Pallavi’s lifeline

Growing up in a family with six children living in the slums, 10-year-old Pallavi knows what it feels like to go to sleep hungry on occasion. And recently, her youngest brother had an open-heart surgery, and her mother had to stop working to stay at home with him during a difficult recovery period.

That left only her father, who sells old, used saris on the side of the road, to support the entire family with a monthly income of less than 2,000 rupees ($45) per month. During this time, Pallavi and her siblings would have most certainly gone hungry almost every day, as her father’s low earnings only provide for one meal per day.

Luckily, Pallavi and her siblings are enrolled in the Ashraya Initiative for Children’s Education Outreach Program, which means that, in addition to a good education, Pallavi receives breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack at the AIC Education Outreach Center.

During her younger brother’s recovery period, Pallavi even received additional food (eggs, milk, fruit, etc) to take home from the Center in the evenings, to ensure that food scarcity would not become a problem while her mother was unable to work. Thanks to the meals she receives at AIC, Pallavi is able to continue an uninterrupted focus on her studies, irrespective of whatever challenges come her way.

Thank you so much, Venkat (x3), Sophia and Larry (x3), Laurent (x3) and UBS (x3) for ensuring that Pallavi continues receiving nutritious meals so that she will one day be able to achieve her dreams.

Thank you all, for coming together in support of Pallavi!