Staff Reporter
SHILLONG, May.05: The AW Thomas Girl’s Home established in 1981 which recently celebrated its silver jubilee, has contributed much to society.
At one point of time, the home had around 20 children all below the age of 18, both boys and girls.
The boys, however, were shifted to Mawphlang in the year 2006. The orphanage now has 65 girls.
The home has proved to be a boon in terms of education. On Wednesday, as the rest of the state’s youth celebrated the results of their hard work in the HSSLC science and commerce examination, the lone candidate from the home, Bethelda Khyllap, secured a commendable second division.
Khyllap had completed her SSLC examination in 2007 and secured first division with two letters. She attributed her success to plain old hard work and the support of AW Thomas Girls Home’s management.
While grateful to the Almighty, she said: “Nothing is hard when there is a will to compete.”
Amway Opportunity Foundation, while speaking to Meghalaya Times, said that it would consider providing assistance to Khyllap for her further studies.