Educate 100 Under Privileged Children for One Year

Ashwini Charitable Trust is happy to announce that our effort towards this project has progressed well and has also grown to accommodate more children in need.

Of the 193 students currently attached to our main Resource Centre, 49 have been admitted newly to the Trust this academic year (2021-22). Their families have all faced numerous challenges due to the pandemic and all of them require assistance.

ACT meticulously planned and implemented an Induction and Orientation program for the mothers of the newly admitted students. The inclusionary exercise is mandatory and serves as the first step in educating and empowering the mothers of our children.

An entry level assessment was also conducted for the new students in order to group them into appropriate categories, so that they may best benefit from our Education Program.

The after-school program that many of the children are engaged with comprises our online pedagogical endeavour, which helps to bolster their education. The students are paired up with individual volunteers as well as volunteer groups that help them with their academics using online platforms like WhatsApp and Google meet. The older students participate in mental health and well-being programs, computer classes, mentoring programs and sessions with experts that keep them informed about their basic rights. The main focus of our striving is to allow the children to learn how to bridge the gaps between the understanding and application of knowledge and skills acquired.

ACT had commissioned Ms. Shanta Srinivasan, an accomplished educator and curriculum designer, to create a customized foundational English and basic Math curriculum for our younger students. These books are one of a kind and specifically cater to the elementary literacy and numeracy requirements of first-generation literates and first time English speakers.

ACT has also been supplying every family that it supports a monthly provision and hygiene kit. It is a practice that began in March 2020 as part of our covid relief effort and continues till date. Each provision kit contains generous portions of staples such as rice, wheat flour, pulses, oil, spices, sugar and salt. The hygiene kit contains soaps, detergents, dishwashing bars, disinfectants and a pack of five KN95 masks.

A child's mental, physical and emotional development includes, but is not limited to education alone. We even augment the children's nutrition with a protein mix that is made by the mothers at the Trust and is distributed to all the families on a monthly basis. The health, well-being and blossoming of our students is of grave importance to us.

ACT truly appreciates all the support it receives. We draw strength and credence to fulfill our mission thanks to the compassionate collaboration of all our donors and volunteers.