FOR CHILDREN’S PRIMARY EDUCATION
Pomgaon is a little village between Mumbai and Pune, in the state of Maharashtra. Children between the age of 4 to 16 years old, from Pomgaon and different neighboring villages (Morapor, Kumberi, Shiravali, Chandivali, etc...) are to attend that only school.
Education is free for children who can attend, as the school is state owned and teachers fees are paid by the government.
Children come from poor background and their parents are usually farmers. For those reasons, children can often not attend school, as they need to work in the fields with their families. Most families also cannot afford to buy books, stationary, uniforms and shoes, for which no help is given by the government. Children from neighboring villages also have the transportation problem, which is not offered and is an additional cost.
For children who can attend, no meals or snacks are given at school, so families have that extra cost when sending their children to get a scholar education.
Premises are unfortunately very basic. The school has a 5 class rooms, with wooden desks and chairs and tube lights. Hygiene is very poor too, with only one toilet, which is broken and therefore not useable.
Help by donating for:
SCHOOL KITS $14
3 spiral notebooks
6 unsharpened pencils
2 ball pens
1 small pencil sharpener
1 metric ruler
1 regular sized eraser
1 box of 12-16 crayons
1 pencil case
1 book bag
10 sheets of color paper
Pomgaon, Maharashtra, India
August 17, 2008
Pomgaon
The lack of education is due to:
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Scarcity, sometimes total lack of education services.
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Poor infrastructures: no proper buildings for schools or amenities badly built, with no drinkable water, little electricity, no toilets).
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Low family income with high school expenses.
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Cost of education is an important problem: the inefficient use of public resources, the lack of transparency in resource allocation, unofficial fees and high cost of school books - which should be distributed free of charge by the government. These problems represent a major barrier to an equal access to primary education.
HEALTH KITS $8
1 hand towel
2 toothbrushes
1 family sized tube of toothpaste
2 bars of soap
1 small box of band aids
1 comb or brush
1 pair of nail scissors
1 wash cloth
SCHOOL FURNITURE & INFRASTRUCTURE
Any amount will be allocated to necessary supplies
Desks
Blackboards, chalks and wiping cloth
Chairs
Teacher’s material
Toilets
School bus
SCHOLARSHIP FOR 1 YEAR FOR A CHILD $300
Books
School kits
Lunches
Snacks
Water
School uniforms or clothing requirements
Health kits
