Jancy

Jancy

Meet Jancy, a 17-year-old who just recently graduated from Shanti Bhavan. She is just beginning her freshman year at Jyoti Nivas College where she is studying Econ-Tourism and singing in the choir!

Jancy is also a fantastic artist and dreams of being a fashion designer – she was the judge of last year’s Tie-dye Cupcake Bake-off T-shirt design contest! She also is a master at henna (see the photos below of her incredible work on STF’s own Christen Brandt).

Jancy is the first girl in her family to have the opportunity to go to school and to learn to read and write.

  • Jancy and Saritha excited for college! Jancy and Saritha excited for college! Jancy and Saritha excited for college!
  • Saritha, Jancy, and Maheshwari on their new college campus Saritha, Jancy, and Maheshwari on their new college campus Saritha, Jancy, and Maheshwari on their new college campus
  • Jancy works on the backdrop for the graduation ceremony Jancy works on the backdrop for the graduation ceremony Jancy works on the backdrop for the graduation ceremony (Photo by Kate Lord)
  • Trying on sari's for graduation Trying on sari's for graduation Trying on sari's for graduation (Photo by Kate Lord)
  • Practicing with classmates for a graduation day performance Practicing with classmates for a graduation day performance Practicing with classmates for a graduation day performance (Photo by Kate Lord)
  • Getting ready for the big day Getting ready for the big day Getting ready for the big day (Photo by Kate Lord)
  • Jancy and her mother and grandmother at graduation Jancy and her mother and grandmother at graduation Jancy and her mother and grandmother at graduation (Photo by Kate Lord)
  • Jancy and her family at Shanti Bhavan graduation Jancy and her family at Shanti Bhavan graduation Jancy and her family at Shanti Bhavan graduation (Photo by Kate Lord)
  • Working on Christen's (STF Director of International Ops) henna Working on Christen's (STF Director of International Ops) henna Working on Christen's (STF Director of International Ops) henna (Photo by Kate Lord)
  • The finished masterpiece! The finished masterpiece! The finished masterpiece! (Photo by Kate Lord)
  • Jancy in class with Maheshwari Jancy in class with Maheshwari Jancy in class with Maheshwari (Photo by Kate Lord)
  • Jancy and STF's Director of International Operations, Christen Jancy and STF's Director of International Operations, Christen Jancy and STF's Director of International Operations, Christen (Photo by Kate Lord)
  • Jancy on the sports field Jancy on the sports field Jancy on the sports field
     

Jancy was sponsored in 2011 by STF’s First Birthday Soiree and is currently being sponsored by various members of the She’s the First community.

If you want to leave NAME a message, you can comment below. We’ll collect them and send them to her, and update here when she writes back.