THE UDAYAN CARE SUNRISE – March–April, 2009, Vol. 3, No.2 – eNewsletter

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS !

After almost a year of struggle, we finally received license to run our 8th Home at Pratap Nagar, New Delhi. This is the 4th home that we have opened for boys. As soon as we received the license the CWC also sent us children to be looked after at the home. Thank you judges!

Dip Dip Dip!

As we endeavor to make our children a part of the society we try to make them as socially interactive as possible. Children of our Sant Nagar Home celebrated Holi with CSC, their corporate mentors. They had a gala time playing with colours in the CSC lawns and were later treated to mouth watering snacks. Thank you CSC!

Other homes too enjoyed the festival in their own way.

As the Counselor at Sant Nagar Home, Ms. Shubhra Shahare prepared to leave for US; Ms. Sadaf Farooq joined us and took on the responsibilities at the Home. Ms. Shahare briefed her successor on her experiences at the home and on the emotional and mental status of each child. She shared the secrets of handling the emotional outbursts at the home and briefed her on tackling the various disciplinary issues. Thank you Home of Hope!

On Your Marks!

Our children from the Gurgaon Home received a great boost of confidence when they received an opportunity to participate in a Football match with FIFA. Three of our boys, Nazir, Mrityunjay and Prakash were also chosen to play the match with the famous international football players, Baichung Bhutia and Vikash Dhorasoo. Thank you Consortium for Street Children (UK) and Salaam Baalak Trust!

‘Chaat’ting away!

Ram Chander Nath Foundation invited children of all Udayan Care Homes to a lavish ‘chaat’ party. Children sprinkled throughout the plush lawns and savored mouthfuls of pani puri, dahi bhalla, chhole bhature, jalebi, ice creams and more. Thank you Mr. Anubhav Nath for giving our children this much awaited break, away from the monotony of the final exams that just got over. Continued mentoring support and psychological inputs along with an enabling environment has once again proved to be a successful formula for our children. Children who had been inducted only last year were not only able to regain a hold on their life but also succeeded in getting admission in various good schools such as Kalka Public School, Tagore International School, Modern School, Four Steps School in Delhi, Rockwood School in Noida and Greenfield School in Kurukshetra. Thank you dear Principals!

Talking Business!

20 children of class 10 and above receiveda structured form of counseling on ‘the choice of career’, for the first time when Mr. Sameer Pathak, Director Business Development, T.V. Channel CNBC Awaaz volunteered to conduct a session on the same. Thank you Mr. Pathak!

The Healers!

Physical well-being plays a major role in the establishment of positive mental health in a person. Keeping this in view, we organized a workshop on First Aid with our caregivers. Dr. Vijayata Sethi, a gynecologist volunteered to help our caregivers deal with certain emergencies such as black eye, minor burns, electrical injuries, insect bites, bleeding, fracture, sprain, toothache, ear ache and more in a more informed manner. Thank You Doctor!

British Charms!

Ms. Wendy Butler, wife of the Deputy High Commissioner, Britain very kindly invited our children from Sant Nagar Home to spend an evening with her at her residence. This was a gesture that received a lot of appreciation from the children as they were exposed to an entirely different style of living. A close interaction with the British delegates led to an exchange of cultural values and information, which helped the children in broadening their horizon. Thank you madam!

12 Indian volunteers joined Udayan Care for activities such as teaching kids, data entry, arranging & updating children’s files. 2 of them were sent to us by I-Volunteer. Benedikt Lorenzet and Katharina Durr from Germany continue to stay with our children at Gurgaon and Greater Noida Homes and provide our children with some very interesting learning experience. At the same time, 6 volunteers from USA, UK, Switzerland, Australia and Canada also joined hands with us. Our Children’s Home at Greater Noida received 35 visitors from USA who interacted and spent some quality time with the children there. Thank you volunteers!

Our special acknowledgement goes to VIA e. V., Germany and Volunteering Solutions, India who have been providing such hardworking and dedicated international volunteers to us. Thank you all!

Seven interns from IIFT, Kolkata, divided into 3 groups taught Business studies and Accounts to children at Sant Nagar and undertook the following research studies: “Complete Evaluation System of Udayan Outreach Programme”, “USP of Udayan Care”.

Interns from NIPCCD continued their internship at Sant Nagar and Mayur Vihar Homes. Students from Bluebells International School, New Delhi are currently helping us in Database Management and also helping us in the office. Thank you students for giving us this honor!

Thank you Adidas, Xansa, CSC and AbsolutData Research & Analytics for continuing to mentor our children from Sant Nagar, Mayur Vihar and Greater Noida Homes.

Muse Amuse!

Our Monthly Mentors’ Workshops often make us ponder over issues such as how do the children perceive a Mother and a Mentor Mother and should children from such deprived backgrounds be sent to high profile schools. This April, we reflected upon the kind of psychological impact the mentor mothers/ fathers are having on the Udayan Muse Amuse children. Discussions were held on the deep influence of high profile schools on the psyche of our children.
Our alumni, who have passed out of these schools and are now leading an independent life are the ones who often settle down our apprehensions. Thank you alumni!

For sponsoring orphaned and abandoned children, contact us at udayancare@gmail.com