Experiencing Oneness!

We inculcate the strong feeling of oneness among our children right from their early childhood.

Nothing else can be a better testimonial for this ‘oneness’ than this incident involving our children:

It was on 4 September, 2016. Our kids woke up with enthusiasm to give their best in the Inter School Yoga Competition held at Hyderabad on that day. Our kids got ready on time and hopped into the Omni with joy. Having a great time during their travel, they reached the venue. They are now with hundreds of children from various schools across the city. Our kids were waiting together in a group for their turn to perform.

A lady passing by our kids stopped when she saw Mehwish, our cute little six year old girl. After a playful talk with Mehwish, she offered her a biscuit. But to her surprise, Mehwish refused to accept the biscuit. The lady affectionately asked and asked Mehwish to have the biscuit, but Mehwish refused softly. The lady being puzzled, asked Mehwish the reason for her refusal and Mehwish with her sweet words said, “We all stay together and share everything, if you want to offer me something, please offer it to all of us”. The lady now being extremely impressed with such a mature statement from a little girl counted the number of kids in the group and left the place. A few moments later, she came back. But this time around, she offered the biscuits to all the kids and Mehwish accepted them happily.

Igniting Harmony!

Our kids were invited to ‘Ignite16’, a unique social fest organized by the students of Nirmaan, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad campus. Our kids actively participated in various activities of Ignite16 over the two days of the fest.

Our kids thoroughly enjoyed the fest. We were extremely happy not just because the kids enjoyed the fest, but because of an incident involving our kids.

On day one, the kids had a wonderful time, full of games and activities. Their day ended pretty late at night, and all the children were ready to fall asleep. We were given a big dormitory which we shared with two other NGOs. The CAPS (Child Adoption Program Students), disciplined as ever, immediately began to prepare to sleep.

But they were the only ones. The children from the other NGOs were quarrelling with each other over something. While one group of children were drooping with sleep, the other group was running around the room, throwing shoes at each other, shouting loudly and making a huge ruckus.

This was when our children stepped in. Instead of ignoring them and falling asleep, few CAPS went to the kids that were pulling each other’s hair and spoke to them. They asked them if something was wrong, if there was something they could do to help. It took them multiple attempts, for the other children were not ready to listen. But our children kept trying, and eventually they calmed the kids down. Noticing a shortage of blankets, they requested the supervising volunteers for some extra ones, and helped the children fall asleep. They waited until even the youngest child was asleep before going back to their own beds.

The next day, the same kids interacted with the CAPS again, with a feeling of familiarity and friendship.

It was an absolute delight to watch the proactiveness and maturity that our children had shown, and the cooperation they brought about in that small group. All this happened without any directives or instructions from us. We are very happy and satisfied that we’re imparting right values to our children and moulding them into agents of harmony.

Giving a New Life!

Make The World Wonderful Society has helped many people lead a better life.

One such heartwarming story is about Laxmi and her daughter Sravya.

We also took up Sravya under our Child Adoption Program in which we are providing her with quality education and building her personality with strong values.

Laxmi is now leading a respectful life and she is also a happy and contented parent watching her child grow in a harmonious ecosystem.

Tragedy to a Fairy Tale

“There was a man who pulled a rickshaw to make his living. He was stabbed to death by his friend. After witnessing this gruesome murder, his wife suffered a mental shock which eventually led to her death. With both parents dead, the two little daughters were orphaned. The girls were abused by their relatives and they had to work as maids to earn their living.”

One feels as if they were reading an excerpt from a tragic story when they read the above lines. But, this is the stark reality faced by the two girls Rajeshwari and Pooja. We decided to take up these children as part of our program and have been mentoring them and guiding them in a proper direction. The girls have developed their qualities and abilities very well, and now are leading a happy life with us.
Pooja is a caring and compassionate girl. Rajeshwari, fondly called ‘Raasi’ by other kids is a brilliant dancer and takes responsibility of her fellow CAPS (Child Adoption Program Students) and helps them in many aspects.

Making Lives Wonderful

Aarthi and Abhishek had experienced fateful situations as children. Their father was a drunkard who never took care of his family. Their mother died in an accident. Their elder sister worked hard and took care of them fighting all the odds. However, they never went to school after their mother’s death.

We came to know about the pathetic conditions of these kids and adopted them under our Child Adoption Program. They have adapted to our ecosystem and became an integral part of it within a short span of three months.

Abhishek is always eager to explore new things. He is now doing great in his studies. Aarthi is good at yoga apart from studies. She participated in inter school yoga competition held at Hyderabad and got selected to district level competitions.

Even we are amazed to see the pace at which these kids are progressing. They now aim high and a great future is awaiting them!

Dreams Do Come True!

Myna’s parents got divorced just a month after her birth. Helpless, Myna and her mother had to stay in a small hut on the outskirts of their village, where they faced many hardships. With the help of Myna’s maternal uncles, her mother got a job as a nurse. Myna’s mother had also set up a small grocery shop to meet their needs and would run it in the evenings. Myna never attended school at the kindergarten level and had a very basic education at home through her mother. Although Myna had a desire to attend school, her concern for her mother made her stay home and help her mother run the grocery shop. Myna joined school but they struggled to pay the school fees, and Myna had health issues, which interrupted her education. We were approached by one of Myna’s relatives who told us about Myna. Deeply moved by Myna’s plight, we have adopted her under our Child Adoption Program and we are providing her holistic education. Myna was a short-tempered girl when she came to us. In our loving and caring ecosystem she has transformed from a short- tempered girl into a calm and cheerful girl. She is now very positive and confident. Myna’s mother is very happy with her progress in all aspects of her life.

The Little Police Officer

Shiva lost his father when he was a kid. His mother worked as a house maid and fought through many hardships to provide a living for her family. She was keen on providing an education to Shiva, but he was rejected by many schools, labelling him unfit for school.

We have adopted Shiva under our Child Adoption Programme and we are taking complete care of him. It never felt like Shiva was a new family member. Such was the ease with which he mingled with everyone. With our love and care, he coped up within few months and has easily proved that he is as fit as anyone else on this planet to receive education. He always carries a cute and innocent smile on his face.

Shiva is enjoying his happy childhood with all-round development. He aspires to be an IPS officer and wants to work on protecting child rights.

Causing a Thought Shift in Villages

Make The World Wonderful Society not only nurtured the children directly but also brought a shift in the perception about education in the rural areas.

We have adopted 5 children from a small village called Bynapalli near Mahbubnagar in Telangana State. We took complete personal care of these children and imparted the right values to them.

Our kids went to their villages during their vacations. Our children explained the holistic education that they enjoy at Make The World Wonderful Society to their friends and relatives.

The people of the village had always thought they couldn’t afford good education for their children. They were amazed to know that Make The World Wonderful was providing good education along with accommodation and complete personal care absolutely free of cost. It gave a hope to the people who wanted to educate their children but couldn't afford it.

In addition to this, they were impressed by the behaviour and maturity levels of our children when compared with other children of a similar age. They were inspired by the transformation that a value based education could bring in a child.

This changed the perception towards education among people who earlier believed that making their children work is better than sending them to school. Now, they wanted their children to grow in an ecosystem such as ours.

After the vacation, the kids came back to us as usual. But, this time they brought with them their friends and relatives and we happily welcomed our new family members.

English - The Key to Many Doors

We conducted a special training program for improving the English language proficiency of the kids. At the start of the program, the children had very little familiarity with English. There were children who were even unable to distinguish letters or read the letters together as words. The team catered to the needs of each individual and successfully improved the overall standards of the language among the children.

The children who were unable to identify the letters were later able to understand basic conversations and also speak in full sentences. The children who already had a little familiarity in the language were able to form meaningful paragraphs/stories with a set of words given to them. The children were able to understand their academic lessons better than ever.

This gave them a huge confidence boost. They started to inspire children in their neighbourhood in their hometowns by speaking in English even while at home. It was a proud moment for their parents who mostly come from rural backgrounds to see their kids speaking in English.