Asha for Education

Project Brief: Bhoomiheen Sewa Samiti is a voluntary service society whose primary aim is the upliftment of the poorest and most oppressed members of our society.
Project Type: Formal Schools (description)
Primary Focus: children of dalits/tribals (description)

Secondary Focus: to go to formal school

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Seattle

Status: CURRENT
Project Steward: Kushal Dhar
Project Partner(s): Lalit Uniyal
Project Address: Bhoomiheen Seva Samiti
6A Panna Lal Road
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh 211002
Tel: 011 91 9415218562
Stewarding Chapter: Seattle

The project aims to uplift the deprived sections of society by providing a better start in life for their children. They aim to provide a decent no-cost education. Along with teaching the basic skills of reading, writing and arithmetic, they also try to help the students by encouraging them to develop a joy of learning, providing exposure to computers, and teaching the latest techniques in agriculture, and other productive skills.

They run two schools - a Primary School for kids age 5-10 (established in 1995 and includes a preprimary readiness program), and a Junior Middle & High School until 10th grade. They also run many NIOS accredited vocational training courses including sheet metal, tailoring, agriculture etc.