Shaidu, the cheerful child!

Five year old Shaidu Sheikh hails from Reay Road, one of the innumerable poverty stricken slum pockets in Mumbai. His father, Shepiqool Islam, is a tempo driver and his mother, Nazma, is a house wife. Shaidu has two brothers as well! Both his parents are illiterate. The family income is barely enough to make both ends meet.

Children like Shaidu, from Mumbai slums, face educational deprivation in terms of generational illiteracy, physical access to education and quality of education as well. Though Shaidu hails from such a disadvantaged background, he can dream of a stable future with a good education because he studies at the Reay Road study center, run by Sahaara. Being close to Shaidu’s house, the balwadi is a potent vehicle for transforming his future through quality education.

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.

Shaidu is a live wire who is always lively and active in class! He is mischievous and has a very cheerful demeanour. He thoroughly enjoys physical activities like running and hopping. He enjoys eating good food. He is sociable and loves to share things with other children.

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 Shaidu, get a start which will help him break out of the poverty cycle and fulfill his dream of a stable future.

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

Thank you so much for your gift to Shaidu!