Madheshwaran (12/11/17)

Madheshwaran (DOB: 12/11/17) is a sweet boy. He is outspoken and truthful. He has an older sister and they live with their parents in a mud-walled hut with a straw and palm front roof. His father is a seasonal daily laborer on the agricultural farm. During the off-season, he looks for work at the construction sites. Due to the location of the jobs he can find, he stays away from his family for months at a time. Madheshwaran’s mother works for 100 days as a part of the governments program to employ uneducated women. Even though both parents work extremely hard, they are unable make enough money to cover their necessities.