SANGEETA
Sangeeta is 10 years old. She has gone through many tragedies in her life. This fiery little girl with a sweet smile, has been on a journey that would break anyone's heart. Sangeeta comes from a traditional family with one older sister, one younger brother
and a father who drinks and abuses them verbally and physically.
Sangeeta lost her mother on 2 different occasions. Once her father beat her up in a drunken state, and she ran away from their place on the sidewalk, that they call home. She returned a couple weeks later. The second
time she ran away, it was to join another man. She was tragically killed by her lover, who doused her with acid all over her body.
While grieving the loss of her mother, her father took all of the children to their grandmother's house and abandoned them there. Sangeeta's grandmother severely abused her and her sister day after day. Eventually,
Sangeeta and her sister were able to escape their tragic lives. They have come into the House of Hope and now have a life filled with love and hope.
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The team of 8 staff members runs the
center where the children come each weekday and receive food, education and medical care. They also organize soccer games for older street boys twice a week, and visit the families living on the streets in the evenings
to build a closer relationship with them, in order to help them to find ways to escape life on the streets.
