10-Year old Kundan Breaks the Poverty Cycle
Kundan and his family at home
Dear Daryl,
Thank you for helping Kundan break the cycle of poverty.
Kundan is 10 years old. His parents live in a slum in the out-skirts of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. One look at their hut alone tells of the obstacles Kundan must overcome. Kundan’s father is a casual laborer and is also addicted to country liquor. This addiction takes away a significant percentage of what he earns as a laborer, leaving little for Kundan’s future.
Daryl, thanks to your gift of an entire year’s tuition, you’ve made it possible for Kundan to continue his studies – and build a brighter future for himself!
Kundan Kumar is presently in class III and has been at the school for two years now. He is a bright student and for him, life has a completely new meaning now. The marks obtained by him in class I and class II are given below –
Year English Hindi Maths Science Social Studies
Class I- 2008 90% 95% 92% 88% 99%
Remarks of director: Excellent Work
Class II-2009 90% 87% 100% 94% 98%
Remarks of director: Congratulations
Although he comes from a difficult background, you can see how bright 10-year old Kundan’s future looks. Thank you for this incredible gift of continued hope.
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For Ramesh life will now have a new meaning.
Ramesh at school. A bright future now beckons him.
Ramesh Manjhi belongs to a remote village in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. He joined the school in 2007. The parents of Ramesh are both landless day laborers. With their four children, they have only known extreme poverty and hopelessness. Their village is prone to flooding every year adding to their misery. Ramesh who joined the school in 2007 has shown determination to succeed. His progress in academics is indeed commendable. In the past year Ramesh improved his grades in each subject, notably his grade in English from 60% to 86% and his grade in science from 69% to 96%.
Ramesh with his parent and siblings. Their hut is in the background.
A bright future now beckons Ramesh, made possible by generous donations received from Tony (12 weeks), Mirunan (8 weeks), Sean (4 weeks), Salil (4 weeks), Francisco (2 weeks), and a match by Neil.
Ajay now has access to a quality education!
Dear Rahul,
Ajay is 8 yrs. old and comes from a Musahar Ghetto in a village called Khhori in a district called Samastipur in Bihar, India. Both his parents are illiterate and landless agricultural labourers. They get seasonal employment and live much below the poverty line.
His prematurely aging parents can hardly afford a decent life for themselves and their six children.
Ajay Sada however can now look forward to a transformed and bright future. He was admitted to Shoshit Samadhan Kendra, a school for Musahar children run by Shoshit Seva Sangh in December 2007 and is presently in class II. He can now aspire to become a well educated young man and all indications are that he should achieve this with the kindness of those who want to support him.
Thank you, Rahul, for your generous support of Ajay and Shoshit Seva Sangh!
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Pramod Manjhi now looks forward to a bright future
Dear Rahul,
Pramod is 10 yrs. old and comes from a
Musahar Ghetto in a village called Rajwara located in the state of Bihar, India. Pramod’s family lives well below the poverty line. Both his parents are illiterate landless agricultural labourers. His father, Dhaneshwar, with three sons and three daughters, can barely afford one square meal a day.
Pramod is a bright student. He was admitted at Shoshit Samadhan Kendra, a school run by Shoshit Seva Sangh for the children of the Musahar Community in December 2007 and he is now in class II. His performance in the final exams in pre-school and class I is very good. For Pramod, quality education is now within his reach thanks to your gift, Rahul!
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About the school
About Shoshit Samadhan Kendra
Shoshit Seva Sangh (SSS) runs a school called Shoshit Samadhan Kendra (SSK) in Patna, Bihar to impart quality education coupled with vocational training to the children of the musahar community.
Musahar children
SSK is an English medium residential school which provides tuition, boarding, lodging, clothes, books, healthcare & other necessities. All students at SSK are given full scholarships to provide all necessary facilities for imparting quality education to ensure a bright future.
Students in class
Free room and board is provided for the students
Having received quality education, Musahar children passing out of SSK will be in a position to make full use of reservations in institutions of higher education in the fields of Engineering, Medical, Law, Accountancy, Management, etc. The few who can’t shall be given vocational training and empowered to become self-employed and self-reliant members of society. Having made a quantum jump in life, they shall become inspirational role models and catalysts of change in their community.
Performance by SSK students
Cost of education
All the expenses on running the school and on the children are met from donations. SSS spends approximately INR 2,400 (~$50) per month per child.
Vision
SSS aspires to be in a position to ensure quality education for Musahar children in hundreds in a decade or two. This is a long-haul project, but its impact will be permanent. What has not happened over centuries can be achieved in a matter of a couple of decades by virtue of this project. That is why that SSS believes that this project will bring about a silent revolution in the musahar community.