Monis, a 13-year-old boy from Chanderpuri has a special talent. He can express himself beautifully through the art of painting. However, being part of a large family of eight members living in small one room shanty at Chanderpuri slum is not the ideal condition to learn painting and take it to greater heights where struggle for survival and fight for existence dominates the day’s canvas. Moreover, Financial and Livelihood challenges of the family hardly allowed any space for Monis’s parents to encourage his unique talent, although his mother had a soft corner for her son’s abilities.
However, she brought Monis to the Asha Resource centre at Chanderpuri and Monis became a member of Asha’s Bal Mandal (Children’s Group). This was a turning point in Monis’s life. Asha team immediately recognized his love for painting and provided him all the required infrastructure like, paints, brushes, stationeries and a dedicated space and environment to think creatively and express himself through his paintings. Asha’s IT Labs provided him a platform to learn and develop his skills through You Tube Channels and other sources. At Asha, Monis also actively participates in group meetings, game sessions, reading books, school studies and other edutainment activities while improving his painting skills. Early recognition and the necessary platform has created the roadmap to develop his art. Wish him a bright and colourful future.
