Aarati’s daily routine left us perplexed, but also quite inspired as she started her intense daily routine at 5am by getting chores done in her house. She cleaned the dishes, the family cattle shed, made the kitchen ready, put on the school uniform and packed her bags ready for school. After a busy day in school, Aarati mostly comes back home and again engages herself in more household chores, like feeding the family’s cattle.
As we met her, Aarati seemed to be full of life, despite her extremely busy routine. But as many other kids of her age, she also had a dream of her own: ”One day I will become a doctor, I want to treat people and make them feel better, to be able to use medication and syringes to treat everyone .“