Teacher holds free lessons for slum children under a bridge
A grocery store owner has been holding free lessons for slum children under a bridge in India for the past seven years after being inspired to help them.
Rajesh Sharma noticed the hardship faced by children living in the slum area of New Delhi and was was driven to do something after he himself was forced to drop out of college for financial reasons.
His lessons run from 9am until 2pm and are attended by around 200 children, some of whom then go on to take lessons at nearby government schools.
Subjects covered include English, Hindi, science, mathematics, history, and geography.
The lessons have no school bell, seats or tables and there is only one wall which is a concrete part of the still-used railway bridge.
The open-air school was initially attended by two or three children but the class sizes have since swollen.
There is no government funding so it is reliant entirely on public support, with donations including books, uniform, footwear, and food.
On Saturdays they play cricket, football, badminton, and other games with donated sports equipment.
A great man – We could all learn from him !!
It;s a great job indeed.
I met one of my colleague worked with me long time ago recently and said he is well off and He is being involved in so many volunteer projects.
So I was interested to donate one of the kid for the education and it's merely 50 QR per month. How ever i said, I donate the kid directly rather the organization.
I am sorry to say, I personally don't trust any organization which handle money on behalf of needy.
The moment a person collects money, it becomes a business. So please pay the money to the kid or the parent of the kid. Not for the owner or the responsible person for the program.
I never take away any credit from this gentleman's job. I wish him well to educate the needy.
But it's my personal opinion only.
Fortunately, it is volunteers who make up the shortfall of what governments should be doing
In my country, there are several such volunteers who operate classes for the poor in the car parking areas of their homes. These schools have come to be known as "garage schools".. Also, there are philanthropists who pay poor children to stay away from work and go to school instead.
There are great people still around which keeps the world going on.