Dear Friends ,For the last nine years you have been supporting me in raising funds for the NGO Karunya Trust, which has been doing phenomenal work with underprivileged children. Over the last two years, in light of the COVID pandemic, Karunya trust engaged in providing support to families who lost their livelihood during the lockdown. Along with this the focus has continued in the areas of education, healthcare and shelter. Gyaansathi- the school for the rag picking children of Rafik Nagar, Govandi , has quickly adapted itself to the new normal. We now have online classes as well as recorded sessions for all our students. The vocational centre we started at Gyaansathi has become a source of income for the women in the basti as they stitched cotton masks to be distributed to police and other service providers across the city. We have also been supporting several children from the basti to appear for Std. Xth exams and get into the right colleges. In 2021 all 22 of our students passed the SSC exams and 16 scored over 60%. These kids are now the role models in their basti and are encouraging others to attend school. The funds that we raise thru TMM will be directly used for this cause, without any intermediaries. What started out as a small dream is now a force that is transforming the lives of many ! You have been instrumental in this change. I invite you to be a part of this transformation journey. Contribute wholeheartedly and continue this good work.