We have a lot we would like to achieve with the Children’s Home and the village.
Some we can achieve immediately, with little financial assistance, others may take a few months and some may take years. Our overall goal: Create a self-sustaining home that is safe for children and will allow them to break free from the cycle of poverty by giving the home and the village resources and teaching them skills to help themselves while maintaining their culture and traditions. Short-te
rm Goals
- Drill a well to ensure enough water to support the home as well as vegetable gardens and live-stock ($650)
- Find volunteer English teachers to spend periods of time at the orphanage teaching the kids English
- Get the kids a pair of pants, sweaters and socks and shoes for the upcoming cool season ($20/child)
- Have used iPads and tablets donated and program them with English and other educational apps to help the kids learn
- Have one of more computers donated to them to help them learn basic computer skills.
- Build vegetable gardens and chicken coops
- Hire two more care takers (They are legally required to have two more care takers)
Long-term Goals
- Build a dining hall - this is a legal requirement and would make a comfortable place for the kids to study as well. It would also serve as a base for building more floors to take in more children in the future. ($10000)
- Build additional floors on the building and take in at least 30 girls and 15 more boys
- Raise money for Reshma's heart operation ($11000)
- Start a nutrition program where anyone in the village can come and eat if they are hungry
- Help develop create an industry and develop skills and resources in the village to help end the cycle of poverty
