Last week I signed up to receive emails on the
progress of children who are benefiting from their services. The Global Fund
for Children invests in local
organizations that work tirelessly to give all children the opportunity to grow
up healthy and safe, get an education, and pursue their dreams. GFC provides their
partners with strategic support to help them grow bigger, get stronger, and
reach even more children in need.
MUMBAI,
INDIA – Education in India
They live in slums, on
train platforms, and on the streets. They work on fishing docks and in
marketplaces and as domestic servants. They are migrants, moving with their
families between villages and the city. These are Mumbai’s uncounted and
undocumented children, and they are everywhere—except in school. Door
Step School is trying to change that. The organization finds vulnerable
children and engages them in learning wherever they may be—often on the streets
and in the slums where they live, work, and play (GFC, 2011).
Door Step’s innovative and
successful projects have had a measurable impact in Mumbai. Door Step reports
an overall increase in the number of school-going children in the area it
serves. Like Jyoti’s parents, more families are making their child’s education
a priority (GFC, 2011).
This is only one of the
organizations around the world the GFC supports. Door Step School received the Sustainability
Award in 2009, which it used to establish a low-risk reserve fund, contributing
to the organization’s long-term viability.
These are the types of successes that challenge me to
want to do more.
Global Children’s
Fund (2011). Education comes knocking in
India. Retrieved from
Hi Delores,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing this important project supported by the Global Fund for Children! I love the idea that if the kids aren't making it in to school, that school can be brought to them. Thinking outside the box and coming up with creative solutions, and then obtaining the funds to realize those solutions, are key to taking action and making a real difference. It is wonderful and inspiring that the GFC supports these creative initiatives to improve children's lives.
~Deb
Hi Delores,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing about the Mumbai. India is one of the poorest country in Asia and as of now is the second most populated country. I have watched a video clip of poverty allover India. It is very saddening that the children had to be domestic servants and worked for their family. Coming from Asia, I have seen some parts of the Philippines that had so many families living in poverty. The children were helping their parents bring in food to the table by working on the streets selling newspaper or collecting trash that can be recycled and they can sell it. These kids were 5-12 years-old. Many times I wished I had the means to help all these children, keep them off the streets and send them to school. There are foundations/charity that exist to help street children but are not enough to help every child or family. I hope and pray that someday, life will be better for every child in this world.
Dulce
I am very interested in learning more about how they globalfund for children works and the children they work with and support. I am also going to sign up for their news letter.
ReplyDeleteThis was a good blog. I didn't know that India was the poorest country in Asia. You made me want to read more on India. It's sad that the children have to help their parents by working. The children in the United States don't know lucky they are and how much they have it made.
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