Support-11500-kids-out-of-child-labour-&-poverty

Harshida's Story - aged 7   Harshada’s parents, both mother and father, are working as wage labours and  whole day they are away from home.  Harshada’s old grand mother is the only person at home to look after three small kids which was beyond her capacity.  Their financial condition is very...

Child’s Name: Sandeep Dnyandev Kere Village:  Nilwande Education: 10th standard Age :  18 years   Situation before joining the course Sandeep was residing in Nilwande village which is far from town. His financial condition was very poor.   His father is a mason and mother does labour work, but...

Prakash, the leader of the project sent me this story a couple of weeks ago. I found it really moving, but also incredible - how simple measures seem to be making a big difference for individuals, and by extension whole families on the ground. Here's the story of Bhagubai -    Mrs. Bhagubai Ashok Tajanpure was...

Ashwini, her two brothers and parents stay in Pokhari village.  Her father has a small piece of land which he works on.  Income used to be solely dependent on the mercy of rainfall.  Ashwini is a clever girl - she used to always get good marks in her exams.  After 10th standard her parents did not send...

Name:  Sunil Vitthal Ghule Village:  Pokhari Course - Electrical & Home Appliances Repair Education: 9th standard Age:  21Yrs. Situation before participating in the project:  Sunil resides in Pokhari village. His father is doing labour work, his mother does house work and his elder brother is in the...

In June I posted the story of Aniket. Here's a recent update on his progress - Aniket’s  favourate subject is Hindi.  Recently he appeared for quarterly examination, conducted by his school and got very good marks.  His class teacher, Mrs. Kharde says now Aniket is very confident and is doing...

Rani’s parents reside in Pokhari haveli village. Her father does Painting work. This work is not on a regular basis. Similarly her mother also does labour work in the fields of rich farmers whenever available. Rani’s mother is a member of a Self- help group, and through her group and NISD’s...

Prajakta Mangal's Story - Aged 14 Prajakta’s family consists with her father, mother and two brothers. Her father is a tractor driver and mother goes on daily wages. Father’s job is on temporary basis and mother’s work is also not on regular one. So it is difficult for them to run family expenses and...

Unicef has acknowledged that caste remains a key factor in illiteracy in India. The following article can be found directly here: http://www.unicef.org/india/children_2359.htm Education Despite a major improvement in literacy rates during the 1990s, the number of  children who are not in school remains high. Gender...

I came across this research by Healthbridge who have conducted fieldwork into the issue of the Bidi-rolling in India. To access the full report, just follow this link: http://www.healthbridge.ca/tobacco_poverty_Appendix%205%20India%20Final%20Research%20Report.pdf The tobacco industry often boasts that tobacco growing...

There are so many projects for children in India these days, so I was interested in knowing what makes this project unique. I asked Prakash and this is what he said -  NISD’s project is unique  in comparison to other children’s education projects because here we want to educate children, particularly...

 Prakash, leader of the project in India, tells us about the biggest changes that he has seen during his time there:   Question: What are the biggest changes that you have seen during the years of being involved in the project?   Answer:   When we started our work we could see many  young...

Prakash, the project leader was kind enough to answer some questions that I asked him about his involvement and experience with the project.  Question: How and why did you become involved in this work? Answer:  After completing my MA in Economics I decided to go for Master of Social Work (MSW).  After...

  NAME:  Aniket  Dattatray  Kangune.  Age-  12 years                                       Aniket and his family resides at Village Saikhindi.  His father is a wage labourer and his mother...

Shravan's story shows how this project is creating healthier and happier children.. Name:  Shravan Prakash Wale, Aged 3   Shravan’s  family is staying in village Zole.  His father is a mason and his mother works as a wage labour. In the beginning,  Shravan was not attending the...

I take being able to read and write so much for granted, that hearing Chaitali's story made me realise that these skills are a gift, a gift that not everyone in the world is able to have. Chaitali's Story - Aged 8 Mr. Kailash Shinde, his wife Archana and their three children live in the village of Watkhal. The...

Hi all, I'm sorry that it's been a while since our last update. I'm preparing for my first trip to India with Karuna to actually go and see the projects first-hand. I'm sure that I'll have lots more to share with you when I get back. In the meantime, here is Deepali's story. You can really see how the project is helping...

Hi all, So this is my first post on global giving as a fundraiser for the Karuna Trust. It's clear that we have strong support here for this incredible project that really is transforming the lives of over a thousand children on the ground. Thank you very much for your continued support. I'm happy to be...

Hi, I am very pleased to report that thanks to your generosity we have now reached our initial online target of raising $10,000 for children living in poverty around Sangamner, Maharashtra. We can all be proud that: As per the original plan of providing benefit to 750 children, through 30 crèches, the project...

Hi, Thanks so much for the generous donations over the past week since I last updated you. I did get a little over excited and suggested we needed less than $1,000 to achieve our target. I’m sorry for the slight over-optimism. To clarify, we have now received total funding of $8,454 to date. We have a remaining...

Thanks so much for your support. We’ve nearly hit our target. We now need less than $1,000. If you have any suggestions how to achieve that last bit please let me know. I’d love to hear from you. I am very pleased to report that, thanks to your generosity, children living in the villages around Sangamner, India are...

During Diwali celebrations children from well off families in the city area build or purchase forts. They make these forts from mud and decorate them with artificial trees, people, the military, horses, animals and so many other things. The members of Balpanchayat group decided to organize their own Fort Building...

Having just returned from India I am pleased to share this story of one of the girls your generosity is helping to support. Dipali Shinde’s story Sitting on a wooden bench, dressed in her school uniform, 13 year old Dipali Shinde looks like an ordinary school girl. Away from school; however, this talented and...

Thank you so much for supporting this project which I recently had the privilege of visiting. Many of the children and families benefiting from your generosity live in a rather rural part of Maharashtra. Although only 150 miles from my starting point of Pune, the poor condition of the road meant a journey of several...

A story of one of the beneficiaries that exemplifies the work of the project: Bhagubai [age 42] from Saikhindi village belongs to a very poor family. Her husband works on daily wages and Bhagubai works in the Bidi-rolling factory to make ends meet. She could continue schooling only till 3rd standard after which she had...