India
Education
Educating Deprived Mineworkers' Children in India
More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesMineworkers live in very difficult and poor conditions. Some mines are in remote areas, in communities that lack many basic facilities, such as access to education. GRAVIS would like to build schools in remote areas to give more children access to education and also to continue existing centers. Children of mineworkers, who are often forced in to early labor and denied benefits of education, will be given priority admission to the schools. ActivitiesThe schools will benefit 500 children (including 200 girls) by giving them access to education suited to their needs, as well as extracurricular activities. There is great enthusiasm among parents to send children regularly to schools. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $1,049 Funding InformationThis project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available. Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $1,049. The original project funding goal was $3,300. Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc). ResourcesWhy this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactFewer children will need to work as laborers, while more will learn basic language and arithmetic skills. Children will discover feelings of self-worth and may be inspired to continue beyond primary education. Project Message
Children have simple desires--go to school, learn to read, sing songs, and play games. Not impossible dreams to fulfill. We need to give back to these children their childhood. Who is Running This ProjectContact
Balu Iyer, Project SponsorInternational Development Exchange (IDEX) Organization
Learn more about Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (Gravis) and the project team. Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (Gravis)'s Funded Projects on GlobalGivingWhere this Project is LocatedCountry
This project is located in For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on December 12, 2005. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 13, 2005. Latest Update from the FieldMining Op-EdBy Hayden Kantor - GRAVIS, December 12, 2005 10:24 AM
In our efforts to draw greater attention to the appalling condition of child laborers in the mines of Jodhpur, our Research Associate, Hayden Kantor, recently wrote an op-ed article on this topic. It appeared in two American newspapers on 18 November 2005: The Raleigh News & Observer and the Dallas Morning News. Attached is the text of article from the News and Observer. Comment on this update
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