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Location : Kanhai village near RD City & Sector 45 & Sector 44, Gurgaon On Sunday, Nov 6, 2009, Zariya and AID- Gurgaon chapter launched their project Shiksharth to educate the underprivileged children residing in the slums of Kanhai village in Gurgaon.
Zariya is a group of young Indians who have come together to become a
means to providing a solution to various causes.The group intends to
work as a bridge between large social organizations and the lower sect
of the society. Zariya is working consistently towards achieving their
milestones to contribute to the society. In the pursuit to achieve
that,the group is working with many organizations on various projects.
However, Shiksharth is the first big step, of team Zariya, in their
endeavor to community service. Shiksharth is a community school based
out of Kanhai village. The volunteers from AID Gurgaon and Zariya
walked around the slums in Kanhai village to spread the word of
importance of education for all. The team registered the students into
the school and on its first day on Sunday saw an overwhelming response
from the residents. The school on its inaugural day marked the
attendance for 40 children from the village. Sarpanch Satish Yadav ji
inaugurated the school in the presence of the volunteers and a few
guests that included Colonel Rajinder Singh. The average age of the
children who attended the first day was 8 years.The students were made
to learn a few lessons on moral values through cartoon movies and were
thereafter provided refreshments. Shiksharth has taken its first flight
with one teacher and forty students, and aims at achieving a headcount of 125-150 students to be managed by four teachers. The
school will operate, from 9 am to 1:30pm from Monday thru Friday and
9am to 12pm on Saturdays, in the premises adjoining the temple in
Kanhai village. The purpose would be to provide the remedial classes
for weak and underprivileged kids and prepare them for admission to the
public schools. The project Shiksharth owes sincere thanks to the
Sarpanch Satish Yadav ji of Kanhai village for providing the land and
all the support and the residents of Kanhai village in showing their
faith in us.
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