Anup receives nutritious meals

Anup is a student of Grade 8 and a beneficiary of the Ashraya Initiative for Children’s (AIC) Education Outreach Program. His father died when he was just a baby, leaving his mother alone to care for him and his two older sisters. Anup’s mother earns 1,500 rupees ($35) per month working as a caregiver in a government-run nursery program, and Anup, his mother and his two older sisters live in a tiny house in the slums.

Anup’s mother is working hard to save money for her two daughters’ weddings, which means that there is never any money left over at the end of the month. Anup and his sisters have been students of the AIC Education Outreach Program for four years now, and the family has benefited tremendously by the support provided to them through this program, particularly the daily meals.

Anup comes to the AIC Education Centre early in the morning, and eats a hot, tasty meal before heading off to school with a packed lunch in hand. In the afternoon, he returns to the centre for a nutritious snack before after-school tutoring.

Now that he is coming up on taking his 10th standard Board exams and finishing secondary school in a mere two years, this nutritional support is making more of a difference for Anup than ever.

Your gift of a month of meals each, StayPositive, Steve (x2), Ayla, Gregory, Tushar (x2), Shona, Kowsilliya, Leslie, Tom, and Rajeev, will ensure that Anup continues to receive three balanced meals a day for an entire year. The meals include chapati (flat bread), bhaji (cooked vegetables), boiled eggs, fresh seasonal fruit, yogurt and several other items. Anup’s  mother credits her son’s improved health and steady weight gain to the meals that he has been receiving and will continue to receive at AIC.

Thank you, StayPositive, Steve, Ayla, Gregory, Tushar, Shona, Kowsilliya, Leslie, Tom, and Rajeev, for coming together to ensure that Anup continues to enjoy good health.