By Erika Narkiewicz | Digital Fundraiser
Dear friend,
Thank you for your continued support of girls' education in India. Our Programme Manager, Suddhaka, has just returned from an inspiring and informative trip to the hostels and we have some stories of success to share with you. However, at this time of global uncertainty with the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) we want to update you on the situation for our hostels at present.
On 16th March we received notification that the State Governments of Maharashtra and Goa had decided to close all Government Schools until March 31st as a precaution against the spread of Coronavirus. The only exception is for children in 10th and 12th standard (age 16 and 18) who are currently taking their schools certificate exams. Our partners in India responded swiftly by deciding that all our 16 Karuna funded residential hostels should close and students should return to their families and home villages immediately. All children have now left the hostels, except for those who are taking their exams who will remain for another week until the exams finish. Our partners will monitor the situation closely and will arrange for students to return as soon as the health situation permits.
Karuna fully supports our partners' decision and will continue to monitor the situation, working closely with our partners to protect the safety and wellbeing of the students in our care.
We value your continued support of this long-standing project and appreciate your understanding at this time. If you have any questions, please do reach out. You can contact me at erika@karuna.org
We all at Karuna hope you are keeping well and we continue to value your support.
With warm wishes,
Erika
Karuna Trust
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