Pune: Day 5

From Pune 2011

Another day of joyful celebration for our Canadian and Indian teams!

We were greeted with song and snacks, drums and dance, bindi blessings and turbans. The entire village came out for our decorated oxen cart arrival. A procession of the village's men led us to the smiling children. Even the school yard was decorated with many, many colourful designs. Thoughtfullness and celebration was evident in every step of our day.

From Pune 2011

We were so happy that the village was celebrating "a good night's sleep, to stay healthy so that you can go to school every day" as this is a region with 25% literacy rate for women and a 35% literacy rate for men. This is substantially lower than the 55% average female literacy rate for females in India.

Our overseas partner, the Rotary Club of Pune, has worked extensively with the teachers of the region to use the bedkit as an incentive to promote education for 1^st to 4^th form children. The enthusiasm of the children made us think that there is definite hope for education in this region!

Team Pune, 2011

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