Her name is Sapkal, but in India she is known as the “Mother of Orphans”.All of her life, Sapkal was forced to be a beggar. With the money she has earned from begging she has raised and cared for 1,042 orphans.
Soon after Sapkal was married, her husband left her. She and her little baby daughter had nowhere to go. They lived in cow sheds and in train stations where Sapkal begged for food and money. At one point she came close to killing herself because she felt so hopeless. But that day something made her notice all the children on the streets without homes or parents. When she saw them, she understood that they were her reason to live. She kept begging and used the money to feed all the children on the street.
After 40 long years of begging, she has raised enough money to build four orphanages [homes for children without parents] in different parts of India. More than 400 children and 150 homeless women live in her orphanages. The women without homes help care for the children without parents. Hundreds of her “children” are now grown and earn money to help her.
“Sapkal proves that everyone has the potential for changing our world. Her life shows that it is everyone’s responsibility to care for society and not just rich people.” [Quote from The Christian Science Monitor]
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ReplyDeleteI think improving people’s minds is really important and we can only improve people by educating them. Therefore, I would love to be someone who can educate someone else. As the result, for my project I am going to teach in Mrs. Jeannie's new online school called The School Inside. I will be helping to teach Syrian refugee children.
You will be a terrific teacher, Frozan. What a wonderful project. I am making little quilts for children who are going through cancer treatments. I will never see them personally, but I try to love them with every stitch I take.
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