(ANS – New Delhi)- Bosconet is an organization that carries out the mission of Don Bosco in the world, joining in its work to better the lives of needy children. Through its activities it has helped many people from marginalized communities. To understand the results of its activities we can listen to the stories of some of its beneficiaries.

Over a decade ago, in a remote village of Uttar Pradesh, Amit had just joined school when he lost both his parents. His illiterate grandmother knew nothing better and started making illicit liquor and engaged this little boy in selling the same. His uncle also exploited him by making him work at a bicycle repair shop.

Team BoscoNet learnt of Amit’s plight through their grassroots workers and decided to admit him to Don Bosco Ashalayam in New Delhi. A proud member of the Bosco family now, Amit has already passed school and will soon graduate with a degree in journalism. Probably, in the years to come, you will see his name scrolling on the cinema screen – ambitious Amit is determined to direct films.

Abandoned by father and with not a penny to spend, Preety was admitted into DBSERI on a much subsidised fee she completed a three-year degree course in civil engineering – one of her many ambitious dreams was fulfilled. She was able to get a decent job, earning over Rs 35,000 a month. That, though, was just the beginning of Preety’s career. At present, she is the owner of a construction company that boasts of contracts with not just several big companies but also the governments of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. 

Lokesh Kumar ran away from home when he was just six. He worked in the streets of Bengaluru as a rag-picker and slept on railway platforms, until he wasfound and adopted by Bangalore Oniyavara Seva Coota (BOSCO). The institution took him under its wing and encouraged him to study, explore, and develop his talents.

Today, Lokesh is a successful actor and a painter. ‘I want to help street children; even though there are many government programmes for their rehabilitation, they usually don’t reach the needy. I have faced sufferings that cannot be described, and I will try and help as many children as I can. I am grateful to BOSCO for giving me hope and confidence. Looking back, I realise that the support that I received from BoscoNet has helped me in believing in myself,’ says Lokesh.

Published 10/02/2016

Source: CauseBecause