Proposal- March 2006

Sai Kripa, the brain and heart child of Anjina Rajagopal, was founded in 1988 and has grown in scope and size over the past 17 years to provide a new life for many underprivileged children.

Sai Kripa has three main projects- 1.Bal Kutir- a home for orphan children in NOIDA, U.P., At present, it is a large happy family with 28 children under its care; 8 boys and 20 girls in the age group of 3 to 20 years. Apart from this, 3 girls and 5 boys who passed out of school have started working and are staying independently. At least 20 lost and found children have been restored to their families over the years, with the support of the police. X

Sai Kripa has three main projects- 2. Sai Shiksha Sansthan-a formal school up to 10th standard in Vazidpur, U.P. an English medium school based on CBSE pattern, was set up in 1991 in a hamlet called Vazidpur about 15 Km from NOIDA. Today it has a strength of over 300 children. So far 37 children have graduated from the school and are ALL are gainfully employed or pursuing further studies with the help of scholarships!

Sai Kripa has three main projects- 3. Sai Bal Sansar- non-formal education for slum and street children. started in 2002 as a charity school for the benefit of street children in Noida. Initially it was held within the Sai Temple, Sector-40 Noida. As the attendances grew, it has been moved to rented premises in Agahpur sector 41 Noida. There are currently over seventy children regularly attending school, making up six classes. The children are aged between 3 and 16, and all originate from poor or needy backgrounds normally with very large families.

Shiromani Vijay been involved in this since 1994 and presented this project in 1995 to Ramakrishna for consideration of support from Asha Arizona.

From 1996 till now, Asha Arizona has supported 8 proposals from Sai Kripa for a total of $16, The funds have gone to support a variety of needs- the library, field trips, teacher salaries, generator, science lab, uniforms, tuition scholarships, etc. Many other organizations, such as- AID, CRY, Concern India Foundation, Cadence, American Express, Fidelity Investments, have supported the expanding needs of the projects that Anjina Rajagopal’s vision has created.

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2006 proposal

Special Science kits will enable the children to experiment on their own not only at school but also at home. This makes them take more interest in science subjects and helps them understand the subject better.

At present we have an Aqua guard and a water cooler which are very old and not working properly. Hence a R.O System and a water cooler are needed to replace them. Funds are being sought for a tube well so that clean drinking water can be available for the children.

Physical fitness is critical for children to get a good education. As there are no playgrounds available for he children, dance is a wonderful and enjoyable exercise! The children love it and put together entertainmentshows for the parents and the community. The school has a music teacher, but a dance teacher is very much needed. The children learn a lot about our culture as well. A small amount is requested for health maintenance as most of the funds are being donated by volunteer doctors and nurses.