Invest in a child
Parikrma Foundation has been running 4 K-12 schools since 2003 and serves thousands of children from 100 urban slums and four orphanages in Bangalore, India.
| PARTICULARS | Per Child |
|---|---|
| Education (Teachers salary, books and material, uniforms, sports, art, field trips, dance, library etc.) | 34,650 |
| Nutrition (3 meals – breakfast, lunch and evening protein supplement) | 3,600 |
| Healthcare (All immunizations, regular health check-ups, emergency medical interventions) | 2,250 |
| Family care (Healthcare, vocational training, de-addiction programs, counseling etc.) | 4,500 |
| TOTAL | 45,000 |
Sponsor a Junior College Student
| PARTICULARS | Per Child |
|---|---|
| Education (Teachers salary, books and material, uniforms, sports, art, field trips, dance, library etc.) | 36,960 |
| Nutrition (3 meals – breakfast, lunch and evening protein supplement) | 3,840 |
| Healthcare (All immunizations, regular health check-ups, emergency medical interventions) | 2,400 |
| Family care (Healthcare, vocational training, de-addiction programs, counseling etc.) | 4,800 |
| TOTAL | 48,000 |
INVEST ANY AMOUNT
Your sponsorship, regardless of the amount, is invaluable to us. It will strengthen our day-to-day activities and functioning—such as the science lab, library, sports equipment and training, and art and theatre labs, among others.
Your donation will play a crucial role in introducing better equipment, the latest technology, and diverse skill development. Your support will directly contribute to these advancements in our educational programs.
Who are the children?
The children come from families where the total family income for five members is about $ 150 per month, from backgrounds that are traumatic, often abusive and violent.
Parikrma children come from homes where:
- A few children have mothers who are sex workers, struggling to create a stable home
- Many children are being brought up by single, illiterate mothers who have either fled from abusive husbands or have been abandoned
- Over 50% of the children have alcoholic fathers
- Many children come from families who have fled their villages for reasons such as social discrimination and extreme economic hardship.
Every year, we also enroll several children who are refugees from North-eastern states in India; they are often sent off alone by poor parents who are victims of the local insurgency and poor economic environment.
This was achieved through the highly successful Parikrma Way™ of doing things – a unique approach that enables a learning environment fostering curiosity and open-mindedness in children. Beyond academics, the Parikrma Way™ also addresses the necessity for a moral compass in individuals through tested practices. The several programs that form the Parikrma Way™ are designed to achieve:
Develop the yearning to learn, for the new
Less bullying
Less aggression, violence
Less substance abuse
Less suicide or attempts to take life
Less vengefulness and hatred
Fewer acts of dishonesty like stealing, cheating, lying
Appreciation for stillness
Willingness to share and help
More respect for humans and animals and other forms of life
More compassion for the environment
Impact:
This experiment has been very successful, with 98% of our graduates going on to college and 100% of alumni placed in jobs.
Parikrma schools have an unbelievable record of 97% attendance and less than 1% dropout.
Parikrma’s impact extends beyond the classroom, reaching thousands of families in over 99 slums. We have significantly improved their income and quality of life, demonstrating our commitment to broader social change.
95% + parental attendance at Parent-Teachers meetings
Parikrma students have consistently outperformed peers at Government schools.