By Rajesh Varghese | Director
As a child, I never used to like going to school. And yet, I would have to. So it would happen that on the first Monday of June, amidst driving winds and falling rain, flanked on either side by Mom and Dad, I would show up at school, ready to take on new challenges and learn new things. It is one of those childhood memories that stay with you forever.
Make A Difference works with thousands of children across India who live in orphanages, street shelters and poor homes. They study at local Government schools, mostly, and one doesn't know how much they look forward to it, or don't. Either way, on their first day of school, they go alone. No support system, no one flanking their sides, and no one to tell them how amazing the year ahead is going to be!
But not this year around. This year, on the first Monday of June, in Trivandrum, these children were escorted to their first day by MAD volunteers. To pep them up for the big day, along came an actress and a former school Principal. These children may have had ordinary first days before, but never again!
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This year we are reaching out to 5000 children across 80 orphanages in 23 cities. To ensure each child has a strong support system, MAD is recruiting around 2200 volunteers who will walk into their classes every week to teach English, inculcate reading habits, create experiences and organize a year end camp called 'Dream Camp'.
$6279 raised through GlobalGiving will be used to deliver quality english classes impacting 1215 children for July-Aug. In some cities we are currently recruiting teacher volunteers while in others, the recruited volunteers are being trained to understand the cambridge curriculum and effective class management techniques.
With new improvements, innovations and a BIG team, we start the MAD academic year 2013-14, with a view to personalise education and to put MAD children in an environment where they want to learn and where they can naturally discover their true passion.
In our next report, we will bring forth more stories from our classrooms and elaborate on the experiences we will be creating for our children. Till then, watch out for daily updates on MAD's FB page, and kindly share our stories with your friends and family.
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