Changing lives and how!

Yapral: There could not be a more apt name for the NGO-Second Chance Trust that picks up people on verge of death and gives them a second chance. The volunteers help destitutes to make a comeback.

In most cases they would have lost track of their families. The NGO is run by a 24-year-old B Tech graduate, Jasper Paul, who himself met with an accident that made him realise that he wanted to give back to society. Speaking to the Hans India, Jasper said, "When I was 19 year old, I encountered an incident that completely changed my life. Luckily, I did not get injured in the accident and it dawned on me that God was kind."

"Two months after my accident, I came across an old woman lying on the road in rain with injuries and maggots filled her body. I took her to Gandhi Hospital and uploaded a video on social media and asked if anyone knew about her.

It appeared in the newspaper and the very next day she was reunited with her family. Soon, I started the NGO," added Jasper. Most of the youngsters below the age of 25 work in this NGO. There are a total of 15 members in this NGO. These youngsters are trained to take care of people in distress. "We have three homes with 150 people. A total of 700 destitute people were rescued till date," said Jasper.

Kausalya, a destitute at the home, said, "I am from Bihar. I landed in Hyderabad through some unknown means. It must've been that someone had offered me a job, tricked me and left me here or I had just wandered away from my hometown. I was sitting silently not knowing what to do with my life. It was 2 am in the night and things were beginning to get scary. A good man by the name Munna spotted my plight and my loneliness and immediately shifted me to this home."

"Today, I am in charge of the cleanliness of all the utensils in the home. I have found joy I'm serving people who are sick and dying. I realized that this was God's Chance for me to do something good and the change is reflected in my physical being too," added Kausalya.

It was either the police who spotted these destitute people on the roads or anyone who send a word to the NGO about the people in need of a healing touch. Jasper said, "They lack proper nutrition and medication. However it took them around 7 to 8 months to get stable and work. Since they are destitute and have no homes, so they stay here and do the household works like cleaning utensils and chopping of vegetables."