Overview

This school is in Bangalore, South India and reaches out to children in quarry villages. The quarries are a harsh environment with inhumane and dangerous living conditions. Most families are bonded to their employers with no hope of paying their debts and breaking the cycle of poverty they are in. They have no access to drinking water, proper roads or sanitation. Healthy food, education and healthcare are luxuries for these people. Our partner school is providing education to hundreds of children in these families. They are first-generation learners who have the chance to gain an education and escape the cycle of poverty and the back-breaking and hazardous work at the local quarry.

Why support this

Our partners are working with the whole community in the quarries. Children start in childcare and preschool to ready them for primary and high school and their parents are offered adult literacy, vocational training and access to healthcare. Children at the school demonstrate education levels 20-30% above the state average, using the government curriculum.

Budget

$51,156 (each year for 3 years)  The budget will provide salaries for 8 teaching staff, an assistant principal, a child counsellor, maintenance staff and other school expenses

Expected Life Change

• Young people are educated with a clear vision for the future. They are confident and contributing members of society.
• A reduction in the rate of child marriage, especially amongst girls as well as a decrease in the rate of female infanticide.
• Access to education will abolish the lower caste system where people have been oppressed and deprived of their basic rights for generations.