Tilganga that’s run as a private school till Grade V and as a public since Grade VI.   So, she came this morning. She scored 64% and stood first in her class. When I was at her school yesterday, she also introduced me to her friend who stood second. Divya was super- duper excited and I am just so glad that we didn’t insist her on studying in an English medium school. There is another little girl we are supporting right now. She is way above the age for studying in Grade I but she comes to school...

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” - ―  Desmond Tutu There is so much hatred, negativities, pain and sufferings in the world that it's difficult to stay positive and hopeful. Every day we read about killings, violence, rape, sickness, death, disaster and about events that are so distressing. Yet, we ought to wake up every morning, go to work, perform our best and anticipate a good result. When we initiated Food for Education as a fundraising campaign on Facebook, we were uncertain as to whether we would be able to provide for six children even for one academic session. However, we were overwhelmed with the response we got from our friends, family members and never-met before friends on our Facebook.  It was just the beginning of a beautiful, unpredicted journey. I have come to understand that we need to have faith in the goodness within us and in the world around us and remai...