Sakhubai loves reciting rhymes!

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

Sakhubai is a quiet child but has a hunger to learn more and more from her teacher. She loves playing with her toys. She works well in group activities and loves to draw and do art and craft activities. She is a keen student who has always been eager to attend the study center. She knows to recite and write the alphabets well and also recites rhymes like Baa baa black sheep, Humpty Dumpty and Hindi rhymes confidently. To any first time visitor, Sakhubai’s cheerful nature and skills in reciting rhymes and alphabets belies her background and family’s utter poverty!

Your generous donations of three months of tuition each, Susan, Chris and Ritesh (x2) will enable Sahaara to provide a year of pre-primary education to Sakhubai.

Thank you so much for your gift to Sakhubai!