Category: HAH Lucknow

Raksha Bandhan was enthusiastically celebrated by the children at Home Away From Home (HAH) for children suffering from cancer and their families running by Varsha Foundation at Lucknow.
Due to medical reasons they could not go to their home town. Varsha Foundation ensured that they felt like being at their home.

Childhood cancer is curable

We celebrated independence Day on 15 August in our Home away from Home (HAH), a home for children suffering from cancer and their families at Lucknow running by Varsha Foundation. All the children, their families, and staff members participated in the celebration. Sweets, gifts, toys, etc. distributed to the children. I am sharing a few pics and clips here.

75th Republican Day celebrated in Home Away from Home (HAH) in Lucknow, running by Varsha Foundation for the children suffering from cancer and their families. All the children suffering from cancer and their families participated and celebrated the republic day in the HAH. We are sharing a few pics and clips here, see how they are so happy.

We celebrated the Christmas festival in the Home Away from Home (HAH), running by the Varsha Foundation for the children suffering from cancer and their families at Lucknow. On this occasion, Santa blessed all the children, distributed lots of gifts woolen clothes, sweaters, caps, gloves, socks, gift hampers, juices, chocolates, biscuits, toys, cakes etc. Woolen cardigans and jackets were given to all their family members. The magic show was amazing and entertained the home. HAH was beautifully decorated with a Christmas tree, flowers, lighting, etc.

18 December was a blessed day for HAH a home for children suffering from cancer and their families at Lucknow running by Varsha Foundation. We celebrated monthly birthday in the HAH.

Can we imagine that a lovely child is fighting cancer and is undergoing treatment in an unknown city, far away from his hometown and he cannot go home on Diwali.

We celebrated Diwali with traditional customs with all the children battling cancer and their families at “Home Away from Home” (HAH) running by Varsha Foundation. All the families performed puja, cooked together, had parties, wore new clothes, decorated the house beautifully, and gave gifts to everyone. The beauty of the HAH is that all the children forgot that they were away from home, the families also enjoyed the festival with full enthusiasm. I am sharing a few pics and videos here.

1st नवरात्रि (Navratri) Sunday 15 October was the memorable and special day as we did worship, Hawan, Puja for well being of our donors, well-wisher, supporters and the children braving cancer. I thank God I was also there in the Home Away from Home (HAH) a home running by Varsha Foundation for the children suffering from cancer and their families at Lucknow and participate in the puja.

Nutritious food is essential for children suffering from cancer. Nutrition week celebrated in the Home Away from Home (HAH), a home running by Varsha Foundation in Lucknow for children battling cancer and their families. A food competition was organized in which all the mothers of children participated and awards given to winners and gifts to all. Children enjoyed the delicious and nutritious food together.

September month is the international childhood cancer awareness month. We also conducted an awareness program in our Home Away from Home (HAH) a home for the children suffering from cancer and their families at Lucknow running by Varsha Foundation in which all staff members, children, and their families participated with full enthusiasm and conveyed the message that childhood cancer is curable.