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ASHA (Asha Samajik Vidyalaya)
$500 of $500 donated
Bihar, India
This project supports the Gonwara center and also centers in Mahe and Dengrahi which function like after-school programs for children after attending government schools. The children are not charged any fees for attending the centers. There are around 60 children (age range 3-14 years) currently enrolled in the ASV Gonwara center. Initially, Asha Philadelphia was supporting only the center in Gonwara, but it has extended support to two more centers in nearby areas: (a) one in Mahe which has 30 children of different castes and one at Denghrahi with 55 children of Mushar community.
Teacher Training and Support - Ms. Alia
$490 of $490 donated
Pakistan
Alia was born in red light area Lahore and luckily got chance to complete the matriculation level education, staying in same school system locally. She wanted to be teachers and got the chance to get a job of school teacher in SHEED Society. Her age is 31 years and is associated with SHEED Society as school teacher for the last five years. Although her family has never been associated with the prostitution, they were totally against her work in red light area as a school teacher for the education of children of sex workers. Being an educated woman, Alia knew that female sex workers and their children have rights and to provide them the opportunity of education will help them to find other options for their livelihoods. She convinced her family members for continuation of her job as school teacher in SHEED Society. Alia says “main reason for continuation of my job as school teacher for the children of sex workers is that I believe that children of sex workers can only get rid of pr...
Sonia Sharif (Sonia Sharif )
$450 of $450 donated
Lahore, Pakistan
Sonia Sharif is an eight year old girl and living with her mother and six sisters in a rented house in the red light area Lahore. Her mother and her two elder sisters are sex workers, hardly earning an amount of Rs. 10000/ month (US $ 119/ month) from prostitution. With this limited income she is unable to meet the daily expenses of food and rent of the house. Her mother is not able to bear the expenses of her education and health care. Her two sisters are in the business of prostitution and her remaining three sisters have also never attended the school. Her mother and other family members do not want her to attend the school as they are unable to meet the expenses of her education. Her mother wants her to be a prostitute in future but she does not want such a fate. She desires an education and to become an artist in future. She thinks that education is the best way to find out other alternate ways of livelihood. She is not getting any support from her family for her education. Cur...
Joy Namubiru
$360 of $360 donated
Kampala, Uganda
My name is Joy Namubiru, and I live in the village. I will tell you a little about my family. I have one brother Josh, and he is twelve years old. I also have two sisters, Sofia, who is ten, and Jane who is seven. Then there is me. Sometime people think Jane and I are twins because we look a like. My mommy was killed by a group of thieves who thought she had money when she was returning from fetching water at the river. My father was killed in a car accident. I miss my parents very much. My grandpa is a farmer, and my siblings and I help him work in the field. My grandpa loves me very much because I am the youngest. I love my brothers because they make me smile, and we play a lot of games. I want to go to school, but my grandpa says that we don’t have enough money. He says that we need to buy me shoes first because the school is far away. When the white people came from America, they gave me a skirt and flip flops. I love my flip flops because they are my first pair of shoes, and ...
Grace Nakisozi
$360 of $360 donated
Kampala, Uganda
My name is Grace Nakisozi. I am eight years old and the youngest child in my family. My family and I live in the village several miles away from the Circle of Peace School. I have one sister. Her name is Jessica, and she is nine years old. Several years ago, my father was eaten by a crocodile as we were getting water from the river. After I saw the crocodile eat my father, I was in shock and could not speak or hear for six months. I am starting to hear and speak again; however, it is very difficult. Soon after my father died, my mother passed away after she became really sick. Now I live with my grandmother who raises me and my brother and sister. My sister and I help my grandmother pick food. I love to go to the Circle of Peace School because I want to have a better life and be better able to help my family, like the other students at my school. The Circle of Peace School is my new family, and I promise to work hard in school. My dream is to build a well for my village so that my f...
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