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Features
• Community based educational program that provides literacy in four
major areas such as: Functional, Health, Agricultural, and Finance
literacy.
• Literacy educators are trained by highly qualified educational
professionals who are specialized in rural development.
• Through 47 Sanma Community Education Centers in three states,
overall development have been made to sixty villages.
• Since the inception in 2002, more than 3000 children have given an
opportunity to have a childhood.
Outlook
• 900,000 children fall victim of the international human trafficking
industry
• 13 million children in India leave their homes each day, working all
day in hazardous working conditions for a pay near to none. Pressed by
the immediate needs of their families they work, and their childhood
is consumed away by the responsibilities of an adult. As far as the
child laborer community in India is concerned, a childhood is only a
dream!
Illiteracy has more severe impacts than simple lack of education!
There is a direct causality between illiteracy and human beings
becoming victims of modern-day slavery and child prostitution.
Children who did not have the opportunity to go to school cannot read
or write, making them susceptible to their lives becoming endangered.
The commercial sex trade also takes advantage of those who cannot read
or write. According to the Commission of Human Rights, two million
girls between the ages of five and fifteen are forced into that
industry every year.
Fortunately, much can be done to keep children from being taken down a
perilous path of pain and persecution. SANMA Read India is a community
based educational program that allows a child laborer to receive
literacy in his or her own pace. Local men, women, and college
students are trained and certified by qualified educators and
appointed in their own communities who provide literacy and moral
support to the child laborers and illiterate adults. Classes are
conducted in the evenings, at the CEC’s. Most students become literate
within six months, and are graduated as literates at the Community
Education Centers SANMA.
Village School/ Community Education Center: $6,000 Online Contribution
Set of school Supplies for one student: $18 Online Contribution
Direct Results
"I wanted to learn to write my name. And I dreamed of being able read.
Now I can! Marthamma, a 12-year old girl, who had been working
fulltime since she was ten, wrote her name correctly on the
blackboard, and she opened her Bible to read her favorite verse; ‘But
as many as received him, to them gave he the power to become the sons
of God.’”
“Most of our family bickering was related to handling money. As a CEC
graduate, I am able to make a budget for our home, which enables us to
save, even with my small daily wages as a rickshaw puller.”
Nearly 5,500 girls under the age of fifteen everyday are involuntarily
brought into prostitution rings. Rather interesting reality about the
modern-day slavery is that, it is not the overwhelming power of the
perpetrator, but the overwhelming weakness of the victim feeds this
flourishing business! Beatings, threats, and even killings are common
in both industries. Most of these victims are illiterate, or children
of illiterate parents.
Without providing fundamental education and means to meet their
immediate needs, the modern day slavery will continue to be alive and
well, and more people will fall victim to the trade.
The current situation calls for a system that can provide the
defenseless community skills that are beyond academic grades in a
classroom; it calls for a community based, comprehensive education
plan. Sanma Community Education Centers provides exactly that!
Features of Read India
With proven leadership, an effective management structure, and well
trained field staff to efficiently implement the program, Sanma's Read
India features a comprehensive solution to the lack of education that
affects hundreds of millions of people throughout South Asia.
Children and adults alike, the students of Read India program receive
study material that include Alphabet book, Healthy Village health care
book, Chalkboard, Pencil, Workbook, Schoolbags, and Bible at request.
Sanma provides the opportunity to
save lives and transforms communities without dedicating large amounts
of finances. The course is a practical method to prevent depression,
slavery, and prostitution - a vital element in strengthening the
safety and economy of countries around the world. The Read India
program directly contributes to the well-rounded quality and
productivity of life, as well as financial health of people. Sanma’s
methods are easily applicable, bringing immediate results to students,
their families, and their surroundings.
India’s literacy is a global need
Currently, only an estimated 48.3% of women over the age of 15 can
read or write. That is an overwhelming number of 200 million women who
do not recognize their written name, even in their own language!
Sanma’s Community Education Centers function as a hub of learning and
supporting system for countless South Asian communities, preventing,
depression, modern-day slavery, and even child prostitution. Investing
in Read India ensures that problems like these will be more fully
addressed.
This course helps to improve businesses and the quality of workforce
of the second largest population which is perceived as one of the key
supplier for the global workforce. An enhanced Read India program can
a profound positive impact in a global level, not to mention the rural
and slum communities.
Obstacles
 Any
worthwhile effort that benefits humanity has its own challenges and
obstacles, this project is not any different. There are four major
challenges that have been identified and Sanma has already addressed
them.
Local Legal Restrictions
Developing strong partnerships and alliances with the local
governments and people are crucial to the success of this project.
Sanma has already accomplished through the structure of its
organization; the introduction is through proven leaders, while the
implementation is through the local community. Sanma has obtained the
necessary licenses and approvals from the local governments to work in
the region.
Cultural Barriers
Unlike similar organizations, Sanma's trainees and trainers are from
the same culture, which enables the organization to communicate more
effectively.
Criminal Element
The organization acknowledges that illegal forces in India, such as
the human trafficking industry and drug mafia prey on people living in
unsanitary living conditions, and are illiterate. Sanma attempts to
overcome these challenges by training and equipping the local people
to provide education within the community. Community-based training,
coupled with effective management style and efficient deployment
methods help the program overcome such challenges.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who will be teaching the courses?
Each classroom is led by native missionaries trained, equipped, and
prepared by certified Sanma staff. These missionaries are highly
literate individuals from within each community that have hearts for
those who cannot read or write.
When and where will this educational course
by taken?
Depending on the size of community, this course will be offered on a
regular basis at Sanma-sponsored village schools, known as Community
Education Centers. The program is offered to anyone that feels they
can increase their ability to read and write through this program.
What is involved in a typical educational
session?
At the classes children and adults alike will use workbooks and
Bibles as their textbooks to increase their comprehension and writing
abilities. Native missionaries will answer questions asked by those
participating. Homework assignments are regularly given.
What is the immediate result of this
course?
Each seminar results in increased literacy in South Asia. Many
parents in rural villages and slums of South Asia will come to
understand that they can save the lives of their children by providing
them an education.
What is the long-term result of the
project?
Teaching children and adults how to read and write will no doubt
have positive social and economical effects globally.
Project Cost:
Village School/ Community Education Center: $6,000
Support for a teacher for one month: $75
Set of school Supplies for one student: $18
Online Contribution:
Read India! Literacy Program - Build a Village School
Online Contribution:
Sponsor a Read India! Teacher for one month.
Online Contribution:
Buy School Supplies for the Students. |
