Education in India
It is estimated that every year poverty prevents some 170 out of every 1,000 children from attending primary school. And for the children who do manage to continue to secondary school, at least 10 out of every 1,000 fail to complete their secondary education.
We believe that education is the birthright of every child, yet each year poverty prevents thousands of children from attending school. For those children who are initially able to attend school, it is likely that, due to poverty, they will be unable to complete their education.
Many children at the schools we support study free of charge or pay a minimal fee. Yet the reality is that, unless the students pay fees, the school will not have the income to pay the teachers' salaries. As a result, the more qualified teachers leave in search of better jobs.
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School Development Project of the Month
Security Wall for Bokajan School
Located less than 30 km from the border of Assam and Dimapur, Bokajan School reflects the poverty of the surrounding area. The school needs more classrooms but most urgently needs to build a boundary wall to protect its buildings and provide security for its students, as a ditch that runs alongside the school land becomes a surging river in the rainy season, washing away everything in sight. With the help of kind donors we have managed to build 40 feet of this wall, but at least another 100 feet still needs to be built to secure the school.
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Other School Development Projects
Shillong School, Meghalaya
The school is located at Nonmynsong, a poor tribal area on the edge of town, and has 120 pupils in six classes. Nine orphans reside in a small orphanage attached to the school. The school is running well and is popular with the local people, as the fees are minimal, yet the standard of education is high.
Remaining Problems: The large classroom which houses 3 classes is very old, and the roof leaks. The school urgently needs to pull it down and build several classrooms on two floors in its place to accommodate all the school children.
Donations are urgently needed to help with this huge task.
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Vellore School and Orphanage
Vellore school, located in Shenbakkam, a poor semi-rural area of Vellore, Tamil Nadu, has now finished plastering its verandah floor which is used as a classroom for the local poor kids and a railing has also been built on the stairs. A fledgling orphanage has 5 children. Before the school and orphanage can increase their service to the community a lot of renovation work is still needed, however:
Problems:
* The staircase needs plastering: Rs. 5,000 or US $100.
*A borehole to get water: Rs. 70,000 or US $1,280.
* A ventilator: Rs. 1000 or US $26.
* The roof needs repairing: Rs. 15,000 or US $380.
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