RANCHI, September 7 (TNN): Kenneth Otyuo came to Jharkhand from Nagaland in 2005 as a ‘mission’ teacher for an NGO he was working for. He started teaching the children and liked it so much that he left the NGO and settled here. He realized there was a lot of scope for him to fulfil his dream of doing something for the society at large. “There are a lot of children in the rural areas of Jharkhand who lack proper education. So, I opened a school here in 2009,” said the 31-year-old Kenneth.
And Little Angel Mission School was born. Situated in Bero, 40km from Ranchi, the school today has more than 160 students studying from nursery to Class IV. “We mostly teach in English. We also use Hindi at times if any students have difficulty understanding English,” he said.
Sometimes, it is difficult for Kenneth to communicate as the children at Bero do not know English and Kenneth doesn’t know proper Hindi. “We have some locals teaching at the school too, so that there is no communication gap between the teachers and students. And the children are quick to pick up English,” he smiles. Kenneth’s wife Zuchano, his brother and three friends from Nagaland have also shifted to Bero to help him in his cause. “When he told me that he wanted to open a school in Jharkhand, I came here to help him,” said Zuchano. Although they miss their families, the young man and his entourage love their work. “We visit Nagaland once a year. But, as they say, home is where the heart is, and our hearts lie here.”
