Grace Educational Foundation provides education to impoverished children in India.
Our mission is to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and their families by creating opportunities for education, skills development and community leadership.
These children are caught in a cycle of poverty with little or no access to education – a critical means to break the poverty cycle and renew hope for a better future.
Our schools provide hope that someone does care and that something different is possible.
The Problem: Poverty
The small villages in India stand in isolation. There is not much there, and for the children there are few social, emotional and physical outlets available to them. Some of the young children we teach were found playing in mud. They had poor health, hygiene and diets. Other children can be found playing in the local garbage dump as there is no playground. They often sit idle, bored and with little to do. They could easily be taken advantage of.
Education provides hope for a better life.
Many of the parents we encounter have no formal education. This is increasingly true of the mothers we meet. Often they work in some of the lowest paying jobs available to provide what little they can for their families. Some of the families earn less than $30 a month with which they struggle to support several children. Some of the parents have serious health problems which further limit the support they can provide.
The Solution: Education
These children are bright and eager to learn. They are excited to come to Grace’s learning centre where they receive the care, attention and guidance they deserve. Grace also works with parents to help build stronger connections between the children and their families, so that their education and development can be equally supported at home.
We are supporting these children and their families – by giving them hope for a brighter future – and a chance to end the cycle of poverty that many generations have faced.
How You Can Help
There are many ways you can help including donations, sponsoring a child, contributing to our building fund or meeting specific needs such as books, desks and computers. Please see the donation information page for more details or contact us to find out how you can make a difference.