Sponsor Elementary Education of Underprivileged Girls in India

Almost 21% of the population in India lives in poverty. One of the most important need is education. The children are the direct victims of lack of education which is the only weapon that would help them come out of the mire.

Many of them lose their parents at an early age, some are left deserted and some due to poor socio-economic conditions cannot afford to go to school. One of the most important causes because of which parents don’t send their child to school is economic problems. Irrespective of how much they work, the wages are not enough for them to afford the cost of education of their kids. For them education of their child is not a primary need at the first place, even the children are forcefully engaged in some form of labour due to unavoidable circumstances. This ultimately leads to many health problems as the child is deprived of all nutritional requirements in the developmental stages which results in stunting, wasting, malnutrition, etc.

The termination of the chain of poverty is very crucial to enable a child to develop holistically.

To end this mire, we are working in the education and healthcare sector to bridge the gap. On the basis of our survey, we came to the conclusion of many reasons why the parents refrain from sending their child to a school and chalked out a road map to ensure that we do our best to provide the basic right of education to these deprived children. We have established two non-formal education centers - Surya Vihar, Haryana and Virar, Mumbai where children are given quality education free of cost.

We have also funded many health campaigns, where children suffering from many deadly diseases have seen a new ray of hope. We have been continuously engaged in providing health treatment to many children.

In the first place, we are working on a grass-root level to convince the parents to send their children to our NFE Centres. After the completion of elementary education, we assist parents to enroll their child in a nearby school leading to an increase in the gross enrollment ratio. Furthermore, we monitor that there is a minimum dropout rate by convincing parents to send their children for secondary education and then for higher education. We accomplish minimum dropout rates by providing economic help- paying their fees and set up awareness camps to highlight the importance of education

With the help of our program, we have envisaged creating an environment where a child has all the avenues to develop socially, psychologically and financially so that they become self-reliant and self-sustaining.

Education is the light of life. We, at Dream Girl Foundation, would like to create an impact as to what a “Guru” has on a“Shishyas’ ” life. In Sanskrit, “Gu” means darkness and “Ru” means destroyer, so by providing education we want to help the children destroy the darkness. We would like to play the role of Guru and help the children to acquire quality education and good health to enable them to be a better person and live a hale and hearty life.

Another important aspect of our work is the empowerment of the girl child to help her conquer all the obstacles by providing education. We are determined to remove the inequality experienced by a girl and provide her with all the opportunities to enable her to excel in her life. Hope is what keeps us going and we intend to provide hope to the children in the form of education and health.