Opening of the first Hemmersbach Kids’ Family Home
The pandemic has affected people all over the world, but it completely upended the lives of the families living in the Ramamurthy Nagar slum overnight. With schools closed, and the day laborer jobs that the families were dependent on gone, most of the families desperately tried to return to their native villages, travelling hundred miles by bus or oxcart or on foot. But some of the families were unable to leave. The children of these families, with their poor nutritional levels, were at greater risk during the pandemic, and with government schools closed, they were falling behind every day.
This crisis brought home to us the urgency of our mission. We saw that it would be impossible to provide for the welfare or the future of the children without a stable environment. Therefore, we are proud to announce the opening of the first Hemmersbach Kids’ Family Home. A safe haven in the outskirts of Bangalore, the three-story home has twenty bedrooms, classrooms and office space. Green grass and palm trees surround it.
The children have taken to their new environment well. This is the first time they have had running water ,regular meals, and the daily presence of dedicated teachers. But most gratifying to us is the sense that these children have the chance of something denied to many kids in the slums – a childhood.
