Staff

Naina Mathur

Teacher, Delhi school (Jahangirpuri)

Born in Delhi, Naina has been living there for well over 20 years. Both her parents passed away when she was a six-year old. Her fondest memory is that of her parents taking her to school. That precious memory and her childhood experience of losing her parents inspired her to start helping underprivileged children. She started teaching at the Sunday school in her church and during the week she would teach children from the slums.

Naina is the Teacher at our Delhi school at Jahangirpuri location. She lives in the neighborhood of the slum in which the Delhi school is located, which enables her to visit the parents of her students and interact with them on a regular basis. Naina has put to great use education aids like story books, songs and games in improving the quality of education that she imparts to the children.

Suganthi Thatheyus

Teacher, Mumbai school

Suganthi is the Teacher at our Mumbai school. She has been teaching at this Kripa school for the last 2 years. She was born and grew up in the state of Tamil Nadu (India) and in 2010 she moved to Mumbai with her husband, Thomas. She has been teaching since 2008, right after she completed her advanced college degree. Teaching underprivileged children from the Mumbai slums gives her great joy. “Helping the needy brings a positive change in her own life”, says Suganthi.

She loves listening to music and would finds different ways of incorporating music in her classes. As the teacher of the Mumbai school, she has taught over 70 children which brought them to a level where they could graduate to full-fledged primary schools. She would love to see her students provided with school uniforms as she believes that it motivates them as well as gives them a sense of recognition in their communities.

Hemangi Kamble

Teacher, Pune school

Hemangi was born in Pune, where she lives with her parents and elder brother. As a member of a local church she loved teaching at the Sunday school. During the week she would provide private coaching classes to primary school students. This helped build her experience as a teacher.

Hemangi is the Teacher at our Pune school. The slum in which the Pune school is based is just a short walk away from Hemangi’s home. Hemangi is studying for her under-grad degree as a part-time student and plans to graduate with a degree in education.

She feels that through Kripa she has been given the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the underprivileged children. According to her “this is a blessing that inspires me to do this work. Education has a positive impact in the lives of children and helps them become good citizens.”

Seema Singh

Teacher, Delhi school (Gujranwala)

Seema is the Teacher at our Delhi school at the Gujranwala location. She is studying for her high school diploma at the local evening school. Her father drives a rickshaw in Delhi, the income from which sustains the entire household. For Seema life in the slums is a daily reality.

She is passionate about working at the Kripa school in Delhi and enjoys the opportunity to educate the underprivileged children from the slums. It is her desire to get a college education as a teacher so that she can continue to educate children.

John Francis

School administrator

John and his wife Pallavi live in Pune. He is the administrator of the Kripa schools in India. He looks after all the operational needs of these schools.