India’s Jharia region holds the country’s largest coal reserves. Nearly 50,000 people live there. The ground beneath their feet has been burning continuously for over 100 years. The children of Jharia often have no choice but to collect coal illegally from one of the open-cast mines.
To avoid a predetermined future in this coal prison, the one and only way out is education.
With the help of a committed teacher, Pinaki Roy, the association has developed a program through which 80 underprivileged children, girls and boys, will benefit from English, maths and IT lessons.
Thanks to this partnership, the children can now benefit from lessons given by 3 teachers in a real classroom and have received all the school supplies they need for the year.
In addition to the school curriculum, the association also finances painting and dance classes. Not only a hobby, they are a way for the girls to emancipate themselves and discover the reality outside the mines with participation to artistic competitions.
This programme won’t change everything in Jharia, but by supporting this education program we are giving these children access to a better future.
We are proud to support « Coalfield Children Classes » program for 2023-2024.
Pinaki Roy started its lessons with scarce means
Children have access to classrooms for their lessons
Boys and girls, 80 chlidren follow the 3 dedicated teachers lessons
Access to an educational programme is an opportunity for these children.
