"Climbing Beyond: Kajal's journey from Survival to Success"
A girl who is probably stepping out of her teens now, whose age can only be guessed and surmised. A girl with a winning smile and a happy heart. A girl who loves life. And yet, life has not always been kind to her. An NGO Rescued a group of small children begging on the streets of Pune, where they "worked" for a contractor who fed them barely Enough to survive but plied them through the day with hallucinogenic drugs to make them do his bidding. This heartless man had been on the verge of sending some of the small girls for further exploitation of a horrendous type. They were rescued from his clutches in the nick of time. Seventeen years ago, three of these half-starved children were Brought to Sumati Balwan and we took them in. Kajal was one of them. Had she been stolen from her parents some years ago by that cruel contractor? Or had she been abandoned? She knows not and nor do we. Ensconced securely in our care, she gradually overcame her physical and emotional handicaps and joined our other children in school. Over the years she blossomed into a strong and sturdy child. She immersed herself in Studies, she loved and excelled in Sports. She has won many medals in wall climbing ,participated at National level competitions. Today she is a volunteer coach to college students in adventure sports like rapelling. She is a good and industrious student too and has secured 76.5% in the HSc examination held this year. She now stands poised to take the next step and has started the first year of BCA. Aided by us, in January 2024 she completed Basic Mountaineering Course conducted by GGIM and passed it with an A Grade. She would now like to do a one-year Diploma in Mountaineering affiliated to the Savitribai Phule University of Pune. The fees for the Mountaineering course are Rs 90000/-and BCA : Rs.50000/- I am reaching out to you to ask, will you too, be willing to be a part of the incredible success story Kajal has scripted and worked hard for, in her life? Will you join us in celebrating and helping her future journey in life? A life which began as a fight for survival on the harsh streets of Pune but has overcome all odds to reach for the sky on a mountain top?