How You Can Help our children have a happy life
There are many ways you can get involved and they do not always involve giving money.
The plans are in place for an organic vegetable garden, with a surplus overflow for sale. 250 fruit bearing trees have already been planted – and from these we will both feed the children, the staff and be able to onsell to bring in much needed funds. You could help in our garden if you don’t mind getting your hands dirty!
Other projects to create income for the children and their education are in process. However all of these things take time and in the meantime, we are almost entirely reliant on the assistance of others.
So you can see there are many ways in which you can help and they do not all involve giving money.
Assistance with gathering clothes, or other useful household articles, books that are no longer required by your children, or perhaps toys they have outgrown?
Of course funding is needed on an constant basis as the children have to be fed, clothes and nurtured as well as the all important aspect of education.
Our Fruit Trees are Growing
These trees were planted 12 years ago.. and now are giving fruit for the children and shade to sit under in the hot weather.
How you can help financially?
We would be most grateful if you would consider supporting us in one or more of the following areas:
- Sponsorship of a child: Rs 36,000 per annum.
- Gas and cooking fuel: Rs 30,000 per month.
- School uniforms: Rs 120,000 per annum.
- Educational aids such as school books, bags, stationery: Rs 260,000 per annum.
- External school fees primary and high school for 45 children: Rs 96,000 per annum.
- Health expenses including routine medical checkups, medicines & vitamins, doctor’s fees etc: Rs 60,000 per annum.
- Dental expenses: Rs 60,000 per annum.
- Groceries – Rs 120,000 per month.
- Vegetables: Rs 30,000 per month
- Electricity Bill: Rs 15,000 per month
- Milk: Rs 30,000 per month
- Staff Salaries: Rs 123,000 per month
- Student personal needs eg haircutting, soaps, toothpastes body lotion etc Rs 5,000 per month
- School bus fuel: Rs 12,000 per month
- Sanitation needs: Rs 2,500 per month
- Transport costs – for transport of in kind donations – Rs 10,000 per month
- Building – electrical – plumbing maintenance: Rs 160,000 per annum
- Vehicle maintenance Rs 15,000 per month
Help our Children have Healthy and Happy Lives
Update February 2023
Dear Sir /Mam,
I am Yogita Moon – from Shikshangram Shelter for Children. It is my life work to care for children who are in need. But I cannot do it alone! Your assistance is invaluable to us especially in these times of rising costs. Our need of the moment is support for our power bills. Can you help with a little or more? thank you.
Of Course All of Our Children Are Special!
.. we know that – wouldn’t you like to be a part of this family?
It is easy to fall in love with these children –
it is easy to spare a little to care for one of them –
and the rewards of doing so will astound you.
If you are living outside of India and would like to support us, we are partnered with the Sage Foundation and Buy1Give1 and through these organisations we can receive assistance from you. To contribute through this unique way of giving please see more here. Or please fill the form below and we will advise you on the easiest channel to support us through.