December News
Divali is now over and we are pleased to say that we didn’t have any mishaps or burnt fingers.
The Children have started preparations for Christmas
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The first priority was to get the children to make their Christmas cards. With 170 plus children to supervise this was no mean task! We then took new photos of the children to be printed and go in the cards. The children who are sponsored send to their ‘ aunties and uncles’ and the un-sponsored children’s cards are sent to all those good people who support Brighter Future by sending donations and by spreading the word about Brighter Future. If you have not received a card this year we apologise most sincerely. We admit that our database is not up to date. In these techno times most people communicate with us by email and consequently we may not have your most recent postal address. A few supporters have even changed name over the years.!
Prem Nivas Children get a Commission
We were greatly honoured to be given a commission by one of our stalwart supporters and sponsors in Nottingham. Mick ‘s wife, Diana, had the bright idea that they would like Brighter Future Children to make them some Christmas cards to send to their friends .
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The cards were made at Prem Nivas, where I live with the HIV+ children. At first several children were involved but to save time we got a little production line going, with each child painting one colour.
The special gold stars ordered from England did not arrive on time so Mike will provide them too!
Jemima, Our New Volunteer
We were pleased to welcome Jemima to Brighter Future at the beginning of November. Jemima is taking a mini gap after her A level studies and decided to get some experiences before deciding which career path to follow next year.
Unfortunately her travels did not go smoothly and she had to spend hours waiting at the airport but Jemima coped very well and arrived safely in Visakhapatnam.
Jemima has been to see the leprosy projects, the HIV homes and hospice and lived with the children at DMC House. She has been helping Victor in the office, collating the Rainbow children’s progress reports and making a start on that data-base!
"It's been a brilliant experience and really taught me about how these people live.They live such simple lives, and work extremely hard. Perhaps the most shocking lesson I learned was how much these people are discriminated against because of their condition, and their way of life before they were offered help from Brighter Future. I have learnt how young children and the elderly had no option but to beg on the streets, making less than a pound a day."
Another Brilliant Idea
Emily has donated £50 to Brighter Future as a Christmas present to her parents, Sonia and Richard Denny.
Emily has asked us to photograph Sonia’s sponsored child, Sanyasi, with what we buy for him and the organization.
Emily will present the photo to Sonia and Richard on Christmas day as her gift to them. Emily says that her parents will appreciate giving to BFIT as they were really impressed with their visit to Brighter Future last month.
Hari Made a Christmas Tree out of Twigs
Janaki fixed the electrical connections
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Our Christmas Crib
The children made the peg figures and angels , the older children arranged the background of stars, lights and angels
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The youngest children made glittery discs to hang on the tree
