Through a residential school and outreach program, we meet vulnerable children and women where they are — and walk with them toward a changed destiny.
We believe English education has the power to break the cycle of injustice and lack of opportunity in a family's life, giving a child a chance in the ever-growing, modern South Asia and world. We send our sponsored children to a high-quality, English-medium school — one where English is the primary language of instruction.
Our sponsorship program focuses on academic success, verbal and written English skills, physical health, mental and emotional well-being, and safe housing. The students are safe and secure in a residential hostel, cared for by house parents, enjoying nutritious meals and snacks every day.
“When I grow up, I want to be a doctor so that I can help other people like the doctor did for my mom.”
— Student, Grade 6We understand each child will have a decision to make once they graduate: return to the life they knew, or take everything they've been given — a changed destiny — and go change other destinies. Our dream is that through their years in our program, these children will take prominent jobs in society and change the world for good. We remain committed to their safety even as they transition into a dignified profession in the real world.
We educate our children in a high-quality, English-medium school, where English is the primary language used during instruction. Our school provides:
In addition, we provide on-campus, safe housing — known as a hostel. This includes:
We strongly believe in working together to make a difference — it takes many voices to speak into one person's life. We welcome teams, especially international visitors, to love on our children, teach them new things, give them exposure to the outside world, and practice their English-speaking.
On any given night, the babies of sex workers are exposed to an unimaginable amount of atrocities and danger — often physically and verbally abused, drugged to keep quiet through the night, left to wander the streets alone, or left lying next to their mother as she takes in client after client. These children are some of the most vulnerable.
In partnership with a trusted organization, we've started a night shelter for these precious babies under the age of five. This night care provides:
This shelter also opens the door to connect with more women in the red-light areas — to hear their needs and desires, and hopefully offer a solution to change their destiny too. We are in no way in support of what these women do every night. However, we care for the child who is otherwise left alone in their most vulnerable state — the child that is forgotten, the child that did not choose this life. Our hope is that through this night care, and the relationships built along the way, mothers will want to send their children to our residential school.
We believe vocational training can ignite forgotten dreams and open the door to a bright future with a dignified career. One injustice we work against is human trafficking and sexual slavery. Many women are stuck in this trade because of illegal debt; many others because of limited or no education. Vocational training empowers these women to fight for their future — they too have a right to education.
Our beauty program launched in response to many women's interest in this skill. They spoke, we listened. They dreamed, we responded. This training includes:
It is because of relationships with trusted individuals and organizations that we learn about vulnerable children in high-risk areas and red-light districts. It is only when we learn about these children that we can invite them to receive an education and safe housing through our program — so our outreach efforts are really about building relationships.
One way we build relationships with women working in red-light districts is by teaching them basic beauty skills and encouraging them to see hope for their family's future. Through these efforts, we hope to empower and educate women in red-light districts, building trust, and encouraging them to send their children to school — essentially breaking the generational effects of trafficking in their family's lives.
“I love school. This school is different. When I come here, I feel at peace. It feels like family.”
— 2019 StudentEvery program starts with someone willing to give. Your gift funds the school, the shelter, and the training that turns injustice into opportunity.
