Reunited with family…

This is the life story of little Ratan who had lost his way in a fair and got separated from his parents. All of 15 years, Ratan suffered from memory loss, due to a head injury in his early childhood.

His parents were very cautious of not leaving him unaccompanied at any time. However as bad luck would have it, he got separated from his parents while visiting a crowded fair. The little boy was left alone to fend for himself. He wandered on the streets and platform.

One afternoon, a CINI member spotted the boy on the street and after conversing with him, understood his situation. It took some time and effort on part of the CINI member to convince him and take him to the safety of a CINI shelter home.

According to routine procedures, the child was produced me to the Child Welfare Court. On the court orders, the child was handed over to a government home. As he was unable to recall his address, he was taken along for spot identification. As they reached a particular place, Ratan could identify his village. On further inquiring, his parents were found. Little Ratan was re-united with his family.  

The entire CINI family heaved a sigh of relief as the boy ran fast to the arms of his mother!

Learning the ABCs of Life. . .

Me and my brother was orphaned at a very young age. Our maternal uncle and grandmother started to take care of us. The family’s livelihood was mainly dependent upon cutting leather strap which brought home a meager income. As income was low, and mouths to feed were many, we had no other option but to join the others in the leather strap work. The most tough part of the job was having food after the day’s hard work. 

The foul smell of leather would remain the whole day and make us nauseous. In that world of pain and drudgery, education never featured in our list of priorities.  

However my story would have been just another story of child labour & deprivation of education until CINI intervened and came to our rescue.  CINI helped me & my brother get admission to schools and start our education. My brother got his admission in Ambedkar School and I got through VIP Nagar High School. Our joy knew no bounds. CINI did not stop there. The members stepped in to guide us through our journey of education. We regularly attend their Coaching center at VIP Masjid. Now I can proudly say that my brother is in Class 5 & I’m a student of Class 4.

I heartily thank CINI for being a consistent support to us. It has reduced our working hours in the leather strap cutting job and helped us in concentrating in our studies. We can put more time in studying.

However it is just the foundation stone of CINI. It has a long way to go. It aims higher to completely dissociate the students from the job and streamline their attention to academics.

M. Khatoon

"Without CINI, higher education would have remained a unfulfilled dream" - Afroza Khatoon

Education never finds importance in low socio-economic families like ours. But the scenario of my family is somewhat different. My parents have always encouraged us in academics. My father is employed in a small factory. He struggles hard  to make sure that I along with my two brothers acquire basic literacy. My brothers are now in Class I and IV.  

But as we reached higher classes, the cost of education became higher. It was difficult for my father to support our education. Even though he provided the school fees, affording tuition was beyond the family’s reach. Tutions for us was important as there was no one at home who could guide us or help us with our studies. We were about to put an end to our studies when a teacher of my school asked us to contact CINI for their support. The next few years went smoothly.With adequate help from the CINI learning center I could pursue my higher studies. Whatever I am today I would like to contribute my success to CINI.

Everything went smoothly till my Class X (Madhyamik) Examination. After that ,  my parents were not keen to continue my education. This is because higher studies would require higher amount of investment. Even they felt educating a girl beyond Class X is a wastage of money.

 Fearing that I wont be able to study further I resorted to crying and begged them to change their minds. Teachers from CINI Learning center also came and convinced them to allow me to continue with my studies. For now, they have agreed. However, they have said that I need to put a stop to my academic dreams after I complete my Class XII exams. I know well that my journey ahead is tough but I am ready to face its challenges. If my father refuses to finance my education after Higher Secondary, I would start coaching little children to bear my own expenses. This way I can solve my problems. And I know, CINI would be there to guide me through as always!