An Appeal for Talented Student Sponsorship Program of Mukti
Dear Friends,
"Education is the manifestation of perfection, already in Man"- Swami Vivekananda.
Education is considered by most as a birthright of every child. Education builds minds; and thoughtful, creative, sensitive and energetic minds are needed to build a nation's future.
MUKTI (www.muktiweb.org) is a social organization that has taken the above tenet to heart. It is committed to improve education, develop social and environmental awareness and foster community development in the low-income, underdeveloped communities of India, including some of the remotest villages of West Bengal.
Talented Student Sponsorship (TSS) is one such program of MUKTI, operating in the Sundarvans and Bankura regions of West Bengal. It identifies talented students who are in need of financial support for continuing their education; and provides them with funds necessary to continue studies.
Currently the program is supporting more than 100 students from these regions.
However we find today that there are more bright and eager young minds than we can support on our own. Thus we are reaching out to the community with an appeal to support these youngsters. We believe that a little support will go a long way towards providing a secure future for these children, and through them, society and the Indian nation. Specifically, there are 76 students in Sundervan and 24 Parganas (South) regions West Bengal who are in need of support. A list of the students is in the attached Excel file. The funds required per student per year ranges from INR 5,000-10,000 (approximately USD 125-250), and cover the following:
1. All required textbooks.
2. Other required expenses like school fees, exercise books, pen, pencil, etc.
3. A school uniform.
4. A small amount is provided to on a monthly basis to provide for some basic necessities such as nourishment (Rs.100).
If you are interested to sponsor a student or to volunteer to help us raise funds, please feel free to contact any one of the MUKTI volunteers listed below to know more about MUKTI's TSS project. More information about TSS project is available at our TSS page. We believe providing education is one of the greatest gifts a human being can bestow on another. We hope that you share that belief.
Thanking you all for your time. We are eagerly waiting to hear you.
TSS Team
(MUKTI)
* Rs. 5000/- for students up to Class X (10)
For students in High School / Under-graduation:
- Rs. 5000/- for Students enrolled in Arts Stream
- Rs. 10000/- for Students enrolled in Science/Engineering/Medical stream
For any further query, please feel free to contact any of the following Volunteers:
- Debargha Datta (debargha.mukti@gmail.com)
- Sankar Haldar (sankar.halder@gmail.com)
- Pronoti Majithia (pronotij@yahoo.com