Education India Project #63993

SEND HUNDRED GOA SLUM GIRLS TO SCHOOL FOR A YEAR

by El Shaddai Charitable Trust

Project Report | Mar 17, 2026
Every Step to School, A Step Toward Freedom

By Julia Matthew | Managing Director

Dear friend,

It starts with something as simple and as profound as the sight of a young girl walking to school. Her school bag slung over one shoulder, hope in her eyes, ready to discover a world beyond her village. At El Shaddai, the empowerment of women and girls is at the heart of our mission. Through our various initiatives, we strive to create safe spaces, educational opportunities, and holistic support systems for vulnerable and underprivileged girls.

We know that education is the most powerful way to break the cycle of early marriage. By keeping girls in school, we give them the chance to dream, grow, and shape their own futures. Bavya’s (name changed) return to education began with one such conversation. One of our outreach workers believed in her potential, helped her to get enrolled in our home and start learning again in our school.

Like Bavya over the past year, girls across the slums area have returned to classrooms with bright smiles and renewed energy. They are learning, exploring, and discovering the strength within themselves to make choices that can transform their lives. With mentorship, life skills, and supportive school environments, these girls are gaining the confidence to pursue their dreams and imagine a future filled with possibilities.

Your partnership is helping educate girls, strengthen communities, and create lasting change in Goa. Thank you for believing in them and walking this journey with us. Your continued support can help more girls from remote villages of Goa access education and build brighter futures.

Every step these girls take in school is a step toward breaking cycles of poverty and early marriage. Watching them grow, learn, and embrace their potential is a constant reminder of the power of education to transform lives, communities, and the future of Goa.

El Shaddai family!

Links:

https://www.childrescue.net/

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Nov 19, 2025
Hope blooms in slums with the seeds of education

By Julia Matthew | Managing Director

Dear Patron,

There is a growing awareness and concern in Goa where the girls in slums lack access to stable, dignified economic opportunities. Poverty, lack of alternatives, and limited social protection drive many into high-risk situations such as trafficking and vulnerability. The unseen burden of trauma, stress, and lack of safe spaces can stunt growth, ambition, and self-worth, which results in abuse and health issues.

For girls, poor sanitation can mean health risks (infections, hygiene difficulties) and even barriers to education. The general lack of sanitation is a strong risk factor.

With the El Shaddai Education Programme, hundred girls from slums and the streets of Goa are able to attend school this year by enrolling them in El Shaddai schools and slum schools. It will protect them from child labour and early marriage, strengthen their sense of self-worth, and open doors to further learning. As these girls grow into empowered women, they uplift their families, influence their communities, and inspire future generations to value education and confidence in themself. They are currently enrolled in basic maths and English to perform well in class, and absenteeism will be minimised, which will give them the opportunity to join High School. Teachers are provided with training in teaching methodology.

We are committed to providing these hundred girls with opportunities that will empower them to identify their priorities and foster their personal and academic growth. The project provides them with sanitary pads, textbooks, uniforms, and other learning materials to prevent students from being lured by the lack of them.

We aspire to break the circle of exclusion and vulnerability. They will have greater personal power and independence.

With your valued support, we can advance our project and extend its positive impact. We sincerely appreciate your ongoing commitment to our cause. Together, we can build a safer, more secure, and brighter future.

With gratitude,

El Shaddai family

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Jul 28, 2025
Let her learn, for a brighter turn!

By Julia Matthew | Managing Director

Her!

Dear Patron,

Educating girls is crucial for individual empowerment and broader societal progress. It has a transformative impact, breaking cycles of poverty, fostering gender equality, improving health outcomes, and contributing to economic growth. Several obstacles prevent girls from pursuing an education. Poverty is huge factor affecting girls education.

El Shaddai Charitable Trust focuses on providing education to slum girls, addressing challenges like access, quality, and retention, while promoting girl child education through awareness campaigns, scholarships, and safe learning environments.

With the El Shaddai Education Programme, 100 girls from slums and streets of Goa, will be able to go to school this year by enrolling them in the El Shaddai schools and slum schools.

We work towards our mission to empower those who have faced adversity, including many slum and street children who have come to Goa seeking a brighter future.

We also distribute educational kits to the slum children which consists of a school bag, stationary, tiffin, water bottle and other school materials. Every child is provided with nutritious midday meals and health check-ups.

With our educational program, many children have benefited and have been able to change their lives for a better one.

We have the story of a girl named Unnati (name changed). While our outreach worker was conducting fieldwork, she noticed a young girl peeking through the school window, completely absorbed in the lesson being taught by the teacher. Our outreach worker approached her and asked her what was she looking through the window, the reply was astonishing she said "I want to go to school and then one day I have to get a job so my family does not have to sleep famished or live on streets. But my parents cannot afford sending me to school" Listening to this outreach worker soon reached out to her parents and informed our shelter Ashadeep in Panjim. Her mother agreed and soon she was admitted in our Shelter.

I could not forget the smile on her face. Her face had lit up with the news that she will finally be go to school now and will be able to change her future.

Knowledge is power, let her bloom like a flower!

We extend our gratitude for all the support and generosity we have received from kind hearted sponsors like you which has enabled us to provide education to 100 slum girls. Your support fuels the dreams of slum girls and paves the way for their education."

With Gratitude,
Sincerely,
El Shaddai Family

Links:

https://childrescue.net/

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