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We have returned to India after 2 years to meet our good friends at the Pardada Pardadi School for Girls in Anupshahar, Uttar Pradesh and work to establish a Health Center there! This Blog documents and shares our experiences as we arrive in Delhi on October 22, 2012 and continues through our 5 week stay. There has been incredible progress at the school since our last visit that we are anxious to see. Thank you everyone for your support in making this dream become a reality for 1200 of our world's poorest girls.

The Pardada Pardadi Girls School is located in the village of Anupshahar, 120 km (a 4 hour drive) from Delhi. Pardada Pardadi provides a wonderful opportunity for the poorest girls from the community to learn academic, vocational and life skills, leading to a productive and happy life. The school is very well run and was founded 10 years ago by the ex-CEO of Dupont India in his home village. Each girl is provided 10 ruppes (25 cents) per day for attending, amounting to $750 (equivalent to India's per capita income) for perfect attendance, which they can access only after graduating. They also learn textile skills and make products that help fund some of the operating costs of the school. This also provides them with job opportunties after graduating. I encourage you to visit the school Website at http://www.education4change.org/



Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Sam Singh, school founder, at Solar Lantern Project.

Dr. Matthew in Health Center

Loving the girls

Nina, Taruna, myself and Elsa at pantie handout.

New panties!!
Sam and myself on a village street, talking with the children

"what do I do with this comb?"
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Hygiene lesson in not sharing combs

Backpacks donated for all of the girls by a US Volunteer


Muskan showing photo of her sponsors

Riding to a village, covered to keep out the dust and debris

Room where Pooja, 8 years old, was killed by a snake

Pooja's mother and sister, Archna. Archna needs a sponsor!

Family of 4 girls, who ride their bikes 7 km. each way to school.
 

Beautiful Manisha, no parents, living and caring for 95 year old blind grandmother, in rat infested room.
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Village scene.....
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Visit to the home of a girl who is dying
Girls playing cricket


Writing a letter to her sponsor....

Ishu and Anu, so happy to be in school
 

Eyeglasses will help, but malnutrition must be eliminated for healthy eyesight

With sisters, Anjali and Aarti

Ajeema with her sponsor's letter

Girls at sister school, listening to Sam tell them about opportunities for higher education

Lunchtime 

Girls writing to their sponsors



Students during a visit to their home

Starving, malnourished and dying....

this child is 5 years old, weighing 20 pounds.


Visit with the women elders, who had never seen a westerner before!
New panties!


Gushal, deaf and mute, is a former student, now the #1 producer in the textile department at the school, sewing at home on her day off.  


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