Educate 100 orphan girls in rural India

Poverty, HIV, orphan hood, stigma and fear challenge the children of Buds of Christ. Yet the children have overcome these challenges and have successfully cleared their exams to make an entry into colleges. Except for one child out of the seven who have appeared this year, none of their family members have entered colleges in their life time, and this has been possible with the generous support extended by well-wishers .

Buds of Christ has been working with these children over the past five years to ensure they continue schooling by providing them with educational kits, school uniforms, special educational support for young children in 10^th and 12^th standard and support for higher education. This has eased the burden of many families on educating their children.

The main success for us is that these young girls have not only overcome their public exams, but mainly overcome their chances of being victims of child marriage, abuse and exploitations.

Soundarya who scored 481/500 in her 10th public exam shared "This would not be possible for me, if I had not been supported to continue my schooling amidst the financial struggles we faced in our family after the loss of our father. I sincerely thank Global Giving Donors and Buds of Christ for helping me find hope in the future".

Four girls who have appeared this year are from widow-headed households and passing 12^th have joined under graduation courses in B.Sc (Nutrition and Dietetics), B. Com, and BA English Literature.

As Buds of Christ celebrates this moment, we thank our well-wishers and the donors at Global Giving for their support towards these children. With your supportive hand, our young girls are now entering a new horizon.