Education
"Education is a pathway to sustainable development and poverty eradication. Yet, more than half of children and adolescents globally are not learning, and around 750 million adults still lack basic literacy skills."
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
JLH is helping to provide education for children who lack access or whose families cannot afford basic education.
This is achieved through initiatives in countries like Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and China, such as:
Starting schools
Supplying essential school materials
Sponsorship of children to attend school and offering additional support.
"Our team in Bangladesh was able to build a school of over 500 sq ft in a village in the Shipchor area. It will be used for a Children’s School in the mornings, and an Educational Center for the elderly in the afternoon and evenings.
Already there are more than 50 children registered in the program, and every participant (both child and adult) is being taught how to read and write. The building will also be used to start a sewing class for the women of the village, so that they can support their families through the use of a skilled trade."
— Emma, team leader in Bangladesh
Current Projects
(Need details? Have questions? Contact us.)
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Building Schools: LH is establishing schools in areas where children have no access to education, especially for the children of brick kiln workers.
Cost: $5000 per school to establish, $500/mo to run -
Building schools: We are currently helping to build a school in the Shipchor area.
- Remaining construction costs and supplies: $10,000
- Per month: $1200 for teachers and meals for childrenEducation Sponsorship: In some areas children have access to school, but their families are unable to afford tuition and supplies. You can sponsor a child’s education monthly or yearly.
- Cost: $314-$617 per child per year, depending on school and grade
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Education Sponsorship: In the area where we work, families are from the scheduled (lower) castes, and 60% live in poverty, unable to send children to school. Our sponsorship program enables these children to receive an education and change their futures.
Cost: $240 per child per year ($20/mo) -
Re-roofing schools and rehabilitating furniture.
