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Ipshita and her embroidered tapestry

Tapestry by Ipshita

Thanks to everyone at Sanderstead United Reformed Church in the UK, who have been supporting us for such a long time - http://www.surc.org.uk/
This tapestry by Ipshita who lives at Lula Bari, our girls home here, was done especially by her for Audrey Earp, (David's mum) who has donated it to the church in thanks for their support of shuktara.

Thank you to everyone involved, especially Ipshita for the beautiful hand work.
Read more about Ipshita...

shuktara - Lali in Puri, India

Lali in Puri – annual shuktara girls summer holiday

Lali in Puri, India with the shuktara girls

Here’s some photos from the annual shuktara girls summer holiday to Puri starting May 13th.

Pappu Mishra (chairman of shuktara) and Sunil are accompanying all the girls and staff of Lula Bari. They take the overnight train to Puri together and stay in a small hotel near the beach. Since it's the hottest time of the year everyone takes a "bath" in the sea.

shuktara - Prity on her way to Puri, India, on the train
Prity on the overnight train to Puri
shuktara - Sunil in Puri, India
Sunil on vacation with the girls from Lula Bari
shuktara - Tamina in Puri, India
Tamina in Puri with Maashi
shuktara - Moni goes to school with Lali

Moni goes to school!

shuktara - Driver-ji and Moni
Driver-ji and Moni
Moni came to us in September 2014 after being abandoned by her family. She was very distressed for a long time, but is now settling and is enrolled in school.
Arvind, the driver, takes Moni and the other girls to REACH in our vehicle and they, of course, demand that the music is played loud.
You can see how happy Moni is in these photos and you can follow her story here:
Moni Mondal

shuktara Lali and Moni
Lali and Moni
shuktara - Moni and Driver-ji
Moni and Driver-ji
shuktara - Prity on Holi

Holi at Lula Bari – the festival of colours

Holi was celebrated much more vigorously in Lula Bari, our girls home, than it was by the boys here in Kolkata.

Maybe as they grow older, the boys are not quite so interested, but the girls had a great day.

shuktara - Prity
Prity
shuktara - Lali, Sabita and Pappu Mishra
Lali with Sabita mashi, one of our girls house staff and Pappu Mishra (chairman of shuktara)
shuktara - Lali
Lali and Sabita mashi
shuktara - Tamina
Tamina
shuktara - Muniya

Abandoned almost a year ago now Muniya’s home is with shuktara.

Just over a year ago Muniya, like many other children with disabilities, was abandoned by her mother and left alone on the street. Some, like her, are lucky enough to find safety in places like shuktara! This photo was taken today by Pappu Mishra (Chairman of shuktara) in Lula Bari, our girls house. It is the place that Muniya now knows as her own home and we will never abandon her.
shuktara - Muniya

More about Muniya…