Six-year-old Asraf is one of more than 60 children to benefit from after-school tuition and care at Beacon Centre 2, run by Safe Harbour Mumbai with support from Blythswood.

The nutritious meals, quality education and moral guidance available there are life-savers for Asraf and for his sister Sabina, who is just a year older.
They’re too young to remember their father, who died of COVID. Their mother works long hours as a tailor to support her children. For children like them, Beacon Centre 2 is a place of hope and safety.

Life in the slum is tough – and can be dangerous. Asraf fell from a height and suffered a life-threatening injury to his belly. Thanks to the swift response of the Beacon Centre team, he was quickly admitted to a good hospital where he received the urgent surgery and medical care he needed.

“His mother has been very thankful for the action taken by our team,” says Sam Vadavana, who oversees Safe Harbour. “She says we saved her child’s life.”