1200 Attend Mala School Reunion
Sponsors frequently ask what happened to the child they sponsored who graduated from Project Mala schools, one of the programs supported by the ORIA Charitable Fund. Early last year, Project Mala held a ‘Past Students Day’ at Guria School and were amazed when 1,200 students turned up. Add this to the 450 children still at Guria, plus siblings and parents, and the total reached almost two thousand attend the event. There were lots of stories of hardship and success. One father came on his own to tell us how his son had gained himself a job in Saudi Arabia. Some of girl students came with their husbands and children, whom they hoped would also be able to enroll at a Mala school. Ajay, another former student now works as an electrician repairing fans. Ajay had not been able to continue his education after leaving Guria but asked to enroll for the middle school and was prepared to sit in a class with children 15 years his junior. Project Mala School Guria is located at Village Guria on the Varanasi – Allahabad G.T. Road around 35 Kms from the Varanasi main railway station. Guria school was established in 1989; it now has a strength of 462 children from class 1 to class 8. It has 9 class rooms, a big dining hall and two rooms for extra curricular activities. The total area of the school is around 67,000 sq. ft that includes a large play ground as well. Project Mala School Guria serves 15 villages within its 4 km radius. Most of the children walk to school except those who are lucky enough to have bicycles. The villages served by Guria School are Guria, Shivrampur, Ramachanderpur, Thathra, Mahamalpur, Mahadvepur, Bihara, Bhainsa, Piparia, Babusarai, Katka, Gaurali Padao, Gaurali, Charraha and...
Project Mala Seeks Expanded Importer Support
Project Mala, which has been supported for many years with contributions from the ORIA’s Charitable Fund, has two new donorship programs that it hopes will receive direct support from companies, as well. The first is sponsorship of individual children or Project Mala-run schools. Project Mala was founded in 1989 with just one school in Guria that provides education for the very underprivileged children in the carpet belt of Uttar Pradesh, India. This effort has been expanded to ten schools, the most recent being the establishment of a secondary education class to enable the brightest children to reach their full potential. The second is a new rug label program. At a cost of $1 each, the labels are designed to show company support for Project Mala. Project Mala representatives Neville Platt and Robin Garland are available to answer questions about these programs. Mr. Platt can be reached via email at Platt by email at neville@projectmala.us or at (301) 879 9772. For more about Project Mala, visit...
A Letter From Project Mala
Dear ORIA Members, As you will know ORIA has supported Project Mala’s work for many years with the help of contributions from you the members. I have a very brief synopsis of the schools most recent efforts linked to our website and much more can be seen at their web site www.projectmala.org/. Project Mala was founded in 1989 with just one school in Guria. This effort has been expanded to ten schools, the most recent being the establishment of a secondary education class to enable the brightest children to reach their full potential. I am writing to ask you to consider supporting the work of Project Mala by sponsoring a child directly in their schools or by making a donation which will go towards providing education for the very underprivileged children in the carpet belt of Uttar Pradesh, India. Project Mala has now started a label program for importers to help their efforts, and I would ask you to consider ordering say 100 of these labels at $1 each which could then be attached to your rugs to demonstrate your support of the educational effort. If you would like to discuss this letter or hear more about the work of Project Mala please contact Neville Platt by email at neville@projectmala.us or at (301) 879 9772. A small effort can make a big difference for these children. With kind regards, Neville Platt and Robin Garland ...
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