Diwali Drive at Leprosy school

 Diwali is an extremely important festival in India, with a lot of historical significance. It is celebrated nationwide, and an example of customs associated with it are the lighting of fireworks, exchanging of gifts and lighting of lamps everywhere. 

However, there are certain places in India where such happiness is not afforded. We came across a school for children with leprosy, that took in children that had been abandoned by their families and stigmatised for their physical condition. They were unfortunately, unable to conduct any diwali celebrations due to a lack of funds. Once again, we conducted a round of fundraising and used the money to surprise the children on diwali with multiple gifts including sweets, notebooks and stationary, thus completing the diwali custom of gift exchange

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