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Anil loves sharing his toys with others

Story 1 - Anil Rathod
Three year old Anil hails from Ambedkar Nagar, Colaba, one of the innumerable poverty stricken slum pockets in Mumbai. His father, Shantilal Namdev Rathod, works at the dock and his mother, Sharu, also works at the dock. Anil has two sisters as well. Both his parents are illiterate.

Children like Anil, from Mumbai slums, face educational deprivation in terms of generational illiteracy, physical access to education and quality of education as well. Though Anil hails from such a disadvantaged background he can dream of a stable future with a good education because he studies at the Colaba study center, run by Sahaara. Being close to Anil’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.

Anil is a smart student who has good grasping and recall skills. He knows numbers 1-10 and the alphabets as well. He is a live wire who is energetic and lively in class! He is naughty by nature and thoroughly enjoys physical activities like running and hopping. He is talkative and has a well rounded personality. He is sociable and enjoys sharing his toys and 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 Anil, get a start which will help him break out of the poverty cycle and fulfill his dream of a stable future.

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

Thank you for helping Anil dream of a future where he can realize his full potential.




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