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Rev. Sr.
Maria Jyoti.
A Social
Worker, Soft spoken, Ever smiling face, Always ready to help
people in need and difficulties, A heart that reaches out to
people of all walks of life, A personality that encourages and
lifts up children with special needs, An exemplary leader
and a true disciple of Jesus are the qualities that I have
noticed in Rev. Sr. Maria Jyoti ever since my childhood
days.
Rev. Sr. Maria Jyoti hails
from a well-known family in Mangalore and happens to be the
child of Late Mr. J.B D’Souza and Mrs. Mary D’Souza from
Bendore Parish.
In the year 1965, She joined
the Apostolic Carmel Order at the age of 22, and started
her humble life of a nun. She then started lifting up and
encouraging children with special needs by becoming the first
principal and founder of the well-known School in Bendore
Mangalore –St.Agnes Special School in the year 1970. Over a
period spanning three decades she has not looked back.
And today she has even
introduced computer education in that school for those
children.
She has a host of other
achievements to her credit. She helped the youth in getting
self employed by creating facilities for training them up,
Lifted up the educated unemployed,
And constructed a new school
building in the year 1994 to mark the Silver Jubilee.
She has visited The United
States, Netherlands, Germany and Belgium to equip
Herself with the necessary tools
that are required to gear up and render excellent
Services to the entire society.
She invites educated youth to take up the task of taking care
of the needs of special children. For this she has set up an
institution which is affiliated to the Bhuj University,
wherin a person interested in this field can pursue a B. Ed
degree.
The Government of Karnataka has
conferred on her with the prestigious Rajyotsava award for her
wholehearted support to the entire community in the year 1992.
I am sure the readers of Daijidubai.com will feel proud
to note Rev. Sr. Maria Jyoti’s achievements and wish her all
the best in all her future endeavors.
Courtesy:
Claude Fernandes
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