By Venkat Ramakrishnan | Project Leader
It’s a heart-wrenching story of Tharani, who is a fifth grade student at the Cuddalore Isha Vidhya school. Tharani’s father was a alcoholic, who spent all his meagre earnings in drinking, and was neglecting his family completely. Tharani’s mother was deeply frustrated with his habit, and tried her level best to change his habit but in vain. Eventually, Tharani’s father became frustrated of his own state and committed suicide by hanging himself. Tharani’s family was in the streets with no hope.
Isha Vidhya team came to know about Tharani’s family, and reached out to them to support Tharani’s education through scholarship. Now, Tharani’s education is fully taken care of by Isha Vidhya. Tharani’s mother is relieved that Tharani’s education is taken care, and now focusing on taking care of the family.
Isha Vidhya is striving to support several such families like Tharani’s by educating the children. Currently, 2184 girl children are under sponsorships at Isha Vidhya schools. With the addition of a new school in the coming academic year (June 2019), there will be addition of more girl children to the list.
We need your constant and continuous support for this. The great news is that Globalgiving is matching the first instalment of a newly started recurring monthly donation till December 31st, up to maximum instalment cap of $200. The best way for you to participate in this important effort is to start a recurring donation now at the following link:
https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/empower-india-girl-students-through-education/?show=recurring
We encourage you to start a recurring donation for a small amount if you have not already.
We thank you for all you have done for Isha Vidhya, and we look forward for your continued support!
Thanks and Best Regards.
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