Tag: School
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Tribal children have the least access to food and education
LIKE many other tribal children, Sibani Wadaka was born prematurely and weighed only 1.4 kgs at birth. Her mother visited several district hospitals in Odisha to improve the infant’s health and increase her chances of survival. She was even kept under observation at the Christian Medical (CHB), Bissam Cuttack for 13 days but her condition…
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A tragic past leads this child towards education
After a tragic event in his past, Salim, a poor child, is on the path towards a brighter future after being enrolled in a nonprofit school.
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Sponsor a Child and Support This Man in the Himalayas
This man started his own school to help impoverished children on the foothills of the Himalayas. Support the cause. Sponsor a child
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Living is Giving at the Purkal school
The Purkal school is nestled in the Shivaliks, at the foothills of the Himalayas. It has roomy classrooms with a view of the mountains, away from the cacophony of traffic. I could spot birds and monkeys from the windows. Every year 25 students are enrolled. First the kids go through an entrance exam in which…
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How it all began at Purkal Youth Development Society
G.S Swami is 80 years old, standing tall as the mountains and as invigorating as the winds around Dehradun, the city he and his wife call home. Their two sons and daughter have settled abroad very successfully. An economist by profession, Swami moved from the south of India to Mumbai at the tender age of…
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More Than a Vision
While strolling around I find a few girls walking on the street with canes. I asked one of them to explain what they were doing. “We are doing mobility training. We need to move parallel with it. This cane is our guide and it also tells us if there is any danger ahead. All we…
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How it all began at Drishti
The train was running two hours late. I saw a station approaching, and heaved a sigh of relief when I saw ‘Chitrakuta Dharm’ written on the board where the train halted for 3 minutes exactly. As I de-boarded, Mr. Pankaj, the manager of Drishti Blind School received me. Exhausted due to fluctuating temperatures and irregular…
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Education is a Child’s Best Friend
Manisha, a Grade 8 student, wants to be a teacher. She has two brothers who go to the same school. Their family consists of five people who stay in a small brick room. I visited their home. “My husband is a labourer. Sometimes he has work and sometimes he doesn’t. He hardly earns Rs. 500…
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How it all began at Nehru Vikas Manav Samiti
“Education was only a rich man’s cup of tea during my childhood,” says Yogesh Kumar Sharma, the founder of Nehru Vikas Manav Samiti (NVMS). Being born and brought up in Kaman, Rajasthan, he closely witnessed the treatment of womenfolk and the restrictions placed on them as far as education was concerned. “Women were there just…