Chanda and Kailash reciting a poem in Hindi on Counting. An event organised by Koshish School for Mushahar Children in Malwabar village, Deoria District, UP on 15th August 2010
Mushahars belong to lowest rung of the caste hierarchy in India. Mostly located in the States of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Poverty keep them away from state-run schools. The children of Malwabar village did not know how to read and write until "KOSHISH SCHOOL" came there to educate them and integrate them in mainstream schools. This year 5 students have joined Class VI in Govt School from Koshish, next year 25 more are preparing. The meaning of "KOSHISH" is to "try".
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Contact:
Vidya Bhushan Rawat at +91-9818261340 & vbrawat@gmail.com
D.Leena at +91-9811137421 & dabiru.leena@gmail.com
Barbara/ Leena & malwabar@gmail.com
for more pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/malwabar/MushaharChildrenOfMalwabar?authkey=Gv1sRgCPScqPuc1IizGw#
http://picasaweb.google.com/galoisio/BimbiMushahar#slideshow/5190615103578563810
Thank you Contributors
MCKS Food for Hungry Project
"Fasting for Food" group at FAO
"Help Fund" of IFAD
Barbara Gallo, Italy/ Brasil
Prof Sivashankar. Chennai
PEACE, Anil Choudhary
Friends at ILF advocates (esp. Pathik Arora)
Friends at Interglobe companies (esp Reena Gupta and Astha)
Housing and Land Rights Network (Shivani)
JAGORI and Kalyani Sen Menon
Atanu Raha, Nuthan Manohar, Anand RP, Veena, Anita Behl,
Virendra and Father Jocim
"Fasting for Food" group at FAO
"Help Fund" of IFAD
Barbara Gallo, Italy/ Brasil
Prof Sivashankar. Chennai
PEACE, Anil Choudhary
Friends at ILF advocates (esp. Pathik Arora)
Friends at Interglobe companies (esp Reena Gupta and Astha)
Housing and Land Rights Network (Shivani)
JAGORI and Kalyani Sen Menon
Atanu Raha, Nuthan Manohar, Anand RP, Veena, Anita Behl,
Virendra and Father Jocim
A girl student
after Barbara did her make-up one evening
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Student
begining to write
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