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SHIC – Singing Heart Inspiring Children

Children

Jacqueline and child

SHIC started with a simple meeting in a school room in 2005 and is now an important part of Jacqueline’s work in India. Children who benefit from SHIC usually come from the nearby village and are helped with school fees, English tuition, a teacher to help with general tuition and homework in the evenings, medical expenses, clothing. Outings are also arranged for the older ones. Three young people from the village are now full time workers at the ashram all year round and Jacqueline hopes to create 2 more full time jobs in the near future.

Young ones from villages are at a disadvantage when starting school - town and city children often learn to read, write and recognise numbers at an early age. They tend to receive more support from the family, whereas village families must work very hard on the land and the adults do not have much education. SHIC now has a school in the village where small children come and learn simple skills to prepare them for school. Sometimes they visit the ashram and spend time with Jacqueline. See below.                            

SHIC is part of Singing Heart Foundation – a charitable      organisation created by Jacqueline in India.           

SHIC village school children visiting the ashram with their teacher

SHIC extra tuition

Extra tuition at Singing Heart during a school holiday

There has also been a yoga camp – for boys and girls. Here are a few of the boys with their certificates.

Children chanting with Jacqueline and others

The young people sometimes participate in meditation and chanting sessions at the ashram.

India Singing Heart Foundation

Distribution of clothes. About 30 children received new clothes on this day. Word spread quickly and next day many new children came to school!

Christmas candy

Clothes 2

Christmas candy

Bags of sweets from visitors to the ashram at Christmas

Brother and sister visiting Jacqueline

Climbing Arunachala with Jacqueline and Murali

Older children climbing Arunachala

Singing Heart’s 3 young workers from the nearby village

Donations to SHIC are always welcome. You can either donate directly to the ashram if you are in India or contact Jacqueline:cosmicairport@ yahoo.com

Many thanks!