By Julia Matthew | Managing Director
Dear Patron,
Education for girls is crucial for individual empowerment, societal progress, and economic growth, fostering gender equality and breaking cycles of poverty. It enables girls to make informed choices, participate in the workforce, and contribute to their communities and nations.
Imagine a childhood where every day is filled with joy, laughter, and the opportunity to learn and grow. We believe that every child deserves a childhood worth remembering, filled with fun, friendship, and the chance to reach their full potential.
El Shaddai Charitable Trust focuses on providing education to slum girls, addressing challenges like access, quality, and retention, while promoting girl child education through awareness campaigns, scholarships, and safe learning environments.
With the El Shaddai Education Programme, 100 girls from slums and streets of Goa, will be able to go to school this year by enrolling them in the El Shaddai schools and slum schools.
We work towards our mission to empower those who have faced adversity, including many slum and street children who have come to Goa seeking a brighter future.
We also distribute educational kits to the slum children which consists of a school bag, stationary, tiffin, water bottle and other school materials. Every child is provided with nutritious midday meals and health checkups.
With our educational program, many children have benefited and have been able to change their lives for a better one.
We have a beautiful story of a girl named Maya (name changed) She arrived in Goa 5 years ago with her family and was living in the slums of Margao, Goa. But unfortunately her father passed away due to an illness and the burden fell on her mother who was unable to get any jobs due to having fire burns on her body. So the mother and the 4 children took to begging on the streets. But one day the outreach worker of Stepping Stones found this family and were rushed to the shelters. The children were enrolled in the shelter and the mother was given health care. This little girl is now studying in our school in the 4th Grade along with her siblings and is finally able to enjoy a childhood that everyone dreams of.
We extend our gratitude for all the support and generosity we have received from kind hearted sponsors like you which has enabled us to provide education to 100 slum girls. Your support fuels the dreams of slum girls and paves the way for their education."
With Gratitude,
Sincerely
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