It’s hot in the village. As temperatures this time of year climb into the 100’s, activity in the village slows down to a minimum, in order to conserve energy and avoid heat stroke and dehydration. There are no air conditioners to alleviate the opressive heat. Learning under these conditions becomes extremely difficult. Earlier in May, school hours moved from the normal 9AM – 3PM schedule to a 6AM – 11AM schedule, to take advantage of the relatively cooler hours of the day. As things continue to heat up, according to a recent email from Ranjan, school is now taking a few weeks’ break, until June 6th.
Entries from May 2007
Welcome!
May 17, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Welcome to Sanjay’s Dream’s blog!
This blog is about building a free elementary school in a poor village in India. We are a handful of Seattlites, wishing to help the people of Bakrour and Ganga-Bigha villages achieve their dream of breaking the cycle of extreme poverty, through access to education. A free school is already being run by volunteers in the village since 2001, in a tiny space and with next to no funding. There are not enough funds for supplies or teachers compensation, nor enough space to accommodate all the village children. Without this education, the children are bound to repeat the cycle of poverty, hardship and powerlessness experienced by their parents.
We need to raise only $7,000 more, to be able to construct a new school building, and hope to be able to break ground at the end of this year (2007). In addition, we hope to create a community of caring people who will develop connections with, and a special place in their heart for, this rural community and its children. We hope you will become part of it.
Please check out the links on the right for much more information, including pictures of the students and life in the village, and join us in this exciting project. We’ll be posting new information and stories from the school and the village weekly, check them out! Your comments, questions, suggestions, interest, support and contributions would be greatly appreciated and will make this project a success. Click on comments below to write a comment and to view comments left by others.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Orna, Ellis, Rebecca and Tom.
Categories: Community of Supporters · Project Progress · Updates about the School · Village Life
