Thursday, May 03, 2007
Bicycles for Poor Students in India
The students of the poor coastal areas of Azheekal need go to school at St George High School in the village of Thankey, in Alleppy district, Kerala, the only nearby school available to them. The area is steeped in poverty and at the mercy of repeated sea erosion including last tsunami disaster. School is too far from Azheekal to walk each day barefoot with heavy bags of books, making school attendance difficult to the point of jeopardizing students’ future. Bicycles --at US$75 each-- will have a strong impact by helping poor children go to school regularly. The 300 beneficiary students (150 boys and 150 girls) will own their bike after completing school.
"Please gi'me a bike to go school!"
Bicycles for Poor Students in India
Providing 300 bicycles and shoes to 300 students --150 boys and 150 girls--to help them go to school in poor coastal areas of Kerala, India.
Theme: Education
Location: India Need: $25,490
Project Message
The program for the students, irrespective of caste and creed, will help raise the educational standard of the people as well as the income of the families.
- R. Thomas Parathara, General Manager of beneficiary school
Project Contact: Claudine President
Mary Mother of Peace-Medjugorje Charity, Inc
8617 Irvington Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20817-3603
United States
13015305416
Project impact: By helping 300 poor students (50% boys; 50% girls) finish high school and own a bicycle after graduation, the project will provide access to basic education to all the poor students in the selected area and village.
"Please gi'me a bike to go school!"
Providing 300 bicycles and shoes to 300 students --150 boys and 150 girls--to help them go to school in poor coastal areas of Kerala, India.
Theme: Education
Location: India Need: $25,490
Project Message
The program for the students, irrespective of caste and creed, will help raise the educational standard of the people as well as the income of the families.
- R. Thomas Parathara, General Manager of beneficiary school
Project Contact: Claudine President
Mary Mother of Peace-Medjugorje Charity, Inc
8617 Irvington Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20817-3603
United States
13015305416
Project impact: By helping 300 poor students (50% boys; 50% girls) finish high school and own a bicycle after graduation, the project will provide access to basic education to all the poor students in the selected area and village.
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