Aman loves to write!

Three-year-old Aman hails from Gorai, one of the innumerable poverty stricken slum pockets in Mumbai, India. His father, Babu, works as a carpenter and his mother, Rita, is a housewife. He has one sister as well. His parents work tirelessly but do not earn enough to support the family’s expenses.

Children from Mumbai slums like Aman face educational deprivation in terms of generational illiteracy, physical access to education and quality of education as well. Though Aman hails such from a disadvantaged background, he can dream of a stable future with a good education because he studies at the Gorai Study Center run by Sahaara. Located close to Aman’s house, the balwadi (a non-formal pre-primary school) 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, and games and activities such as counting and recognition.

Aman loves to attend the balwadi as, apart from studies, there are several playtime activities to engage the children. Aman is a live wire who is energetic and lively in class! He enjoys writing exercises and loves to play with his toys. He is very sociable and shares his toys 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 Aman a start that will help him break out of the poverty cycle and fulfill his dream of a stable future.

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

Thank you so all much for your gift to Aman!