Pune: 571 children in Gunjalwadi

From Pune 2009 Photo Album

Today, the Sleeping Children Around the World (SCAW) team distributed 571 bedkits to many happy girls and boys in the village of Gunjalwadi. The children came from the surrounding villages in hot and windy weather to receive a bedkit from donors in Canada and the United States.

One child arrived at the distribution site in a wheel chair and we felt sad for the child, but happy that we were able to provide him with a bedkit.

The jobs that we did today were:

• leading the children from the picture to the bedkits
• giving the children backpacks and
• marking their index finger to confirm that they had received a bedkit.

My dad/uncle completed interviews and asked mothers and teachers for their feedback on the bedkit items. This will help us understand what items are important to the children and how we can potentially improve the items in the bedkit.

The village that we were in was very poor as a number of the homes were made mud and wood. Even though they lived in these conditions, they were very proud to invite us to their homes and provide us with a delicious lunch at the end of the distribution. As we were waving goodbye to all the children, we know that tomorrow they will feel very rested and glad from the gift of a good night’s sleep.

From Junior SCAW Team Members,
Theo Will-Dryden and Chris Dryden

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