Lonely but firm

Jisha Surya
First Published : 04 May 2010

Success is a great leveller. A group of 25 students at the Sree Chithra Home for Destitute and Infirm (SCH) showed that success is not a mirage for those with limited living conditions.
Inmate of SCH, Gokul has secured four A+, three A grades and three B +.
Gokul, student at the SMV HSS, aims to become an engineer. Another three students got two A+ each and four students got three A grades. ‘’Among the total 30 students, 25 qualified for higher education,’’ SCH superintendent Elsy Abraham said.
While normal students wrack their brains over which optional subjects to choose for Plus-II, students at SCH are troubled by the need for a sponsor to help them pursue their higher education.
The SCH has conducted special coaching for these students with the help of some volunteers. Sajeev, who gives tuition for the inmates, said due to the poor background, the classes had to begin from the basic level. ‘’With the help of Shastra Sahitya Parishad, we conducted montly science training for the students’’.
Apart from Sajeev, Krishnankutty (who works in University College) and Sukumaran (Gandhi Bhavan) worked hard to give training to the students.
These volunteers, with the support of superintendent Elsy Abraham, opened a library with the aid from Library Council. Now the library is rich with as many as 6,000 books.
‘’If everything goes well as planned, cent percent success can be attained in 2-3 years. The students need sponsors to continue with higher education,’’ Sajeev said. ‘’We aim at improving quality along with the quantity of success,’’ he added.
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