: This Initiative Is Gifting 1 Million Hours of Sleep To Underprivileged Kids You Can Join Too #IndiaNEWS #Children This article has been published in partnership with Duroflex. IMany among us take

This Initiative Is Gifting 1 Million Hours of Sleep To Underprivileged Kids You Can Join Too #IndiaNEWS #Children
This article has been published in partnership with Duroflex.

IMany among us take our privileges for granted. We rarely let ourselves feel grateful for the comforts we have. Think about it how many times have we appreciated having a roof over our heads and a comfortable mattress that keeps us warm and provides us restful sleep?
All of this, while lakhs of Indians end up sleeping on the streets, out in the cold without basic amenities. Even those in shelter homes are often deprived of the necessities, one needs to have to get sound sleep. Torn blankets and mattresses often force the residents of these shelters to sleep on the bare floor. For many shelter homes, a financial crunch during the COVID-19 pandemic escalated this problem, and they had to cut back on the essential things they provide to their residents.
This has also been the case for Bengaluru-based NGO Vidyaranya. Their plans of refurbishing existing mattresses and getting new ones were stalled because of the pandemic. Instead, the money was used to ensure a steady supply of rations for more than 300 residents, including disabled children, women, and the elderly.
A ray of hope, however, has come to spread some festive cheer, in the form of Duroflex, a leading sleep solutions company. This Christmas, Duroflex, along with The Better India, has launched an initiative called Gift of Sleep to donate 365 mattresses to 365 children living at Vidyaranya. With the hope that every kid can enjoy at least eight hours of quality sleep on these mattresses the initiative amounts to gifting a million hours of sleep in a year.

Quality of sleep plays a crucial role in a childs development. Studies have shown that children who get an adequate amount of quality sleep have better attention spans, memory, and overall mental and physical health. A good mattress is critical for deep and beneficial sleep, which in turn leads to overall growth among children. Having a good mattress to sleep on can also help avoid body aches, says Ramesh MC, founder, Vidyaranya.
Duroflex encourages you to join and make this initiative sweeter by sending in your wishes. Our readers can send their messages to us, and Duroflex will make sure it reaches the kids along with the mattresses. These can be messages showing support, care, love, or just a note wishing the children at the shelter a happy new year. If you want to send a message, please click here.
The story of constant support
Ramesh founded Vidyaranya in 1991 with a few of his friends, while still in his second year of Masters in Social Work. Moved by the condition of the needy during college field trips, he decided to open a shelter for the homeless. Over the years, he scaled activities and added shelter homes for abandoned children, women, and the elderly.

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