Empowerment through education

We support nine young adults from humble backgrounds as they pursue higher education. In addition to educational expenses, we take care of living expenses and other needs whenever required.

Participant highlights:

• Ashok works at HCL and pursues a Bachelor’s in Computer Applications (BCA)
• Shubham pursues hotel management at the Institute of Hotel Management in Gurdaspur, Punjab
• Prachi trains at the Frankfinn Institute of Airhostess Training
• Tarun interned with 1E in our Noida office, and pursues a Bachelor’s in Computer Applications

Home for Boys in Delhi houses 53 children who need care and protection. We support their education by sponsoring the salary of one tutor for Grades 6 to 10. We also sponsor a monthly reward program in which children get rewards for achievements in academics, sports, organizational skills, and etiquette.

We collaborate with Udayan Care, an NGO under the Udayan Shalini Fellowship. This unique academic excellence and personality development program aims to help talented girls from poor backgrounds become empowered, dignified adults. We support the life skills education of 10 girls from Grades 11 to Graduation (6 Years) on their journeys to self-reliance.

The Manav Mandir Gurukul Ashram in Sarai Kale Khan, New Delhi provided a home for destitute and orphaned children.

We worked with the ashram from 2002 to 2022, funding private school tuition, life skills education, after-school tutoring, and transportation for 26 children and young adults.

Participant highlights:

• Mohit interns with HCL
• Suparas pursues a Diploma in Pharmacy and training in the Pharmacy Dept. of G.B. Pant hospital at Delhi
• Divya and Shikha study history at Delhi University
• Rishi interned with 1E in our Noida office

To promote their wellbeing, we have employed a full time Child Psychologist. We organize expert workshops on diet and decision-making, career counselling, sex education, and other topics. We also sponsor medical insurance, health checkups, and flu vaccinations.

Our mentoring program features volunteers from our Noida office to guide the children in Classes 11 and 12 in their decisions and preparation for university and beyond.

During pandemic lockdown, 1E donated laptops and paid for internet connections to ensure uninterrupted online studies.

Even though Manav Mandir closed in March 2022, we continue to support many of the children and young adults as they pursue higher education. Our vision is to ensure that all the children can provide for themselves and lead independent lives once they complete their education.