Payal
“I still remember the difficult times. They never seemed to end,” says 12- year-old Payal*; she was welcomed last year in the Short Stay Home at SOS Children’s Villages India, after being referred by the CWC. Payal ran away from home when she was six, but was rescued at that time. “After being rescued and spending some time in a Short Stay Home, I was restored back to my family, but situation did not improve. It was around this time that my mother approached the CWC for help.” Payal was then brought under the care of SOS India for short stay care, post which she was shifted to long-term care at SOS Children’s Villages India. “What I love here is the safety and security this place offers. I go to school, and have the opportunity to explore my interests. Wherever I face a problem, I am offered help, and that is a wonderful feeling. I want to be someone in life, who can take care of children like me, and protect them from abuse and neglect.”
