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Students of Bhairahawa government school for deaf children got some respite from their daily monotony at the school after the mounting of 16 sparkling mosaic pictures on the walls of its premises.
These unique multicoloured artworks generated huge excitement amongst the school's 153 pupils.
The artworks were sponsored by individual donors overseas and handmade by young victims of child trafficking who have been rescued from bonded labour in Indian circuses by Esther Benjamins Trust Nepal (EBTN), an INGO working in the area of child trafficking.
According to the press release issued, Friday, by EBTN, its country Director Philip Holmes is personally providing training to these mosaic artists who now number thirteen in total but he plans to teach the art form to many more.
Holmes delivered the mosaic consignment to the school as a gift from EBTN well-wishers. The Trust that he founded has been supporting the school since 1999 through building projects and scholarships, the latest project being the construction of a dining room/kitchen (with biogas installation) and toilets. This project has been financed by a 12,000 euros donation from The Wild Geese Lions Club in the Netherlands through EBTN. The mosaics provided the final touch to the dining room/kitchen and the deaf children were thrilled to see the colourful additions to their walls.
It's wonderful to witness how successful the Trust's projects at the school has been over the years, Holmes said
The evidence of the success lies in the school attendance doubling over the last 8 years and the school now looking forward to its first ever SLC graduates in 2009.
Students of Bhairahawa government school for deaf children got some respite from their daily monotony at the school after the mounting of 16 sparkling mosaic pictures on the walls of its premises.
These unique multicoloured artworks generated huge excitement amongst the school's 153 pupils.
The artworks were sponsored by individual donors overseas and handmade by young victims of child trafficking who have been rescued from bonded labour in Indian circuses by Esther Benjamins Trust Nepal (EBTN), an INGO working in the area of child trafficking.
According to the press release issued, Friday, by EBTN, its country Director Philip Holmes is personally providing training to these mosaic artists who now number thirteen in total but he plans to teach the art form to many more.
Holmes delivered the mosaic consignment to the school as a gift from EBTN well-wishers. The Trust that he founded has been supporting the school since 1999 through building projects and scholarships, the latest project being the construction of a dining room/kitchen (with biogas installation) and toilets. This project has been financed by a 12,000 euros donation from The Wild Geese Lions Club in the Netherlands through EBTN. The mosaics provided the final touch to the dining room/kitchen and the deaf children were thrilled to see the colourful additions to their walls.
It's wonderful to witness how successful the Trust's projects at the school has been over the years, Holmes said
The evidence of the success lies in the school attendance doubling over the last 8 years and the school now looking forward to its first ever SLC graduates in 2009.