Riaz loves to write!

Five year old Riaz Mustafan hails from Reay Road, one of the innumerable poverty stricken slum pockets in Mumbai. His father, Mustafan, works as a lighting decorator and his mother, Nassima, is a housewife. He has 2 brothers and 2 sisters as well. Both his parents are illiterate.

Children like Riaz, from Mumbai slums, face educational deprivation in terms of generational illiteracy, physical access to education and quality of education as well. Though Riaz 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 Riaz’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 (colors, animals, flowers, personal hygiene etc), coloring, games and activities such as counting and recognition.

Riaz is a smart student and is very talkative as well. He loves to attend the balwadi as apart from studies, there are several playtime activities to engage the children as well. Riaz is a live wire who is energetic and lively in class! He thoroughly enjoys physical activities like running and hopping. He loves to laugh and enjoys writing exercises.

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