Arti aged about 12
years comes from lower middle class family whose parents died of AIDS around
two years ago. After death of the parents she was living with her old
grandmother and two brothers. When she was at home with her grandmother she was
allegedly very badly treated, beaten, and made to do all the work and given
only dry chappatis to eat.
One of the relatives of
Arti put her in the boarding at
Nirmala institute in Vaijapur in June 2012 and she was admitted in class VI at
Karuna Niketan School there. She had no
health problem then. After a year she went her home to spend summer vacation. She
returned from her vacation, having a severe attack of herpes on her neck which
took a long time to heal. She was taken to govt. hospital in Vaijapur for treatment
where she was detected of having HIV+. When it was communicated to her
grandmother she forbidden her to return to the village, her all close relatives
rejected her. Since it was not possible for Nirmala Institue, Aurangabad to
continue to keep her in boarding with others, they wished to put her in a place
where she will be cared for and receive all treatment necessary.
Sr. Pracy D’ Souza from Nirmala institute phoned Ms. Hilda Fernandes, Director of
Sakhya to make arrangement to have transferred her to another institution. Ms.
Hilda Fernandes got an information about shelter facility at Inigo Icaza
Arruti, HIV Centre, Benepatti-Merces, Sandoor, Vasai(W) . On 23rd July
2013 she was produced before Aurangabad Child Welfare Committee to get an order to transfer her at Inigo Icaza
Arruti, HIV Centre Vasai. Aurangabad Child Welfare Committee recommended to
produce the girl at Bhiwandi, Child Welfare Committe as Inigo Icaza Arruti, HIV
centre does not fall within their jurisdiction.
On 23rd
July Ms. Reena Singari brought her to Vasai , on the same day Ms. Hilda
Fernandes and Ms. Reena Singari admitted her in Inigo Icaza Arruti, HIV Centre.
On 25th June she was produced before Bhiwandi Child welfare
committee and got order sanctioned for her stay at Inigo Icaza Arruti, HIV
Centre. On 26th July Ms. Rushila Rebello,Socila Worker along with
Shashi Kala,a Social Worker of Chirag, an Ngo working on HIV took her to Sion
Hospital Mumbai to register her name for
ART and medical treatment. They got her name registered in HIV department, she
was reconfirmed her HIV status and was prescribed to continue medicine and
treatment.
On 29th July one of the
sisters of Inigo Icaza Arruti got her
admitted in St. Elizabeth School, Holy in standard VII. Arti is happily staying and getting all the
necessary treatment, food and shelter.
We are happy that she can leave her life with hope and dignity
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