Parekh is a live wire

Three year old Parekh hails from Tubhe red light area, one of the innumerable poverty stricken red light pockets in Mumbai. His father, Lakshman Masha Kala, is a driver by profession and his mother, Lakshmi, is a housewife. Both his parents are not educated. The family income is barely enough to make both ends meet.

Children like Parekh, residing in red light areas, though not directly involved in the trade, are exposed to the unhealthy environment of trauma, abuse, violence and coercion characterising red light areas. Further, they also face educational deprivation in terms of generational illiteracy, physical access to education and quality of education.

Though Parekh hails from such a disadvantaged background he can dream of a stable future with a good education because he studies at the Turbhe study center, run by Sahaara. The foundational pre-primary teaching provided at Sahaara’s balwadis enables Parshu to step into a bright future through enrolment in a good school.

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.

Parekh is very expressive and is always with bubbling with enthusiasm! He loves to play and thoroughly enjoys physical activities like running and hopping! He enjoys playing with toys and is good at reading and writing alphabets and numbers. He is very sociable and enjoys sharing his toys and things with other children.

Sahaara’s early childhood education program gives children like Parekh, get a start which will help him break out of the vulnerable existence in the red light area and step into a safe and secure future.

Your generous donation of a year of education, Ritesh, will enable Parekh to break out of the poverty cycle.

Thank you so much for your gift to Parekh!

*Name changed to protect identity