Kalpana- An Honest Girl From Nav- Jeevan

Hostel girl is rewarded for honesty

 





This is Kalpana Uikey. She is 10 years old and studies in 3rd English Medium.

Being a tribal child she has one of the poorest backgrounds of the children in Nav- Jeevan. This is why she was given new clothes when Nav- Jeevan received a kind clothes donation. 

In her new pants, Kalpana found 200 Rupees which is more money than she has ever posessed. Nevertheless, she came to Vicky, the Principal of Nav- Jeevan, to tell her about what she found and to give the money back. Everyone was impressed with her honesty. 

This is why she was honoured on the fete that Nav- Jeevan celebrated last week and was given a bar of chocolate.

But Kalpana does not only come from a family that can barely feed its children - when she was only five years old and her brother Karan was a baby their mother ran away and abandoned her children. 
No one has ever told them why she decided to do so. They stay with their father Akkal who is a small farmer and their grandmother Bhaddo. Although their 17 year old sister Sarita works as a maid in Nagpur and their grandmother works, too, the crop that the small rice field generates is barely enough to feed the family.

Karan and Kalpana were sent to NJS by the same teacher who brought all the other tribal children to the school. The siblings have been staying in the school for two years now and are very happy and grateful to be here.

Coming from such a poor background Kalpana and Karan can stay in Nav- Jeevan's hostel and study at the school for free. Because of having to cover the costs of children whose families are too poor to pay fees Nav- Jeevan depends on donations and on sponsors who give one of these great children access to a shelter, food, education and medical care.

If you would like to donate to Nav- Jeevan or become a sponsor for a child, please feel free to contact us! We will be most happy to give you further information and help you!