Desks to get schoolgirls off floor
Focus: Education, Girl Child
Young girls attending the PPES school sit on concrete floors, without complaining, just to have the opportunity to learn. The lack of proper seating is not only a discomfort and distraction, but can also lead to improper postures and future health problems.
PPES have worked for years now to remove barriers to girls’ education in Anupshahr, and providing each girl a desk will go a long way in helping her study.
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Help 93 girls make their place in the world by making place for them in their classrooms
PPES have managed Rs.49006, enough for 24 desks and benches! This fundraiser also received our first wedding donations before our wedding feature was even ready! :)
Lack of infrastructure and basic amenities in schools are just one obstacle students face while pursuing quality education in India. For girls at PPES' school sitting on hard concrete floors is not only tiring, but it also makes writing their lessons very difficult. Improving their learning space with basic furniture will affect how they learn and interact with each other, as well as improve their classroom experience, posture and handwriting.
In the small village of Anupshahr in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulundshahr district, families did not always send their daughters to school – either due to poverty or because parents felt they belonged at home doing chores. Over the last 15 years, PPES have worked to change the community’s mentality and give these girls a free education. Something as basic as a desk will improve the learning environment as well as appeal to new students who wish to join.
THE PLANEach desk and attached bench costs PPES ₹2,000 to build and will comfortably accommodate three students. These desks will be put to good use by girls in classes 6 through 12. After successfully raising funds to cover the cost of 54 desks out of a required 85, the school needs just another ₹62,000 to build the remaining 31 desks.
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