By dr neelima atal mohanty | head communications
Background :
She was born in a poor family. Her parents were diagnosed HIV+ in 2009. She lost her father due to HIV AIDS. With her father's death the family lost their financial support. Her mother wanted her to be financially independent to take care of the family but as she was only educated till class 9th .She had to become a domestic worker to fulfill her needs. Since girl was very intelligent and good at her studies thus her school decided to give her scholarship. However, as her mother's health deteriorated and it became harder for her to fulfill other expenses her mother decided to shift her in hostel or children care home where they can take care of this girl. Their search for children's home brought them to “DESIRE Society” through one of our outreach workers in the community.
Services at DESIRE Society:
She was admitted in Institution Care Home at Malad Mumbai in 2014. She was offered proper medication and treatment from Govt Hospital. She was ensured adequate health care and monitoring. When girl was admitted in the institute she was 13 years old. Two days after admission in the home her mother passed away. When she came to know about her mother's death she slipped into depression. She started avoiding her ART Medicine and due to this her HIV progressed to second stage. Now she was also given the balanced supplementary nutrition that boosted her immunity level & helped her cope up with ART medicine (Antiretroviral Treatment).
Now she is doing much better. She is a happy child who enjoys the company of her inmates. More importantly, she is a leader and loves to work for the cause of children’s education. She looks forward to educating children. She teaches them English grammar and works on their personality development.
She has successfully completed her 12th in Commerce. Currently she is in her first year of B.com at Lords Universal Collage.
In future
She wants to become a Bank Manager. She really works hard to meet the requirements and credentials to achieve her goal. She has a disciplined routine for her studies and is very committed towards her preparation.
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