Educate One Girl for One Month in Rural India

Dear friends,

Hiramani is all of 9 years old. She is the daughter of agricultural labourers who sometimes must migrate in order to find work.

Before starting school at the Kaliyachak Girls School, Hiramani used to help her parents in their work. Until last year, Hiramani was one of the 45 million out-of-school children in India. That changed last year when she began attending the community school regularly, 6 days a week.

Now, Hiramani studies math, science, social studies as well as Hindi and English. She can now read basic Hindi and English, including the newspaper. She enjoys reading books and playing with other girls from the community.  She also loves a good game of Carom. She has decided that she wants to pursue her education at least till the 10th grade.

Today, young girls like Hiramani depend on all-girl, community schools to access even the most basic education, a right that every child has but is too often denied.

With your advocacy and support for girls' education, we can continue to enroll girls like Hiramani in the Kaliyachak Girls School.  And we can continue to expand the educational program to include mid-day meals, sports, extra-curricula in arts and storytelling as well as vocational training for the older students. 

This Giving Tuesday, we hope you will continue your support for the Kaliyachak Girls School -- and the girls, like Hiramani, who deserve an education.

Thank you for your support. 

Best,

Priya Krishnamoorthy

Photo credit: Vipul Sangoi (c) 2020

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