The good samaritan: A railway engineer ensures education for underprivileged children in Ghaziabad
Sushil Kumar Meena, a railway engineer in Ghaziabad takes out time for his charitable cause of educating children living in the slums. He also offers food to the children to make them believe in the importance of being educated. Here's a glimpse of the classes which are attended by children who otherwise spend their day as ragpickers.
Prakash Singh 9 Feb 2023 2:09 PM GMT
All photos by Prakash Singh
Every day, upon performing his duties as a senior section engineer with the Indian Railways, Sushil Kumar Meena ensures that he teaches a class of almost 330 students in the Indirapuram locality in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad. His class is attended by children belonging to the underprivileged families which reside in the slums.
These children who have been attending the classes since 2018 usually work as ragpickers and spend their day browsing through heaps of wastes lying in unmarked dumping grounds.
Meena also provides cooked meals to these children with a belief that food can make these impoverished children understand the importance of education. Nirbhed Foundation, the non-governmental organisation [NGO] founded by Meena provides education to as many as 3,700 underprivileged children across the country.
Have a look at the pictures of the classes conducted by the NGO in Ghaziabad:
The classes begin with a prayer to spread light and remove darkness both from within and across the world.
The children, irrespective of their age, are taught about English and Hindi letters as none of them have ever been to a school before.
The students are also provided with bags, stationery, books, notebooks by the NGO. The volunteers also try to counsel them in choosing a life of righteousness when they grow up.
The students also receive free of cost uniforms and winter clothing twice a year.
Nirbhed Foundation has also been recognised by formed president Ram Nath Kovind for its charitable service.
