SAHAYA is an organization that aims to provide quality education to underprivileged children in India so that they can stand on their own feet. It currently has 70 volunteers working with children in 7 schools, conducting 2 hour classes weekly to improve their English, computer, life, and social skills. The organization aims to address the stark realities that many children in government schools face, such as dropping out by 10th standard and lacking support and resources to pursue further education and opportunities.
3. Stark Reality 1. Sponsorship only till age of 15 years 2. Vernacular languages used as medium of teaching in most Government Schools. 3. Education post 10th is largely in English Financial constraints for sponsored children post 10 th . 4. 72% of students in India drop out by the time they reach 10th std
4. The Vision : Envisioning Education for every child. The future of India depends upon the quality of education imparted to our children.
5. Children in government schools are intelligent and normal as you and me. But most of them end up doing menial jobs.
6. Lose out the race..! These children are unaware of what future academic options are. Lacking adequate support and the proper educational background, they lose out the race of their true goals and aspirations.
8. 2 out of 3 2 out of every 3 teens respondents in survey indicates that they wanted to help, but don’t know how.
9. SAHAYA SAHAYA is an organization of youth people working amongst underprivileged kids, to provide them with quality education, so that one day it shall empower them to stand on their own feet. We strive to prepare them to face life better by improving their English communication skills, computer skills, life skills and their overall personality.
10. As a Youth As the youth of today, we are an empowered generation who are well aware of our democratic rights and our invaluable rights to freedom of speech. But in this fast paced life that we lead, we stand the risk of being self centered and hypocritical about the real issues that are of concern to our immediate community, our country and world at large.
12. Around 100 volunteers working on 7 schools At this moment we have 70 trained volunteers working for SAHAYA by weekly classes of 2 hours duration are conducted at each of above schools.
14. Myths. True and False Helping the less privileged Children would take up all our time. False. For a volunteer at Sahaya, all it takes is 2 hours a week.
15. Myths. True and False There is nothing to gain from volunteer work. False. Volunteer work enhances one's personality in very profound ways. Leadership skills, Communication skills, People skills, Selflessness, Patience and Humility are some of the many virtues one can develop through volunteer work. Moreover, there are skills that shape our character in ways that are most appreciable and desirable by the corporate sector and society at large.
16. Myths. True and False Volunteer work involves 100% commitment. True. Our volunteers are mostly youngsters in their late teens and college students, who are enthusiastic, dedicated and have the right blend f emotions maturity that make a difference looks for. Volunteers at Sahaya are individuals who don't just talk about making a change; they participate wholeheartedly and take serious actions to initiate a change and make a difference.
18. In order to increase the children's exposure to the English language and also to encourage reading, Sahaya is taking up library projects in centers where we teach.
19. We did it! If you have always wanted to do something for the society but do not know where to start or whom to contact,Ìý SEARCH NO MORE .