Education

- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Our current focus:

Building a library on the campus of Andhra University in India

This library is for marginalized, underprivileged, or untouchable students,
whose families lack electricity for them to study and do research.

A significant educational door has opened up to Jordan Lewis Humanitarian. This opportunity will connect with thousands of young lives...lives who can be helped and changed forever.
Imagine if your child was not able to attend a school because she or he was born in poverty and your family was forever stuck working as indentured servants.
Or, if your child was not allowed into a school because your family was considered a stigma to society.
Imagine you had a child who was very bright, but was not given equal access because you were considered "untouchable."
Our JLH leader in India, Doctor Yesupadam, was himself an ‘untouchable,’ of the lowest caste. His hardship-filled life was forever changed through the help of others, who brought education and faith into his life.
Andhra University is one of the oldest in India, with more than 155,000 students in all their affiliated colleges.
The University board offered Yesupadam land on campus to build a library for the most desperately needy students. Their families lack electricity for them to study and do research, so they often study under street lamps.

This library will provide the only academic opportunity for the untouchable tribal students, and when the Vice Chancellor of the campus invited JLH to join this endeavor, we knew we needed to help.
The total need to build this library is estimated at $290,000.

This opportunity is quite unusual in this nation. It's remarkable that Dr. Yesupadam, JLH and others could be invited to such a rare opportunity.

Thank you for your consideration. You will be changing many lives.

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:

— Emma, team leader in Bangladesh

(Need details? Have questions? Contact us.)

Library: We are building a library for the poor and lower caste students at Andhra University (see details above).
Cost: $290,000
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
1. 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 children
2. Education 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
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.