The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!

by Lotus Outreach
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The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!
The Blossom Bus: Help Rural Girls Get To School!

Project Report | Nov 1, 2018
Mamta, a new Blossom Bus student!

By Suraj Kumar | Project Manager in India

Mamta and her mother.
Mamta and her mother.

Mamta, who joined Blossom Bus this year, was one year old when her father died in 2003. He left behind five children including Mamta, and his wife, Wati. Without him, their family was left with no income. Mamta's mother refused to give up and worked hard as a laborer in the fields and enabled their family to survive on the small amount she was getting as widow pension from government. She raised her children and sent them all to the village school. Her two elder daughters could not go to school after grade five and eight as the school in the village only went up to grade eight. The two daughters were then married and the third one dropped out after passing grade eight in the village school. The son made it to grade ten but has left school since as he cannot afford to travel to the nearby village due lack of transport. Mamta is the youngest and wanted to study so that she could find a job that could help her ageing mother.

Mamta was told by her friend that there was a bus available for poor families that provided free transportation to and from school. Mamta’s mother approached the school at Ahrawan and inquired about the bus. She met with the teachers and they assured that the Blossom Bus would have room for Mamta, especially given their families situation. Soon after, Mamta started riding the Blossom Bus and enrolled in grade nine in the girls’ school. So far, she really enjoys her studies and is hoping to complete her education and become the only earning member of the family so that her mother can live in peace.

The family is still living in acute poverty surviving on about $50 a month with Wati’s pension. Recently their roof collapsed, and they are worried about the approaching winter. However, Wati is a courageous woman. She smiles and says that she is happy that her daughter could complete her studies and become a respected person in society especially because they belong to lower caste. She says that her daughter could be married into a good family if she completes her education because uneducated brides have no scope for marriage in good families these days. The mother thanked Lotus Outreach and gave blessings to Blossom Bus for this great help she needed the most.

Mama Wati and the collapsed roof
Mama Wati and the collapsed roof
Evidence of poverty
Evidence of poverty
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Lokesh's success!

By Suraj Kumar | Project Manager in India

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Lotus Outreach

Location: Ojai, California - USA
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Maya Norbu
Ojai , CA United States
$184,694 raised of $200,000 goal
 
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