I recently got involved in Aim for Seva -- an amazing non-profit organization dedicated to helping educate underprivileged rural children in India.
The problem of rural education is that schools are too far for many kids to get to and so they cannot get the education they deserve. Drop out rates are well over 50%.
The concept of Aim for Seva is very simple. We build free student homes or chatralayas near existing schools and recruit children to stay at there while pursuing their education. We pay for their tuition, boarding, and lodging. Drop out rates drop to under 10% and amazing opportunities open up for these children.
The concept works! It is scale-able and has been proven for almost 17 years now. There are almost 100 hostels all over India. For the geeks among us, here are some stats:
We raise money to build and run these chatralayas from donors like you and I all over the world and there is a team of dedicated volunteers and employees on the ground in India to run the operations.
Here is a picture of my recent site visit to one of these chatralayas near Hyderabad.
Learn more about Aim for Seva at www.aimforseva.org
To donate or participate in our USA-based initiatives, please visit: www.aimforsevausa.org
The problem of rural education is that schools are too far for many kids to get to and so they cannot get the education they deserve. Drop out rates are well over 50%.
The concept of Aim for Seva is very simple. We build free student homes or chatralayas near existing schools and recruit children to stay at there while pursuing their education. We pay for their tuition, boarding, and lodging. Drop out rates drop to under 10% and amazing opportunities open up for these children.
The concept works! It is scale-able and has been proven for almost 17 years now. There are almost 100 hostels all over India. For the geeks among us, here are some stats:
We raise money to build and run these chatralayas from donors like you and I all over the world and there is a team of dedicated volunteers and employees on the ground in India to run the operations.
Here is a picture of my recent site visit to one of these chatralayas near Hyderabad.
Learn more about Aim for Seva at www.aimforseva.org
To donate or participate in our USA-based initiatives, please visit: www.aimforsevausa.org
