Now that school is out, Yashodhara children are attending a handicrafts workshop every morning at a Center located in the same NGO Campus that our Shelter Home is in. At this Center, visually impaired women are taught to weave so they can have a trade. The women, who learn to make bags, baskets, and various items made from plastic fiber, have designed workshops for the children who live at Yashodhara.
The first thing that children are learning to weave, are small rugs to sit on. To make them, the children use pieces of brightly colored cloth retrieved from tailor shops, and they are very creative in combining the colors. The next step for them will be to work with plastic fiber. As this material is not as flexible as cloth, children will have to put more effort into their creations, which will be bags for them to put their school lunch in.
It's amazing to see the enthusiasm with which children welcome any activity that is presented to them, and how they dive into learning without any hesitation. An attitude like this, open and inquisitive, coupled with the skills they are acquiring, are and will certainly be invaluable as life skills.
Let’s continue walking hand in hand with them.
Eshana - Live-in Volunteer at Yashodhara Shelter Home.
