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Why do Prashant and other volunteers resist the plan to set&nb... - Moments Supplementary Reader
Question
Why do Prashant and other volunteers resist the plan to set up institutions for orphans and widows? What alternatives do they consider?
Answer
Prashant and other volunteers resisted the plan to set up institutions for orphans and widows because they felt that in such places, children would grow up without love and widows would suffer from stigma and loneliness.
Instead, they considered the alternative of rehabilitating them in their own community. They suggested setting up foster families made up of childless widows and children without adult care, where they could receive emotional support and a sense of belonging in a secure environment.