Our group of Form 11 students started the month of March
with a cause. Living in an LEDC, we are victim to poverty and a huge class
divide. This has resulted in people living on the road at unbearable and
unhygienic conditions.
We, with the support of Habitat for Humanity India, visited
a group of houses in North West Delhi at Savda Ghevra where houses have been
made just for these slum dwellers. We made an attempt to paint the 26 houses.
We divided in groups of five to six and painted the houses. 
The representatives from India habitat were touched and
congratulated us after which we had a one-on-one interactive session with the
ones who now live there. Most of them were either crippled or had some or the
other disability and this made us realise how tough life can be.
Helping them move into houses- which are now painted- would
be an experience we will all cherish for the rest of our lives.
Sana Diwan
Form 11
