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Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: Like many girls from middle-class families, Mallavalli Madhavi dreamed of becoming a doctor and serving the poor. But fate had other plans. She was only a Class IX student of Ramakrishna Mission School, Palvancha when she got married to Mareedu Ravi. Jyothy, the sister of Madhavi’s husband, who was a child with special needs and mental disability, died due to illness. With the incident, Madhavi decided to do her part to serve children with special needs and mental disorders. Together with Ravi and her father Venkata Swamy, she established Asha Jyothi Handicapped Welfare Society on June 22, 1998 at Hanuman Junction of Eluru District. Asha Jyothi Home, which started with five special needs children in rented premises, now has its own building with around 80 special and mentally handicapped children. Madhavi, who has completed her graduate studies in social work and a special course in special language and psychology, had to spend most of her time taking care of Asha Jyothi’s children and her own children. Care and Share, a leading NGO, provided support to Asha Jyothi. To support the large family, she even worked as a teacher with Sarva Siksha Abhiyan. Later, the government appointed her as the chairperson of the West Godavari District Child Welfare Committee for four years. Asha Jyothi Home has an emergency clinic, a barn to supply milk to children, physiotherapy equipment, a giant washing machine and solar panels for electricity. Although she lost her husband, she continued her service with the support of her family, Venkata Swami, Papayamma, and the Tejaswi and Koushik children. “When I lost my husband, my family members supported me. The Covid pandemic has been a trying time for us. I am grateful to the donors who came from foreign countries, with the help of some local friends. I consider all children here as my own and they call me Amma (mother) which makes me more responsible,” Madhavi said emotionally. and beautiful countryside environment. “I visited Asha Jyothi Home and was amazed by the dedicated services they provide for children with special needs. Civil society should give support to these homes,” said BVS Kumar, former chairman of the committee. Welfare Center (Krishna district). The home also receives support from a few NRIs. One of these organizations is Empower and Excel (USA). “Empower and Excel extend their support to meet the needs of education of children in India. After hearing about the efforts of Madhavi and his uncle Venkata Swami to help children with special needs, we came forward to support Asha Jyothi,” says Ayesha Charugulla from California. “Our team from the United States visited the organization. They have done incredible service to children with special needs and the disabled,” she adds. Ravi Kantamsetty, Dallas, USA, said he gave a construction assistance n of two rooms for Asha Jyothi girls hostel. VIJAYAWADA: Like many girls from middle-class families, Mallavalli Madhavi dreamed of becoming a doctor and serving the poor. But fate had other plans. She was only a Class IX student of Ramakrishna Mission School, Palvancha when she got married to Mareedu Ravi. Jyothy, the sister of Madhavi’s husband, who was a child with special needs and mental disability, died due to illness. With the incident, Madhavi decided to do her part to serve children with special needs and mental disorders. Together with Ravi and her father Venkata Swamy, she established Asha Jyothi Handicapped Welfare Society on June 22, 1998 at Hanuman Junction of Eluru District. Asha Jyothi Home, which started with five special needs children in rented premises, now has its own building with around 80 special and mentally handicapped children. Madhavi, who has completed her graduate studies in social work and a special course in special language and psychology, had to spend most of her time taking care of Asha Jyothi’s children and her own children. Care and Share, a leading NGO, provided support to Asha Jyothi. To support the large family, she even worked as a teacher with Sarva Siksha Abhiyan. Later, the government appointed her as the chairperson of the West Godavari District Child Welfare Committee for four years. Asha Jyothi Home has an emergency clinic, a barn to supply milk to children, physiotherapy equipment, a giant washing machine and solar panels for electricity. Although she lost her husband, she continued her service with the support of her family, Venkata Swami, Papayamma, and the Tejaswi and Koushik children. “When I lost my husband, my family members supported me. The Covid pandemic has been a trying time for us. I am grateful to the donors who came from foreign countries, with the help of some local friends. I consider all children here as my own and they call me Amma (mother) which makes me more responsible,” Madhavi said emotionally. and beautiful countryside environment. “I visited Asha Jyothi Home and was amazed by the dedicated services they provide for children with special needs. Civil society should lend support to these homes,” said BVS Kumar, former Chairman of the Committee Welfare Center (Krishna district). The home also receives support from a few NRIs. One of these organizations is Empower and Excel (USA). “Empower and Excel extend their support to meet the needs of education of children in India. After learning about the efforts of Madhavi and his uncle Venkata Swami to help children with special needs, we volunteered to support Asha Jyothi,” says Ayesha Charugulla from California. “Our team from the United States visited the organization. They have done incredible service to children with special needs and the disabled,” she adds. Ravi Kantamsetty, Dallas, USA, said he gave a construction assistance tion of two rooms for the Asha Jyothi Girls’ Hostel.
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