Grooming Box

I have been dying to share this... This is a small thing and yet very sweet.
In our Hope schools the children do not know much about hygiene, grooming, cleanliness, etc. One of our school managers, Santosh, in Pudupattinam, has come up with a great idea. It is called a grooming box. Every day when the kids arrive at school they take out their grooming box and go to the bathroom. They take out their toothbrush, toothpaste, and proceed to brush their teeth. Then they comb thior hair. Finally they wash their hands.
All these skills have to be taught step by step and they have become part of the school curriculum. Unfortunately the children's parents do not know about hygiene most of the time. These habits make such a difference. Our kids end up looking so clean and cute! It can also save their life in terms of hygiene.
It is a small thing but it has improved the lives of these children. Of course they look very cute!