Autumn is the time when our donors can get an insight into the lives of their adopted children through their photos, letters or drawings. Alder children already know well how to write, so they send letters. Kindergarten kids and younger children usually share their drawings. Girls from India, Lavanya, Shanvi a Rashmita send both a letter and a drawing to their adoptive parents remotely.
Lavanya has entered the sixth grade at school. Through the Pratibha Karanji program, she participated in a recitation competition and won second place for the story about a tiger and a hare. In her latest letter to her donor, she wrote: “At home we celebrated the festivals of Sankranti, Holi and Ugadi. On that day, we prayed and prepared special food. What holidays do you celebrate in Slovakia and how?
I have proceeded to the sixth grade at school. In the fifth grade, I passed the exams with all A-s. My family is very happy, and they told me to continue like this. My sister Meghana is also studying very well; she is now in the fourth grade. In April and May, we had summer holidays in India. I went to visit my grandparents. With my friends, we played different games. I also helped my grandmother with the housework. At the end of her letter, Lavanya thanks her donor for her help and expresses appreciation of her new school bag, notebooks and umbrella.
Rashmita is in the third grade and her favourite subject is Kannada (one of the 22 official languages of India, which is spoken in the Indian state of Karnataka). Currently the girl lives with her grandmother, from where she commutes to school. She also attended dance classes and informed her doner that they had a dance performance that everyone liked. Through our project, for the first year Rashmita has been supported by Mrs. Emília, to whom she wrote a letter, in which she thanked her for all her help, signed as: „With love, your Rashmita.“
Shanvi wants to become a teacher. She scored an excellent 99.25% in her final exams. She is now in fourth grade and enjoys her environmental studies class the most. In her letter, she wrote about how she spends her time with her family: “During the holidays, I visited my grandmother and aunt. We wandered through the hills and forests; I played with my brother and helped my mother. We had great time together. My uncle also taught me how to draw pictures. I think of your kind help with great love.”
Our thanks go to all, who help children abroad. Thanks to you, they can go to school, receive education and make new friends. Become a part of the project and adopt a child from India.