We often see so many homeless men and women lying on the road, sick and desolate everyday. How many of us bother to provide them with the bare minimum necessities, like a roof above their heads or even minimum or basic medication to heal their wounds? But there are good Samaritans in the society who believe in giving these homeless ones a shelter and a second chance to live.
The Second Chance is a home for the dying and the destitute whose director is a 22 year old, Jasper Paul. The home was set up when Jasper was 19 years old, It is a Hyderabad-based NGO that renders a destitute rescue and rehabilitation service. Launched in April 2017, this home for the destitute and homeless, in a short span of one year, has achieved a lot. From being a home with one volunteer and one resident, it has come up to currently housing 40 people and recently managed to open a second center in Ghatkesar, as well as Keesra.
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The 22-year-old social activist, when asked how The Second Chance came to be, he recalls being in a freak accident where his car was completely smashed, but he came out without a scratch. He says, "God gave me a second chance and I think these people deserve it too." It was two months after the accident that he founded the organisation. Jasper is the ray of hope in the lives of 300 destitute people of which 42 of them are currently living in the trust he started for them, aptly called The Second Chance Home.
Jasper is the ray of hope in the lives of 300 destitute people of which 42 of them are currently living in the trust he started for them, aptly called The Second Chance Home.
Here are a few images of the transformation of the rescued members at the home:
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This is Sandeep, he was taken in the home in the month of May, 2018, he was thrown to the corner of the waiting room in Osmania General Hospital, Hyderbad. He was found completely in urine, motion and gangrene on his right hand. As you can see in the image above, his transformation was massive from being a vegetable to a man who is in all smiles seeing the change in himself, which was only possible because of Jasper.
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And, this is Meena, she was found on the streets by the Naredmet police, Hyderebad, further the police contacted Jasper and she was taken into the home and looked aftered. Meena has been in the home from November, 2018 as you can see in the image on the left and with the help and care offered by Jasper at the home.
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The step that Jasper Paul has taken to save a so many lives proves that humanity still prevails in this world. There are still people who think more about others than themselves for, who would give up their entire life and spend it looking after the needy? We hope that there are more people like Jasper in this world who look after the old and the poor and hence makethis world a better place to live in.
