Projects for the Year 2016
For the 2016 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. 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. For details on the projects in the previous years, please visit the updated web site www.keyinternational.org. As in the past, the CPR Foundation will continue to monitor the progress of the children from the 3 girls’ schools (Sarada Vidyalaya, Lady Sivaswami High School and Rani Meyammai 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, thus enabling them to lead more fulfilling and productive lives. These children come from families whose average family monthly income is about $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 $100-200 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. Photographs of many of these children and the schools are posted on the revised and updated web page, www.keyintenational.org, under the section on projects. In addition, KEY International has provided $2,000 this year to CPR Foundation to help the poor children in these schools with the loss of books, uniforms, etc. during the severe December 2015 floods in Chennai.
The KEY Board has also approved $2,000 for another project which would fund the provision of primary medical care and of vitamins to about 200 poor children located in the village of Alamadhi, about 25 miles north of the city of Chennai, India and also to help the victims of the severe floods in December 2015 that has resulted in the loss of their homes and possessions. 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 malnourished children 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 visit the web page www.keyinternational.org and 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 14 years in improving the lives of these children, KEY International has been able to provide scholarship support for a total of 612 children so far. Since most of these students receive the scholarship for 6 years, this translates to a grand total of 3,600 ‘scholarship’ years (3,168 years or about 88% of the support for girls and 432 years or about 12% of the support 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.
For the 2016 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. 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. For details on the projects in the previous years, please visit the updated web site www.keyinternational.org. As in the past, the CPR Foundation will continue to monitor the progress of the children from the 3 girls’ schools (Sarada Vidyalaya, Lady Sivaswami High School and Rani Meyammai 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, thus enabling them to lead more fulfilling and productive lives. These children come from families whose average family monthly income is about $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 $100-200 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. Photographs of many of these children and the schools are posted on the revised and updated web page, www.keyintenational.org, under the section on projects. In addition, KEY International has provided $2,000 this year to CPR Foundation to help the poor children in these schools with the loss of books, uniforms, etc. during the severe December 2015 floods in Chennai.
The KEY Board has also approved $2,000 for another project which would fund the provision of primary medical care and of vitamins to about 200 poor children located in the village of Alamadhi, about 25 miles north of the city of Chennai, India and also to help the victims of the severe floods in December 2015 that has resulted in the loss of their homes and possessions. 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 malnourished children 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 visit the web page www.keyinternational.org and 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 14 years in improving the lives of these children, KEY International has been able to provide scholarship support for a total of 612 children so far. Since most of these students receive the scholarship for 6 years, this translates to a grand total of 3,600 ‘scholarship’ years (3,168 years or about 88% of the support for girls and 432 years or about 12% of the support 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.