For the last 20 years, Sr. Nirmola Maria Goretti Cruze, 56, a member of the Holy Cross Sisters, has been working with children with disabilities in Tejgaon, Dhaka. Cruze runs the Asha Greo, or Hope Center, which serves 40 children with disabilities. Cruze told Global Sisters Report that she loves working with disabled children and can't imagine her life without the Hope Center.
There is a shortage of schools for children with disabilities in Bangladesh. In addition, more than half of children with disabilities in Bangladesh do not go to school. Cruze's center has only 40 seats available. Many parents have requested to enroll their children, but they cannot enroll them due to a lack of seats.
Cruze charges only 200 taka (less than $2) per child for monthly tiffin costs. Despite limited resources, she manages the center with 10 teachers, and it has gained a good reputation in Dhaka. Many former students are now established and contribute to family and society despite being neglected by family members and relatives.
"Being a nun," Cruze said, "I am poor, but my heart is not poor. We love and respect people with disabilities, their parents and relatives."
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