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AMITA
 
Amita was a normal, happy child, who had meningitis when she was 9 years old. She was left neurologically impaired, with athetoid quadriplegia. She lost the ability to walk, sit, in fact control all her muscles. Speaking became difficult, and she was dependant on her mother for all her daily needs. She spent all her days lying on a charpoy, and had to be carried everywhere.
Amita has been coming to the centre for 5 years now. With help from Roshni in securing a sponsor, she now has a wheelchair of her own, that she is learning to push by herself, giving her some independence in mobility. We have also been able to provide her the orthotic appliances she needs to keep her legs straight, and protect her head if she falls; she has a standing frame and potty chair to use at home. All these are provided for from her sponsorship.
Amita is learning to be much more independent: she can now feed herself and drink from a glass without help; she can take her shoes and socks off, and brush her teeth. She is learning to creep on the floor, and get from her wheelchair onto the potty and the floor on her own. She now needs very little help with these activities. Her sitting balance is improving too.
Roshni has also been able to help Amita’s family: her mother now works for Roshni, and her sisters are always included when we have medical camps, or outings for the students.
Amita is a cheerful girl, always smiling, and loves company and chatting with her friends and teachers. She is a real pleasure to work with!
 
 

SONU

  
 
Sonu has recently joined Roshni. She has mild cerebral palsy, with some speech and motor difficulties. Sonu had reached class 8 at school, but had dropped out due to difficulty keeping up with the other students in her class. She was not happy at school.
On assessment at Roshni, it was found that Sonu had difficulty reading simple letters and words, could not identify every number, and could not tell the time. We really are not sure how she had passed till the 8th.
Sonu has been attending Roshni for 3 months. Prior to this, she had not received any special education or physiotherapy. In that short month, Sonu has learnt to tell the time: her abilities are improving in terms of physical strength and co-ordination, and she is enjoying the formal and non-formal educational activities in Roshni. Sonu is happy at her new ‘school’, and we have great hopes that she will go on to find a vocation and lead an independent life.She has found a new skill and is learning Indian dance.
Sonu’s mum has also become involved with the work at Roshni, and regularly helps out both with Sonu’s group and with the younger children. Her younger brother is also a regular visitor, and has popped in to meet the staff on several occasions!
  
 

ABHAY

 
Abhay was ‘found’ by Roshni staff at the Mercy Home, a government institution for orphaned/abandoned children. Most who stay there are mentally handicapped. Abhay was suffering from TB, and was very malnourished. He also has mild cerebral palsy.
The Roshni staff managed to get Abhay a place to stay, in Sneh Kutir, a home for children at the Ramakrishna Ashrama, where Roshni is sited. With appropriate medical treatment, good food and care, Abhay regained his health.
Abhay was physically very weak, because of his illness and also his cerebral palsy. He has speech problems, and had had no formal education, so was delayed compared to other children his age.
For a few years, Abhay attended Roshni on a daily basis, where he had special education, physiotherapy, and speech therapy. He learnt quickly, and grew to be a bright, cheerful and ambitious child.
Abhay is now approximately 9 years old. Physically, he improves week by week; he is now learning to hop! Abhay is a very strong willed child , who is independent in all activities of daily living. Last year he started going to mainstream school RKVM, and is now in UKG. He can read and write (albeit slowly), knows his alphabet and numbers in Hindi and English. Most importantly, Abhay’s self-esteem is growing, he is making friends at school, and slowly becoming part of the normal society he started his life shut away from.

 
   
REENA
 
Reena is 3 years old, and lives in Morena, 25km from Gwalior. There are no services in her town for children with disabilities, and so she visits Roshni one a month for an update to her physical and educational programmes.
Reena came to Roshni for the first time about a year ago. Her mother was concerned because she couldn’t walk yet. With therapy exercises and activities, Reena started standing with the aid of furniture to hold onto, but didn’t seem to have much confidence or desire to walk.
When funding came through to start an equipment loan scheme, we were able to provide Reena with a standing frame to take home. She stood in the frame daily 2-3 times. Within a month, mum came back and told us that Reena had started walking; she was now taking 3 or 4 steps on her own before collapsing in a heap in her mums arms. 2 months later, mum came back to Roshni and told us that she is now ready to give the standing frame back, as Reena is now walking completely independently. The standing frame had given her enough strength and confidence to start walking unaided. The frame has now been passed onto another child, to help them in the same way it helped Reena.
  
     
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