Members of Maidenhead Rotary Club were delighted to welcome Sandhya Puchalapalli and her daughter, Swati, to their meeting on Monday 11th May at The Holiday Inn.
Maidenhead Rotary Club has been supporting the charity, ‘Aarti for Girls’, for the last three years and three of their members have to date visited the orphanage and school in Southern India. Sandhya spoke movingly of the charity’s work in rescuing baby girls and children from abuse and abandonment and in providing them with a home and an education. Since the rescue of one little girl from the streets in 1992, the volunteers have dedicated their lives to these children, who currently number approximately 100. Sadly, the continuation of female foeticide in India and the prejudice against the female population has necessitated further development of the charity’s work. Aarti members and supporters are now leading the way in a movement to raise awareness in society of the value and vital contribution of women. They are also providing training for women in health, hygiene, legal rights and in skills towards self sufficiency and independence.
A cheque for £2,263 was presented to the charity from The International Committee’s current project to provide resources and equipment for the Aarti School.
For further information regarding the charity, please see www.aartiforgirls.org
Maidenhead Rotary Club has been supporting the charity, ‘Aarti for Girls’, for the last three years and three of their members have to date visited the orphanage and school in Southern India. Sandhya spoke movingly of the charity’s work in rescuing baby girls and children from abuse and abandonment and in providing them with a home and an education. Since the rescue of one little girl from the streets in 1992, the volunteers have dedicated their lives to these children, who currently number approximately 100. Sadly, the continuation of female foeticide in India and the prejudice against the female population has necessitated further development of the charity’s work. Aarti members and supporters are now leading the way in a movement to raise awareness in society of the value and vital contribution of women. They are also providing training for women in health, hygiene, legal rights and in skills towards self sufficiency and independence.
A cheque for £2,263 was presented to the charity from The International Committee’s current project to provide resources and equipment for the Aarti School.
For further information regarding the charity, please see www.aartiforgirls.org