Mastery of Fear
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.”
(Mark Twain - American Writer, 1835-1910)
Among the many children I met at Guria, this one might be the only one who didn't smile to me.
He was wondering who I was, maybe he was scared even though he seemed to be brave.
He was holding this younger boy in his arms, I don't know if he was his brother, anyway Guria is a place where I felt a real brotherhood among all the children.
When I asked their names I realized that they were from several religions.
Guria is a Human Rights organisation in Varanasi (Benaras) fighting against the sexual exploitation of women and children, particularly those forced into prostitution and trafficking.
Guria means doll in Hindi.
Manju and her husband Ajeet Singh are running this non-profit organisation at great personal risk, providing shelter and hope to many children.
They need any kind of help (money, food, toys, clothes,...) in order to carry on their task.
They are facing many difficulties from all those who would like to use those children as a second generation prostitution.
A few days ago they were nominated for the 2010 Front Line Award, an international foundation for the protection of Human Rights defenders.
Manju and Ajeet Singh are modern heroes, this is why I decided to upload a few pictures connected to their work.
There are many ways to help and give a kind of support to Guria, this is its website, www.guriaindia.org and you may contact Manju and Ajeet at guriaajeet@rediffmail.com
Mastery of Fear
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.”
(Mark Twain - American Writer, 1835-1910)
Among the many children I met at Guria, this one might be the only one who didn't smile to me.
He was wondering who I was, maybe he was scared even though he seemed to be brave.
He was holding this younger boy in his arms, I don't know if he was his brother, anyway Guria is a place where I felt a real brotherhood among all the children.
When I asked their names I realized that they were from several religions.
Guria is a Human Rights organisation in Varanasi (Benaras) fighting against the sexual exploitation of women and children, particularly those forced into prostitution and trafficking.
Guria means doll in Hindi.
Manju and her husband Ajeet Singh are running this non-profit organisation at great personal risk, providing shelter and hope to many children.
They need any kind of help (money, food, toys, clothes,...) in order to carry on their task.
They are facing many difficulties from all those who would like to use those children as a second generation prostitution.
A few days ago they were nominated for the 2010 Front Line Award, an international foundation for the protection of Human Rights defenders.
Manju and Ajeet Singh are modern heroes, this is why I decided to upload a few pictures connected to their work.
There are many ways to help and give a kind of support to Guria, this is its website, www.guriaindia.org and you may contact Manju and Ajeet at guriaajeet@rediffmail.com