Our High School – Inaugurated on 25th of March!

(From Left) Matt Idle, Anne Minto, Peter Parsons, Vivek Gaur, Richard Bonelli, Sanjay Drabu

Our High School was inaugurated on March 25th. I was very memorable day for all of us at OM foundation. When we started in 2002 we didn’t even know how to run a school. It all started with 20 kids , giving them a bath , ironing their clothes, feeding them and educating them. Personally it has been an enriching experience, seeing something grow brick by brick. We had challenges but we never considered them as hurdles. Passion remained the same. We always set small targets and we achieved them. Our founding members Richard Bonelli & Mona Kaul provided us the financial and moral support we needed in this journey.

Our biggest challenge was what do we do after grade 5. If we put them in a govt school, our seven years of hard work would have gone waste. The other option was to put them in a public school but then there would have been a social disconnect for these wonderful kids. As some one says you take one noble step, Divine takes care of the rest. That is what exactly what happened. British Gas walked in as an emissary of the Divine. I would name this six month (time took to reach this stage of high school) journey as ” Junkyard to Temple of Knowledge“.

In this journey so many people and organizations contributed their bits and we are thankful to them. What we are today is because of our teachers who worked day in and out to build this institution. Two people the foundation will always remember Col Kailash & Sunita Gehrotra. Sunita has been instrumental in getting High school on ground. Col Kailash contributions to the foundation cannot be quantified. Personally he is my mentor, guide & friend.

Last but not the least I want to thank my business partner Vivek who allows me to work for the school at the cost of our business.

I am indebted to my family who have been great support in this project.

For us at OM the journey has begun . We need to build a good career for these children , make them responsible citizens and I am sure we will succeed. I request all of you to visit the school and bless the children.

For more details please log on to www.omfoundation.in

Courtesy: Sanjay Drabu, Trustee

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