Educate , Elevate & Empower
Education & Capacity Building
Empowering communities to grow and thrive starts with the power of education. Under this project ‘Maitri,’ young, orphaned, or neglected children are enrolled in government schools, under the guidance of a caretaker whose responsibility is to escort them to schools.
The students enter learning centres with a support system offered by subject teachers who help them with education, co-curricular activities and overall development through interactive games, sports and activities. MA ensures that each one of them receives all the necessities required to grow including nourishment, school uniforms, study material, and medical care.
MA simultaneously supports government schools in villages by running programmes that help them recruit teachers for senior classes as well as organising Science & Math tutorial classes for the senior students. An 8 month course in English is conducted in government schools on a continuous basis which has helped thousands of students.
Campaigns
MAITRI: Social adoption of underprivileged children.
This project was born due to acute need in village Sisaume. Young orphaned or neglected children were enrolled in ‘Maitri’. Twelve children have been admitted in a government school, a caretaker escorts them there. Thereafter they go to the Learning Centre where a teacher helps them with their studies and engages them in board games, puzzles and story sessions. They are provided with nourishment, school clothes and supplies and medical care.
Support to Government Schools in villages
Education is a cornerstone for any development. We have different programmes for government schools. Subject teachers are provided for senior classes in village government schools. Regular tests are taken to ensure results.
4-month courses in English and Math are conducted and this is a continuous process. It has helped more than 350 students in the last 4 years.
We have also supported government school to improve extra-curricular activity. We have been working in eight villages near Udaipur.
School in Dadhicha Village, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Tucked in between mountains is the village of Dhadicha a few kms from Udaipur, Rajasthan. The village has about 155 houses comprising mostly of Tribals (Adivasis). The Dhadicha Primary School has two teachers and 45 children studying from classes I-VII. Their parents in almost all cases work as daily wage labour in Udaipur leaving their homes, cattle and younger kids in the care of the older siblings.
Independence Day Celebration at Maitri
We celebrated Independence Day in the evening at MA My Anchor Foundation in Chowkaria village. Children from the village and Maitri Centre gathered at 4:45 p.m. and sang the National Anthem at 5 p.m. There was a drawing competition on the themes of water and environment for different age groups. A volunteer shared a story in Mewari, the local dialect, about independence. The day ended with the distribution of chocolates, biscuits, pencils & erasers and coloured pencil boxes to all the participants.
Strengthening Skills, Processes & Resources
MA Foundation enhances the knowledge, talents, procedures, and resources that enable communities to endure, adapt, and prosper in a world that is undergoing rapid change. We organise several programmes, activities and vocational courses to support upskill and enhance designing, manufacturing and entrepreneurship spirits among the marginalised communities.
Under the initiative, various workshops are being held in villages that train women to create lifestyle products that are sold in the market, resulting in an improvement in their livelihood and helping them earn regular income overtime. Several organisations have partnered to support our mission in bringing holistic development.
Campaigns
Temasek Foundation, Singapore supported
We have been supporting the school by providing education material, organizing cultural programmes on Republic Day and Independence Day so that the children can showcase their talent. With gradual support the entire village has been participating and begun enjoying these group activities.
Temasek Foundation, Singapore supported water sector Training and Capacity Building Programmes for the National Capital Territory of Delhi, India. 120 master trainers and 240 grassroots workers were trained in partnership with NTU, Singapore Delhi Technological University (DTU), Delhi Jal Board (DJB), and the Department of Environment (DOE), Delhi.
Phone Uthao Classes Chalao
The novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vast differences between our lives and the lives of migrant workers and the underprivileged. Due to COVID-19, classroom education is accessible only through the internet and smartphones and many students who do not own such phones are unable to access their online classes. Our mission through this program is to help underprivileged children access their basic Right to Education by donating our old smartphones across the country. This program has helped 250 students with smartphones and tablets.
Naya Khera School
Nuna Majra Boys School
Nuna Majra Girls School
Luksar School
Spread Love & Compassion
By contributing Rs 2,500 quarterly or Rs 10,000 annually to our Maitri Program, you become a beacon of hope for countless lives. Your support fuels our efforts to provide education, skills training, and empowerment initiatives that uplift communities and shape a more promising tomorrow.
Additionally, your generous donations enable us to provide much-needed clothing, shoes, and warm woollens to village children and women. Your contribution not only keeps them warm but also ignites the warmth of compassion and care.