By Ancy Reuben Stephen | Resource Mobilization Manager
Dear friends,
Greetings from IDEA Foundation.
I am delighted to share with you the story of Priya, a little girl from rural Maharastra. In her community, children often have to drop out of school to look after themselves and younger siblings. So they learn to look after younger siblings, fetch water for the family, collecting firewoods, washing clothes and dishes at a very early age.
Priya is 9 years old and she belongs to a migrant community. Her family moved from Dhule district to Bhor, in search of a job in a sugar factory. Both her parents have to work in the factory to earn enough to provide food for their 4 children. Priya is the eldest child and so she has to shoulder the responsibilities of her younger siblings who are just 6 , 3 and 2 years old. So for Priya attending school was not at all possible.
This little girl was loaded with many house hold chores too. She works hard and happily does her duties entrusted to her by her parents. Her parents had taken admission for her in a school in Dhule but she could not attend mainly because she couldn’t leave her younger siblings even for a short while. On meeting her at their community our special educator Mr. Prafull understood that she likes going to school. We have decided to give her special consideration. Mr. Prafull counselled her parents about the importance of educating their children and convinced them that their daughter can bring her siblings also to school. We have decided to give her all educational support and provided snacks & mid-day meal, school uniforms, school bag and other stationary items required. Now Priya is attending school regularly and is studying in standard 3.
Priya’s parents are very happy with this arrangement for their children as they know the children are safe in the school. They have promised us that they will educate their children even if they have to move to different places in search of work. There are many such Priyas in rural Maharashtra where they do not have opportunity for education. In our mission to give opportunities to underprivileged children for education and development we have come far ahead than we have expected. Each and every success story is a milestone for us and we want to thank each one of you for making this possible for us.
Thank you for supporting us with your kind donations and goodwill. Please continue to support us so that we can reach out to more children.
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