Kusukela e-Street Children to Tour Guides eDelhi, eNdiya

Indlela Salaam Baalak Trust ishintsha Ukuphila Kwezingane

Zimbalwa izindawo emhlabeni ezibandakanya umehluko omkhulu kunamaNdiya, ngemibala yawo eduduzayo, isiko esicebile, amathempeli ajwayelekile, ama-forts, namahhotela azintandokazi ... nokuhlukumezeka nokuhlupheka. Ohambweni lwami lwakamuva, oluqala eDelhi, lokhu kuqhathaniswa kwabonakala kusukela ngesikhathi engangifika ngaso. Amasonto amabili alandelayo angangibonisa ngezikhathi eziningi ezesabekayo, ukungena ngaphakathi kweTaj Mahal ukuze ngondle izindlovu, kodwa lokho okwangithinta kakhulu kwakungobuso obuncane nje emadolobheni amakhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kakhulu usuku lokuqala eDelhi.

Izingane eziyisishiyagalolunye zilahleka usuku eDelhi, idolobha labantu abayizigidi ezingu-20. Ezinye izimo zengozi-eziteshini zokuqeqesha ezigcwele, amabhasi, nezimakethe. Ngenxa yabantu abanzi futhi ukunyakaza okusheshayo kwezixuku ezinkulu, kuyinto evamile yokuthi izingane zihlukaniswe nemindeni yazo. Ezinye izingane zishiywa ngenxa yezindaba zezokwelapha, zixhashazwa ngokocansi noma zibalekele. Izisekelo ezifana neSalaam Baalak Trust enikeza ithemba kulokho okuzwakalayo njengengculazi engenathemba.

Umsebenzi weSalaam Baalak Trust (SBT) waqala ngezingane ezingama-25 ngo-1988 futhi manje unakekela abantwana abangu-6 600 ngonyaka. I-SBT inezikhungo eziyisithupha kulo lonke elaseNdiya, imizi emine yabafana namakhaya amantombazane amabili, okunye okuwukuphela kwabahlaseli bokuxhashazwa ngokocansi nokuxhashazwa. Abangu-70% bezingane babuyela ekhaya ngentando yabo, kanti bonke abanye banakekelwa futhi bafundiswa ezikoleni zesikhathi eside SBT.

Ngaphezu kokuhlinzeka ngokuphepha nemfundo, i-SBT iqeqesha intsha ukuthi ibe yiziqondiso zokuvakasha emakhaya abo, ukwakha ukuzethemba kwabo, ukuthuthukisa isiNgisi yabo nokuyifundisa ukuba bathole ukuphila.

Ngalobo busuku obumuncu, kusihlwa kwelanga, umhlahlandlela wethu, u-Ejaz, wasihamba ngokuzethemba emgwaqeni ongcolile wase-Old Delhi, izinja ezidlulile kanye nokukhiqiza izinqola, ukusifundisa empilweni yansuku zonke nasezindaba zabantu. Ngaphandle kwakhe wahamba nomholi ohlazekile-ekuqeqeshweni, uPav, owamomothekayo owangibamba iso lami nokungabi namlandu walinqoba inhliziyo yami.

Sasihamba ngecala futhi ngaqala ukubuza mayelana nesikole, ukuphila eNdiya, nomndeni wakhe. Le nsizwa - engadluli kuka-16 - yakhuluma ngokutadisha njengaleli lungelo, isipho ayibonga kakhulu ukuthi sinikwe. Wancenga kancane lapho engitshela ukuthi uhlela ukubuyela ezweni lakubo laseNepal nodadewabo.

Siphetha ukuvakasha esikhungweni lapho kukhona abafana abangu-12 abasithatha. Bayihlabelela inkanyezi encane ephazimulayo futhi baphenduka bathathe umjikelezo wesigcawu ukuze babonise ukuhamba kwabo kwe-Bollywood-ephefumulelwe. Babephenywa ngokugcwele yi-iPhones zethu futhi beyizintambo ezilindele ukuba sizithobe izithombe njengoba zibeka ezibukweni zethu.

Khona-ke impendulo elula, esuka enhliziyweni evela embuzweni indoda ethile eqenjini lethu yabuza ku-Ejaz: "Ufuna ukwenzani emva kwalokhu? Izifiso zakho, imigomo? "

"Ngifuna ukuba umuntu omuhle."

Ngiqala ukuqeda ukwethembeka kwakhe nokubonga ngakho konke anikeziwe, akuyona into engqondweni yaseWestern. (Ukube bengingakhonanga nje ngesimo sezulu?) Umbono u-Ejaz nabanye abafana abanakho esikhathini esizayo, ukuthi baxabana kangakanani nokuthi yi-SBT, futhi impela ukumomatheka kwabo kumakwe imemori yami kuze kube phakade.

Ngemuva kokuhamba nokuvakashela ku-SBT, iziqondiso zethu zasibuyisela ebhasi lethu. Sagibela, sagudla ngefasitela emakhanda abo obuhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ehlehla phansi emgwaqeni njengoba sithatha isivinini sidlule emigwaqweni yokukhwabanisa.

Lokhu kungenzeka ukuthi ngizokubona u-Ejaz noPav, kodwa ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi banempilo ebomvu phambi kwabo, kuhlanganise nezikrini ezinkulu ze-Bollywood.

I-Salaam Baalak Trust ixhaswe ngemali ehlanganiswa nohulumeni, i-ejensi yamazwe ngamazwe kanye neminikelo yokuvakasha. Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi ngokubhuka uhambo nokuvakashela, yiya kuwebhusayithi yesisekelo.