Inclusive Education changes lives - Jasleen's Story

At the heart of a great education there is a great teacher - who is advocating for this little girl to go to school. 

Jasleen Kaur is incredibly cute, resilient and courageous ...she is 7 years old and lives in a slum community in Fatehgarh Panjtur (in Punjab North India). Jasleen faces significant hurdles and suffering due to her family's poverty and her father's drug addiction. She belongs to a very poor family. Her father Ajay, is addicted to drugs, spending all his earnings on his drugs, sometimes even selling household things to buy the drugs. Her mother works as a domestic worker or babysitter in other residences and performs a variety of household services like cleaning, laundry, ironing, and even taking care of children and elderly dependents, and other household errands, doing all this work to ensure the survival of the family.

Jasleen's Teacher - Jakab Singh
Despite these challenges, Project Help India and Mr. Jakab Singh (a dedicated and most remarkable teacher) have intervened to provide Jasleen with educational opportunities. Jasleen's parents initially hesitated to send her to school due to their financial struggles and societal norms which devalue girls' education (she was destined to childhood labour to help the family to survive). However, with persuasion and counselling from Project Help India, they eventually agreed. Jakab’s compassionate and dedicated teaching has transformed Jasleen from a confused learner to a bright and loving student. Jakab’s efforts have not only impacted Jasleen's academic progress but have also influenced her father's behaviour positively. Through education, Jasleen's family has begun to see a way out of their cycle of poverty and addiction. Her mother attests to the profound impact of Jakab’s intervention on her husband's habits.

Jasleen's story of this family underscores the transformative power of education and the crucial role of dedicated teachers like Mr Singh in breaking the cycle of poverty and addiction in marginalised communities, and whose relentless efforts have made it possible for this little girl to go to school and be educated.

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www.projecthelpindia.co
Project Help India tackles the dire circumstances faced by India's marginalised Dalit community, offering education to children living in slums or remote villages, who would otherwise be vulnerable to exploitation and trafficking. By providing education centres (with meals where possible), parenting programs, and counselling, we seek to change societal attitudes towards education, particularly for the most marginalised, especially targeting children with disabilities. Our holistic approach aims to break the cycle of inequality and poverty, advocating for, and bringing hope and opportunity to some of the world’s poorest children, who would otherwise be trapped in a life of hardship, deprivation, and limited opportunities.

Project Help India has 6 centres in the state of Punjab with 222 students (ages 4 to 17) at a recent count. All up we have 13 Education Centres across 3 states in Northern India with a little under 600 enrolments in total. 

www.projecthelpindia.co
Project Help India tackles the dire circumstances faced by India's marginalised Dalit community, offering education to children living in slums or remote villages, who would otherwise be vulnerable to exploitation and trafficking. By providing education centres (with meals where possible), parenting programs, and counselling, we seek to change societal attitudes towards education, particularly for the most marginalised, especially targeting children with disabilities. Our holistic approach aims to break the cycle of inequality and poverty, advocating for, and bringing hope and opportunity to some of the world’s poorest children, who would otherwise be trapped in a life of hardship, deprivation, and limited opportunities.

Project Help India has 6 centres in the state of Punjab with 222 students (ages 4 to 17) at a recent count. All up we have 13 Education Centres across 3 states in Northern India with a little under 600 enrolments in total.