Send Village Children to School
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| Organization | Gyan Jyoty Rural Development welfare Trust Bodhgaya |
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| Region | India |
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| ProjectLeader | Ranjan Kumar |
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We are providing education for children who are unable to go to school either because of poverty or family circumstances. Our school is near Bodhgaya, Bihar, India, a Buddhist pilgrimage site where Buddha attained supreme enlightenment. Our village has a high level of illiteracy, and many children are involve in begging from tourists rather than attend school. We ourselves were such children, and we believe that education is a human right, and can dramatically change a child's life.
Challenge
In the outskirts of Bodhgaya many families rely on the large families and children to help with farming. Poverty and illiteracy is a real problem in this part of Bihar. Because of poverty parents don't want to send their children to school. Due to poverty and general disempowerment, many children are instead sent to beg near the UNESCO world heritage site of the Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya.
Long-Term Impact
We aim to empower children of the Bodhgaya outlying areas through education whilst eliminating begging and child labour near the World Heritage site
References
Project Gallery
Lokesh study in school
Nishi is in school
Children from village
enjoying food with study in school
children are in school before prayer
