Isha Vidhya, an Isha Education initiative, aims to transform the lives of rural children by providing affordable, high-quality education where it is otherwise unavailable. With its scalable and easily replicable model, Isha Vidhya plans to establish schools in villages across Tamil Nadu: one school for each of Tamil Nadu's 206 districts. After completing this phase of the project, Isha Vidhya schools will be opened in other regions of India.
The Isha Vidhya schools distinguish themselves by…
- Offering affordable, high-quality education in rural areas
- Taking education beyond literacy and rudimentary skills
- Empowering rural children to participate globally
- Actively promoting education of female children
- Increasing educational awareness in rural societies
- Preserving village identities and culture
"I'm a barber by profession. Only because of this scholarship program is my daughter Sunmathi able to study in this type of English-medium school with computer facilities. She is the first one in my family to study in a matriculation school."
--Mr. Rangasami, parent of Sunmathi; Isha Vidhya School, Perumapalayam
"Here, we study, write, read, play, draw, watch DVDs and learn to use the computers. I like the uniform, my friends and the PT class (physical education). I have learnt new games, gymnastics, writing, prayers, and rhymes. I now take baths everyday and I like it."
- Madhavan, I-A, 1st Standard (quote translated from Tamil:) Isha Vidhya School, SGP
All this has been done with dedicated volunteers and limited financial resources - imagine what US$ 1 million could do...
This week Chase Bank is giving Facebook users the chance to decide which NGOs will receive grants of up to US$ 1 million.
You can turn this possibility into a reality!
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