Santoshi wants to become a doctor and serve the poor

Thank you for coming together to send Santoshi to school for an entire year.

Santoshi is an orphan- her father passed away when she was three, and her mother died of cancer when she was ten. Both Santoshi’s brothers (18 and 16 years old) work as laborers at a construction site in Kanpur. She also has a sister who is one year younger. The sisters wake up before 5 AM, clean up the house and prepare meals for all before coming to School. Santoshi was enrolled at an Apna Skool education centre in Dhamikheda, Kanpurstudying from classes one to five. She was then admitted in a local mainstream school, currently studying in the 9^th grade. Last year she was the top ranked student of her class, a major achievement for a child in her circumstances

Apart from studies, she is well versed in vocational training activities of the Apna Skool project like tailoring, embroidery, Jewelries making , candle making. She does Tie & Dye and Tiles painting art work. Santoshi  is very quiet by nature and is a  lovable child. When Science fair is held at her School, one can find her most enthusiastic in trying out all activities. She dreams of becoming a doctor – with her mind still fresh with the demise of her mother and consequent loss of her own childhood in having to take care of the housekeeping; she hopes that she prevents such deprivation for other children by being a doctor.

Thank you for coming together to ensure that Santoshi gets one step closer to her dream.