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Iʼve raised £890 to replace unsuitable, even dangerous, school desks for underprivileged children at a school in Bangalore, India.
- Worcester, United Kingdom
- Funded on Monday, 31st July 2017
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Dr Ambedkar School, (5th Cross Road, Bangalore, India.) is a government school with over 200 pupils from 6 to 16 years. The children at the Dr Ambedkar school are from underprivileged families. To give this some context, the school lunch may be the main meal for some children that day and for some, the school uniform is the first new clothes they will have worn. Free and compulsory education is a fundamental right for children between the ages of 6 and 14 in India. However, although 90%+ now attend primary school, there remains a shortage of resources, resulting in a challenge in providing the basic infrastructure required.
The cost of replacing the desks is around £3,000. Sharon and I have donated an initial £1,000 to start the ball rolling and are hoping to raise as much as we can so as to replace as many desks as possible.
Causeway Technologies (my employer) has an office in Bangalore and provides significant funds to support the Dr Ambedkar School. This includes funding uniforms, an English teacher and a cleaner. Causeway also supports a maternity unit at a nearby clinic. Following a visit Sharon and I made to Bangalore in March 2017, it was clear that the school desks were badly in need of replacing. With a few exceptions, the desks being used today were provided many years ago as discarded furniture from other schools. These desks are now well past their useful life, are rusting and have many nasty sharp edges and broken benches. The children, as hopefully the picture shows, could not be more keen to learn and are grateful for every opportunity that this school provides.
These desks are just one part of their school life, but they really will make a big difference and be fully appreciated by the children and staff alike.
The money will be used to purchase 50 new 4-seater desk sets to re-equip the classrooms. These are fabricated locally and can be made available quickly - so your support will rapidly reach these children.
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- 7 years ago
Tim Cole
7 years agoA huge THANK YOU to everyone who has helped with this fund raising. With funds raised through JustGiving + some funds provided directly to us + the input from Sharon and me, I am delighted to be able to confirm that ALL the new desks have now been purchased and are in use at the school (See Picture). These desks have made a massive difference. Please feel proud to have been a key part in this venture - we are so very grateful to everyone. Thanks again and very best wishes. Tim & Sharon
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- 7 years ago
Tim Cole
7 years agoHi there, A massive "Thanks" to all of you who have so generously helped as we raise funds under our "Desks for Bangalore" fund raising. We still need to raise quite a bit more, so please spread the word. However, we wanted to share some great news! Thanks to your support, we have been able to send funds so that half the desks could be purchased. These have just arrived (see picture). If we can raise funds for the remaining desks, that would be amazing. These really will make a big difference. Thank you all so very much.
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21
Gillian Redman
Jul 24, 2017
Lovely picture of you and the kids, still the class comedian?
Hilary Robinson
Jul 13, 2017
A great cause Tim and Sharon - wishing you good luck in your venture! From Hilary, Rob, Anya, Elise and Freya x
£20.00
Edwin De Werk
Jul 7, 2017
Hi Tim, hope you are doing well. Here is my personal donation for your great initiative. Regards, Edwin de Werk
£30.00
Aidan & Yvette
Jun 1, 2017
Good luck, hope you reach the target !
£20.00
Anonymous
May 26, 2017
Brilliant project! I hope it is achieved quickly.
£150.00
Yvonne and Keith
May 25, 2017
Good luck in reaching your goal
£20.00
John Leeson
May 22, 2017
Well done Tim- good luck with the project.
£50.00
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Tim Cole
Worcester, United Kingdom
I live in Worcestershire with my wife, Sharon. I work for Causeway Technologies - a company that has offices in the UK and in Bangalore. Having visited Bangalore on many occasions, I have been keen to support the charitable work Causeway undertakes in the city.