Support Covid Affected Children

There has been a complete upheaval in the world order as a result of the Pandemic. The new normal was once not at all normal. The pandemic has compelled everyone to accept this new order as normal. While the pandemic had brought to halt the day to day functioning of all thus bringing the world to a total standstill, some of the consequences have been really gruesome.

Covid has caused many individuals to lose their health, wealth and loved ones. The survival of families who have lost their earning member have become a major challenge. The worst affected are the women and children. With regard to children, continuation of their education is at stake.

We wish to support the education of these covid affected children. Support for the cost of education would include payment of tuition & other fees of each (who lost her/ his father due to covid) child directly to the school. Additionally, the purchase of books, uniform (once a year), note books & stationery as and when required will be carried out. An estimated INR 2500 per month per child is estimated for this purpose.

Children covered under this project will be attending different schools and as such may differ in terms of fee, books requirement, curriculum etc. Hence, we may be spending more money on one child and less on another. Though on an average we have estimated ₹ 2500 per child, the expenses will be taken on an actual basis only irrespective of whether the actual expenditure on each child is

more or less than the estimated money.

Through this project, we hope that covid affected children will continue their education and avoid hardships such as getting engaged into labour, being trafficked etc. The project will support the cost of education till they complete basic education up to 10th standard. Also the elder siblings or any other suitable relative of these children will be linked to the existing skill building programs of HCHW. Hence, we hope to empower the child as well as his/her family through education.