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Hemant in his class

Hemant is a 14 year old boy studying in fifth grade at Amar Jyoti School. He is affected by polio in both of his legs and as a result, he must walk with the help of crutches.  Hemant comes from an economically underprivileged family. The only source of income for the family comes from his father, who sells vegetables.  His parents are supportive of Hemant, but can only do so much as they are both illiterate.

When Hemant first joined Amar Jyoti, he was average in his studies.  He needed individual attention in all of his subjects.  With the help of Amar Jyoti’s dedicated teaching stuff, he has shown great improvements and has taken a special interest in arts and crafts!  It is thanks to a generous donation from Bruce (10 months), Kaushik (1 month) and Amanda (1 month) that Hemant will be able to continue his studies at Amar Jyoti!