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Free educational kits distribution to stop school dropouts, 75
economically poor children: Vimukti Pothnal
“Education is the
most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”-Nelson
Mandela
Vimukti charitable Trust® (VCT) Pothnal takes initiative
every year to help economically poor, semi orphan, deserving
children and encourages them not to drop out from the school by
distributing free educational materials to the 16- surrounding
villages of Manvi Taluka. The aim is to bring SMILEs to these little
children as they take their next leap in learning. We all have
experienced the joy of having a new school bag, notebooks, pencils,
slates, geometry box, and crayons etc., on the first day of school.
With the ‘VCT School Kit’ program we hope to create that ‘moment of
smile’ for the underprivileged children in the society. Due to
rising inflation and unemployment, more parents are unable to
provide basic needs to their children or meet their school expenses.
There are others who have little money to get their children
admitted to schools but can’t afford to deal with daily expenses
related to studies such as necessary stationery items, school bags,
etc. It is for this reason VCT had launched its VCT School Kit
Project in 2009. Since then, it takes on the mammoth task of
distributing school kits among the needy every year. It may look
like a one-dimensional need. But a school kit means much more to a
child than just a regular part of school-going activity. VCT school
kits, which allow students to further their studies, are
particularly distributed among children living in unfavorable
conditions or chronic poverty. Each bag contains adequate materials
for one student to study for one year. Through school kit
distribution, VCT not only seeks to enable children to pursue their
education but also wants to raise awareness about the lack of access
to education in the society.
VCT Schoolbag Project may not be offering the ultimate answer to all
the problems of the needy students, but it is a step forward to
empower young children by providing them with a key tool to become
learned, innovative, and progressive members of a prosperous
society. VCT school kit – which contains best possible support as
per need like uniform, shoes, fee along with a good-looking bag, set
of pencil, eraser, rubber, sharpener, glue and pen sachets,
biscuits, notepad and reading books etc.
VCT is thankful to its sponsors, donors, philanthropists, and
dedicated volunteers who are keen to reduce school dropouts in India
and strengthen our educational efforts. These school kits are simply
a token of our faith in those children’s potential. This is just to
make them feel that they are not alone. School kit project aims to
show our commitment, love and care for these poor children and give
them confidence and courage to grasp each moment of development with
both hands. Nearly 75 economically poor children benefited from this
program. Fr. Sathish Fernandes said, providing these basic
facilities encouraged the children to study well, and motivated the
parents to support the children in their education. The realization
of the project enabled Vimukti to contribute substantially to
achieve the goal of universal education in the northern part of
Karnataka state.
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