Set Them Free

2023 EOFY Appeal

 

Make Education a Reality

DONATE NOW

Set Them Free

2023 EOFY Appeal

 

Make Education a Reality

DONATE NOW

Children in India and Sri Lanka are trapped in a cycle of poverty. They have a right to an education that can change their life.

To donate, fill out the form below or contact us:

PH: 03-9890 0211

Email: admin@mukti.org.au

Children in India and Sri Lanka are trapped in a cycle of poverty. They have a right to an education that can change their life.

To donate, fill out the form below or contact us:

PH: 03-9890 0211

Email: admin@mukti.org.au

India

Make Education Accessible

“We can no longer accommodate all the children who want to enrol in our school, with overcrowded classrooms, currently bursting at the seams – one group with 70 students in same classroom. We may need to turn some away soon, but it breaks our heart as education just cannot wait. We want to ensure that every child in our community has access to education.”

Many children in India face significant barriers to getting a quality education due to poverty, vulnerable family circumstances, and at times, simply the lack of opportunities and access. Without a decent education, these children are disadvantaged, with limited prospects, and struggle to break out of multi-generational cycles of poverty.

 

The Manorama Memorial Junior College at Pandita Ramabai Mukti Mission (PRMM) has been providing quality Year 11 and Year 12 higher education for its residents and underprivileged children from the neighbouring communities for several years now. These children may not otherwise have the opportunity for a quality higher education.

How Can I Help?

Help us reach the target of $70,000 (Phase1) to upgrade the Junior College building to add an additional floor of classrooms onto the current building.

 

 

 

 

 

These extra classrooms will provide the opportunity to enrol more students from the local community, and to broaden the Junior College programme to include subjects such as science, art, and commerce.

We believe that every child deserves access to education. Your donation, no matter how small, can make a difference and help break the cycle of poverty in these communities.

 

Will you help us to make education accessible?

Sri Lanka

Make Education a Reality

Divyadharshan and his family are faced with an unthinkable choice. Whilst his mother dreams of sending him and his siblings to be educated, an opportunity she did not have, education fees and school resource costs are just too draining on a tea-picker’s mere daily wage of A$4 – even buying shoes or a school bag is a big strain.

Due to his family’s dire circumstances, Divyadharshan dropped out of school at 16 to get a job to help provide for the family. He is not alone – many of his peers are forced to leave school prematurely, and many of these vulnerable teenagers end up leaving their homes to find work in the bigger cities.

Teens like Divyadharshan are forced to drop out of school to work to supplement household income, which is especially needed as Sri Lanka goes through its worst humanitarian and economic crisis in decades. These young people are then more likely to experience unemployment, be exploited for cheap labour or easily preyed upon by unscrupulous individuals, perpetuating the generational cycle of poverty.

How Can I Help?

You can make education a reality for these young people by donating to the Greater Education Fund this financial year. 

Your donation can help fund programmes that provide academic support, mentorship and educational resources in these marginalised communities. Incentives such as:

 

  • After school care, tutoring and academic support in a safe and nurturing environment
  • Stationery, learning materials and educational resources, that parents can’t afford to provide
  • Educational excursions to broaden horizons by funding trips to new and exciting places
  • Health and hygiene programmes
  • Child protection awareness training, covering topics such as parenting, drug awareness and child protection
  • Programmes for teenagers on developing self-confidence, self-esteem, drug awareness and making positive choices

The end of the financial year (30th June) is a time when many of us look at our finances and realise how blessed we are to live in this country of Australia. It is a privilege we have to invest in the lives of others in India and Sri Lanka, making a difference through our financial giving and our prayer support. Every gift $2 and over will receive a tax deductible receipt.

Will you set them free this year and provide opportunities for quality education in India and Sri Lanka?
You can make a difference as we work together in partnership.

 

Peter Warren
Interim National Director
Mukti Australia

India

Education Cannot Wait

“We can no longer accommodate all the children who want to enrol in our school, with overcrowded classrooms, currently bursting at the seams – one group with 70 students in same classroom. We may need to turn some away soon, but it breaks our heart as education just cannot wait. We want to ensure that every child in our community has access to education.”

Many children in India face significant barriers to getting a quality education due to poverty, vulnerable family circumstances, and at times, simply the lack of opportunities and access. Without a decent education, these children are disadvantaged, with limited prospects, and struggle to break out of multi-generational cycles of poverty.

 

The Manorama Memorial Junior College at Pandita Ramabai Mukti Mission (PRMM) has been providing quality Year 11 and Year 12 higher education for its residents and underprivileged children from the neighbouring communities for several years now. These children may not otherwise have the opportunity for a quality higher education.

How Can I Help?

Help us reach the target of $70,000 (Phase1) to upgrade the Junior College building to add an additional floor of classrooms onto the current building.

 

These extra classrooms will provide the opportunity to enrol more students from the local community, and to broaden the Junior College programme to include subjects such as science, art, and commerce.

We believe that every child deserves access to education. Your donation, no matter how small, can make a difference and help break the cycle of poverty in these communities.

Will you help us open the door to more?

Sri Lanka

Make Education a Reality

Divyadharshan and his family are faced with an unthinkable choice. Whilst his mother dreams of sending him and his siblings to be educated, an opportunity she did not have, education fees and school resource costs are just too draining on a tea-picker’s mere daily wage of A$4 – even buying shoes or a school bag is a big strain.

Due to his family’s dire circumstances, Divyadharshan dropped out of school at 16 to get a job to help provide for the family. He is not alone – many of his peers are forced to leave school prematurely, and many of these vulnerable teenagers end up leaving their homes to find work in the bigger cities.

Teens like Divyadharshan are forced to drop out of school to work to supplement household income, which is especially needed as Sri Lanka goes through its worst humanitarian and economic crisis in decades. These young people are then more likely to experience unemployment, be exploited for cheap labour or easily preyed upon by unscrupulous individuals, perpetuating the generational cycle of poverty.

 

How Can I Help?

You can make education a reality for these young people by donating to the Greater Education Fund this financial year. 

Your donation can help fund programmes that provide academic support, mentorship and educational resources in these marginalised communities. Incentives such as:

 

  • After school care, tutoring and academic support in a safe and nurturing environment
  • Stationery, learning materials and educational resources, that parents can’t afford to provide
  • Educational excursions to broaden horizons by funding trips to new and exciting places
  • Health and hygiene programmes
  • Child protection awareness training, covering topics such as parenting, drug awareness and child protection
  • Programmes for teenagers on developing self-confidence, self-esteem, drug awareness and making positive choices

The end of the financial year (30th June) is a time when many of us look at our finances and realise how blessed we are to live in this country of Australia. It is a privilege we have to invest in the lives of others in India and Sri Lanka, making a difference through our financial giving and our prayer support. Every gift $2 and over will receive a tax deductible receipt.

Will you set them free this year and provide opportunities for quality education in India and Sri Lanka?
You can make a difference as we work together in partnership.

Peter Warren
Interim National Director
Mukti Australia

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In the event of this appeal being oversubscribed, funds will be used for a similar purpose in India or Sri Lanka as designated.

132 million

 girls are out of school (worldwide).

 

 

1 out of 6

girls do not complete 6th grade – worldwide . 

 

 

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