Shabnam loves playing with other children!

Thank you for coming together to provide a year of education for Shabnam.

Three year old Shabnam Vishwakarma lives in the Gorai slum community in Mumbai. Her father, Ganesham Vishwakarma is a taxi driver and her mother, Shama, is a housewife. Shabnam has two brothers. The family hails from Uttar Pradesh. The family is poor and struggles to make ends meet, and they find it very difficult to cope with medical emergencies. Despite their poor economic condition, Shabnam’s parents realize the value of a good education, and ensure that she goes to Sahaara’s balwadi every day.

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.

Shabnam is a quiet child who has a hunger to learn more and more from her teachers.  She is an obedient child and is very good at following directions. She enjoys playing with other children and loves sharing her toys with her other friends.

Thanks to your generous donations Shabnam would be able to attend school for an entire year.