Our program model in India has been designed to focus on three initiatives: providing educational programs for children to help them rise above poverty level, preserving ancient culture and wisdom, and providing support for villagers dealing with natural disasters.
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Education Advocacy
Over the last decade, we have supported education for thousands of children in impoverished rural villages in the districts of Pratapgarh and Allahabad in North India. Prior to our efforts, many of these schools held all their classes outside on the ground or in dilapidated thatched huts. Students from kindergarten to 12th grade attended classes outside under the trees, and, consequently, there was no school when it rained or during very hot weather.
The Tamil Nadu Foundation, a U.S. Based non-profit raised about $100,000for the “Mann Vaasanai” (Smell of Native Soil) initiative at the Foundation’s 45th National Convention during the Memorial Day Weekend in Atlanta. The Bank has contributed some amount for conducting health camps and disaster relief programs ‘Axis Sahaayata’ initiative was launched by Axis Sahyog during Kerala floods to provide disaster relief to the impacted population; the project provided direct relief to 425 flood-affected families in four regions.
- The visit and port call of INS Kiltan to Sihanoukville port for delivering 15 tonnes of flood relief material to Cambodia, under 'Mission SAGAR”, is a part of India’s Humanitarian Assistance.
- Japan to help four humanitarian projects in India Japan government on Wednesday signed agreements with four Indian non-profit organisations, under which the Asian nation will financially aid them to improve infrastructure and expand their humanitarian activities.
- India’s Growing Involvement in Humanitarian Assistance 1 Table of Contents About the authors 2 Abbreviations and acronyms 3 1. Introduction 4 2. India’s conception of humanitarian assistance 6 3. India’s aid bureaucracy: actors and their influence 9 4. Indian disaster relief in practice 15 5. Indian multilateral assistance and cooperation.
Educational Programs
Textbooks, notebooks, chalkboards, and even pencils were in short supply; and audiovisual aids, reference books, art supplies, and other equipment of modern classrooms were impossible dreams. Teachers held outside full-time jobs to supplement insufficient and frequently unpaid salaries, and thus often missed classes. Himalayan Institute funding enabled the schools to build new classrooms and purchase vitally needed equipment, books, and teaching supplies. Salaries for teachers ensured ongoing classes.
Tuition Scholarships
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Tuition fees for schools in rural northern India, while minimal by US standards, averaging around fifty cents, are prohibitively expensive for many village children. Not surprisingly, many children dropped out long before finishing the 8th grade. Support from the Himalayan Institute provided scholarships for dozens of village students, paying for their tuition and school supplies.
By supporting our family of projects you will help reduce poverty by addressing its root causes. We focus on total community transformation because change is not linear. Your action can provide support for people who face the harsh conditions of poverty every day.
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