Akash, the eager student!

Two and a half year old, Akash Balraj hails from Dharavi, one of the innumerable poverty-stricken slum pockets in Mumbai. His father, Balraj, works as a driver and his mother, Ratna, is a housewife, he has one elder sister as well. Though his parents have not studied beyond the tenth grade, Akash can dream of a stable future with a good education.

Akash studies at the Dharavi study center run by Sahaara. He is a keen student who has always been eager to attend the study center. Akash is a live wire who is energetic and lively in class!  He thoroughly enjoys physical activities like running and hopping. He loves playing with toys and is very attentive in class. He is also always very neatly dressed for class.

Sahaara’s balwadi has a systematic curriculum wherein children are equipped in the following subjects  over the period of a year: English and Hindi: alphabets and poems, writing skills, general knowledge (colours, animals, flowers, personal hygiene etc), colouring, games and activities such as counting and recognition.

Sahaara Charitable Society believes that every person has a dream, and their work centers around ensuring that marginalized persons are able to articulate and work towards achieving their dream. Sahaara§s early childhood education program gives children like Akash get a start which will help him break out of the poverty cycle.

Your generous donation, James, will enable Sahaara to provide a year of pre-primary education to Akash.

Thank you so much for supporting Akash, thereby paving the way to a self-reliant and brighter future!