When Walls Couldn’t Stop a Comeback
Before prison, Aarav was just a Class 12 boywith dreams for tomorrowand a future slowly taking shape.But one moment of anger changed everything.His life moved from classrooms to courtrooms,from making choices to facing consequences. Inside jail, silence became his first teacher,loneliness became the second.Days felt heavy,and time passed slowly.Then a computer class started.Keys clicked, screens […]
From Prisons to Rehabilitation: A Reflection from the Ground
By: Hussain ZaidiSenior Project Coordinator,Rehabilitation & Reintegration Program,India Vision Foundation The recent visit of the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India Mr. Surya Kant to District PrisonGurugram, and his call to reimagine prisons as correction homes, resonated deeply with me—not as an abstract reform idea, but as a lived reality I have witnessed over the past […]
A Journey of Transformation: Empowering people with a Second Chance
“I can’t thank Kiran Bedi Madam and her Foundation enough. Your support changed me and also gave a new direction to my children’s lives. I pray to God for India Vision Foundation’s success, always.” – An Alumnus India Vision Foundation is a 31-year-old, non-profit, non-government organization born out of the Ramon Magsaysay Award (Equivalent to […]
When Compassion Speaks Louder Than Words
Aarav arrived carrying silence,not because he had nothing to say,but because the words he knewdid not belong to this place. A foreign land.Unfamiliar faces.And a language that turnedevery simple momentinto a wall. Inside those walls,he stood apart,not out of choice,but because understandingfelt just out of reach. Eyes searched for meaning,hands tried to explainwhat words could […]
When Work Restored Dignity
For Amit (Name Changed),freedom was not a moment,it was a process. Inside prison walls,a needle met thread,and time found rhythm.Each stitch taught patience,each fold restored discipline,each finished seam returned a little dignity. What began as trainingbecame direction. Beyond the gates,work awaited,structured, demanding, steady.Rules did not confine him;they grounded him.Routine became reassurance.Order became stability. A hand […]
When Compassion Became a Second Chance
Ravi (Name Changed) did not grow up with choices,only responsibilities.Life taught him strugglelong before it taught him dreams. Circumstances pushed him onto pathshe never wished to walk,until one day, iron gates closed behind himand silence became his companion. Prison took more than freedom.It took confidence, identity, hope.Days passed heavy with regret,nights filled with questionsno one […]
The Echoes of Transformation: From a locked World
This blog is about the day that broke many myths around prison for me. This is my observation during my visit to the District Jail of Ghaziabad as an intern with India Vision Foundation became a defining point in my understanding of incarceration and human potential. It was the first time I had ever stepped […]
Rohan: The Boy Who Refused to Break (Name Changed)
Rohan never asked to be brave…Life made him so. A small home.A mother who worked day and night as a housemaid.A father whose anger turned love into fear. Every scream, every tear,pushed childhood further away from him. One day, in a fit of violence,his father injured Rohan’s hand,the same hand he held his books with,the […]
Story of Hope, Through a Child’s Eyes
(Inspired by artwork by Vijay, CVF Child) In every shadow, hope quietly waits.In every separation, love still breathes.Vijay’s artwork captures this truth with powerful simplicity. A child longing for a parent…A mother reaching out with trembling hands…A father staring through prison bars, dreaming of one embrace…And a mother holding her baby close, promising a better […]
Reena’s Light Finds Its Way
In the silence of prison walls,Reena once sat,lost, tired, wrapped in shadows of despair.Yet a quiet spark lived within her,a spark she discoveredwhen India Vision Foundation helped her learn, heal, and rise. Beyond the gates, Project Saakaar held her trembling hands,guiding her towards the dream she had carried for years,a small food stall, a place […]