Empowering Kids: An Education programme for the Underprivileged Children

In India, less than half of the children aged 6 – 14 years go to School. Many of them are subjected to working as Child labour owing to their parent’s poor socio economic condition. They are marginalized and socially excluded. Dejected, ignorant and aimless, most of them resort to unhealthy activities leading to unsafe atmosphere and become the cause of depletion in the law and order situation of the country and greatly hamper the progress of the nation. 

Furthermore, in the past 2 years, hundreds of young students from humble background were forced to quit their schools due to the Covid19 Pandemic. For these kids in the age of 5 to 15, this is a time of utmost importance. If they are not given a fair opportunity to study, they will not be able to able rise above the conditions of poverty. Education is their only way out, and if this time goes unutilized due to the pandemic, the impact will affect them and their families for lifetime.

We want to amend that and give these kids a fighting chance to achieve their education.

With this aim in mind EM runs two primary level community schools, catering to about 250 children from the marginalized section. The respective Schools are located in Arthala- an urban slum of Ghaziabad, in the state of U.P. The children coming here belong to extremely low income group families who cannot afford to send their children to Schools. EM acts as a bridge between these out of School kids and the mainstreamed education system.

The impact we look to make is to provide these kids with sustainable means of achieving education. From providing them with newer tools such as reading books, note books, devices, etc. Empowering minds will connect them in a more efficient manner with their beloved teachers. This will allow students to get seamless education with the fear of missing out in such an important age group, where mind is full of curiosity and can be directed in the right progressive manner.

At Empowering Minds (EM), we firmly believe that, each and every child, irrespective of his / her socio – economic status has the potential to grow up into a strong, healthy and a happy individual which in turn leads to a prospering and happier nation. The donations we receive will help us provide better access to books, supplies, and overall education. With our efforts we want to ensure that these children, especially from the marginalized society, do not have to stay away or struggle for acquiring, at least, the basic levels of education and health. This will in turn help them to have a chance at a better future for themselves and their families.