Priyanka studies at the Colaba study center run by Sahaara. She is a keen student who has always been eager to attend the study center. She is a smart student who has good grasping and recall skills. She knows numbers 1-10 and the alphabets as well. She is a sweet child who is sociable and loves to share things with other children. She also enjoys reading and writing exercises. To any first time visitor, Priyanka’s cheerful nature and skills in reciting numbers and alphabets belies her background and family’s utter poverty.

Your generous donation, Vineet, will enable Sahaara to provide a year of pre-primary education to Priyanka. Thank you so much for gifting a dream to a vulnerable slum child like Priyanka, thereby paving the way to a self-reliant and brighter future!

Children like Komal face educational deprivation in terms of generational illiteracy, physical access to education and quality of education as well. Though Komal hails from such a disadvantaged background, she can dream of a stable future with a good education because she studies at the Colaba study center, run by Sahaara. Being close to Komal’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.

Komal is a live wire who is energetic and lively in class!  She enjoys eating good food and is very talkative. She loves reading exercises. She is sociable and enjoys sharing her toys and things with other children!

Your generous donations of six months of tuition each, Jeff and Kelly, will ensure that Komal is able to get a full year of pre-primary education. Thank you for your generosity.

Five year old Sania lives in a slum community in Reay Road, Mumbai. Her father, Nazid Sheikh, is a taxi driver and her mother, Chandane, is a housewife. Sania has two siblings as well. 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, Sania’s parents realize the value of a good education, and ensure that she goes to Sahaara’s balwadi every day.

Sania loves listening to stories and enjoys being part of group activities. She thoroughly enjoys physical activities like running and hopping. She has a pleasant demeanour. She is an all rounder. She is good at reading and writing exercises. She recites numbers from 1-10 and alphabets from A-Z with bubbling enthusiasm. She loves to do the actions whenever nursery rhymes are taught and also enjoys playing with her toys.

Thanks to your generous donation, Bri, Sania would be able to attend school for an entire year. Thank you for putting a smile on little Sania’s face.

Children like Gopal face educational deprivation in terms of generational illiteracy, physical access to education and quality of education as well. Though Gopal 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 Gopal’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 (colours, animals, flowers, personal hygiene etc), colouring, games and activities such as counting and recognition.

Gopal is a bright child who is good in academics but he is very reluctant to get involved in physical activities. He is a quiet child but has a hunger for learning more and more from the teachers. He is sociable and enjoys sharing his toys and things with other children. He loves drawing and enjoys playing with colours!

Your generous donations, Vikram, Katelyn (x2) and Bill, will enable Sahaara to provide a year of pre-primary education to Gopal.

Thank you so much for your gift to Gopal!

Dear Cassandra, Paavnee, and Rupali,

Four year old Angel Rani* hails from Gorai, one of the innumerable poverty stricken slum pockets in Mumbai. Her father,  is a construction worker and her mother,  is a housewife. Both her parents are illiterate.

Children like Angel, from Mumbai slums, face educational deprivation in terms of generational illiteracy, physical access to education and quality of education as well. Though Angel hails from such a disadvantaged background, she can dream of a stable future with a good education because she studies at a study center, run by Sahaara. Being close to Angel’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.

Angel loves to attend the balwadi as apart from studies, there are several playtime activities to engage the children as well. Angel is a live wire who is energetic and lively in class! She loves listening to stories and playing with her toys. She thoroughly enjoys physical activities like running and hopping!

Your generous donation, Cassandra (x2), Paavnee and Rupali will enable Sahaara to provide a year of pre-primary education to Angel.

Thank you, Cassandra Paavnee and Rupali, so much for your gift to Angel!

*name changed

Four year old Joshua Sati hails from Gorai, one of the innumerable poverty stricken slum pockets in Mumbai. His father, Mohan Sati, works as a mechanic and his mother, Laxmi, is a housewife. Both his parents are illiterate.

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

Joshua is a smart student who enjoys writing exercises.  He is naughty by nature and thoroughly enjoys playing football and other physical activities like running and hopping!

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 Joshua, get a start which will help him break out of the poverty cycle and fulfill his dream of a stable future.

Your generous donations, Matthew, Sabari and Thomas (x2), will enable Sahaara to provide a year of pre-primary education to Joshua.

Thank you so much, Matthew, Sabari and Thomas for coming together to gift dreams to Joshua!

Five year old, Pallavi Manor hails from Gorai, one of the innumerable poverty-stricken slum pockets in Mumbai. Her father, Manor, works as a carpenter and her mother, Rekha, is a housewife. She has three sisters as well. Though her parents have not studied much, Pallavi can dream of a stable future with a good education.

Pallavi studies at the Gorai study center run by Sahaara. She is a keen student who has always been eager to attend the study center. She is a very quiet child but has a hunger for learning more and more from the teachers. She recites numbers from 1-10 and alphabets from A-Z with bubbling enthusiasm. She loves to draw and also enjoys playing with her toys.  She thoroughly enjoys physical activities like running and hopping as well!

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.

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 Pallavi get a start which will help her break out of the poverty cycle.

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

Thank you so much, Ketan, for gifting a dream to a vulnerable slum child like Pallavi, thereby paving the way to a self-reliant and brighter future!

Four year old Kaveri Kakeri hails from Ambedkar Nagar, Colaba, one of the innumerable poverty stricken slum pockets in Mumbai. Her father, Prakash Kakeri, is a taxi driver and her mother, Soru, works as a maid. Kaveri has one brother as well. Both her parents are illiterate.

Children like Kaveri, from Mumbai slums, face educational deprivation in terms of generational illiteracy, physical access to education and quality of education as well. Though Kaveri hails from such a disadvantaged background, she can dream of a stable future with a good education because she studies at the Colaba study center, run by Sahaara. Being close to Kaveri’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.

Kaveri is a live wire who is energetic and lively in class!  She is smart and talkative. She loves reading exercises. She is sociable and enjoys sharing her toys and things 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 Kaveri, get a start which will help her break out of the poverty cycle and fulfill her dream of a stable future.

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

Thank you so much for your gift to Kaveri!

Three year old Harsh lives in the Ambedkar Nagar slum community at Colaba. His father, Rupesh, works as a supervisor and his mother, Chandan, is a housewife. Harsh is an only child. The family is poor and struggles to make both ends meet, and they find it very difficult to cope with medical emergencies. Despite their poor economic condition, Harsh’s parents realize the value of a good education, and ensure that he 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.

Harsh is a live wire who is energetic and lively in class! He has a bombastic personality. He is very expressive and very cheerful. He enjoys reading and writing exercises. He is sociable and loves sharing his toys with other children.

Thanks to your generous donation, Purnima, Harsh would be able to attend school for an entire year.

Thank you for supporting Harsh!

Five year old Shaidu Sheikh hails from Reay Road, one of the innumerable poverty stricken slum pockets in Mumbai. His father, Shepiqool Islam, is a tempo driver and his mother, Nazma, is a house wife. Shaidu has two brothers as well! Both his parents are illiterate. The family income is barely enough to make both ends meet.

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

Shaidu is a live wire who is always lively and active in class! He is mischievous and has a very cheerful demeanour. He thoroughly enjoys physical activities like running and hopping. He enjoys eating good food. He is sociable and loves to share things 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 Shaidu, get a start which will help him break out of the poverty cycle and fulfill his dream of a stable future.

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

Thank you so much for your gift to Shaidu!