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posted April 18, 2011
Placy is an orphan hailing from Mumbai. He has no relatives or no family support, to fall back on.
Placy was detained in the Central (Arthur Road) in Mumbai, when he came in contact with Sahaara during the staff’s in-prison relationship building interactions. Placy’s keenness on getting employed demonstrated his willingness to start life afresh, after he got released, but he realized that the he would be stigmatized after his stint in the prison.
Sahaara helps rehabilitate newly released prisoners by providing physical and emotional support, giving vocational training and helping them find good jobs. Sahaara also runs a home called Mukti Niwas (Place of Freedom), where former prisoners get wholesome nutrition and quality accommodation till they are emotionally and financially self-sufficient, and ready to take their place in society.
Since Placy did not have a family to fall back on, after his release from the prison, Sahaara offered him shelter at Mukti Niwas. Placy is now enrolled in a vocational trade and is learning Nursery Training and Housekeeping Training. He wants to be equipped with skills that will help him get employed, so he can move out and start life anew.
Your generous support, Laurent, will make it possible for Sahaara to provide nutritious fresh meals (breakfast, packed Lunch, evening snack and dinner) to Placy, for three whole months.
Placy would soon be starting a new life, and once he is financially able to do so, he has pledged to help other newly released prisoners like himself, to make a fresh start in life.
Thank you, for your support that will help restore, his faith in humanity.
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