Meet the New Students..
Samrat Gautam
Samrat is our youngest student at just 19. His mother and father live locally (Birauta) and are very poor. His mother works hard every day in the fields to provide food and clothes for Samrat and send him to school. He has been totally blind from birth and at the age of 2, got typhoid. He would have died but fortunately a japanese tourist donated the blood that he needed. His english is quite weak but he is determined to learn and support himself. He also enjoys listening to music and playing blind cricket.

Update September 2008: Of the 4 students who joined our course for 2008, 3 have now left. Two were lucky enough to get teaching jobs in their own districts and one is taking a break due to family commitments and will return next year. We are presently in the process of recruiting new students to take their places.