Story

Don Bosco Veedu Society, Trivandrum, is an Indian charity offering a diverse range of services to vulnerable and disadvantaged children, youth and women. The Don Bosco Veedu Society is offering free Chenda (an Indian percussion instrument) tuitions to a group of 17 children living in slum areas, aged 12 to 15. Through this project the Don Bosco Veedu Society is planning to provide free Chendas to the children. Each Chenda costs around 18000 INR. Important Notice about Projects in India: We expect that there will be significant delays in getting funds to this project due to new regulatory requirements that impact GlobalGiving's ability to disburse to Indian-banked organizations. GlobalGiving is working hard to address the issue, but there is a chance that we will be unable to disburse funds to this project. If we cannot disburse funds, donations to this project may be reallocated to another organization per our terms and conditions.

Impact

By preventing school dropout, these classes make sure these children are getting the formal education they deserve. By playing Chenda the children will imbibe various life skills such as comradeship and teamwork. These classes will aid them in choosing Chenda playing as a career option. In the future these instruments will be used to tutor youth and women in slums so that they can earn for themselves, which will improve their economic situation thus breaking the cycle of poverty.

Challenge

Don Bosco Veedu Society has introduced the Chenda classes as a way of empowering underprivileged children in slum areas who are deprived of parental care and formal education. Children who are interested in attending these classes are required to attend school, thus preventing school dropout, which is a common problem among the participants. The Don Bosco Veedu Society has hired a professional instructor, but due to lack of resources the children are currently practicing on makeshift rocks.

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