You may say this is not a picture you would expect to see from India....we'll you'd be right. The three hours in Cairo Airport between flights turned out to be over 24 hours thanks to Air Egypt. We were told our luggage had gone ahead to Mumbai but thankfully were accommodated in a very nice hotel. Our only option then was to make the most of the adventure and to see one of the seven wonders of the World. It was made more exciting (although less comfortable) by enjoying this experience on camels.
We arrived in Mumbai over 26 hours late and unfortunately could not make it in time to visit the Nursery School now being supported by Rianna's Fund in the slum area of Kalyan on the outskirts of Mumbai. We did receive some delightful Christmas Cards made by the
children and their performance of some famous English nursery
rhymes had been recorded on the mobile phone of our partner Raju. Thankfully we have some lovely photos of some of the children from our last visit and were pleased to hear about their great progress.
We did make it in time for lunch, our first curry of the trip and straight in to eating with our hands. Lunch was with our partner NGO 'Way True Life' to discuss the plans for building a new home for Street Children in Kalyan. After a 9 month wait 'Way True Life' have been granted their licence to receive overseas funding and are now looking for suitable land and putting together plans for the construction. Driving through this desperately poor area we saw a number of children living on the streets of this rapidly growing suburb. Kalyan is a major railway junction and this has led to a large number of children living from begging at the railway station and on the streets.
Back to our hotel for some much needed sleep and looking forward to a full day in Mumbai tomorrow.
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