Cause Project
by EKAL VIDYALAYA FOUNDATION OF CANADA
$90,000.00
Donation Goal
Donation Goal
Project Details
Ekal Canada is a registered Canadian charity engaged in the education of tribal, indigenous children in rural India and Nepal. Ekal runs 80,000 schools that help educate 2 million underprivileged children in rural, remote parts of India. It is the largest grassroots movement for rural education in the world.
Ekal is a single teacher school program primarily in the remote tribal villages where often there are not even the basic necessities of life such as roads, hospitals, schools, clean water etc. A school consists of 25 to 40 children and there are no formal school buildings. Classes are held under a tree, in a verandah, or wherever else is available. A blackboard, teacher and students form the class room. To recognize the donors, a name plate is attached to the blackboard of the school showing the name of the donor.
A contribution of CAD $700 helps run one Ekal school for an entire year, educates 30 children and has a positive impact on 30 rural families. Ekal Vidyalaya (single teacher school) is a people's movement with a vision to facilitate the process of empowering rural and tribal communities based on the concept of social, economic and gender equality.
The Ekal movement aims to eradicate illiteracy from tribal areas of India and Nepal through rural development based on the criteria of equality, diversity and inclusion across all sections of society. Ekal's mission is the holistic development of villages through basic education, digital literacy, skill development, health awareness, modern agricultural practices and rural entrepreneurship.
At the time of independence, India’s literacy rate was a staggering 11%. Since then, it has made tremendous strides in educating its people. Present day, the literacy rate stands at 68% for the rural population in India - well below the world average literacy rate of 84%. The tribal / rural inhabitants live in remote areas, far from major cities. Those areas are highly deprived of basic amenities, modern facilities and even basic infrastructure. In this scenario, the Ekal movement emerged as the most pragmatic solution to this national need.
Ekal is active in over 10 countries including the United States of America, New Zealand, France, Britain, Thailand, Italy, UAE, Canada and Australia. Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of Canada was registered as an Ontario Corporation in 2006 and attained Canadian charitable status in 2007. Charity Registration Number (Canada): 853421162RR0001.
Should you have any questions as a first time donor or volunteer, or to speak to us regarding volunteer hours or volunteering in general contact the Ekal Canada team at:-
Phone: +1 416 569 9379
Email: evfcanada@ekal.ca
Website: www.ekal.ca
Donation Deadline
Saturday, Dec 30, 2028
Project Website
http://www.ekal.ca Project Location
5448 Elgar Court, Mississauga,
Ontario L5M 5C9
Canada.