Projects for the Year 2015
For the 2015 academic year beginning in July, the Board of KEY International approved establishing new scholarships for 60 low income girls (20 girls in the Sarada Vidyalya School, 20 girls in the Lady Sivasami School, 20 girls in Rani Meyammai, all the schools located in Chennai, India) each for a period of 6 years. In addition, 10 boys in P.S. High School in Chennai, India will be given scholarships. All these children will receive a scholarship of about $30 per year, which will cover a major portion of their annual tuition fees, books and uniforms. As in the past, the CPR Foundation (www.cprfoundation.org) will continue to monitor the progress of children from the 3 girls’ schools (Sarada Vidyalaya, Lady Sivaswami High School and Rani Meyammai School), and the boys’ School (P.S. High School).
The support for these children will start in their 7th grade, and the funding from KEY International will help most of them complete their high school, since the students are required to maintain an equivalent of a 'B' average or higher each year to obtain and continue with the scholarships. The average monthly income of the families of these children ranges from $70 to 90.
There are several advantages to supporting these children. The poor families have shown a strong interest and initiative in sending their children to these schools at a considerable financial burden to themselves. The KEY scholarships cover a portion of the costs and the parents cover the remaining cost of their children's education. Thus, the chance of success for these children is much higher. The schools have a mix of students, with a large proportion from primarily the lower middle-income families (family incomes of about $150-250 per month). Thus the poor children have an opportunity to mix and compete with these middle-income children and thereby have access to good quality education.
The KEY Board has also approved $1,000 for another project which would fund the provision of primary medical care and of vitamins to about 200 poor children in primary schools located in the village of Alamadhi, about 25 miles north of the city of Chennai, India. This project will be administered by Mr. S. Suresh (Director of the DMS Trust, www.seva-dms.com). The Trust runs a small health clinic in the village and has already been successful in improving the health of hundreds of children who were malnourished at a low cost.
KEY International Foundation would appreciate any help from you to support and expand our projects. You can donate by sending a check, or by using your credit card. Please click on donate for more information.
Also, please note that 100 percent of your donation will go towards helping these impoverished children (the Board of Directors of KEY International covers the very low administrative costs of the organization). KEY International Foundation is classified as a Public Charity under Section 501(3) (c) of the IRS code. All donations to KEY International continue to be tax deductible as per IRS rules.
Thanks to your generosity during the last 13 years in improving the lives of these children, KEY International has been able to provide scholarship support for a total of 552 children so far. Since most of these students receive the scholarship for 6 years, this translates to a grand total of 3,240 ‘scholarship’ years (87% of this support is for girls and 13% of the support is for boys)! We do hope that we will continue to merit your support of our worthwhile and cost effective projects of helping the poor children.
Lady Sivaswami Girls Higher Secondary School New 2015 Scholarship recipientsSarada Vidyalaya Girls Higher Secondary School New 2015 Scholarship recipients
For the 2015 academic year beginning in July, the Board of KEY International approved establishing new scholarships for 60 low income girls (20 girls in the Sarada Vidyalya School, 20 girls in the Lady Sivasami School, 20 girls in Rani Meyammai, all the schools located in Chennai, India) each for a period of 6 years. In addition, 10 boys in P.S. High School in Chennai, India will be given scholarships. All these children will receive a scholarship of about $30 per year, which will cover a major portion of their annual tuition fees, books and uniforms. As in the past, the CPR Foundation (www.cprfoundation.org) will continue to monitor the progress of children from the 3 girls’ schools (Sarada Vidyalaya, Lady Sivaswami High School and Rani Meyammai School), and the boys’ School (P.S. High School).
The support for these children will start in their 7th grade, and the funding from KEY International will help most of them complete their high school, since the students are required to maintain an equivalent of a 'B' average or higher each year to obtain and continue with the scholarships. The average monthly income of the families of these children ranges from $70 to 90.
There are several advantages to supporting these children. The poor families have shown a strong interest and initiative in sending their children to these schools at a considerable financial burden to themselves. The KEY scholarships cover a portion of the costs and the parents cover the remaining cost of their children's education. Thus, the chance of success for these children is much higher. The schools have a mix of students, with a large proportion from primarily the lower middle-income families (family incomes of about $150-250 per month). Thus the poor children have an opportunity to mix and compete with these middle-income children and thereby have access to good quality education.
The KEY Board has also approved $1,000 for another project which would fund the provision of primary medical care and of vitamins to about 200 poor children in primary schools located in the village of Alamadhi, about 25 miles north of the city of Chennai, India. This project will be administered by Mr. S. Suresh (Director of the DMS Trust, www.seva-dms.com). The Trust runs a small health clinic in the village and has already been successful in improving the health of hundreds of children who were malnourished at a low cost.
KEY International Foundation would appreciate any help from you to support and expand our projects. You can donate by sending a check, or by using your credit card. Please click on donate for more information.
Also, please note that 100 percent of your donation will go towards helping these impoverished children (the Board of Directors of KEY International covers the very low administrative costs of the organization). KEY International Foundation is classified as a Public Charity under Section 501(3) (c) of the IRS code. All donations to KEY International continue to be tax deductible as per IRS rules.
Thanks to your generosity during the last 13 years in improving the lives of these children, KEY International has been able to provide scholarship support for a total of 552 children so far. Since most of these students receive the scholarship for 6 years, this translates to a grand total of 3,240 ‘scholarship’ years (87% of this support is for girls and 13% of the support is for boys)! We do hope that we will continue to merit your support of our worthwhile and cost effective projects of helping the poor children.
Lady Sivaswami Girls Higher Secondary School New 2015 Scholarship recipientsSarada Vidyalaya Girls Higher Secondary School New 2015 Scholarship recipients