By Santosh Kumar | Ex TOP Student
Hello Everyone!
I hope you are well and that all your family are well too.
This report contains a students story,
As you know our TOP scheme ( The Opportunity Programme) is not limited to academic ability, but the selection process involves recommendation by teachers , an interview and is very competitive. We asked Santosh Kumar one of our TOP students to write his story for this report. Here it is..
"I was born in Bodhgaya, and my family were very poor but I was always interested in my studies, and attended the nearest people first school from an early age. I had to work at my families market stall selling hats and belts to the tourists and when my father became ill , I had to work even harder.
It was really tough but I am so thankful for all the help and support I got from everyone at People First . I struggled hard, often working late into the night by the light of a lantern, but in-between the market stall and taking responsibility as the oldest son for my father's care, I managed to pass the school leaving examination and I applied for a People First scholarship under the TOP scheme to study full time in Delhi.
My father had improved in his health but there is no way we could afford any kind of further education without help. I got that help , and was able to graduate with a full Diploma in the Spanish language and now I work for an engineering firm with contracts in South America. I may even be working for a while in Venezuela soon.
Thank you for all my sponsors , Global Giving, and everybody here at People First in India for everything you have done for me".
Santosh Kumar
Please help us change young peoples lives for the better forever.
Naresh Sir ( Education Programme Director)
According to the rules we have changed Santosh's name for the purposes of this report but nothing else has been edited these are is his own words.
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