Updated: August 01, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Transforming the lives of underprivileged children
With no corporate sponsors, Harmony House (above) relies solely on personal donations, which come mostly from the UAE and the UK. The existing facility costs between Dh30,000 and Dh40,000 to operate each month. Funds that can’t be met through donations ???
Vasundhara Yadav, front centre, with (from left) her father Ashok Yadav, brother Ravi, holding his four-month-old daughter Sandhiya, and sister-in-law Pinky outside Harmony House. Vasundhara and her sister Purti have begun studying at the shelter, where t???
Aina’s mother, Kalpana Pandey, who used to sweep people’s homes earlier, found the time to train as a security guard once Aina began attending Harmony House. She now works at a hotel, earning 5,000 rupees a month, nearly three times her previous salar??
Children from slums like these in Gurgaon have begun attending Harmony House where they get to study, play and eat health food. The shelter, which opened in 2010, serves more than 200 underprivileged children.
With more and more children from nearby slums attending the shelter, it is now at full capacity with 250 children and more than 600 on the waiting list. It is trying to collect funds to expand its second site, which will serve another 200 children.
Aina Pandey, second from left, has been attending Harmony House for the past two years. The shelter caters to children ages six months to 16 years. Many come from large families and have parents who are unavailable due to employment, illness or substance ???